Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by the UK's Legend Press in 2019 and Droemer Knaur Germany in 2021.
As Europe swelters under prolonged heatwaves, Italy is introducing late-night opening hours for some of its major attractions in a bid to allow visitors to access […]
Florence is opening Italy’s first specialised centre dedicated to preventing digital addiction among young people. The project, called “Discover – Out of the Shell”, aims to […]
Since 2023, Swiss start-up Sun-Ways has been experimenting with the idea of transforming railways into solar farms. After a successful trial period, the company is now […]
The picturesque village of Varenna, on the eastern shore of Lake Como, has introduced fines of up to €200 for visitors who walk through its streets […]
A proposal to allow visitors to bring their own food and drinks onto private beaches in Italy’s southern region of Puglia has sparked criticism from beach […]
Italy is expecting another record-breaking summer for tourism, with government data suggesting it will outperform its main European competitors thanks to strong international demand, high accommodation […]
Mount Etna has once again disrupted air travel in Sicily after renewed volcanic activity sent large clouds of ash into the sky. Catania Airport, the island’s […]
The development of a controversial luxury resort in a marine protected area of north-eastern Sardinia will not go ahead, after planning permissions were revoked by the […]
Rome could become the latest destination to press pause on the European Union’s new border controls, due to concerns over their impact on airport operations and […]
Day trippers to Venice, Italy, could find themselves charged up to €50 for the privilege if proposals to tackle overtourism by the city’s new mayor, Simone […]
Cinque Terre is one of Italy’s most photographed coastal areas, made up of five villages along the Ligurian Sea: Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. It […]
A popular Sardinian beach has introduced a new measure banning visitors from bringing their own umbrellas, in an effort to protect its fragile environment and limit […]
Italy’s antitrust organisation has launched an inquiry into budget airline easyJet on 26 May 2026. According to the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, the […]
Italy’s highest court has ruled that hotels and restaurants are not legally required to provide tap water to customers, after a tourist lost a years-long legal […]