Travel

By Pat Levy There’s an allure to Greece that can’t be found anywhere else. But put aside the sun-kissed islands, beautiful as they are, in favour of relatively undiscovered places on the mainland and accessible via modern, uncongested highways which make our overcrowded motorways look so last century. The place is the Peloponnese and the more precise spot is Costa Navarino, the realisation of a dream of a local fisherman turned shipping magnate who spent his later years buying up...

If you plan on visiting some of the capital's most famous cultural attractions you will need somewhere fitting to rest your head, and after a busy day in this exclusive slice of west London there's nowhere better than The Ampersand hotel. Nestled between the V&A, Natural History Museum, Science Museums and the Royal Albert Hall, the Ampersand has it all on its doorstep. And if that wasn’t enough the French Institute is a stone’s throw away. This grand hotel dates back...

If I told you this hotel was once lauded the worst in Britain - would you believe me? All you would need to do is cast your mind back five years and remember the popular fly-on-the-wall documentary The Hotel. The Grosvenor Hotel in Torquay is THE hotel. As my partner and I walk into the reception area - part of me is desperate to be met by madcap former owner Mark Jenkins - however what we were met with was...

Prince Harry kicked off the 3rd Invictus games in Toronto last week. 1500 volunteers, 550 competitors and 17 nations came together to compete in 12 engaging sports. And as it came to an amazing close, two things were on our minds throughout the entire competition: What will Meghan wear today and why Toronto?  With Meghan’s outfits already covered multiple times, The London Economic set out to answer the other puzzling question, as we indulged in the sporty side to one...

Ask the average Brit to pin Guangzhou on a map and the reality is that 99 out of 100 will fail. The sprawling port city northwest of Hong Kong is as ill-recognised as any of the other cities that cluster around China's autonomous territory, but the home of the Double Pebble opera house and the iconic Canton TV Tower skyscraper could soon become the most important gateway to the east - and it's high time we recognised it. For many years people travelling east...

The Canary Islands and booming Balearics have long been in the spotlight as trendy holiday hotspots, but the ever-popular Spanish mainland is starting to reclaim its holiday crown. Not to be outdone by its sister islands, mainland Spain is much more than just the reality TV mainstay Marbella and infamous old-school resort of Benidorm. Holidays to mainland Spain have a lot to offer, with excellent family attractions, gorgeous coastlines and a whole host of cultural spots. Spain has definitely been...

While cruising makes the world your oyster, flying out to meet the ship of your choice can prove a pricey proposition. Luckily, cruise lines today are apt at finding ways of getting travellers to far-flung and exotic destinations without the hassle of flying outside UK borders. The range of destinations to cruise to has never been more varied either, which means that taking what’s known as a no-fly cruise is a way of seeing even the most exotic locales across...

This week’s 24 hour walk out by tube train drivers has been suspended after talks between union Aslef and London Underground. The strike would have caused disruption to the capital, especially with the England v Slovenia World Cup qualifier football match at Wembley on Thursday evening. The dispute centres on broken agreements underground staff say they had with tube bosses over the shifts they work since the Night Tube made sections of the London underground run 24 hours. London Underground...

NB: UPDATE: The London Underground Strike has been suspended, but South Western trains set to have a walk out. MORE FOLLOWS. READ UPDATE. If there is no breakthrough in talks between London Underground and Aslef the union representing most tube drivers, Londoners are looking at a walkout by underground staff from the early hours of Thursday morning. Any breakthrough is beginning to look less likely this afternoon. The dispute centres on broken agreements underground staff say they had with tube...