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Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

Simon Calder is the Independent’s travel correspondent, the UK’s leading travel journalist. From news updates to discussions with experts, Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast will bring you all you need to know from the world of travel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 21st - A different region of Germany to possibly discover

5 mins; July 21, 2023

July 20th - With another round of RMT strikes, Britain's train woes rumble on

6 mins; July 20, 2023

July 19th - How to cope with extreme heat on your holidays

8 mins; July 19, 2023

July 18th - Could the package holiday be under threat?

7 mins; July 18, 2023

July 17th - Your train disruption for the week ahead

8 mins; July 17, 2023

July 14th - Strike season continues

6 mins; July 14, 2023

July 13th - Drop off rip offs at the airport

6 mins; July 13, 2023

July 12th - Falling foul of Twitter scams and Easyjet claims

9 mins; July 12, 2023

July 11th - What your rights are if your flight is cancelled

6 mins; July 11, 2023

July 10th - EasyJet axes more departures

6 mins; July 10, 2023

July 7th - More air-traffic control misery?

6 mins; July 07, 2023

July 6th - Gatwick seeks to boost capacity

6 mins; July 06, 2023

July 5th - The verdicts come in on what could be the biggest revolution in the railway industry in a generation

8 mins; July 05, 2023

July 4th - A not-as-easy-as-it-should-be train trip in France

7 mins; July 04, 2023

July 3rd - New month, same story on the trains. The latest on strike action.

7 mins; July 03, 2023

June 30th - What you can do when it all goes wrong on holiday

12 mins; June 30, 2023

June 29th - Travel agents: High Street or online?

12 mins; June 29, 2023

June 28th - Your travel insurance questions answered

15 mins; June 28, 2023

June 27th - Thinking of taking a cruise? Listen to this first

13 mins; June 27, 2023

June 26th - Holiday tips: Which is the best way to use foreign currency?

16 mins; June 26, 2023

June 23rd - What Brexit means for travel

7 mins; June 23, 2023

June 22nd - A journey through one of the world's greatest railway stations

6 mins; June 22, 2023

June 21st - Mick Lynch speaks a year on from the start of national rail strikes action

6 mins; June 21, 2023

June 20th - A flash sale for a European escape

6 mins; June 20, 2023

June 19th - Myth-busting around air turbulence

6 mins; June 19, 2023

June 16th - Why people check in at the airport then choose not to travel

9 mins; June 16, 2023

June 15th - A stroll through a royal garden in Denmark

6 mins; June 15, 2023

June 14th - How to minimise air travel disruption

6 mins; June 14, 2023

June 13th - These acronyms can help you with your travel

11 mins; June 13, 2023

June 12th - The thorny issue of single-leg pricing

7 mins; June 12, 2023

June 9th - Left high and dry aboard LNER's Aberdeen service

6 mins; June 09, 2023

June 8th - Chaos, what chaos?

7 mins; June 08, 2023

June 7th - Heathrow strikes amid a "major escalation" about pay

6 mins; June 07, 2023

June 6th - My arctic adventure continues

9 mins; June 06, 2023

June 5th - My difficult journey to Sweden

6 mins; June 05, 2023

June 2nd - How to get the cheapest plane tickets

8 mins; June 02, 2023

June 1st - Weigh before fly

6 mins; June 01, 2023

May 31 - What to discover in Szczecin

6 mins; May 31, 2023

May 30th - The worlds largest passenger jet could be on it's way

9 mins; May 30, 2023

May 29th - How eGates work... and why they break

6 mins; May 29, 2023

May 26th - What rights you have if your flight gets cancelled

6 mins; May 26, 2023

May 25th - Night and day in Ireland’s glorious west

6 mins; May 25, 2023

May 24th - France has banned certian short-haul flights

6 mins; May 24, 2023

May 23 - Keeping tradition alive on the Wild Atlantic Way

7 mins; May 23, 2023

May 22nd - What this Irish National Park has to offer

6 mins; May 22, 2023

May 19th - The future of train travel is in a state

5 mins; May 19, 2023

May 18th - The only place that Jimi Hendrix called home

6 mins; May 18, 2023

May 17th - Why package holidays might have a renaissance

5 mins; May 17, 2023

May 16th - Will we use space travel to get to Australia?

7 mins; May 16, 2023

May 15th - Suspected drone disrupts and diverts Gatwick Airport flights

7 mins; May 15, 2023

May 12th - Here's what you can do about the train strikes this weekend

5 mins; May 12, 2023

May 11th - Talking Jerusalem with tour guide Ruth Ben Ami

5 mins; May 11, 2023

May 10th - A look back at the history of British domestic flights

7 mins; May 10, 2023

May 9th - Why June is the perfect month to get away

8 mins; May 09, 2023

May 8th - Other than Simon, who can you ask for help?

16 mins; May 08, 2023

May 5th - More rail strikes are on the way

6 mins; May 05, 2023

May 4th - Heathrow strikes again

7 mins; May 04, 2023

May 3rd - The Inaugural Trans European Race

5 mins; May 03, 2023

May 2nd - US finally drops Covid vaccine rule for foreign visitors

6 mins; May 02, 2023

May 1st - Fresh travel chaos for May

6 mins; May 01, 2023

April 28th - What the effects of the latest rail strikes will be

7 mins; April 28, 2023

April 27th - Exploring the Luton airport Dart shuttle

5 mins; April 27, 2023

April 26th - Why Sunak isn't satisfied with having "third country national" status

7 mins; April 26, 2023

April 25th - Find out which rental car is best for you

7 mins; April 25, 2023

April 24th - Making sense of travel industry acronyms Abta and Aito

11 mins; April 24, 2023

April 21st - Eurostar's new promotion is well worth a look

6 mins; April 21, 2023

April 20th - 'May Mayhem' coming to Heathrow airport

6 mins; April 20, 2023

April 19th - Observations aboard German trains

6 mins; April 19, 2023

April 18th - Delays to Europe's Entry/Exit System continue

6 mins; April 18, 2023

April 17th - Has Brexit murdered the Orient Express?

7 mins; April 17, 2023

April 14th - Is the end in sight for rail strikes?

8 mins; April 14, 2023

April 13th - Signal failure disaster for London Waterloo station

6 mins; April 13, 2023

April 12th - A reminder on passport rules. Again.

7 mins; April 12, 2023

April 11th - Train misery continues

8 mins; April 11, 2023

April 10th - Catching up with adventurer Paul Goldstein about his forthcoming trip to Canada

9 mins; April 10, 2023

April 7th - It's a long way to Dover

6 mins; April 07, 2023

April 6th - Ferry, road and rail disruption over Easter

7 mins; April 06, 2023

April 5th - What’s the travel outlook for the Easter weekend?

7 mins; April 05, 2023

April 4th - "Leave it in the bag"

6 mins; April 04, 2023

April 3rd - Everything you need to know about the passport strikes

7 mins; April 03, 2023

March 31 - March has been miserable for travelling, will April be any better?

6 mins; March 31, 2023

March 30 - British Airways cancels 50 flights due to French air traffic control strikes

6 mins; March 30, 2023

March 29th - The headwinds facing the travel industry

6 mins; March 29, 2023

March 28th - Discussing the Balkans with James Hill

6 mins; March 28, 2023

March 27 - How striking security staff at Heathrow will disrupt services

6 mins; March 27, 2023

March 24th - Jasmine Birtles explains how to make the most of your holiday travel money

6 mins; March 24, 2023

March 23rd - Peace on the railways?

6 mins; March 23, 2023

March 22nd - America – we need to talk about tipping

6 mins; March 22, 2023

March 21st - A most pleasant journey to America

6 mins; March 21, 2023

March 20th - Heathrow and Passport Office strikes

6 mins; March 20, 2023

March 17th - Travel to dangerous places: your questions answered.

9 mins; March 17, 2023

March 16th - It's midway through March, what better time to visit the Mediterranean?

6 mins; March 16, 2023

March 15th - Train delays and cancellations. Your rights to compensation and care.

10 mins; March 15, 2023

March 14th - Turkey's Bodrum Peninsula, full of surprises and well worth exploring

6 mins; March 14, 2023

March 13th - Flight delays, your rights and how to claim them

12 mins; March 13, 2023

March 10th - Wintry weekend travel disruptions

6 mins; March 10, 2023

March 9th - Heathrow passenger charges

5 mins; March 09, 2023

March 8th - Network Rail strike cancelled

6 mins; March 08, 2023

March 7th - Your baggage questions answered

13 mins; March 07, 2023

March 6th - Rail’s North–South Divide

7 mins; March 06, 2023

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