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Luxury travel news this week: Coronavirus update

Luxury travel news this week: Coronavirus update

By on Mar 29, 2020 in Accommodation, Air Travel, Cruises & Boat Travel, Featured, Health & Safety, Hotels, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

Here’s a round-up of luxury travel stories that have caught the eye this week. To make sure you receive these new weekly alerts in your web browser, please click on the red bell icon in the bottom right hand corner of the page and click ‘subscribe’ (works on desktop only – for other ways to […]

Top 10 travel documentaries to watch during coronavirus self-isolation

Top 10 travel documentaries to watch during coronavirus self-isolation

By on Mar 27, 2020 in Featured, Travel Miscellany, Videos

As coronavirus restrictions continue to tighten, the days seem to get longer, don’t they? This makes filling the time beyond work with the right kinds of things more important than ever. I’m talking about things that are good for the spirit, things that remind us of the good times, and take our minds beyond these […]

Top 10 travel movies to watch during coronavirus self-isolation

Top 10 travel movies to watch during coronavirus self-isolation

By on Mar 25, 2020 in Featured, Health & Safety, Travel Miscellany, Videos

With COVID-19 restrictions firmly in place and self-isolation a new reality, many of you may be looking for ways to fill the hours at home – especially as the novelty starts to wear thin. While travel is both ill-advised and mostly impossible, there is nothing to stop you engaging in a bit of armchair travelling […]

COVID-19 coronavirus: 39 ways the travel industry is being impacted

COVID-19 coronavirus: 39 ways the travel industry is being impacted

By on Mar 24, 2020 in Featured, Health & Safety, Travel Miscellany

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 coronavirus has had a profound effect upon the travel industry, as it has on most sectors around the world. But travel and hospitality is perhaps one of those areas that has seen the most immediate economic impact. Amid the chaos that the travel industry suddenly finds itself in, […]

10 essential travel books to read during self-isolation

10 essential travel books to read during self-isolation

By on Mar 23, 2020 in Books, Featured, Travel Equipment, Travel Literature

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are,” according to Mason Cooley. This idea is especially poignant at this time in our history. Myriad global authorities are advising social distancing and self-isolation because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, most of us find ourselves with some time to […]

Luxury travel news this week: Coronavirus update

Luxury travel news this week: Coronavirus update

By on Mar 22, 2020 in Air Travel, Cruises & Boat Travel, Featured, Health & Safety, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

Here’s a round-up of luxury travel stories that have caught the eye this week. To make sure you receive these new weekly alerts in your web browser, please click on the red bell icon in the bottom right hand corner of the page and click ‘subscribe’ (works on desktop only – for other ways to […]

My thoughts from 33 years in the travel industry on the implications of the COVID-19 coronavirus

My thoughts from 33 years in the travel industry on the implications of the COVID-19 coronavirus

By on Mar 16, 2020 in Featured, Health & Safety, Travel Miscellany

Before beginning this article, I’d like to wish all our readers, their families and communities, a safe and healthy few months ahead as we all come to terms with the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. And for my many colleagues who work in the travel industry, I wish you all the resilience that will be […]

Short stay: Kilkea Castle Estate & Golf Club, Kildare, Ireland

Short stay: Kilkea Castle Estate & Golf Club, Kildare, Ireland

By on Mar 07, 2020 in Accommodation, Europe, Featured, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Ireland, Leisure Travel, Regions, Restaurants, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

Located just an hour’s drive from Dublin, Kilkea Castle is the oldest inhabited castle in Ireland. Originally built in 1180 by Hugh de Lacy, the Earl of Ulster and chief governor of Ireland, for Sir Walter de Riddlesford, a Norman knight, the castle was the seat of the Fitzgeralds, the Earls of Kildare, for almost […]

Short stay: Highbullen Hotel, North Devon, UK

Short stay: Highbullen Hotel, North Devon, UK

By on Mar 04, 2020 in Accommodation, Europe, Featured, Hotels, Regions, United Kingdom, Western Europe

Highbullen Hotel sits high on a ridge in North Devon with views across 127 acres of beautiful country towards Exmoor. Built in Victorian Gothic style in 1879, the interior of the house with its tiled floors, elegant carved staircase and grandiose fireplaces plays tribute to the skills of the late-Victorian Arts and Craft movement. The […]

ITB Berlin 2020 cancelled, but A Luxury Travel Blog appointments still go on!

ITB Berlin 2020 cancelled, but A Luxury Travel Blog appointments still go on!

By on Feb 29, 2020 in A Luxury Travel Blog, Europe, Events, Featured, Germany, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

Every year, for the past 54 years, ITB Berlin (Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin) – a major event in the travel industry calendar – takes place at exhibition grounds in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district of Berlin, at a venue called Messe Berlin. The event has grown to be the biggest travel fair in the world, with around 10,000 […]

Has global tourism peaked, at least for now?

Has global tourism peaked, at least for now?

By on Feb 24, 2020 in Featured, Health & Safety, Travel Miscellany

Global tourism has risen dramatically since the end of the second World War. In 1950, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), there were just 25 million international tourist arrivals. By 2019, the same body reported that there were 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals – an increase of 4% on the previous year […]

7 of Bogota’s best restaurants

7 of Bogota’s best restaurants

By on Feb 17, 2020 in Colombia, Featured, Going Out, Regions, Restaurants, South America

Surprisingly close in size to New York City, the massive Colombian city of Bogota has — culturally, artistically, and gastronomically — never felt more alive. Just as the country as a whole is shedding its past image, some exceptional Bogota dining venues are transforming the image of Colombian cuisine thanks to their superlative chefs – […]

Top 5 reasons to take a ski lesson

Top 5 reasons to take a ski lesson

By on Feb 16, 2020 in Featured, Leisure Travel, Speciality Travel

Whatever level you ski and snowboard at, taking a professional lesson by a reputable company will pay off in dividends, and make you wonder why you have not been taking lessons all along. In case you need convincing, here are 5 reasons to take a ski or snowboard lesson. 1. Safety Running the risk of […]

What makes the perfect safari honeymoon

What makes the perfect safari honeymoon

By on Feb 14, 2020 in Africa, Featured, Honeymoons, Regions, Speciality Travel

After months of planning your wedding and then living out your big day together, your honeymoon should offer a balanced combination of relaxation, adventure and, of course, lots of romance. Your honeymoon is about you as a couple and it is a chance to spend quality time together before the reality and routine of daily […]

5 ways to make your family trip to Dubai enjoyable for parents and children

5 ways to make your family trip to Dubai enjoyable for parents and children

By on Feb 14, 2020 in Attractions, Family Travel, Featured, Going Out, Middle East, Regions, Speciality Travel, United Arab Emirates

Before we had children, we had our holidays. Sometimes city breaks, sometimes lazy weeks by the sea together, always relaxing and luxurious: it was our quality time to unwind, explore and enjoy some downtime. Fast forward to 2020 and here we are, a happy family with very different needs when it comes to holidays. As […]

Luxury travel news this week: Coronavirus special

Luxury travel news this week: Coronavirus special

By on Feb 09, 2020 in Asia, Attractions, China, Featured, Going Out, Health & Safety, Middle East, Regions, Travel Miscellany, United Arab Emirates

Here’s a round-up of luxury travel stories that have caught the eye this week. To make sure you receive these new weekly alerts in your web browser, please click on the red bell icon in the bottom right hand corner of the page and click ‘subscribe’ (works on desktop only – for other ways to […]