With the winter ski season getting shorter each year because of climate change, the tiny Alpine village of Sankt Corona am Wechsel in Austria saw the number of visitors coming to hit their slopes dwindle. Between 1994 - 2014 Sankt Corona’s annual visitor numbers dropped from 70,000 to 25,000. "The area was 100 per cent [...]
Often considered Russia’s "cultural capital," St Petersburg is undoubtedly a dazzling city. It would be worth visiting for the palaces alone – or in fact, the grand museums, buzzing art scene or spectacular canals. But many travellers are also choosing "Piter", as it’s nicknamed, as a jumping-off point for exploring the rest of Russia. It’s [...]
Under current EU regulations, at least two pilots must be present within the cockpit of commercial flights. Improvements in automation technology may soon eliminate the need for a co-pilot in commercial flights, a disruptive development that has already sparked criticism from pilots and cabin crew groups on safety grounds. Under current EU regulations, at least [...]
It looks like a getaway to Italy could still be on the cards this autumn as the country begins to ease its travel restrictions. Fully vaccinated UK travellers arriving in Italy will no longer have to quarantine if they can present a negative COVID test, the government announced this week. As schools go back and [...]
Situated on Mexico’s tropical Pacific coastline just north of Puerto Vallarta, the Riviera Nayarit region has emerged as one of this summer’s most sought-after beach destinations, A new report by online travel agency PriceTravel Holding. The wholesale agency with operations in Latin America also discovered a 45 percent increase in room nights reservations for the [...]
Canada is known for its freezing temperatures, friendly people and impressive mountains. All of which will be available to tourists again when the country opens its borders to fully vaccinated international travellers on September 7. This epic destination is still asking for proof of a negative PCR test, within 72 hours of arrival. But once [...]
Few countries do nature quite like Chile. Starting with the driest desert on earth, the world’s longest country stretches 4,300 kilometres to the icy southern tip of South America, passing giant sand dunes, snow-capped volcanoes, palm-fringed beaches, ancient rainforests, turquoise fjords and enormous glaciers along the way. This is one of the few destinations left [...]
After a long period of travel uncertainty, many people are dusting off their plans to relocate abroad. While countries like Spain, France and Portugal have long been popular with overseas workers, other European countries are starting to spike global interest. A list by overseas property buying specialist Property Guides explores some of the most up-and-coming [...]
Lockdowns have, overall, been a testing time for people around the world. But isolating alone, working from home more and a focus on getting outdoors are linked to a direct correlation with the uptick in dog ownership. Now the world has started to open up, many of us want to get back into traveling beyond [...]
The Guardsman Westminster has a new five-star boutique hotel, The Guardsman, which is part of the Preferred Hotels & Resorts LVX portfolio. Located just a few minutes walk from Buckingham Palace, The Guardsman has “all the smart sophistication, intimacy and personal service of an exclusive members-only club”, said Nicole Trilivas of Forbes. As well as [...]
Pull up your maps app and pick a spot in the middle of the Atlantic ocean - not as far west as Bermuda but south of the Azores. It will take some zooming in to locate this tiny, volcanic island, but once you find it, you’ll never want to leave. I had never been somewhere [...]
Domestic cruises around the UK have been riding on the crest of a wave after international voyages were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Cruises to international destinations restarted earlier in August after restrictions were relaxed, but according to a survey by Cruise.co.uk “seacations” have proved to be a “winning formula” and are here to [...]
