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.
Authorities in Helsinki have approved measures to protect over 100 areas of land and inland water under the city’s new Nature Conservation Area Programme for 2025–2038. […]
The world’s second-smallest sovereign state has recently grown by 3% thanks to an innovative new initiative. The Mareterra eco-district, as the neighbourhood is called, has been […]
Three years after devastating wildfires along one of France and Europe’s most notable coastlines, and ahead of the summer season, tempers are flaring over how best […]
Lawmakers in Hawaii have passed new legislation increasing holiday accommodation taxes, in a bid to raise funds to tackle the effects of climate change and tourism […]
In the turquoise waters off the popular tourist destination of Alonissos in Greece, volunteer divers are cleaning up the seabed, littered with plastic bottles, discarded tyres, […]
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast is quickly establishing itself as a leading destination for sustainable coastal tourism, thanks to a series of strategic initiatives by the […]
Every year, the UK Environment Agency tests the bathing waters in England to assess water quality by taking samples, which are analysed for bacteria as a […]
France is leading the way in making train journeys more time-efficient than air travel, according to new data from Trainline. The booking app notes that the […]
Usually, when visiting a natural park, one expects to see lush nature, green forests, and crystal-clear lakes. In recent years this is not always the case […]
Kazakhstan intends to create a national strategy to promote its UNESCO World Heritage Sites as tourist destinations. The Ministry of Culture and Information stated that UNESCO […]
Brazil is turning up the volume on experiences that matter. With the launch of the Feel Brasil project, the country is inviting the world to look beyond postcards […]
UNESCO has designated 16 new sites as Global Geoparks, recognising their geological heritage of international importance and their role in promoting sustainable tourism, education and local […]
As European stakeholders prepare to discuss a new Directive on Green Claims at an upcoming trilogue, the hospitality industry has urged policymakers to allow destinations and […]
Strategies to bring Asia’s vibrant tourism industry not only to recover but also to emerge greener and smarter were at the heart of discussion between the […]
Over the next two years, Cyprus’ government is planning to provide € 3 million in funding to hotels willing to install their own desalination plants. The […]