In its ‘Travel Trends 2025 Report‘, Skyscanner sees collective travel experiences as the trend of 2025 (and beyond?). It also sees people from India travelling more.
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Brussels Airlines notes increasing demand for destinations with cooler temperatures, such Evenes (Norway), Edinburgh (Scotland) and Bilbao (Spain)
Brussels Airlines notes an increasing demand for destinations with lower temperatures in summer months. Belgium‘s national airline transports 12% more passengers to Scandinavia, compared to 2024.
OUIGO ‘slow’ train between Brussels and Paris from 19 December 2024
NMBS / SNCB and SNCF Voyageurs are today – 5 December 2024 – opening reservations for the new classic train Brussels-Paris, for journeys from Thursday 19 December. The label EuroCity will not be used for this service, as it was during the 2024 Olympic Games.
REVIEW | SUMMIT One Vanderbilt panorama / observation deck in New York City
June 2024. For our first visit to the United States of America since the COVID-19 pandemic, we flew to New Orleans via London Heathrow with British Airways. After two days of exploring NOLA, Amtrak‘s Crescent overnight train brought us from Louisiana to New York, where we we stayed one night only before flying home.
Mister Gay Europe 2025 to be chosen during Pride Amsterdam
In 2025, Mister Gay Europe will be chosen during Pride Amsterdam in the Netherlands, which is held between 26 July and 3 August 2025. The contest will be produced by Bram Bierkens, which has been organising Mister Gay Belgium for ten years.
Mr Gay Europe 2026 contest to cruise with VACAYA at summer’s end
In 2026, the Mr Gay Europe contest will take place on a gay cruise, specifically a VACAYA cruise. “The finals will take place on board an all-LGBT+ cruise spanning nine days in late summer 2026 alongside the world’s leading LGBT+ vacation company, VACAYA”, the press release says.
Antwerp number 1 of 40 most exciting cities to visit in 2024
For the British newspaper of record The Sunday Times, Antwerp in Belgium is the number one exciting city to visit in 2024.
Pride movement in Europe expecting increased hostility
The European Pride Organisers Association (EPOA), representing Europe‘s LGBTQIA+ pride organisations has told the United Nations (UN) that it expects increased hostility in the coming years, unless there is a change in political mood across the continent.
EuroPride 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon in Portugal has been chosen as the host city of EuroPride in 2025.
My first railtrip part 3: Oslo – Trondheim – Östersund
Back in a pre-corona 2012 I got inspired by my friend Erik to make an epic rail trip through a part of Europe. I persuaded my best friend to tag along and together we decided to head north, to Scandinavia, to a part of Europe we both hadn’t visited yet and where fascinated about.
