Travel editor/writer. Former Travel Editor of the Express, Mirror, People and Star national newspapers. Won some awards. Page production side hustle

Essex, UK
Joined June 2010
Worldie #football headline in today's Sunday Times #newspaper Sport section👏⚽
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Happy 10th anniversary to the #lonelyhotelchairs hashtag! And here are the pointless pair who started it on Facebook (and later Instagram) at what was then the Yas Viceroy Hotel in Abu Dhabi...
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"Travel editor Nigel Thompson (@TravelEdNigel) is one of the more consistent posters, regularly sharing finds from hotels in places like the Azores, Portugal, Peru, and London..."
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It's not so much on X now, head over to Facebook and Instagram. Thanks for all the contributions everyone - here's to another 20 years of corridor botherers and lift loiterers! #lonelyhotelchairs
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Boa tarde once more from the #ABTAmadeira 2026 #travel convention in Funchal! 🇵🇹 The 2027 convention will be in Kotor, Montenegro! 🇲🇪 Great choice, an absolutely (or Abtasolutely?!) gorgeous place and loads of cute cats!
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Boa tarde again from the #ABTAmadeira 2026 #travel convention in Funchal! 🇵🇹 Key lines from today's @TUIUK river #cruise media briefing. As TUI marks five years of river cruising, two new build ships, TUI Zora and TUI Velara, to launch on Rhine, Moselle and Danube in 2028...
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TUI River Cruises chief Katy Berzins says: "Summer 2028 is our biggest launch ever and marks a major step for TUI River Cruises..
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"We're continuing to perform well year on year, growing occupancy and strong demand for new rivers like the Douro. With capacity up 26% for summer 2028, we're in a clear phase of growth."
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Ship spotting in Funchal, Madeira, for @shipmonk - Celebrity Apex and Saga's Spirit of Adventure tucked just visible behind a hotel #cruise
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Boa tarde from the #ABTAmadeira 2026 #travel convention in Funchal! 🇵🇹 Some key lines from the Holiday Habits 2026-27 report... Overall, Brits going on holiday is back to 2019 pre-Covid levels...
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And finally, according to Abta chief executive Mark Tanzer, the outbound travel industry now contributes £57billion a year to the UK economy.
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Safe travels wherever you head next! ✈️🛳️🚆
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