Travel Blog Basics: What is Link Building?
If you want to improve the traffic to your website then you may encounter link building, but what is link building and how do I do it? This article helps…
Improve Your Travel Blog: Benefits of Guest Posting
We publish guest posts on Travel Begins at 40 so in this article we’ll explore the benefits of guest posting, the important aspects you need to consider, and whether it’s…
Travel Blog Basics: What is Guest Posting?
We accept guest posts on Travel Begins at 40, so we often get asked this question. This article helps to answer the question what is guest posting so that you…
Room2 Chiswick : Net Zero Hometel
Mark Bibby Jackson chats with Melisa Gooding, Sustainability Specialist, Lamington Group that owns the net zero room2 Chiswick hometel in London. Can you briefly explain how the room2 brand came…
The Future of Tourism is Positive
Mark Bibby Jackson looks forward to 2023, predicting the future of tourism could be positive, albeit that we have to be conscious of its negative impacts. My New Year’s Resolution…
Starting a Slow Adventure Movement
Mark Bibby Jackson chats with Sara Mair Bellshaw, Managing Director, Slow Adventure about the movement that is regenerating the tourism industry slowly. MJ: When and how did slow adventure come…
What to Look for When Buying a Travel Tripod
Choosing the perfect travel tripod means balancing different factors. Improving one area is often a trade off against another since a sturdy tripod is not necessarily small and light. Here…
Tenerife Tourism : Committed to Sustainability
Mark Bibby Jackson talks with David Perez, CEO of the Tenerife Tourism Corporation, about Tenerife Sustainable Tourism Efforts. MJ: Post-covid there has been a lot of talk about sustainable tourism…
5 Best Beer Bars in Lille
L’Échappée Bière, the only beer tourism agency in France, provides its guide to the five best beers bars in Lille. In Lille the first trace of beer dates back to…
Tips for Buying a Travel Camera Bag
Whether you’re a keen travel photographer or just starting out as a hobby, a camera bag is an essential piece of equipment. So how do you find the best camera…
6 of the Best LGBTQ+ Destinations This Summer
Gay Pride month is in full swing with a host of celebrations planned to bring the LGBTQ+ community together not just this month but across the summer. But where are…
Variety Cruises: Creating a Better World at Sea
Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Filippos Venetopoulos, CEO of Climate Friendly Travel Registry member, Variety Cruises, which aims to set the standard for sustainable small cruises. When Filippos Venetopoulos took over the family business…
Why You Should Visit a Casino in Essex this Year
Holidays give you the opportunity to refresh, relax, and have fun. If you are looking for a place to visit in the coming holiday season, consider Essex as the perfect…
5 Reasons To Visit Cambodia Now
After returning from a recent visit to the Kingdom, Mark Bibby Jackson explains why you really should visit Cambodia now. Cambodia is a country that I love. I first came…
Why Hotels Should Focus on Wellness
Sonal Uberoi, author of The Wellness Asset, explains why hotels must focus on wellness if they want to revive their trade and thrive in the future. The pandemic has put…
Happy Do Year 2022
Breaking with tradition Mark Bibby Jackson wishes all our Travel Begins at 40 readers a Happy Do Year 2022; one for action rather than words. 2022 is the Year of…
Radisson Hotel Group: Responsible Business
Inge Huijbrechts, Global Senior Vice President Sustainability, Security and Corporate Communications for Radisson Hotel Group discusses how the hotel chain is developing the Responsible Business, and Safety and Security programmes…
Food Tourism Can Boost Recovery
Erik Wolf, executive director of The World Food Travel Association, explains how food tourism can help to boost sectoral recovery post-pandemic. World Food Travel Association research shows that food-loving visitors…
Mantis Group: The Conscious Gardiner
Travel Begins at 40 talks with Paul Gardiner, the CEO of conservation-focused hotel chain the Mantis Group founded by his father conservationist Adrian Gardiner in 2000. What is sustainable tourism…
Why Sweden Is Top for Sustainable Tourism
Jenny Jonevret, Senior Project Manager at Visit Sweden HQ in Stockholm, discusses why Sweden is ranked top for Sustainable Tourism. This is part of a series of articles entitled #sustainablesunday…
Airbnb and Overtourism – Will Covid Change Anything?
Before the pandemic, critics of Airbnb and overtourism argued that the two were inextricably interlinked and were changing the nature of popular neighbourhoods. Pauline Ronnet ponders whether Covid will change…
Costa Rica Visa Run to Cancun
Jonathan Hiltz gives advice on where to go on a Costa Rica visa run, suggesting you could do far worse than choosing Cancun, Mexico. Costa Rica is a country with…
Community Homestay Network Nepal
Mark Bibby Jackson chats with Shiva Dhakal, Chair of the Community Homestay Network in Nepal about community-based tourism. What does sustainable tourism mean? Sustainable tourism to me is tourism that…
Sustainable Tourism at the Heart of ProColombia
In the latest in our #SustainableSunday series, Mark Bibby Jackson interviews Flavia Santoro, president of ProColombia, the government entity that promotes international tourism, foreign investment and non-traditional exports in Colombia…
