Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
All Episodes
June 24th - Doors to automatic and cross-check: understanding the role of cabin crew
05:17|Young, gifted and cabin crew. No, not me – my excellent colleague Natalie Wilson, who reports in from an experience day at British Airways' global training academy, where she was drilled in some of the skills required to work on commercial aircraft.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.June 23rd - Heightened tension in the Middle East, with British Airways diverting a Dubai flight to ... Zurich
06:14|I am at Gatwick airport, busy as always, but keeping tabs on the unfolding disruption in the Middle East. British Airways has cancelled a series of flights to and from Dubai and Doha.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.June 20th - Flyaway Friday – but how early will you arrive at the airport?
06:36|I am talking to my excellent colleague, Natalie Wilson, about how much time people should allow to reach and get through the airport. It follows a social media trend about "airport theory" in the US.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.June 19th - Cruising – a force for good?
06:50|Paul Ludlow, president of Carnival UK – which includes P&O Cruises and Cunard – says cruise is a benefit to all.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.June 18th - Small ship river cruising
03:41|I'm talking to Powell Ettinger, founder and director of the Small Cruise Ship Collection – covering vessels from eight to 250 people. Most carry 40-100 passengers. River cruising on one of these vessels has many advantagesThis podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.June 17th - How could Middle East conflict affect your holiday flight?
05:14|Hundreds of flights are being diverted around closed airspace – these are the key impacts, and your rights.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.June 16th - Norway's new polar bear rules are conservational fascism
04:23|Norway has strict new rules in place to protect polar bears in Svalbard (Spitzbergen) from encroachment by tourists. The government in Oslo says: "It is important for them to be able to search for food, hunt, rest, and take care of their cubs without interference from humans." But my guest today, expedition leader and photographer Paul Goldstein, says the rules go too far.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.June 13th - Tragedy in Ahmedabad
04:28|24 hours after the heartbreaking loss of Air India flight AI171, my reflections on the tragedy and what investigators will be looking for.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.June 12th - A taste of Mallorca: meet Michelin-starred chef Marc Fosh
05:07|I am in Palma, where I met up with an English chef who has made a name for himself – and his restaurant. Marc Fosh talks about Mallorca as an island of plenty, with all the ingredients for a feast – including outstanding wine.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.
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