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.
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Latest Episode
Going Dutch? These are the highlights in the Netherlands in 2026 (02.12.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Advent begins: so what are the travel trends for 2026?
- Wizz Air's UK boss promises new routes from Luton to key holiday destinations – and restoring links with Ukraine
- Could "solar sails" be the future for polar adventure voyages?
- What a way to go to India – reminiscing about overland travel 50 years ago
- Cambodia, a nation transformed
- 'Your primary audience is you in 10 years. That's who you're writing your updates for'
- Why a short hop from Newcastle to London Heathrow might involve going around in circles
- Keeping the skies safe – and open
- I'm on the train – and the wifi is superb
- Indian autumn: Sophie Dickinson is just back from her first trip to the world's most populous country
- Women are extremely under-represented in senior roles in aviation – how could that change?
- All along the watchtowers – with self-guided tourism where they lend you the key!
- "The jungle has everything you need to survive, but also things that can kill you"
- Should premium passengers pay a £500 climate levy?
- November 11th - Ryanair is about to insist that everyone uses a smartphone boarding pass*
- November 10th - Meet Byway – which harnesses tech to deliver slow travel across Europe
- November 7th - 30th birthday – on Monday – of Britain's biggest budget airline
- November 6th - Discover your inner scientist - on holiday
- November 5th - Meet the new minister – Stephanie Peacock MP, promoting tourism to Britain
- November 4th - West Midlands to the West Highlands – by overnight train
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