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.
The dividing line between those who see tourism as a positive phenomenon and critics of overtourism has been starkly illustrated this week in Florence, Italy. The […]
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Pompeii, an ancient Roman archaeological gem on Italy’s southwestern coast, is set to impose a daily visitor cap and issue personalised, timed tickets, in a bid […]
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Travellers are increasingly seeking adventure and outdoor experiences, as well as new places to visit, and some are actively avoiding destinations that are exposed to extreme […]
From assistant chatbots, to recognising biometric features to curating personalised holiday itineraries, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the travel and tourism industry has been […]
Following Donald Trump’s re-election as US President, industry analysts are scrutinising the implications of his second term for them, and the travel and tourism sector is […]
Seven further nations are set to be added to China’s visa-free entry regime, in the country’s ongoing bid to ease access for tourists worldwide and boost […]
Kazakhstan has become the latest state to launch a digital nomad visa, aimed at remote workers. Designed to ensure Kazakhstan is firmly “part of the travel […]
The Atlantic Portuguese island of Madeira is bringing in access fees for some of its best-loved hiking trails in a move to fund conservation efforts along […]
After being designated by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as the Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas was questioned by the Transport […]
While rescue operations are still ongoing in Valencia, where flush floods killed over 200 people and severely damaged travel infrastructure, Spain’s heavy rains have reached Barcelona, […]
Italy’s reputation for opulent design is being questioned by tourists faced with an “underwhelming” replacement for one of the country’s most iconic sights. Many historic attractions […]
Following devastating floods in Spain which have killed at least 217 people and put estimates of the missing in the thousands, the country’s largest peacetime deployment of search […]