Just over a couple of hours by plane from Australia's east coast is the French territory of New Caledonia comprising the main island of Grande Terre, the Isle of Pines, Loyalty Islands and a number of smaller outlying islands – all up a slice of Pacific island paradise just waiting to be discovered. In a previous article I focused on New Caledonia'...

Looking forward to cruising again but worried that it may not be the same after COVID? Perhaps too many health checks and rules for it to be the relaxing and fun-filled experience it used to be. Or maybe you just don't want to mix with 3,000 other passengers any more. For a completely different experience have you ever considered cruising on a carg...

Serengeti, Tanzania: The extensively redesigned Singita Sabora Tented Camp was reopened late last year – a little later than the June date originally forecast – and it is now accepting bookings for 2021. ​According to Singita, travellers now more than ever are yearning for wide-open spaces, intuitive service and unfiltered space and time. This mode...

Abu Dhabi, UAE: Entry restrictions into Abu Dhabi have been relaxed and international tourists, residents and travellers from selected destinations, flying with Etihad Airways, are now allowed to enter the emirate without the need to self-isolate for 14 days. Last week saw the announcement of a gradual reopening of Abu Dhabi to tourists, as quarant...

Not long after the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games are held in 2021, annual industry event the Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS) will take place on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, from 20-23 September.  The US-based Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) claims that its annual summit event draws hundreds of industry professionals from a...

With more borders expected to reopen to international tourism in 2021, luxury travel company andBeyond has launched the Every Excuse to Travel campaign, designed to cater for emerging travel trends.  Pictured above, clockwise from top left: trekking near Vira Vira Lodge, Chile; Oryx at Sossusvlei Desert Lodge, Namibia; marine iguana, Galapagos...