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.
Forget three coins in the fountain, tourists visiting one of Italy’s most iconic monuments will soon have to pay €2 for the privilege, as authorities in […]
Following a recommendation by the Scottish government, the Highland Council has decided to put its plans for a 5% tourist levy on hold. In early 2026, […]
Tourists visiting one of Italy’s most iconic romantic landmarks must now pay €12 to access the courtyard of Juliet’s House in Verona, as city authorities introduce […]
One of the world’s most iconic long-distance walking trails is at risk due to boggy conditions and high footfall, campaigners have said. The Te Araroa trail […]
A group of hikers who survived a snowstorm in Patagonia that killed five others have called for better communications, emergency protocols, and more rangers in the […]
Changes could be coming to the holiday rental market in Scotland as authorities there consider new licensing regulations that some argue would control the number of […]
Bali is poised to legislate to ban private ownership of beaches and ensure locals can always access parts of the island deemed to be public assets. […]
Councillors of the South London borough of Lambeth are calling for a tourist tax to be introduced. While local authorities are currently not allowed to introduce […]
Idyllic English villages have been plagued by invasions of privacy and anti-social tourists this year, and the latest victims of intrusive rural tourism are no different […]
Complaints from locals have caused the city council to ban outdoor dining completely in part of the city centre, while restrictions will apply to other parts […]
When Sethrichem Sangtam was a child growing up in the northern province of Nagaland in India, he saw children drop out to join insurgents, elders paying […]
The Maldives could soon see a new type of tourism, if proposals for large-scale developments known as Sustainable Townships are approved. Under changes to the Special […]
As Egypt celebrates the reopening of its Grand Egyptian Museum beside the pyramids of Giza, Britain is having its own pyramid moment, with Prince Albert’s memorial […]