Every year the World Travel Market is held at ExCel London in the heart of Docklands.  It’s a mad, hectic whirlwind few days, showcasing virtually every country on the planet.  It’s where the good, the bad and the travelling wilburys come together to share travel stories, tourism best practice, current...

We’ve all heard of the ‘It bag’ – the bag to be found hanging off many a celebrity’s toned, tanned arm, but have you heard of the ‘It suitcase’? No. Well perhaps not yet. However, in these cash strapped times surely it won’t be long before the cabin suitcase has...

Dressed in flowing red robes, a cocked hat, carrying a brass bell and a big stick with a bird perched on the top, the Town Crier was greeting the somewhat bemused passengers as they passed through the new Liverpool Cruise Terminal on the city's historic river front. Smiling Chinese posed...

As drivers hurtle up and down the M6 to and from the Lake District and Scotland it’s easy to miss out on some of the north of England’s most interesting sights.  Lancashire is an incredibly diverse county with vast areas of charming countryside, rural villages, historic towns and, in Blackpool,...

Built on the rubble from centuries of London’s history, Canary Wharf is on the site of the famous West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs.  ‘The Mayflower’ set sail for America in the early 17th century from one of these Docks and at the height of the Port of London’s...

“Ah,  you’ve got Room 105.  Very special.  You’re going to love it.”  When the charming guy carrying your bag tells you that, after you’ve checked in to a hotel, you could be forgiven for a slight air of scepticism.  After all, he’s not likely to say, “Oh Room 105 –...

Smooshing their skiis across the deep snow, a mother and child stop to wave as the shiny red Glacier Express whisks us smoothly through some of the most beautiful scenery in Switzerland. Stocky horses eat from a huge bundle of hay thrown into a clearing beside a ramshackle collection of...