Ditching flights for 'slow travel' can help cut hundreds off holiday costs, expert claims

Naturally, the 'slow travel' choice took substantially longer to cover, meaning travellers would get less time to spend in each city. However, avoiding flights cut the cost of the trip by nearly ... Read More

How to travel without it costing the earth: Sign up to our Climate Conversations event

Slow travel is a growing trend that swaps whistle-stop city tours for leisurely strolls, and red-eye flights for low-key cruises. For years, the travel industry has predicted that holidaymakers ... Read More

Armchair Travel Is Springing Back to Life

As a phrase, “armchair travel” hasn’t been ... Of course, a person doesn’t even need to wait for old age to see the merits of slow travel. Over the past several years, I’ve come face ... Read More

Tourist Destinations and Climate Change: How to Travel Respectfully

Francis, Benton, and others believe that travel can benefit a destination and even help inspire people to address the climate crisis, but that does mean how ... Known as slow travel, longer ... Read More

Best Relaxing Vacation Spots in the USA

Whether you're embracing the slow travel trend or just looking to decompress, you deserve a little rest and relaxation. With that in mind, U.S. News used expert input and reader votes, and ... Read More

Travel: Is January really the best month to book a holiday?

A flood of ads featuring bikini-clad sunbathers, intrepid explorers and kids splashing about in the sea can mean only one thing ... founder and CEO of slow travel company Byway (byway.travel). Read More

Rail & Coach News

Italy has long been associated with luxury train travel, but there is now a new contender for the most stylish way to discover Italy's hidden corners - La Dolce Vita Orient Express. Princess and ... Read More

Brit's dream trip turns into a nightmare after booking flights to city 4,957 miles away

After realising the flight took just one hour to reach her final destination, she was shocked to discover she was actually on her way to Belfast instead of Belize. Sharing her video on TikTok ... Read More

Train Journeys

Host Lale Arikoglu and Rajesh explore the joys of train travel—and hear from listeners about their own rail journeys. Read More

The 23 Best Places To Travel Around The World In 2023, Chosen By The Experts

Transformative Travel: I look at how travel can change lives ... There’s plenty of exciting food news in Nice, too. “For dining, I love Rouge, a natural wine bar featuring Mediterranean ... Read More

Sri Lanka

Chugging along at 40km/h past tea plantations, gorges, rivers, waterfalls, viaducts and villages is slow travel at its finest. Sri Lanka has had a troubled few years but as it makes a resounding ... Read More