The Neela Boutique Hotel Stone Town, Zanzibar

A five-star utopia in the heart of Zanzibar’s cultural jewel is opening its doors to the world. Families, adventurers and business travellers can now reserve the ultimate luxury…

Essex Culture Predates That of Rome

New archaeological evidence suggests that settlers could have inhabited eastern England before travelling on to Italy to found Rome. A dig near the village of Iocum in modern day Essex…

Wizz Air and Neste Agree SAF Purchase

Wizz Air, the most environmentally responsible airline in the world and the airline with the highest rate of growth in Europe, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding …

Travel to Antarctica as Flying Penguin Officer

This year, Antarctica21, the company that invented fly-and-sail adventures to the White Continent, will be 20. It is looking far and wide for penguin enthusiasts to help it celebrate its…

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The website for Over 40 and Over 50 Travel Inspiration

If you are interested in Over 40 Travel or even Over 50 Travel ideas, then you have landed at the right site. Travel Begins at 40 was established by travel writer Mark Bibby Jackson and web developer Joe Ogden in 2017. It is the only travel site to feature the best travel writing aimed at the 40+ and 50+ traveller. Our aim is to inspire you to travel responsibly and imaginatively. As we are not tied to any travel agency or tour operator we will not push unwanted tours upon you – although you can flick through our latest offers section if you wish – instead you will discover our own experiences and opinions, backed up by the latest travel news, events and festivals from around the globe. Whether it’s a homestay in the Cambodian jungle, trekking in Tajikistan, a naturalist hotel in Costa Rica, or urban camping in Stockholm, you will find it in our pages. It’s never too late to start something new. Let your journey begin here!

For more information about Travel Begins at 40, read here.

In-Depth Travel Guides

Each world travel guide covers the basics any traveller over 40 will want to know about places all around the world. Find the latest information on accommodation, food, weather and transport, as well as insight on the culture and heritage of all your favourite travel destinations.

So far we’ve covered Belgium, CambodiaCosta Rica the Faroe IslandsThailand, Tajikistan, Nepal, and the UK.

New Italian Tuk-Tuk Adventures Launch

Travel specialist company Large Minority will be spreading their wings to introduce their Tuk-Tuk adventures to Europe next year. Trips will be offered as set date group departures where friends,…

Blyth Rise Stays Suffolk Reopens March

Reopening for 2023 on 17 March, stay at Blyth Rise Stays in Suffolk just in time for the March Equinox (20 March) and the official end of the winter. As bluebells lace the forest floors, coastlines teem with nesting seabirds…

New Climate-positive Travel in Skellefteå

The world’s tallest hotel made almost exclusively from wood, has now opened for guests at the birthplace of cross-country skiing – Skellefteå. Perfect for couples and families, a five-day Wood…

The MoonWalk Iceland 2023

Travel to the stunning shores of Lake Myvatn and take part in The MoonWalk Iceland, a midnight marathon that raises much needed money and awareness for vital breast cancer causes….

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