As everyone will know, when we left the European Union in January 2020, the process for entering and exiting has changed. Since 2020, every time we have travelled to a Schengen country, our [...]

TravelTime World 254 High Street, Berkhamsted Between 11am and 3pm Join us and Scenic and Emerald Cruises for a one-off special ‘Meet The Expert’ open day at our offices next month. We’ll be [...]

Earlier than ever, Magari Tours has released its collection of immersive and experiential tours for 2027, which take us up to November 2027. A highlight of the new collection is the new Sardinia: [...]

Well, beyond the fact that logically you’re cruising on a river, that really sets the tone for what sets it apart from other forms of cruising. Although we tend to think of river cruising on [...]

Expedition cruising is a world away from what you would normally associate with a cruise. It’s about reaching parts of the world that most travellers will never see (and most commonly, an [...]

Nothing ever stays the same in the world of travel; our tastes change, the planet evolves, and sometimes outside forces dictate how and when we do travel. Over the last few years, we have seen a [...]

Jane McDonald returns to Channel 5 on 2nd January at 9pm with a new six-part travel series, Jane McDonald: From Pole to Pole, filmed onboard Scenic and Emerald Cruises. The opening episode sees [...]

Regent Holidays has returned Turkmenistan to its programme with four new itineraries for 2026 departures: one small-group tour and three bespoke, privately guided trips. It marks the operator’s [...]

Hot on the heels of it’s recent announcement to operate from Gatwick for the first time next summer (Jet2 has previously operated charter flights for P&O Cruises, Inghams and other tour [...]

It’s fair to say that it wouldn’t be possible to do what we do, if we didn’t have the relationships we have formed over the last thirty years. To be a great travel agent, it’s not enough to be [...]

Last year, I sampled Ambassador Cruise Line for the first time, with a repositioning sector between Dundee and Tilbury via Newcastle onboard their smaller ship, Ambition. You can read about my [...]

Crystal has revealed some suite renderings for Crystal Grace, its highly anticipated new-build ship set to debut in May 2028. All-Suite, All-Veranda Experience Crystal Grace will feature 337 [...]

JetBlue has unveiled its new ‘BlueHouse’, first ever airport lounge at New York JFK’s Terminal, it’s home in it’s hometown city. The new lounge which is due to open next week, on the 18th [...]

As we announced a few weeks ago, we won our first major industry award for many years, TTG Luxury’s Top Luxury Responsible Travel Agent of the Year. It was a number of years in the making, and [...]

This year is Kirker Holidays is celebrating its fortieth anniversary, having been the pioneer of short-haul city breaks in 1986. As demands have changed, so has what they offer, with each [...]

Hot on the heels of it’s unexpected arrival at Gatwick airport next summer, Jet2 has announced its return to Egypt from next winter with a handful of routes from some of its larger bases. [...]

It’s official, we’ve been named the ‘Top Luxury Responsible Travel Agency’ by TTG at the TTG Luxury Top 20 Travel Agency Awards 2025, and are also included in the Top 20 [...]

It feels that they have been on somewhat of a meteoric rise over the last 10 years, but Jet2 has just announced possibly one of the most important base announcements in its history – [...]

‘The Warmest Welcome At Sea’. That’s the claim that Ambassador Cruise Line has for all their cruises, as they set sail for fly-cruising to the Caribbean for the first time. As [...]

Keep it simple, stupid! That was the traditional and pure sense of a low-cost airline, to keep costs low, everything was the same – a one-aircraft fleet, simple onboard service, and an [...]

In last week’s edition, I wrote about my recent experience on board Crystal Symphony, the history of the ship, the various suites and facilities and in this edition, the culinary experience. [...]