Revealed: Taylor Swift’s concerts boosted the U.S economy by BILLIONS – and the pop juggernaut is spearheading a ‘tour tourism’ trend, with trips booked around gigs. So are YOU ready for a ‘Swiftcation’?

Taylor Swift is redefining what it is to be a success in the music industry – and simultaneously changing the travel industry.Last year, the U.S leg of her Eras tour bolstered the economy Stateside by at least $10billion (£8.6billion), according...
Inside Britain’s most northerly hotel in the Shetland Islands – just 200 miles from the Norwegian coast. It’s very cosy and VERY remote. And there’s a secret local story…

Inside Britain’s most northerly hotel in the Shetland Islands – just 200 miles from the Norwegian coast. It’s very cosy and VERY remote. And there’s a secret local story…

Listening to the wind howl and watching the rain lash against my window in my little room at the Baltasound Hotel on the intriguing island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, I was extremely glad to be where I was.It wasn’t just that I was avoiding the gale. It was...

Alone and adrift in the Pacific: No radio. Dwindling rations. And only sharks for company. The heart-stopping story of the couple from the suburbs who quit the rat race to sail the world – only to have their yacht sank by a sperm whale

As dawn rose, Maralyn looked out at the emptiness. A clear sky, the Pacific Ocean, and themselves: a small boat, sailing west.She left her watch on deck and went down to the cabin. Her husband Maurice was still asleep. The morning would follow the usual rhythms:...