​ Cycling in Flanders has launched a new cycling challenge in and around Flanders' bergs and cobbles via a new Strava route. The Flandrien Challenge – The Unbelievable Ride offers 59 gruelling segments, to be completed within 72 hours. Cyclists to view all 59 Strava segments via GPS with the start and end of each segment marked on the road. To take...

The annual Norfolk & Norwich Festival will mark its 249th year in 2021. It attracts 80,000 for its international programme of music, performance, visual arts and literature in venues and outdoor spaces across Norwich and Norfolk Delivering the Festival provides a tremendous boost for the local economy and bring vital employment opportunities fo...

Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, in the north of Sweden has opened for the season. Another six art suites are created and the entire hotel of ice and snow is now complete. The 35 artists have created 12 unique art suites in Icehotel 31 and six new art suites in Icehotel 365 and a ceremony hall for intimate weddings and other celebrations. Icehotel 31 can b...

Madeira's Porto Santo has been selected as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The Reserve was chosen due to its 'central element of UNESCO's research and awareness-raising work to foster innovative sustainable development practices and help safeguard the environment'. Porto Santo Island is one of 25 new locations to ...

As flights within Europe continue to sell out, flights to and from the UK and Ireland continue to fly almost empty. To show that travel is possible and safe, Michael Collins, MD and founder of TravelMedia.ie visited three airports and took, and filmed, rapid antigen tests in Paris CDG, Vienna, and Hamburg Airports. He met antigen testing officials,...

The Grand Hotel is the only five-star hotel in the seaside resort of Eastbourne The seafront hotel which is known locally as the White Palace has, over the years, hosted Charlie Chaplin and classical composers Debussy and Elgar. The hotel has 152 bedrooms and suites, many with sweeping sea views, balconies, or private patios. The Grand Afternoon Te...