As one of the first Camino tour operators, we often find ourselves working with a wonderful collection of journalists, travel writers, and content creators. From charity walks to exploring exotic destinations on foot, we regularly end up in the news! Here are some of our favourite stories we have featured in.
News & Announcements
Beyond Band Aid: Follow the Camino ‘Feeds the World’ All Year & Our Other Charity Activities
Follow The Camino One of Few Tour Operators Along the Entire Via Francigena Route
Follow The Camino Wins For Camino Portugues Coastal Project at ECTN Awards 2024
Follow the Camino in the Media
27 November 2024 – Breaking Travel News reports on Follow the Camino’s launch of a strategy to bring more travellers to the Via Francigena
27 November 2024 – ITTN reports on Follow the Camino’s launch of a strategy to bring more travellers to the Via Francigena
20 November 2024 – Follow the Camino Founder & CEO Umberto di Venosa comments on the Boyne Camino gaining National Trail Status
11 November 2024 – Follow the Camino Founder & CEO Umberto di Venosa comments on EVOKE’s article on harassment along the Camino
31 October 2024 – ITTN reports on Follow the Camino’s win at the European Cultural Tourism Network for the Camino Portugues Coastal route
28 October 2024 – European Travel Commission reports on Follow the Camino’s win at the European Cultural Tourism Network for the Camino Portugues Coastal route
19 September 2024 – The European Network for Accessible Tourism reports on Follow The Camino’s nomination for the European Cultural Tourism Network Awards 2024
11 September 2024 – ITTN reports on Follow The Camino’s nomination for the European Cultural Tourism Network Awards 2024
11 September 2024 – Top 7 travel platforms to simplify your luxury trip planning
06 September 2024 – 3 Top Luxury Travel Services for an Unforgettable 2024 Vacation
26 August 2024 – Sarah Slattery (The Travel Expert) on Today FM’s The Last Word with Matt Cooper
26 August 2024 – Sarah Slattery from The Travel Expert: 22 Best Wellness Holidays To Take in 2025
17 August 2024 – Sarah Gordon from iPaper: The Spanish cycling holidays to escape tourist crowds from a local who knows
1 August 2024 – Lynn Brown from BBC Travel: Will extreme weather change when (and where) you go on holiday?
4 July 2024 – ITTN reports on Follow the Camino’s TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Award 2024 Win
3 July 2024 – The Irish Times reports on Follow the Camino’s Nomination as a Finalist at the Operational Excellence Awards 2024
27 June 2024 – Family travel blogger Dan Brewer hikes the Camino Portugues Coastal with his wife and kids
10 June 2024 – Deborah Durrfeld of Passport the World offers more advice on the Camino de Santiago
5 June 2024 – Lizzie Enfield from BBC Travel: The Portuguese pilgrimage you should do in 2024
5 June 2024 – ITTN reports on Follow the Camino’s Nomination as a Finalist at the Operational Excellence Awards 2024
27 5 June 2024 – May 2024 – Deborah Durrfeld of Passport the World explores the Last 100km of the Camino de Santiago with Follow the Camino
11 April 2024 – DGB Group: An Interview with Follow the Camino’s Sustainability Advisor, María Lihué Tula
27 March 2023 – Advertisement feature from The Independent: 10 Inspirational Travel Ideas For The Wild at Heart
21 October 2019 – Sarah Baxter from Telegraph: The secret Camino: Europe’s greatest pilgrimage – with coastal views and no crowds
25 December 2018 – Nina Kahn from Bustle: The Travel Splurge You Should Treat Yourself To Next Year, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
13 December 2018 – Lucy Mallows from Independent: Camino de Santiago: How to Walk Spain’s Famous Pilgrimage Without Roughing It
22 June 2018 – Stephen Gurney from Index Magazine: Walk the walk: diary of a pilgrim
25 January 2018 – Joan Scales from The Irish Times: Save €250 on family trip to Canada and other deals this week.
13 November 2017 – Alison Stewart from Traveller: Portuguese Camino Coastal Route by bicycle: An unforgettable journey
20 September 2017 – Tom Stainer from Lonely Planet: Walking the Camino de Santiago: highlights of the Camino Francés
4 July 2017 – Ella Byworth from Metro: What you need to know before you walk the Camino de Santiago.
22 June 2017 – Dan Convey from Budget Traveller: Camino de Santiago: What you need to know.
12 June 2017 – Esme Fox from Culture Trip: Top 10 Sights to See Along the Camino de Santiago
21 December 2016 – Carly O’Neill from The Irish Mirror: The Camino de Santiago: Logging off and switching on to the wonders of St James Way
26 September 2016 – Andrea Smith from the Irish Independent: Following the path of true love
27 August 2016 – Frances Mulraney from Irish Centra: Irishman who rowed a currach from Ireland to Spain
9 October 2015 – Andrea Smith from Independent.ie: Couch to Camino: My next challenge will be ‘Camino to Couch’ to put back on the two stone I lost
23 August 2015 – Andrea Smith from Independent.ie: Couch to Camino: After a stall in her fitness programme Andrea Smith felt it was time to give her self a ‘kick up the arse’
2 April 2011 – Robert Mullen from The Guardian: Walk this Way: the Camino de Santiago.
If you are a travel writer or journalist who would like to work with us to share the Camino experience with the world, please get in touch! We run press trips each year to give journalists and travel influencers a glimpse of the wonderful Camino de Santiago.
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