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Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
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February 6th - Ryanair Boss Michael O'Leary Puts The Aviation World To Rights
5 mins; February 06, 2025
February 5th - British Airways Softens Revenue-Based Loyalty Scheme
4 mins; February 05, 2025
February 4th - Asia: Access All Areas?
5 mins; February 04, 2025
February 3rd - When will North Korea reopen to tourists?
5 mins; February 03, 2025
January 31st - Travel trends: turning Japanese
5 mins; January 31, 2025
January 30th - The village standing in Heathrow's way
7 mins; January 30, 2025
January 29th - What we can do about poor airport connectivity
6 mins; January 29, 2025
January 28th - The aviation jargon you didn't know you needed
7 mins; January 28, 2025
27th January - Seeing the world through a reporter’s lens
6 mins; January 27, 2025
January 24th - The worst weather-related travel chaos of my career
5 mins; January 24, 2025
January 23rd - Is Heathrow nearer to a third runway?
7 mins; January 23, 2025
January 22nd - Heathrow Hubbub
6 mins; January 22, 2025
January 21st - Green vs growth: London airports set to expand
7 mins; January 21, 2025
January 20th - Internet on the Move: travel connectivity with Matt Sims
6 mins; January 20, 2025
January 17th - Avanti disruption despite strike cancellation: Sunday services in chaos
6 mins; January 17, 2025
January 16th - Arvinder Singh Bahal's global adventure
5 mins; January 16, 2025
January 15th - Ticket Trouble Tales: The ORR Wants Your Train Fare Fiascos!
6 mins; January 15, 2025
January 14th - Part two of my Florida exploration: Anna Maria Island
4 mins; January 13, 2025
January 13th - Escaping the cold in a Florida Fishing village
5 mins; January 13, 2025
January 10th - Driving Mr Calder through Florida
8 mins; January 10, 2025
January 9th - Bradford’s moment in the spotlight: UK city of culture 2025
7 mins; January 09, 2025
January 8th - Flight Tax or fuel future? the truth behind airfare headlines
9 mins; January 08, 2025
January 7th - The 21-day train journey that doesn’t exist
8 mins; January 07, 2025
Janaury 6th - Christmas is over but flight disruptions are still going
6 mins; January 06, 2025
January 3rd - Jet2’s year ahead: new horizons and a final flight for the 757
8 mins; January 03, 2025
January 2nd - Grounded at Gatwick: BA staff misapply post-Brexit passport rules
7 mins; January 02, 2025
January 1st - My recommendations on where to visit in 2025
8 mins; January 01, 2025
December 31st - BA’s Executive Club revamp: spend more, earn more
7 mins; December 31, 2024
December 30th - My favourite spot to enjoy Heathrow Airport
6 mins; December 30, 2024
December 27th - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas doesn't like Eurostar
5 mins; December 27, 2024
December 26th - Boxing Day and we're on the move again, but how far can you get?
6 mins; December 26, 2024
December 23rd - Travel tangles & festive fiascos
6 mins; December 23, 2024
What Vienna has over Budapest and Prague
6 mins; December 20, 2024
December 18th - How to stay safe on the trains at Christmas
7 mins; December 18, 2024
December 17th - Storm Darragh's Damage and Disruption
6 mins; December 17, 2024
December 16th - The drive behind National Express
7 mins; December 16, 2024
December 13th - Not such an unlucky day for Avanti West Coast passengers
6 mins; December 13, 2024
December 12th - Frantic Friday, Slow Saturday and Messy Monday
5 mins; December 12, 2024
December 11th - Dreaming of a train strike free Christmas? Keep dreaming
6 mins; December 11, 2024
December 10th - How could UK trains be the most expensive in Europe?
6 mins; December 10, 2024
December 9th - Planes, Trains, and Travel Pains
6 mins; December 09, 2024
December 6th - System failure brings UK rail services to a halt
5 mins; December 06, 2024
December 5th - It's groundhog day with me on Delta Airlines
6 mins; December 05, 2024
December 4th - It's back to public ownership for three railways
6 mins; December 04, 2024
December 3rd - Catch-up with Wizz Air on how the budget airline is handling its operation at Gatwick airport
8 mins; December 03, 2024
December 2nd - Expect the Spanish Inquisition
7 mins; December 02, 2024
November 29th - Travel Visa Vortex: Navigating Global Red Tape with Samantha McKnight
6 mins; November 29, 2024
September 28th - Why our railways need support
5 mins; November 28, 2024
November 27th - Easyjet's past and future discuss the latest financial results
7 mins; November 27, 2024
November 26th - Marketing, Mountains, and the Backpacker Spirit
6 mins; November 26, 2024
November 25th - School's out, prices up
7 mins; November 25, 2024
November 22nd - Prowling the Pantanal: Paul Goldstein’s Jaguar Tales
8 mins; November 22, 2024
November 21st - Tracking down the busiest rail station
6 mins; November 21, 2024
November 20th - Changing Times, Changing Trains
8 mins; November 20, 2024
November 19th - Planes, trains, and travel pains
6 mins; November 19, 2024
November 18th - First-Class Steam Dreams
5 mins; November 18, 2024
November 15th - Which is the best London terminus station, Part 2
7 mins; November 15, 2024
14th November - The best London terminus station, Part 1
10 mins; November 14, 2024
November 13th - Celebrating 30 years since the first Eurostar
6 mins; November 13, 2024
November 12th - What makes Dorset a hidden Gem
7 mins; November 12, 2024
November 11th - Fast track to Luxor
6 mins; November 11, 2024
November 8th - Wall's Well That Ends Well: Remembering the Fall of the Berlin Wall
6 mins; November 08, 2024
November 7th - Peaks & Perks: A Kathmandu Chat about trekking the Himalayas
7 mins; November 07, 2024
November 6th - Feeling curious about Travel Guides For The Wine Curious
9 mins; November 06, 2024
November 5th - How a billionaire would enjoy Monaco
6 mins; November 05, 2024
November 4th - Are people moving back to using travel agents?
7 mins; November 04, 2024
Novemeber 1st - Why airlines overbook seats
8 mins; November 01, 2024
October 31st - Oh mon Dieu! How to avoid Eurostar's high fares
6 mins; October 31, 2024
October 30th - The Eurostar Bargain Hunt
6 mins; October 30, 2024
October 29th - Why Pembrokeshire is our Global Travel Editor's favourite place to visit
7 mins; October 29, 2024
October 28th - Allies in the sky: What happens when airlines make alliances
6 mins; October 28, 2024
October 25th - More holidayers are choosing unusual months to travel
7 mins; October 25, 2024
October 24th - The airline you can't buy a ticket for
8 mins; October 24, 2024
October 23rd - How Taylor Swift gave Heathrow Airport take off this summer
6 mins; October 23, 2024
October 22nd - The new singles friendly couples resort
6 mins; October 22, 2024
October 21st - Pounds, Dollars, and plastic: navigating travel currency
6 mins; October 21, 2024
October 18th - The real business with business-class
8 mins; October 18, 2024
October 17th - Heathrow's layover letdown
6 mins; October 17, 2024
October 16th - Winter is coming
5 mins; October 16, 2024
October 15th - Surfing the Royal waves
8 mins; October 15, 2024
October 14th - Craving a sunny winter retreat? I recommend Egypt
6 mins; October 14, 2024
October 11th - The EU Entry Exit System won't darken our doorways just yet
6 mins; October 11, 2024
October 10th - Airlines land back in city shops!
5 mins; October 10, 2024
October 9th - The worst motorway in England
7 mins; October 09, 2024
October 8th - Frozen trails: skiing Norway’s "little Antarctica"
6 mins; October 08, 2024
October 7th - The Great West Way prepares for Jane Austen's 250th anniversary
6 mins; October 07, 2024
October 4th - The best region to buy wine according to Jilly Goolden
6 mins; October 04, 2024
October 3rd - How Finnair is dealing with the closed Russian airspace
5 mins; October 03, 2024
October 2nd - Is it possible to have a sustainable cruise ship?
9 mins; October 02, 2024
October 1st - How you end up eating KFC in a hotel in a Mallorca
7 mins; October 01, 2024
September 30th - A blockbuster exhibition at the British Museum
6 mins; September 30, 2024
September 27th - There was a strange message on the Network Rail landing page
5 mins; September 27, 2024
September 26th - Should we have a frequent flyer levy?
6 mins; September 26, 2024
September 25th - How far would you fly without any in-flight frills?
6 mins; September 25, 2024
September 24th - The business of business class in Europe
8 mins; September 24, 2024
September 23rd - Holiday horizons
5 mins; September 23, 2024
September 20th - From Poros with Love
9 mins; September 20, 2024
September 19th - The top ten most crowded trains list is out
6 mins; September 19, 2024
September 18th - A lawyer's take on airport drop off charges
10 mins; September 18, 2024
September 17th - Stretching the Limits
8 mins; September 17, 2024
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