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.
In the wake of over 1,100 deaths during this year’s hajj pilgrimage, the Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, has removed operating licences from 16 tourism companies, […]
This summer it will be possible to commute between Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany by electric flight, thanks to a new joint project by Aachen University […]
“Basic fundamental science” could be the answer to many of the planet’s clean energy needs, according to scientists at California’s Stanford University, who have found a […]
The world has perhaps, for now, moved past “peak beard” – that memorable recent period when it seemed nearly everyone capable of doing so was growing […]
Until fairly recently, tourism coverage in the daily papers was limited. It was limited to the travel supplements, which often ran stories about, for example, the […]
This autumn, one of Belgium’s long-standing breweries will open its doors to the public for the first time on 25 and 26 September. Westmalle Trappist Brewery […]
In a new study, credit card company Capital On Tap looked at how we feel about leaving negative reviews on TripAdvisor, Google or other online services. They looked […]
A London-based architecture firm has beaten international competition to win the opportunity to re-design Ghent’s contemporary art museum S.M.A.K. and revitalise its relationship with the Belgian […]
According to the latest ‘Long-Haul Travel Barometer’ report from the European Travel Commission (ETC), enthusiasm for travel is rising in key international markets, with 59% of […]
With ticket bookings now open, Germany’s flag carrier Lufthansa Group is due to launch Lufthansa City Airlines, a new subsidiary offering short and medium-haul flights and […]
Dengue fever is arriving in Europe due to the spread of the tiger mosquito, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has said, with […]
Greece is considering a cap on cruise ship numbers at selected destinations as part of a plan to reduce the negative effects of overtourism. That protection […]
The UEFA Euro 2024 football tournament has officially started, with 24 teams competing against each other for the European Champion title. Between 14 June and 14 […]