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.
New figures from UN Tourism show international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) grew by 4% in 2025, with most destinations around the world posting “solid results.” The […]
The Winter Olympics risk bringing unsustainable numbers of visitors to the Dolomites, locals and environmental campaigners have warned, pointing to social media trends and apps that […]
Japan experienced a tourism boom in 2025, welcoming a record 42.7 million international tourists, an increase of 6.7 million compared with the previous year. The surge […]
Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, has been named the best European cultural destination for 2026 in the latest annual rankings released by European Best Destinations (EBD), […]
A 19-year-old woman has been found dead on Australia’s Queensland coast, surrounded by a pack of dingoes. The grim discovery was made by two men at […]
The Philippines has extended visa-free travel to Chinese nationals in the latest bid to boost the Southeast Asian island nation’s economy. The new border rules came […]
A series of shark attacks on Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) coast has led authorities to close beaches and issue warnings about swimming or surfing near […]
London could raise up to £350 million (€403 million) a year from a tax on overnight visitors, a significantly higher amount than earlier estimates. These latest figures […]
British citizens who hold another nationality could be denied entry to the United Kingdom when trying to enter the country under new rules due to come […]
Uzbekistan has set an ambitious goal of welcoming 20 million international tourists by 2030, placing tourism at the centre of its long term economic development strategy. The objective […]
The United States Government has announced an indefinite freeze on immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, further tightening access to legal immigration to the United States […]
The expansion of the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) means the requirements are now operational at many airports and ports across the Schengen Area, plus Iceland, Norway, […]
Which passports will give their citizens the most freedom to travel the world? Like every year, the updated Henley Passport Index gives an overview of the […]
While countries all over the world advise their citizens on the safety measures to take when travelling abroad, the advice from the U.S. Department of State […]
Entries have officially opened for the 2026 Europe Responsible Tourism Awards, organised by the International Centre for Responsible Tourism and sponsored by easyJet holidays. The awards recognise tourism initiatives that deliver […]
The travel and tourism sector is booming in Morocco and Egypt, where new arrivals records were set in 2025, making them Africa’s most-visited nations. Connectivity improvements, […]