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Sophie Banks

Staff Writer, Travel · TravelWireDaily

Sophie writes about sustainable travel, emerging destinations, and the practical information travellers need. She covers visa changes, travel advisories, and the trends driving where people go next.

Articles by Sophie Banks

You Can Take These Epic Safari Adventures Over a Long Weekend 6h ago

Exclusive First Look: Beautiful New United Club In Washington Dulles E Concourse (Photos) 6h ago

American Airlines Makes Hotel Vouchers Easier To Get, But Warns Of Fewer Hotel Choices Yesterday

Hilton Is Growing Faster Than Marriott, Hyatt And IHG Yesterday

Free GHA Titanium Hotel Status For Bank Of America’s $100,000 Rewards Tier Yesterday

‘Instead of scuba diving on shrinking reefs, we helped regrow them’: readers’ best conservation tourism experiences Yesterday

University Of California Buys A Ritz-Carlton For $193 Million—And Southwest Flyers Get Surprise Platinum Emails [Roundup] 2 days ago

America's Luxury Train Routes Deserve Better Marketing Than Europe's Overrated Classics 2 days ago

Passenger Cut Off From Alcohol Throws Suitcase Off Plane Stairs—Gets 7 Days In Jail 2 days ago

Southwest’s Friendly Airport Agents Can Cost You Money—Change Your Flight In The App Instead 2 days ago

Hotel Refills Toiletries From Ketchup-Style Bottles—This Is Why You Can’t Trust What’s In The Shower 2 days ago

Denver Airport Taco Bell Worker Sues Over Unpaid Security Time. So Much For My $1.70 Burritos? 3 days ago

Doug Parker Says Flying Was Never A Commodity—His American Airlines Spent Years Making It Feel Like One 3 days ago

Southwest Airlines Passenger Says Flight Attendant Quit After Crew Fight—Pilot Called It ‘Personality Differences’ 3 days ago

Albania’s restored stone houses throw open the doors to visitors 3 days ago

British Airways $710 Million Tax Fight Could Leave Members With Less Valuable Points 3 days ago

Airline Lobby Chief Says Up To 99% Of Flyers Are Happy—His Own Survey Disagrees 3 days ago

Review: KLM 787-10 Business Class (Amsterdam – Los Angeles), Still A Solid Choice 3 days ago

Cheers At The Gate As American Airlines Pilots Save My Flight From Cancellation 3 days ago

U.S. Airlines Face New Collusion Lawsuits-Sharing Data To Keep Ticket Prices High 3 days ago

From the Columbia River Gorge to Oregon’s High Desert: Where to Play, Eat, and Stay East of Portland 4 days ago

Airbnb Outpaces Rivals With Its Fastest Revenue Growth in 3 Years 4 days ago

Bomb Hoaxes Test Europe’s Airlines as Geopolitical Pressures Mount 4 days ago

Lyft Launches 8% Ride Rewards—Free With Chase DashPass, But Airport Discounts And Priority Pickup Perk Go Away 4 days ago

We Spent Our 15th Anniversary on the Fiji Island Where “The Blue Lagoon” Was Shot 5 days ago

United Airlines First Class Steak And Eggs: Great Steak, But Where Were The Eggs? 5 days ago

China Eastern’s Ex-Chairman Gets 14 Years For $10 Million In Bribes—He Didn’t Follow Xi Jinping’s Instructions 5 days ago

Choice Paid $24 Million to Walk Away From Buying Spain’s Sercotel 5 days ago

JetBlue Raises Baggage Fees Again, Now Charges Up To $140 Roundtrip For One Checked Bag 6 days ago

Regional Visitors Keep Oman’s Arrivals Steady but Can’t Fill Its Hotels 6 days ago