MEDIA COMMENTARY

I am regularly asked to comment on travel and leisure industry topics in the national, regional and trade press.

July 2025 - Commentary on why parking costs at theme parks and other visitor attractions have gone up so much, and why attractions are charging visitors to park.

October 2025 - comment on why people are increasingly visiting cemeteries in the destinations they visit. Image credit: Taphophiles Jono Namara (left) and Dan O'Brien (right). - Copyright Jono Namara and Dan O'Brien.

October 2024 - how Blank Street Coffee has risen to fame and grown so fast.

October 2024 - posing questions around public transport by train and bus and the impact on families as well as people using transport for days out and holidays.

October 2025 - are resorts and destinations really tackling over tourism or are they trying to manage footfall? Image credit: Madonna di Campiglio, Monte Spinale, and mountains of Brenta group in winter. - Copyright Marypozzi

October 2024 - when an airline fines a passenger for taking a cabin bag on board that could potentially be oversized.

December 2025 - how that jingle and one liner lead to the budget airline going beyond viral.

March 2026: I spoke to The Mail Online about the impact of over tourism on cities, residents and tourists themselves, and speculated over which cities might be in trouble next.