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. [...]

In last week’s edition, I talked about the history and relaunch of the Crystal Cruises brand back into the luxury cruise market. This week, I describe my recent experience. I’ll take you through [...]

Virgin Atlantic has announced it’s to fly to Phuket in Thailand from next winter. It follows recent other leisure-oriented additions of Cape Town and the Maldives, and will be its second [...]

The new Italian national airline – ITA has confirmed it’s to operate from London Heathrow next year, with a new twice-daily service to Rome Fiumicino. Now part of the Lufthansa Group [...]

So here we are on another cruise! It might not appear to be work, but it is important for us as a company to experience the different cruise lines and what they have to offer our clients. This [...]

Each year, ABTA conducts wide-reaching research to find out why, when, where, how and if we travel, which is compiled into the annual ‘Holiday Habits’ report. Although the first report was [...]

Although it can be extremely cold in the middle of winter, New York is amazingly good value usually from New Year through to about Easter. The flights are cheaper, and the hotel rates are also [...]

Although we spend most of our time at our family home on the Algarve, we do like to get out and explore the different regions of Portugal.  This autumn, due to family illness we were limited as [...]

Last week I was delighted to join Africa & Beyond, our preferred African tour operator partner for their first-ever brochure launch. We have worked with Jamie and his team for over twenty [...]