Economy

Spain set to nearly match 2016 economic growth

Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos has said GDP there is on track to grow this year almost as much as it did in 2016.

09/05/2017

Ireland

Irish beach "returns" after 33-year absence

Dooagh Bay in the far west of Ireland has seen its sandy beach return, 33 years after it was washed away in a storm.

09/05/2017

Travel News

Half a day in Sharm El Sheikh

02/05/2017

Destinations

Reviving ancient Greece in modern Europe

The Amanzoe Resort in Porto Heli was inspired by the soul of ancient Greece.

29/04/2017

Ukraine

Chernobyl and the strange world of dark tourism

On the 31st anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster we delve into the bizarre boom in "dark tourism" that has sprung up around it.

26/04/2017

Economy

Middle East set to be tourism hotspot

The Arabian Travel Market is showcasing the region the World Tourism Organisation says is set to become a tourist hotspot.

26/04/2017

Canada

Arctic icebergs reach Canadian coast, disrupting sea lanes and fishing

Unusually large icebergs have broken off the Arctic shelf and floated south, coming close to the Canadian shore, posing shipping and fishing hazards, but proving to be a big tourist draw.

20/04/2017

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It’s tulip season!

The Netherlands flower gardens are in full bloom as tulip season is upon us.

20/04/2017

Egypt

End to tourism drought in sight as Egypt discovers new tomb

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a tomb dating back three millennia, yet another in a series of major discoveries that are hoped will revive Egypt’s floundering tourist…

19/04/2017

Italy

Tourists toss more than €1.4m into Rome's Trevi Fountain

Tourists threw more than 1.

17/04/2017

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Filipino Catholics crucify themselves in a biblical reenactment

Catholic devotees were nailed to wooden crosses in a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion

14/04/2017

USA

New York banker digs deep to visit Titanic wreckage

For over a century the tragic fate of the Titanic has been part of sea-faring folklore, stirring emotions and many inspiring books and films, including 1n 1997 one of the most successful in Hollywood…

14/04/2017

Series

Enjoying a traditional Uzbek dish called plov

This week we finish our latest series of Postcards by enjoying a traditional Uzbek dinner, with a visit to a top restaurant.

10/04/2017

United Kingdom

Repair work underway on London's iconic Big Ben tower

The refurbishment of Big Ben’s tower is underway and set to last for three years – its biggest repair job for over three decades.

08/04/2017

France

360°: The reinvention of France

Central France château owner Isaure de Sainte-Marie strongly feels that her country needs a new identity.

07/04/2017

Business Series

Turkey blocks Booking.com in competition law case

Turkish court bans Booking.com in competition law case

30/03/2017

Series

The State Museum of Arts in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

In Postcards from Uzbekistan this week we visit the State Museum of Arts in the capital Tashkent.

27/03/2017

Romania

Soviet nostalgia? Take a tour through Bucharest's communist past!

Now an energetic commercial centre, Bucharest, Romania’s capital city, still bears in its architecture and landscape traces of the country’s communist history.

22/03/2017

Series

Postcards from Japan: unique Nishijin-ori weaving

The destination for this episode of Postcards is the beautiful city of Kyoto

17/03/2017

Spain

Cable car rescue drama on the Canary Islands

Dozens of tourists had to be evacuated on Thursday morning after a malfunctioning cable-car system forced them to spend the night stranded 3,500 metres up Mount Teide on…

16/03/2017