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What Is Preply And How Useful Is It For Travellers?
Preply is a personalised, human-led language-learning platform perfect for travellers, built around one-to-one lessons with real tutors, but how useful is that approach in practice? After using it to learn Spanish from a very basic starting point, this article looks at how the platform works, what the tutor-led experience is really like, where its strengths…
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Why Airlines Think They Are Above The Law, And Why They Must Be Held Accountable
Airlines have spent decades treating passenger rights, customer service and even the law as optional whenever it suits them. From compensation battles and passport blunders to the extraordinary overreach seen during the pandemic, this updated editorial revisits the industry’s worst failures, examines what has improved since 2022 and argues that meaningful accountability is still a…
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Flight Shaming Is Wrong And Will Not Help The Environment.
Flight shaming will never save the planet because it targets the wrong people. While aviation undoubtedly has an environmental impact, making ordinary travellers feel guilty for taking a holiday or visiting family does nothing to decarbonise one of the world’s most complex industries. This unapologetically opinionated editorial explores why blame belongs with those who have…
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The Final Word On Reclining Airline Seats. It Is Rude And They Should Be Banned.
Reclining your seat in economy has become one of the most divisive arguments in modern air travel. Some passengers insist it’s their right, while others see it as the height of selfishness. This unapologetically opinionated editorial dismantles every argument in favour of reclining, examines why airlines created the problem in the first place, and makes…
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Yes Solo Travel Is Scary, But You Should Go Anyway.
If the thought of travelling alone feels a little scary, you’re not alone. Most first-time solo travellers experience the same worries, fears and self-doubt before they leave, but those worries rarely match the reality. Drawing on over 25 years of experience travelling solo, here’s why those fears are normal, what psychology tells us about them,…
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Why Airlines Keep Getting Away With Ignoring Passenger Rights — And Why It Needs To Stop
Passenger rights are meaningless if airlines can ignore them without consequence. This editorial examines why travellers still have to fight for the protections they are already entitled to under UK261 and EU261, why weak enforcement has allowed poor practice to continue for years, and why both regulators and passengers must do more to hold airlines…
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Is Solo Travel Safe? Essential Gap Year Safety Tips For All Solo Backpackers.
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Why Budget Airline Flights Aren’t Always The Bargain They Seem
Budget airlines changed travel forever, making flying affordable for millions of people. But today’s cheapest fares often come with hidden compromises, shrinking baggage allowances, paid extras and increasingly complex rules that can make a bargain far more expensive than it first appears. Learn when budget airlines really are worth booking, when paying more can actually…
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Is It Safe To Travel To Jerusalem?
Is Jerusalem safe? For the overwhelming majority of the time, yes. This guide explores why Jerusalem’s reputation doesn’t always match the reality, how security and travel advice actually work, how situations can change over time, and why, outside periods of active conflict, millions of visitors discover a welcoming, fascinating city that is very different from…
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Why Taking A Career Break To Travel Is A Good Idea.
