They are able to choose from over 360 gourmet dinner options: anything from lobster to fillet steak and foie-gras dim sun. It’s all washed down with some of the 2,000 bottles of wine on board. ibid.
In the boutique Andre is after a big sale. ibid.
It’s penultimate destination: St Petersburg in Russia. The World’s Most Expensive Cruise Ship s1e4
Another highlight in store: those who have spent over seventy-five nights on Regent’s ships are being treated to an exclusive caviare buffet: they’ll be able to tuck into thousands of pounds’ worth of caviare, and enjoy over three hundred decadent canapés. ibid.
If you spend around £1,500 a night, you can stay in a suite that comes with the luxury of its very own butler. There are twelve butlers on board the Explorer covering almost one hundred cabins between them, and they are on call 24/7. ibid.
With guests paying up to £50,000 for a twelve-day holiday, the evening entertainment has to be fit for royalty. ibid.
Around the world a new breed of holiday destination is on the rise: huge hotel complexes built to satisfy every possible desire, whether you’re a happy family or a high stakes gambler. A mega resort wants to sell you the holiday of a lifetime. Secrets of the Mega Resort, Channel 5 2019
The Bahamas: a chain of 700 tropical islands off the coast of Florida … Welcome to Baha Mar: a mega-resort opened in 2017. It covers 1,000 acres and cost £3.4 billion to build … a five-star holiday park for around 7,000 guests. ibid.
The biggest casino in the Caribbean. ibid.
Every suite in this hotel has its own butler. ibid.
It’s own animal collection for guests to enjoy. ibid.
The resort’s three hotels … [serves] 15,000 meals every day. ibid.
This is the story of three cruise ships which set sail between January and March this year. They would each suffer devastating outbreaks of Coronavirus, together resulting in hundreds of infections and the deaths of dozens of people. All three ships were owned by Carnival, the world’s largest cruise company. Our World: Coronavirus Cruises, BBC 2020
Centre Parks is one of the most memorable names in British holidays. Tempting over two million people a year through its doors to cycle to sandy beaches and man-made boating lakes. Its now big business on the UK holiday scene. In this programme we discover who Brits have given up Sun & Sangria for exclusive staycations in the woods. And we’ll uncover secrets of the company’s success. Secrets of Centre Parks, Channel 5 2020
The remarkable story of how a Dutch vision became a British institution now worth over £2,000,000,000. ibid.
Private hot-tubs, luxury spas, but all this luxury and convenience comes at a price. ibid.
‘They brought in the tree-houses, luxury places where you can pay £1,000 a night. There’s this sense of you staying in the middle of Nature. What’s not to like?’ ibid. Simon Calder, travel consultant
‘I first went into a tent aged three. I couldn’t believe it. I just thought it was incredible. It had like a little window in it.’ Britain Goes Camping, woman, BBC 2012
Despite the weather, camping has given us the opportunity to explore the hidden corners of our coastline and countryside, and to celebrate our relationship with the Great British Outdoors. But the story of camping also charts a century of social and cultural change, and our struggle to get away from the rules and regulations of modern life. To replace them if only for a short time with life under canvas. From its earliest days camping for pleasure in Britain flourished because it provided an escape from our industrialised cities. ibid.
‘You’re really up close and personal with Nature.’ ibid. Bloke
Camping for pleasure is relatively new in Britain. ibid.
Thomas Horan Holding, a tailor from Shropshire, now regarded as the father of modern camping ... Cycle and Camp: T H Holding. ibid.
From these humble beginnings a mass movement was born. ibid.
Camping’s promise of freedom and good clean air. ibid.
At the heart of a social revolution to improve the health of the nation … The 1936 Public Health Act. ibid.
And pitch their tents in foreign fields. ibid.
The means to a cheap family holiday. ibid.
Camping in Britain was booming. ibid.
British people were also becoming more mobile. ibid.
2021 is the year of the staycation. More than 20 million of us plan to stay at home for our holidays this year. But are we paying more to holiday in the UK? Panorama: The Great British Staycation, BBC 2021
Barbara: Spain or Portugal or the Bermuda Triangle, somewhere lovely like that.
Dave: ... I’ve heard a lot about the North/South divide. I fancy going there … Don’t know but apparently you can see it from space. The Royle Family Xmas 2009: The Golden Egg Cup, BBC 2009
Lyne Barlow Travel, County Durham: ‘The police are saying this is a massive scale. Hundreds of people have been conned.’ The Big Swindle s1e4: The Holiday Hoaxer, victim
When Lyne Barlow is arrested in September 2020, Paul and his group find themselves stranded in Turkey with their hotel manager threatening to call the police. ibid.
The amount Barlow defrauded was over £2 million … She was sentenced to 9 years in prison. ibid.
First you have to get here. In a summer of travel chaos Dispatches goes undercover to reveal what’s behind the delays and cancellations. We hear concerns that in the chaos pilots feel under pressure to fly when fatigued. We hear claims some airlines are breaking the rules to avoid paying compensation. And behind the scenes we see first-hand the desperation of passengers. Dispatches: Airport Chaos Undercover, Channel 4 2022
Cruises have never been more popular. Last year 1.7 million of us booked one and sailed off into the sunset. Nowadays there are cruises for everyone. Cruising with Jane McDonald s1e1: Caribbean, Channel 5 2018
I’m Jane McDonald and 18 years ago I was a singer on a ship that was filmed for a BBC series. ibid.
A mega-cruise in the Caribbean … The world’s and definitely my favourite cruise destination. ibid.
It’s got islands – 7,000 of them – some of the best beaches in the world, weather to die for and gorgeous people. ibid.
Almost every Mediterranean cruise starts in Miami. ibid.
4,300 other passengers aboard our floating resort hotel: The Divina, one of the biggest liners in the world … It’s so big you cannot even get it in the shot. ibid.
My 7-day, 3-island cruise: from Miami we sail overnight to our first stop, Nassau in the Bahamas … Then on to St Martin … Then on to Puerto Rico. ibid.
It’s got islands – 7,000 of them – some of the best beaches in the world, weather to die for and gorgeous people. ibid.
Almost every Mediterranean cruise starts in Miami. ibid.
4,300 other passengers aboard our floating resort hotel: The Divina, one of the biggest liners in the world … It’s so big you cannot even get it in the shot. ibid.
My 7-day, 3-island cruise: from Miami we sail overnight to our first stop, Nassau in the Bahamas … Then on to St Martin … Then on to Puerto Rico. ibid.
It’s like a floating city: there’s shopping malls, a 1,600-seater theatre, 4 swimming pools, 12 bars, 8 restaurants, a gym and spa, and 24-hour entertainment … [and] a staircase made of Swarovski crystal. ibid.
Yes, I’m doing a shark dive … For $89 I’ll be fulfilling a lifetime ambition. ibid.
A boutique cruise in the inner Hebrides … I’m going to take a trip around the Isle of Mull … The Glen Tarsan. Cruising with Jane McDonald s1e2: Treshnish Islands
This cruise is all about a nice slow pace of life. ibid.
It’s all over. I’m related to the puffin. ibid.
A river cruise up the Danube … Budapest, capital of Hungary: it’s cosmopolitan, cultured, and everywhere I look there’s stunning architecture. It all looks dead posh, a bit like Paris. Cruising with Jane McDonald s1e3: The Danube
The Maria Theresa is the flagship of the Uniworld fleet, an ultimate river-cruising luxury experience … There are oil paintings, sweeping staircases … This ship is very much like a floating Dorchester. ibid.
A cold-water cruise to Alaska … Alaska: It’s huge and it’s empty but it’s filled with spectacular scenery … Cruising season to Alaska is May to September. Cruising with Jane McDonald s1e4: Alaska
Nieuw Amsterdam: 1,500 cabins, state rooms, and suites for up to 2,100 passengers. ibid.
Some cool Scandi style in the Baltic aboard this: The Viking Sky … gorgeous … She’s got 900 passengers on board … We’re setting off to Copenhagen … Estonia … next into Russia and St Petersburg … Helsinki … Stockholm … Sheer and utter luxury. Cruising with Jane McDonald s2e1: The Baltic
We’re a thousand miles north-east of Wakefield. ibid.
Tallinn, capital of Estonia … 440,000 people lives in Tallinn. ibid.
St Petersburg metro: Mass transport for the masses but why shouldn’t stations be like palaces above ground. Here there are wide sweeping staircases, marble and grandeur everywhere. Here, look at this: there are more chandeliers than in Liberace’s living-room … Every day more than 2.5 million St Petersburgers use the metro, and all journeys cost less than 65p. ibid.
I’ve booked myself on two very different ships to give you an idea of just how individual every cruise can be. Cruising with Jane McDonald s2e2: West Mediterranean
I’m calling my Eurovision cruise: five countries in seven days. ibid.
MSC Meraviglia: More than 5,000 passengers … Stretching nearly a third of a kilometre, 19 decks tall and with 2,250 cabins, she really is a behemoth. ibid.
A trip around the western Mediterranean: the ship does a circuit every week: Sicily, Valetta, Barcelona, Marseilles, Genoa, Naples. ibid.