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Visitors to our major metropolitan areas are way down, even in London and Edinburgh, places that at this time of the year ought to be very busy.

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Travel guide Lonely Planet has hailed England as the second best country in the world in which to travel. Here’s why…

The much anticipated exhibition Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh opens today in the Saatchi Gallery. Presented in London by Viking Cruises, the exhibition will display more than 150 pieces from Tutankhamun’s tomb – with 60 on their first journey outside Egypt – until May 3, 2020. Then the treasures will return to Cairo to be permanently housed with Tutankhamun’s full collection at the Grand Egyptian Museum which is currently under construction.  The legend of Tutankhamun captured imaginations globally when, in 1922 his tomb was unearthed
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Saying that 95% do recognise that London is the capital is to put a positive spin on what surely every child should know?

Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world right now These Kiwi boots were made for walking Do you love walking and New Zealand in equal measure? Then get excited for the new Paparoa Track, due to open on December 1 on South Island’s rugged West Coast. Crossing the Paparoa Range, the 35-mile trail takes in rocky landscapes, rainforests and alpine peaks. Newzealand-in-depth.co.uk All aboard for booze London has its first London Bar Bus, courtesy of The Original Tour
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Leonardo Hotels have undertaken some research that suggests about 6% of Britons – that is over 3.5 million of us – have never visited London.

Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now

It is very unlikely that some of the items on display will be seen in the UK again for decades if not hundreds of years.

Vivian McCarthy, director of Acacia Africa (adventure tours experts specialising in overland African travel) shares his travel highs and lows with Just About Travel readers…

It’s no secret that some of the world’s most amazing destinations are feeling the tourism squeeze. But that’s no reason to stay put: as communities cope with travellers’ all-too-loving embrace, being a good tourist just means getting strategic about where to go and when

The top five cities were Hong Kong, Bangkok, London, Singapore and Macao with Paris coming 6th, Dubai in 7th position, New York in 8th, Kuala Lumpur in 9th and the Chinese city of Shenzen in 10th.

Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now

This year it will carry 4.2 million commuters and tourists and routes include Putney to Canary Wharf, Battersea Power Station to London Bridge and the London Eye to the O2 and on to Woolwich Arsenal.

Now in its tenth year, the festival is an opportunity for visitors (and residents) to try out some of the capital’s world-class restaurants.

Abigail Butcher shares a memorable experience from the road

I pose the question because research commissioned by On The Go Tours suggests that none of the Norwich respondents having done skydiving, and 70% said they never would.

Travel and food writer, Amy Everett, shares her travel highs and lows with Just About Readers

Ruth and Tony Daly are passionate riders, the husband and wife team running tour operator Ranch Rider – one of the very few remaining independent specialist horseback holiday companies.  They give their take on their favourite holidays from American ranch stays to Caribbean cruises…

Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world

Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world

Just About Travel tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world, right now

It took 37 minutes at ten fifteen in the morning to get from Euston just as far as Aldwych on a number 59 bus. The distance is under two miles.

Here’s our guide to the capital’s coolest new spots and events for spring/summer 2018…

Eurostar is launching its new route between London and Amsterdam, with direct trains travelling from St. Pancras International in London to Amsterdam Centraal

Travel, food and lifestyle blogger, Kirsty Marrins, shares her travel highs and lows with Just About Travel readers

Ex-Londoners complain that life in the capital circa 2018 is getting worse but Kaye Holland is hooked and hopes never to leave

Sri Lankan author, film producer and hip hop artist, Ruby Lovell, shares her travel highs and lows