All You Need to Know about ETIAS and New EU Travel Rules 2025
New EU travel rules for UK citizens will commence from 12 October 2025 under the Entry/Exit System (EES), which acts as a digital replacement for passport stamping, in one of…
New Travel Begins at 40 YouTube Channel
Travel Begins at 40 has just launched an exciting video project. Our founder and editor Mark Bibby Jackson, aka the ‘hairy traveller’, will travel across the UK and beyond to…
Travel Begins at 40 Wins Blog of the Year Award
Travel Begins at 40 has just been announced as ‘the Over 40s Travel Inspiration Blog of the Year 2024’ by LUXLife magazine in their Travel & Tourism Awards. For the…
Mark Bibby Jackson: Climate Friendly Travel Podcast
Travel Begins at 40 founder and editor Mark Bibby Jackson was interviewed this month by Ged Brown, of Low Season Traveller, as part …
Bibby Jackson Elected to Destination Mekong Board
Mark Bibby Jackson, founder of Travel Begins at 40, was elected to the Destination Mekong Board on 3 June, as an Executive Board Member. Bibby Jackson has been working closely…
TravelBegins at 40 Becomes Climate Neutral
TravelBeginsAt40.com, founded by climate friendly travel writer, Mark Bibby Jackson, has become climate neutral after signing up to be a Climeworks pioneer. Climeworks captures CO2…
Travel Begins at 40 Joins Future of Tourism Coalition
Travel Begins at 40 has joined the Future of Tourism Coalition as part of its pledge to help rebuild tourism in a positive post-Covid direction. The coalition was formed in…
