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Simon Calder is the Independent’s travel correspondent, the UK’s leading travel journalist. From news updates to discussions with experts, Simon Calder and the Independent Travel Podcast will bring you all you need to know from the world of travel.
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 fro
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April 10th - Step on the train in London, step off in Milan, Geneva or Bordeaux
08:49|That's the hope of London St Pancras Highspeed, the company that runs the UK's only functioning international rail station – as well as the High Speed 1 rail link to the Channel Tunnel near Folkestone in Kent.Chief executive Robert Sinclair has been telling me about the prospects for trebling the number of international passengers between the UK and Continental Europe, adding new destinations and cutting fares.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.
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April 9th - How online scammers pretending to be airlines could plunder your bank account
05:39|Villains are stalking social media in search of passengers frustrated at the lack of contact from their airlines.I've been hearing from Karen Welsh, who told me: "Potentially being scammed out of a fortune is upsetting and worrying, but more than anything, if I could get there then goodness knows who else could get there as well."This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.April 8th - The world's ten best airport approaches revealed
06:09|It's Travel Desk Tuesday, and I'm talking to travel writer for The Independent Amelia Neath about a survey that rates the most beautiful approaches to airports around the world – including three that are reasonably accessible for British travellers.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.April 7th - Continental Corridor through Dover
06:04|When Europe’s much delayed entry-exit system finally takes effect, motorists departing by ferry from Dover will face a two-stage process to enter the EU – with the locations for each element taking part a mile apart. AI will be deployed to detected any unusual activity between the two checkpoints.Doug Bannister, chief executive of the Port of Dover, has been telling me all about it.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.April 4th - Easter rush gets under way
04:36|Many schools break up on Friday 4 April, and I've been looking ahead to the likely pain points on road, rail, air and ferry.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.April 3rd - Luton gets the go-ahead for expansion
04:56|London's fourth airport is to expand by 90% in the next 15 years. I've been looking back at its history – and forward at possible long-haul expansion.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.April 2nd - Heathrow – what went wrong on 21 March?
06:51|MPs on the Transport Select Committee spent the morning grilling Thomas Woldbye, chief executive of London Heathrow, about the decision to close down Europe's busiest airport following a power outage. A lively session, and you can hear some of it here.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.