Get the year off to a positive start by booking a restorative break. We pick the best wellness retreats, with yoga, swimming, walking and more in pretty settings from the Highlands to Essex At the foot of Skirrid Mountain near Abergavenny, Wonderful Escapes is a converted 16th-century farm that now welcomes guests for wellbeing breaks….
Only accessible to snowshoers and skiers in winter, the Grand St Bernard Hospice has been a refuge for centuries and is the perfect place for a meditative mountain break It was a freezing December day when mountain guide Kingsley Jones first saw a rescue monk in action. He was leading a small group up the…
From April 1, 2025, airlines must share foreign traveller details with Indian Customs, risking penalties for non-compliance. Registration with the National Customs Targeting Centre-Passenger is required by January 10, 2025. Information including contact details and travel itinerary must be shared 24 hours before flight departure to enhance risk analysis and interdiction.
The stark landscapes of mid-winter are the best time for enjoying the elements on these routes. Our writers tell us the personal stories behind their favourite hikes You can concertina this walk into a couple of hours, or else pack a lunch, take all day and let it breathe. Its centrepiece is Derwent Edge, a line…
Two cities just a few hours distant, yet miles apart in terms of culture, crowds, and metropolitan swagger Would you like to meet Arthur?” asked the well-groomed American tourist in the scalloped booth next to ours. We felt perplexed as the man seemed to be sitting on his own, but then we realised that perched…
John Harris and family revisit the first serious hill-walk they made in a landscape that’s more comforting than challenging – just what they’re looking for at this time of year I moved to Somerset in 2009, from a home in Wales between Bannau Brycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons) and the Black Mountains. The change took me…
Digi Yatra, the biometric-based platform for seamless airport travel, achieved significant milestones in 2024, including 9 million active users and over 42 million seamless journeys. In partnership with IATA, it is expanding its services internationally. Plans for 2025 include adding more airports, supporting 22 languages, and launching international trials with e-passports.
From golden Cornish sands to a Highland trail with beavers, our tipsters choose atmospheric walks to blow away the cobwebs Starting with a forest climb, the ascent of Tom Gill’s tumbling waterfalls sets the scene for this breathtaking, two-hour walk to Tarn Hows in the Lake District. At the top, you plateau to a different…
The government approved various initiatives, including new projects and campaigns like ‘Chalo India,’ to further enhance India’s global tourism appeal. This year, the Ministry of Tourism sanctioned a total of 76 projects for an amount of INR 5287.90 crore under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme, out of which 75 projects are physically complete.
The world’s most sustainable travel destination is giving its harbour a facelift with an eco-friendly hotel that whispers cool Scandi minimalism while reconnecting guests with nature On a windswept late November evening at the edge of the waterfront in Helsinki’s Katajanokka harbour, a huge, new white building shines brightly in the wintery night sky, its…
