Ross Bennett-Cook

@maitlis hi Emily, please can you have Laura Bates on The News Agents to discuss her new book The New Age of Sexism - it’s an incredibly interesting, shocking and important book and should be read by all ⭐️ I think you would have a really thoughtful conversation

@TheNewsAgents can we please have Laura Bates on the podcast to talk about her new book The New Age of Sexism? It’s an incredibly interesting, timely and shocking book and needs to be shared and discussed more :)

European travellers cancel US visits as Trump’s policies threaten tourism on.ft.com/3RdZChr via @financialtimes A "bad buzz"

Donald Trump's tariffs and border policies are causing tourists to cancel trips to the United States, and the tourism industry is getting worried. Story via @RossBennettCook and @ConversationUS dcreport.org/2025/04/13/tou…

🌏 On "Narco tourism - fascination with true crime, drugs and cartels is popular - tourists should take a moment to consider how they might feel if someone who had murdered their loved ones became a souvenir fridge magnet to remember their country by." theconversation.com/colombia-wants…

When I visited Colombia, I was surprised by the sheer number of Pablo Escobar souvenirs - now, congress there is trying to ban them. I wrote for ⁦@ConversationUK⁩ about the trend of “narco tourism” and why many in Colombia hate it #darktourism #narco theconversation.com/colombia-wants…

Shocking videos of open homophobic slurs by @StJohnsU pharmacy students circulating on social media, we can not allow such vile behaviour to become normalised!

I wonder if this fabulous McDonalds I visited in Batumi, Georgia features!

Found @garyhe’s @CNN article about McDonalds and his McAtlas fascinating, will definitely be getting a copy of the book! cnn.com/interactive/20…

@Mori5039 @BBC_Travel No I did not, if you had the ability to read correctly you would see that I was REPORTING ON IT.

@RossBennettCook @BBC_Travel Didn’t you recently write an article about how it was time to stop traveling abroad and give people a carbon allowance?

With so much doom and gloom surrounding #overtourism, here is some alternative news: Seeking tourists: Four countries that are actively welcoming travellers bbc.com/travel/article… via @bbc_travel

As I apply for a ticket to attend the World Travel Market, I can’t help but notice that Turkey is absent from the Asia, Europe and the Middle East sections. What category does Turkey belong to? The isn’t an “other” option….

my final prediction!!

Eastern Europe leans Trump

I have always noticed these men when traveling around 🇹🇷 and thought the job looked grueling, especially in Antalya’s roasting summers. Interesting article! #Turkey Turkey’s plan to recycle more has made life hard for its informal waste pickers theconversation.com/turkeys-plan-t…

@Gig_Pics It will be interesting to see how Indian tourists behave, Spain also has to deal with the added conflict of drunk British tourists ruining their cities and resorts. I doubt Indian tourists will have that reputation, they seem to be welcomed in Switzerland quite positively

@Gig_Pics I dont believe they are doing anything to plan for Indian tourism. Locals have been up in arms about mass tourism for decades already and basically nothing has been done, hence the intense protests now. So I very much doubt that will suddenly change

@RossBennettCook read your article on Indian tourism. How are Western European countries planning on handling tourism ramping up from vast countries such as India when Spain etc are already up in arms about tourist numbers from small countries like the UK?

Exciting new tourist attraction outside my local Tesco in Walthamstow 😍 #liztruss standard.co.uk/news/london/wa…