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.
A group of English mayors is calling for new powers to impose tourist taxes across the country’s regions, allowing local authorities to make more money from […]
Since Friday 6 June 2025, Los Angeles has been hit by a series of protests, some of them resulting in clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement. […]
Thailand’s goal of returning to pre-COVID-19 tourist numbers in 2025 appears to be slipping away, according to government data showing a four-month decline in visitors. The […]
On 6 June 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to remove the 1973 rule prohibiting supersonic commercial flights above land. According to a summary of […]
Multiple Notting Hill residents have painted the façade of their previously colourful houses black in order to deter tourists. Although it is not the first time […]
A new report has revealed the most cycle-friendly rail operators in Europe, naming Belgium and Switzerland as the best places to take one’s bike on the […]
Legislators in Norway have approved a new tourist tax expected to come into force in 2026, following record-breaking numbers of visitors in 2024 and concerns that […]
Would-be visitors to the United States who want to fast-track their visa application could face a massive hike in fees for the service from late 2025 […]
United States President Donald Trump’s immigration and border policies are raising increasing concerns for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, despite the enthusiasm […]
In the wake of record visitor numbers over the early May Bank Holiday, new measures are being applied at the Belgian seaside resort of Knokke-Heist to […]
One of the problems with working on-the-go is privacy, whether for teachers grading in a café where confidential student information might be seen by others, or […]
European Union transport ministers have reached a long-awaited agreement to overhaul the bloc’s air passenger rights legislation, approving updated rules that increase the minimum flight delay […]
Brussels’ flagship museum BELvue does not only tell visitors all they ever wanted to know about Belgium – it also offers fascinating temporary shows. ‘Art Deco […]
At the foot of the Fergana Valley, where mountains meet orchards and craft traditions bloom like the gardens themselves, lies a city that has mastered the […]
A brand new music and tourism festival is coming to the world’s fifth most dangerous country (according to the Global Peace Index’s 2024 ranking), in new […]