From Greta Thunberg to Thomas Cook, it’s been an eventful year in the world of travel. How much of it do you remember?
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg helped popularise the Swedish concept of “flygskam”. But what does it mean?
Car share
Let the train take the strain
Sail away
Flight shame
Tourists were permanently banned from climbing what in October?
Mount Everest
The Great Pyramid of Giza
Uluru
The Eiffel Tower
The UK reversed its decision to leave which European institution this year?
The EU
Interrail
Eurovision
The Champions’ League football competition
Which world-famous landmark was badly damaged by fire earlier this year?
Notre Dame
Hagia Sophia
St Peter’s Basilica
St Paul’s Cathedral
Killing Eve went stratospheric in 2019. In which city did the series two finale take place?
Paris
London
Rome
Moscow
Where in the world did a lifesize version of Monopoly open this autumn?
Mayfair
Hong Kong
Wall Street
Old Kent Road
Thomas Cook, the world’s oldest travel firm, collapsed in 2019. In which year was it founded?
1841
1861
1881
1901
Which of these countries did NOT have a top 20 entry in this year’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants list?
France
Peru
Denmark
UK
The Boaty Weekender was a Mediterranean cruise organised by which band?
Belle and Sebastian
The National
The Beach Boys
The Wurzels
Bibione beach, north of Venice, banned what this year?
Topless sunbathing
Playing music
Beach balls
Smoking
In July, hikers were asked not to leave what on the top of Ben Nevis?
Plastic water bottles
Banana skins
Kendal mint cake wrappers
Chewing gum
Which food won the best in-flight meal in the inaugural PETA Travel awards?
Ryanair’s vegan lasagne
BA’s vegetarian sushi
EasyJet’s falafel and hummus wrap
Wizz Air’s mushroom stroganoff
The Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie, dedicated to showcasing French cuisine, opened in October in which city?
Paris
Marseille
Lyon
Bordeaux
Which famous wine-producing region became a Unesco world heritage site in 2019?
Porto, Portugal
Prosecco Hills, Italy
Rhine Valley, Germany
Champagne, France
Which country’s desert scenery was used in the new (and final) Star Wars film, The Rise of Skywalker?
Namibia
Peru
India
Jordan
Which Central Asian capital changed its name to Nur-Sultan this year?
Astana, Kazakhstan
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Which TV series sparked a boom in “dark tourism” this year?
Fleabag
Unbelievable
Chernobyl
Succession
Eurostar turned 25 last month. Its non-stop London to Paris route takes 2¼ hours to cover how many miles?
205
255
305
355
Which airline launched a campaign this year asking people to fly less?
Ryanair
KLM
Aeroflot
Swiss Air
Which music festival was cancelled this summer because of severe weather warnings?
Creamfields
Boardmasters
Isle of Wight
Glastonbury
16 and above.
Well done, Michael Palin
11 and above.
You’re clearly a man/woman of the world
6 and above.
Ask Santa for an atlas next year
0 and above.
Passport revoked
