World Travel Market 2015: Work less, play hard, and Smart technology among top emerging travel trends for 2016

Which trends are set to shape the travel industry in the Americas, the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, India? Celebrating 10 years of partnership with World Travel Market London, Euromonitor International, the world’s leading provider for strategic market analysis, unveiled the WTM Global Trends Report 2015 identifying the top emerging travel trends. “The WTM … Read more

Jewels of Persia. The first ever European private luxury train to enter Iran

Budapest-Tehran. Indulge the Orient Express fantasies.   Hungarian Railways announced the launching of a luxury Budapest-Tehran train service crossing Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. With ticket prices of between 10,000 and 23,000 euros, the first “Golden Eagle-Danube Express” train will set off from Budapest on October 15. The Golden Eagle Danube Express is the first … Read more

Who makes the world’s best cup of tea?

The ritual, the memories – tea is central to cultural traditions around the world. But where does it taste best? We used GuardianWitness to find the world’s best cuppa. Do you agree? Vote in our poll