Travel

Francophiles behold: the annual London event for all things French is nearly upon us – and you can head there in fine style for a weekend of talks, cuisine and champers on January 25 to 27 2019. Now in its twelfth year, The France Show at the Olympia showcases the best of what France has to offer, for those interested in everything from cuisine to property. Expect talks from the likes of master patissier Eric Lanlard, as well as chefs...

Chris Witt, 64, was on a late summer holiday in Tenerife

The London Economic visited Dubai during Ramadan last year for a cultural trip, it made for an interesting read, however when we visited again in October it was for very different reasons as TLE set out to experience the party side of the UAE's largest and most populous city.  I had never been to Dubai before but obviously the place is now hugely popular and everyone seems to have an opinion, all I knew for sure is that is was...

Organised by passenger groups and unions, around 50 people gathered from 7.30am to protest against the rises after a year of timetable chaos across the country.

Hello, start of January. This first day back to work is a guaranteed drag after two weeks of full-throttle decadence, and a month of parties leading up to it. You know what makes that better? Thinking about all the dreamy possibilities of travel in 2019. Right about now, some sun, sea and sand wouldn’t be sniffed at – unlike the cold British weather. And while the Caribbean island of St Lucia is a sunny 28C – a temperature that’s consistent...

"of course, we will have launched our own Sussex Police drones at the time with a view to investigate,with a view to engage, with a view to survey the area looking for the drone, so there could be some level of confusion there."

A total of around 1,575 hours of sunshine have been measured across the UK so far in 2018 - only behind the record 1,587 clocked up in 2003, according to the Met Office

In 2018, Georgia and Sri Lanka were the buzzworthy places to be, and my, weren’t hotels clamouring to upgrade their restaurant experiences. In London, we also noticed a weakening of the ‘Trump slump’ – meaning we began to creep back to the States again – and activity holidays were more popular than ever. We’ve also begun to balance our Instagram use, with Vienna leading the way in a ‘put your bloody phone away and look up’ style of travel. And...

A trip to a Christmas market in winter is always a lot of fun, especially aboard. So we were excited as we headed, very early, to Gatwick airport for a short trip to Prague. With less than 48 hours to explore this beautiful city there was no time to waste. Home to a plethora of galleries, museums and David Cerny sculptures Prague undoubtedly has a lot to see, and we were in the mood to fit in as much as...