"The busiest summer on record, without a doubt”

Plus: Airline asks passengers to be weighed and America's coolest theme park ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1vaDlrb2JtYm81c2UmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Friday, February 9, 2024   [Simon Calder's Travel Week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsP2xpZD0yYjh4MXpybHhtaXkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Simon Calder's Travel Week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsP2xpZD1udWdkcnduZ2Q1MjYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Besotted with travel? Many of us are, as we hungrily seek more experiences to make up for adventures lost to Covid and the bizarre tangle of travel restrictions that accompanied the virus. Travel industry leaders report no loss of appetite due to the cost of living crisis. “Our members are seeing huge opportunities and huge growth coming through,” says Julia Lo Bue-Said, chief executive of the Advantage Travel Partnership. “We're certainly seeing numbers virtually back to where they were pre-pandemic.” Soaring demand and commensurately high prices extend beyond the traditional British desire to escape these islands. A stay at a good London hotel tonight? The cheapest double room at the Peninsula at Hyde Park Corner is £1,100 (breakfast costs £50 extra per person). Don’t allow the realisation that your eight-hour sleep is costing £2.30 per minute disturb your dreams. - Heavy lifting: [Airline asks passengers to be weighed](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvZmlubmFpci13ZWlnaGluZy1wYXNzZW5nZXJzLWFpcmxpbmUtbHVnZ2FnZS1iMjQ5Mjc1Mi5odG1sP2xpZD1rYnRpNTM2ejE3d2omdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) - Ski shutdown: [Winter-sports firm blames Brexit and Covid for closure](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9za2ktaG9saWRheXMtY2FuY2VsbGVkLWJyZXhpdC1wb3dkZXItd2hpdGUtYjI0OTIwNTEuaHRtbD9saWQ9OGZwOXQ4aXV2bzM4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbtfz8VlcsOYAVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) - Israel return: [British Airways to resume Tel Aviv flights](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9icml0aXNoLWFpcndheXMtaGVhdGhyb3ctdGVsLWF2aXYtYjI0OTI3NzEuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZGxqbnlodDVsYThsJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbtfz8VlcsOYAVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Dock of the bay: Gümüşlük, the fishing village at the western end of the Bodrum Peninsula in Turkey   Get inspired... ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS93aHktdmlzaXQtZG9sbHl3b29kLXVzYS10aGVtZS1wYXJrLWRvbGx5LXBhcnRvbi1iMjQ5MDY4MC5odG1sP2xpZD1reDU2M3B2cDE1Nm8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [Is this America's coolest theme park?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS93aHktdmlzaXQtZG9sbHl3b29kLXVzYS10aGVtZS1wYXJrLWRvbGx5LXBhcnRvbi1iMjQ5MDY4MC5odG1sP2xpZD1iOTFxa3VvbzlyZGQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) When it comes to cool, quirky and full-on razzle-dazzle, Dollywood delivers. What more reason do you need to take a trip through the[USA](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0TIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25vcnRoLWFtZXJpY2EvdXNhP2xpZD01aTRmeTVvZHhtejcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)'s picturesque Great Smoky Mountains? ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pdGFseS9iZXN0LXRoaW5ncy10by1kby1sYWtlLWdhcmRhLWl0YWx5LWIyNDg2NTI5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTVndmxmenE5MzVmZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [La dolce vita on Lake Garda](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pdGFseS9iZXN0LXRoaW5ncy10by1kby1sYWtlLWdhcmRhLWl0YWx5LWIyNDg2NTI5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWxmc3Vnazl0OWoyNSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) With quaint towns, rolling hills and tree-lined squares, it's no wonder the largest lake in [Italy](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pdGFseT9saWQ9bzNseW55bnAzbXhqJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbtfz8VlcsOYAVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)draws crowds year after year. These are the best things to do while holidaying on the shores. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9mcmFuY2Uvc2tpLXRvdXJpbmctdmFsLXRob3JlbnMtb2ZmLXBpc3RlLWIyNDkwNzg2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWllemthMnpmNWtwcyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [Going off-piste in Val Thorens](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9mcmFuY2Uvc2tpLXRvdXJpbmctdmFsLXRob3JlbnMtb2ZmLXBpc3RlLWIyNDkwNzg2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXpuZjZrNGFjOGx2bCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) The thrill of exploring the backcountry, while never being too far from the piste – and the help of a few lifts. Our writer gained a a different perspective on the [Three Valleys](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3NraWluZy9iZXN0LXNraS1ob2xpZGF5cy1mcmFuY2UtYjI0MjcwNTEuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZHNjbWM2aXBjaHBhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbtfz8VlcsOYAVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) through ski touring.   Deal of the week: Get to Paris by train, £78 return ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXVyb3N0YXIuY29tL3VrLWVuL2ZpbmQtbG93ZXN0LWZhcmVzP2xpZD1ha2xlbzhnYnVvNWMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Some Eurostar fares in July and August this year look eye-watering. But during spring and early summer the cross-Channel rail firm has [plenty of tickets between London and Paris at its lead-in price of £78 return.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXVyb3N0YXIuY29tL3VrLWVuL2ZpbmQtbG93ZXN0LWZhcmVzP2xpZD1oOGFlbTVra3RvcWQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) They are available on some trains on the majority of dates in April and May, though the fares are rarer on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays: the cheapest return trip from Friday 5 April to Monday 8 April is £223. [TRAVEL LIKE EMILY IN PARIS](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9mcmFuY2UvZW1pbHktaW4tcGFyaXMtdHJhdmVsLWd1aWRlLWZyYW5jZS1iMjQxNDk5Mi5odG1sP2xpZD1lc2JwcDYxeXJuYzMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) PICK OF THE WEEK: TAJ CORAL REEF MALDIVES: 7-NIGHT ALL-INCLUSIVE ESCAPE, £1729/PP, 38% OFF! ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4RcAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZhbHVlYWRkZWR0cmF2ZWwuY29tL2Rlc3RpbmF0aW9ucy9pbmRpYW4tb2NlYW4vbWFsZGl2ZXMtaG9saWRheXMvdGFqLWNvcmFsLXJlZWYtcmVzb3J0LWFuZC1zcGE_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1pbmRlcGVuZGVudCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPXJlZmVycmFsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj10YWpfY29yYWxfcmVlZl9yZXNvcnRfbWFsZGl2ZXNfZmViXzIwMjQmbGlkPW04dzdhMzliempzayZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [Indulge in paradise with a 7-night escape for 2 at Taj Coral Reef Resort & Spa, Maldives. Stay in a Superior Beach Villa with Coral All-Inclusive, inclusive of flights and speedboat transfers. Don't miss out—book now and save 38% from £1729/pp.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4RcAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZhbHVlYWRkZWR0cmF2ZWwuY29tL2Rlc3RpbmF0aW9ucy9pbmRpYW4tb2NlYW4vbWFsZGl2ZXMtaG9saWRheXMvdGFqLWNvcmFsLXJlZWYtcmVzb3J0LWFuZC1zcGE_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1pbmRlcGVuZGVudCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPXJlZmVycmFsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj10YWpfY29yYWxfcmVlZl9yZXNvcnRfbWFsZGl2ZXNfZmViXzIwMjQmbGlkPXZrd21rMXhxZDVpeiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)   Looking for more travel deals? Sign up to receive offers, competitions and updates from The Independent’s carefully selected travel partners. 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Upgrade work is being carried out on the western end of the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground. Heathrow will be disconnected from the Tube network until the start of service on Thursday 15 February. Replacement buses will run nonstop between the airport and the Underground station at Hammersmith. An easier alternative for many travellers is the [Elizabeth Line](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2luZGVwZW5kZW50cHJlbWl1bS90cmF2ZWwvZWxpemFiZXRoLWxpbmUtbG9uZG9uLWNyb3NzcmFpbC11bmRlcmdyb3VuZC1iMjA4NjQ0NC5odG1sP2xpZD02Nnhrb3I2ZnlhZmwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), which runs from all four terminals at Heathrow to central and east London – though fares are higher than on the Tube. [THE WORLD'S BEST-CONNECTED AIRPORTS](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2Uvd29ybGQtYmVzdC1jb25uZWN0ZWQtYWlycG9ydHMtaXN0YW5idWwtaGVhdGhyb3ctZHVibGluLWIyNDA5NTY5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW4wb3RkdnJoN2FsOSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)   [dog-walking coats](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZXh0cmFzL2luZHliZXN0L3RyYXZlbC1vdXRkb29ycy9iZXN0LWRvZy13YWxraW5nLWNvYXRzLW1lbi13b21lbi1iMjI2NzI3My5odG1sP2xpZD1oOXY2Z2k4bXcxMHAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Taking a trip with Fido? We've reviewed the [best dog-walking coats](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZXh0cmFzL2luZHliZXN0L3RyYXZlbC1vdXRkb29ycy9iZXN0LWRvZy13YWxraW5nLWNvYXRzLW1lbi13b21lbi1iMjI2NzI3My5odG1sP2xpZD02YzA4M3ZuanR2YmwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) for winter and beyond.   Simon’s dispatches Dreaming of a holiday to come is just what many of us need right now, and that reality is reflected in bookings. Paul Charles, chief executive of the PC Agency and former communications director for Virgin Atlantic and Eurostar, predicts: “It will be the busiest summer on record, without a doubt.” The cheapest one-way rail ticket from London St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord on Friday 26 July, for example, is £195 (or, if you prefer, £1.40 per minute). We’ll always have a desire for Paris, but other city destinations are changing. Kelly Cookes, chief commercial officer for Advantage, [reports that Amsterdam and Barcelona have been toppled as city-break favourites](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2Uva3Jha293LWFuZC1yZXlramF2aWstdG9wcGxlLWFtc3RlcmRhbS1hbmQtYmFyY2Vsb25hLWFzLXRvcC1jaXR5LWJyZWFrcy1iMjQ5MjE3MS5odG1sP2xpZD1mcnY3NDdsbXd1c3YmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) for British travellers. They have been deposed by [Krakow](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ldXJvcGUvcG9sYW5kL2tyYWtvdy10cmF2ZWwtZ3VpZGUtYmVzdC1ob3RlbHMtY2l0eS1yZXN0YXVyYW50cy10aGluZ3MtdG8tZG8tYTkyNTc5MzYuaHRtbD9saWQ9amw4NGlwYzJ5dnl3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbtfz8VlcsOYAVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) (for value as well as beauty) and Reykjavik – despite [the current geological hyperactivity](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9pY2VsYW5kLWZsaWdodHMtZnJvbS11ay1zYWZlLXRyYXZlbC1hZHZpY2UtYjI0ODA2MTAuaHRtbD9saWQ9emNyMWFlY2QzeHdyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbtfz8VlcsOYAVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). For summer, Palma and Tenerife remain the favourites from the UK. In third place: Antalya in Turkey. Ms Cookes says: “Turkey and Egypt are flying at the moment. That’s purely price-driven. You get a lot of bang for your buck in those destinations.” Inbound tourism is ([as I have mentioned before](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9icmV4aXQtdHJhdmVsLXJlc3RyaWN0aW9ucy1lYXNlLWV1LWIyNDY3MzI1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTg2Yjl1Z3VtMGdrOSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)) the closest any country can get to free money. That fact is reflected by the investment worldwide pumping in to attract travellers and inspire journeys. [Saudi Arabia](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25vcnRoLWFmcmljYS1taWRkbGUtZWFzdC9iZXN0LXRoaW5ncy10by1kby1zYXVkaS1hcmFiaWEtYjIzOTQxMjQuaHRtbD9saWQ9MWdvOGtnaGhvM3Q2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbtfz8VlcsOYAVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) is spending more than any other nation on tourism – both infrastructure and promotion – as it seeks to diversify from an oil-based economy. Many of us have serious concerns about visiting a nation where discrimination against women is enshrined in law; where same-sex relations are illegal; and whose attitude to justice seems medieval. Yet Sanna Daw, also known as “the adventurous accountant”, has just returned from a [Christmas and New Year trip to Saudi Arabia](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4QnAWh0dHBzOi8vc2hvd3MuYWNhc3QuY29tL2dyZWVuLWxpc3QtdHJhdmVsLXdpdGgtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuZC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQvZXBpc29kZXMvZmVicnVhcnktNnRoLWN1bHR1cmFsLWpvdXJuZXlzLXNhdWRpLWFyYWJpYS10aHJvdWdoLXRoZS1leWVzP2xpZD05aGk5ODd3MjlrbHUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). “I’m not visiting the government, I’m visiting the people,” she says. “There’s nothing better than going and talking.” Women visitors, Sanna says, are required to wear the abaya – covering almost the whole body – only in a camel market and in the holy city of Medina. Her next trip: Iraq. Every dream is different. [48 Hours in the Turkish city of Antalya](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2dvLXR1cmtleS90dXJraXNoLXJpdmllcmEtcmVzdGF1cmFudHMtc2lnaHRzLWV4cGVyaWVuY2VzLWIyMzg4ODIwLmh0bWw_bGlkPXMxcmg1dGNsaHZkMyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)   Question of the week Question of the week Favourite US city?     Which American city do you like the most?     Chicago is arguably the most American of cities. I love the way the “L” (elevated railway) threads around the downtown area, giving thrilling views of the skyscrapers. The Art Institute of Chicago is my favourite American museum. And you can eat and drink your way around the world more comprehensively than in any other US city. On the west coast, I choose Los Angeles every time over San Francisco: it may lack the good looks of the Bay, but the metropolitan mosaic and one-off treats such as [a hike through the Hollywood Hills](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9zaW1vbi1jYWxkZXItdGhlLW1hbi13aG8tcGF5cy1oaXMtd2F5LTkyNTQ1MjIuaHRtbD9saWQ9aTdiN2h2cXF0d3RpJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbtfz8VlcsOYAVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) and [Santa Monica](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25vcnRoLWFtZXJpY2EvdXNhL3NhbnRhLW1vbmljYS1uZWlnaGJvdXJob29kLWd1aWRlLWNpdHktbGEtYjIxNTc2NTkuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZDU4OGIwbDBtN3VyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbtfz8VlcsOYAVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)pier make me happy to be there. I shall return for the opening of the amazing new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (funded by Star Wars creator, George Lucas), hopefully next year . Two hours down the coast, [San Diego](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4QcAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhL3Nhbi1kaWVnby10cmF2ZWwtZ3VpZGUtYmVzdC1ob3RlbHMtcmVzdGF1cmFudHMtdGhpbmdzLXRvLWRvLTYyODYwMjkuaHRtbD9saWQ9NWZqYWoybG52NmkxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbtfz8VlcsOYAVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) is even more appealing: a vibrant downtown, superb beaches (as featured in Some Like It Hot) and the dazzling early 20th-century Balboa Park, plus Mexico just a half-hour ride away by “trolley” (the local name for a tram). At the other end of the Pacific coast, [Seattle](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4QgAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS93YXNoaW5ndG9uL3NlYXR0bGUtY2l0eS10cmF2ZWwtZ3VpZGUtYmVzdC1ob3RlbHMtcmVzdGF1cmFudHMtdGhpbmdzLXRvLWRvLWE4MDkzNjU2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTZvZTYzb3h1a2FjZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) is the fourth contender: beautifully located on Puget Sound with a patchwork of distinctive neighbourhoods. It is also the birthplace and last resting place of Jimi Hendrix, the greatest-ever guitarist. But were you to twist my arm and insist I choose only one: Chicago it is. [Midwest travel guide](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25vcnRoLWFtZXJpY2EvdXNhL21pZHdlc3QtdXMtdHJhdmVsLWd1aWRlLWIyMzIxODQyLmh0bWw_bGlkPW05dXJleWh3Yml2dSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Essential reading ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvYnJpdGlzaC1haXJ3YXlzLWV4ZWN1dGl2ZS1jbHViLWNoYW5nZXMtdGllci1wb2ludHMtbWVtYmVyc2hpcC15ZWFyLWIyNDkwNzY0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXp6d3JzeWZ1YnIxdSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [BA shakes up Executive Club – how will it affect members?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvYnJpdGlzaC1haXJ3YXlzLWV4ZWN1dGl2ZS1jbHViLWNoYW5nZXMtdGllci1wb2ludHMtbWVtYmVyc2hpcC15ZWFyLWIyNDkwNzY0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWpiaW5iNGR6Y2w0eiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) STAT OF THE WEEK 500 [Distance, in miles, from the Taj Mahal in India to the nearest sea; nevertheless Royal Caribbean promotes the Agra icon as one of 11 wonders on its “Ultimate World Cruise” – along with landlocked Machu Picchu in Peru.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS93b3JsZC1jcnVpc2Utcm95YWwtY2FyaWJiZWFuLXNlcmVuYWRlLWIyNDkxNzA1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXN2ZGoxZzQ4dWp2NSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP4RcAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZhbHVlYWRkZWR0cmF2ZWwuY29tL2Rlc3RpbmF0aW9ucy9pbmRpYW4tb2NlYW4vbWFsZGl2ZXMtaG9saWRheXMvdGFqLWNvcmFsLXJlZWYtcmVzb3J0LWFuZC1zcGE_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1pbmRlcGVuZGVudCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPXJlZmVycmFsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj10YWpfY29yYWxfcmVlZl9yZXNvcnRfbWFsZGl2ZXNfZmViXzIwMjQmbGlkPTBnNW02NG1heXZkNyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2x1eHVyeS10cmF2ZWwvYWlyLWNydXNpZXMtbHV4dXJ5LXRyYXZlbC10cmVuZC1iMjQ4OTQ2MC5odG1sP2xpZD11NjUxZWwwcnY5ZXcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [The rise of ‘air cruises’, the latest travel trend for the mega-rich](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2x1eHVyeS10cmF2ZWwvYWlyLWNydXNpZXMtbHV4dXJ5LXRyYXZlbC10cmVuZC1iMjQ4OTQ2MC5odG1sP2xpZD1zb2tiYmVheHdxamgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA5LTAyLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgplu1_PxWVyw5gBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   SIMON'S DIARY Every day from Monday to Friday I tackle a top travel story, or explore a topic in more detail than usual in ‘Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast’ – available free on [Spotify](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3Nob3cvMHMwSGwyaExoazR5VTFIMGFHVG5Vdz9zaT05V2dSS3NjYlROMlc1eElLYi1zT0lBJm5kPTEmbGlkPTFweXVxdW83MWxoZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), [Apple Podcasts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly9wb2RjYXN0cy5hcHBsZS5jb20vZ2IvcG9kY2FzdC9ncmVlbi1saXN0LXRyYXZlbC13aXRoLXNpbW9uLWNhbGRlci1hbmQtdGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50L2lkMTU2NjkxNTc3MD9saWQ9aTFrbXVzM3dsZThlJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbtfz8VlcsOYAVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), [Pocket Casts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0SpaHR0cHM6Ly9wY2Euc3QvbXU0bDNjd2Q_bGlkPTcweGlzYmlib2R3NiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) or [Acast](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5LmFjYXN0LmNvbS9zL2dyZWVuLWxpc3QtdHJhdmVsLXdpdGgtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuZC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQ_bGlkPXR5bXkyOGY3bjkyYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Every day from Monday to Friday I tackle a top travel story, or explore a topic in more detail than usual in ‘Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast’ – available free on [Spotify](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3Nob3cvMHMwSGwyaExoazR5VTFIMGFHVG5Vdz9zaT05V2dSS3NjYlROMlc1eElLYi1zT0lBJm5kPTEmbGlkPWpweWo5YXBkbWd3MiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), [Apple Podcasts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly9wb2RjYXN0cy5hcHBsZS5jb20vZ2IvcG9kY2FzdC9ncmVlbi1saXN0LXRyYXZlbC13aXRoLXNpbW9uLWNhbGRlci1hbmQtdGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50L2lkMTU2NjkxNTc3MD9saWQ9dGx4OGsxZ2ozbzdzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbtfz8VlcsOYAVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), [Pocket Casts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0SpaHR0cHM6Ly9wY2Euc3QvbXU0bDNjd2Q_bGlkPXlhOGx2eXpjYTJyaCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) or [Acast](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5LmFjYXN0LmNvbS9zL2dyZWVuLWxpc3QtdHJhdmVsLXdpdGgtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuZC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQ_bGlkPWN2N3FnOWwwZXh0NSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDktMDItMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmW7X8_FZXLDmAFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). I find the easiest way to rush out stories is to tweet them on X, formerly known as Twitter. It’s also an easy way to contact me. My direct messages are open and I read all DMs, though regrettably I can’t respond to every one. Let me know your thoughts [@SimonCalder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnqFRfP0S0aHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9zaW1vbmNhbGRlcj9saWQ9ZXJ6bnIzNGE1enM5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOS0wMi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZbtfz8VlcsOYAVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) I find the easiest way to rush out stories is to tweet them on X, formerly known as Twitter. It’s also an easy way to contact me. My direct messages are open and I read all DMs, though regrettably I can’t respond to every one. 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