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Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

Simon Calder is the Independent’s travel correspondent, the UK’s leading travel journalist. From news updates to discussions with experts, Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast will bring you all you need to know from the world of travel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
October 29th - Why Pembrokeshire is our Global Travel Editor's favourite place to visit
October 28th - Allies in the sky: What happens when airlines make alliances
October 25th - More holidayers are choosing unusual months to travel
October 24th - The airline you can't buy a ticket for
October 15th - Surfing the Royal waves
October 14th - Craving a sunny winter retreat? I recommend Egypt
October 11th - The EU Entry Exit System won't darken our doorways just yet
October 10th - Airlines land back in city shops!
October 9th - The worst motorway in England
October 8th - Frozen trails: skiing Norway’s "little Antarctica"
October 7th - The Great West Way prepares for Jane Austen's 250th anniversary
October 4th - The best region to buy wine according to Jilly Goolden
October 3rd - How Finnair is dealing with the closed Russian airspace
October 2nd - Is it possible to have a sustainable cruise ship?
October 1st - How you end up eating KFC in a hotel in a Mallorca
July 16th - How to get a good exchange rate with your cash
July 15th - Where in Europe is cash still king?
July 11th - How to beat the queues at Dover during the great summer exodus
July 11th – A guide to Berlin for the Euro 2024 final
July 10th – A walk (and a train) in the Black Forest of southern Germany
July 9th - Ryanair is announcing a big expansion in Morocco
July 8th – Navigating flight cancellations
July 5th - From road to rail: A brief briefing for the next Transport Secretary
July 4th - Paris is calling as Olympics come into view
July 3rd - Transforming Rail disruptions: The Great British Rail Replacement Initiative
January 12th - The pitfalls of "Sixth Freedom" flying
January 5th - Tube Tensions Rise: A Week of Disruption Ahead in London
January 4th - Navigating Travel Insurance: A Family's Cautionary Tale
January 3rd - Aviation Safety in Focus: The Tokyo Airport Incident
January 2nd - 2023 was the safest year ever for passenger aviation
January 1st - Smart passport gates
December 29th - New Year's Travel Guide
December 28th - Scenes of Chaos and Confusion
December 27th - The UK's Christmas Transport Policy
December 26th - Boxed in on Boxing Day?
December 25th - A Special Church on Christmas Day
December 22nd - The aftermath of Storm Pia
December 8th - How the UK is getting school travel groups back from the EU
December 7th - How (un)reliable is the London Underground?
December 6th - Taking the temperature of the holiday industry
December 5th - Something odd has been happening with Ryanair's boarding passes
December 4th - Day Four in the 2023 advent calendar of travel misery
November 30th -Navigating the Rail Chaos: A December of Disruption Ahead
December 1st - Simon Calder catches up with Mick Lynch following RMT pay deal
November 29th - Downgauging is a sneaky airline trick you should know about
November 28th - Shai Weiss Unveils Virgin Atlantic's Sustainable Aviation Milestone
November 27th - The only public transport you can use this Christmas Day
November 24th - Eurostar's shock Amsterdam and Rotterdam service announcements
November 23rd - How train strikes could stop Santa Claus coming to town
November 22nd - The future of Planes, Trains and Runways at Gatwick Airport
November 21st - Gatwick Airport gets easier to navigate to
November 20th - Tourism in Transition: Julia Lo Bue-Said's Expert Perspective
November 17th - Navigating the UK Rail Crisis: Strikes, Shortages, and Engineering Woes
November 16th - More rail strike action coming this December
November 15th - Rediscovering Sharm El Sheikh: A Resort Town in the Spotlight
November 14th - Decoding Luxury Travel: Insights from Kuoni UK's Mark Duguid
November 13th - Southwest Iceland is seismically seething
November 10th - Volotea's UK Launch: A Fresh Path from Gatwick to Strasbourg
November 9th - Will the rail strikes be over by Christmas 2023?
November 8th - Going global with Global Airlines
September 26th - Gatwick Grounds Flights: The Impact of Staff Shortage
August 25th - Scottish National Gallery project
Sep 25th - Scottish National Gallery project
September 22nd - An ode to carpooling
September 21st - Out go the green taxes on travel, though did they ever exist?
September 20th - Strikes & Shifts: The Balance of Transport Rights
September 19th - Ryanair still won't compromise
September 18th - The future of travel with emerging tech
September 15th - Another air traffic control problem hits Gatwick
September 13th - World’s best-connected airports
September 12th - First Choice is back – kind of
September 11th - Morocco After the Earthquake
September 18th - How augmented reality and AI might change the travel industry

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