Tell us about your favourite travel book – you could win a £200 holiday voucher

Whether it’s an adventure classic or a more recent travelogue, share your favourite – the best tip wins £200 towards a Sawday’s stay We would like to hear about your favourite travel book – something you have read that has allowed you to escape for a moment, at a time when actual escape has been difficult. Whether it is a tome by Eric Newby, a journal about travel in Victorian times by Mary Kingsley, one of Bill Bryson’s popular classics or a more recent adventure by Helen Lloyd, what has transported you into distant realms and why? Maybe it sparked the trip of a lifetime, or has got you plotting your next adventure? If you have a relevant photo, do send it in – but it’s your words that will be judged for the competition. Keep your tip to about 100 words Continue reading...

CDC Advises Americans Not to Travel to Canada

Many Americans, long fed up with travel restrictions, will likely ignore the CDC's warning — which would be a huge relief to Canadian businesses that still haven't recouped the billions of dollars lost due to the U.S.-Canada border being closed for much of the pandemic. -Rashaad Jorden

10 of the UK’s best botanical hothouses for a winter warm-up

Where can you see the world’s oldest pot plant? Or walk from Australia to Chile in two minutes? Here’s our pick of botanical wonderlands, many restored to their Victorian splendour There are many ways to get some winter heat into your bones. Some countries swear by saunas; others partake of hot springs or sweat lodges. In Britain, however, there is an alternative that doesn’t involve taking your clothes off: the tropical hothouse. Early practitioners of hothouse horticulture faced formidable obstacles: in the 15th century, alchemist George Ripley suffered death for making a pear tree, “fructify in winter”. It was Victorian gardeners, however, who really triumphed, erecting massive structures and growing rarities like pineapples, bananas and even papayas. Not that things always went smoothly, the Palm House at Kew was opened in 1848, but the curators had managed to kill many of the specimens by 1895 (tinted green glass was a bad idea). Since then, science has ironed out many problems and green technology powers a new wave of fine, steamy hothouses around the country. In addition, some of our best Victorian hothouses have been significantly modernised while keeping the original look. Continue reading...

Royal Caribbean cancels voyages on 4 ships because of Covid-19

Royal Caribbean International announced on Friday it has canceled voyages on four ships because of "ongoing Covid-related circumstances around the world."

Share your favourite travel photo for a chance to win a £200 holiday voucher

Send a picture from your travels and tell us the story behind it – the best tip wins £200 towards a Sawday’s stay In a year where travel has been difficult to organise and our escapes have been fleeting, more than ever our holiday photographs have become an important keepsake – something we can look back at to remember sunnier climes, intrepid adventures or exciting city breaks with friends. We would like you to share your favourite travel photograph, and also the story behind it. We will be judging both the photo and your accompanying words. Keep your tip to about 100 words Continue reading...

What should I do if my flight has been canceled or delayed?

It has been a tough few days for some air travelers here at the Christmas rush.

Colombia’s Netactica Buys Peru’s Online Tours Reseller Turismoi

Netactica is on track to become the most notable travel technology company in the business-to-business and consulting segments in Latin America. -Sean O'Neill