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.
Amid rising regional hostilities in South Asia, India has banned a Turkish firm from operating at its airports after Türkiye expressed support for Pakistan. The move […]
The United Arab Emirates‘ (UAE) travel and tourism sector is projected to contribute approximately $72.2 billion to the national economy in 2025, representing nearly 13% of […]
In a pivotal development ahead of the UN Tourism Executive Council meeting set for 29–30 May in Madrid, incumbent Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili has officially withdrawn from […]
After 50 years of globetrotting, Tony Wheeler is drawing a line. The co-founder of Lonely Planet just released a list of countries he refuses to set […]
On the back of figures that show a growing tourism sector, officials in Kazakhstan have revealed the steps being taken to regulate and sustain business and […]
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Vietnam is launching a new 10-year golden visa scheme in a bid to attract new international residents, professionals, and investors and boost the country’s travel and […]
Since the US federal government has expanded the reasons for which international students can lose their legal status, many of those students are reconsidering their Summer […]
While Uber has been a digital-only service since the start, things will soon be changing. Throughout the UK, Uber is now accepting cash payments after a […]
A communications blackout will be imposed on the cardinals gathering for the papal election conclave that follows the death of Pope Francis on 21 April. An […]
Amid a well-reported decline in foreign tourist arrivals to the USA, industry stakeholders have spoken out about the “collateral damage” to the travel sector caused by […]
The once-promising tourist economy in Kashmir, revived after years of uneasy calm, has collapsed almost overnight. The sharp decline in visitor numbers follows the 22 April 2025 […]
US President Donald Trump has ordered the re-opening of the former prison and historic tourist attraction Alcatraz as a penitentiary, according to a post he made […]