| Travel Channel International Ltd | |
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| Launched | 1994 |
| Owned by | Travel Channel International Ltd. |
| Picture format | PAL (576i, 16:9) (SDTV) |
| Audience share | 0.0% 0.0% (+1) (June 2011, BARB) |
| Broadcast area | EMEA, Asia, Pacific |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Timeshift service | Travel Channel +1 |
| Website | travelchannel.co.uk or travelchanneltv.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Eurobird 1 | 12560V 27500 2/3 11389H 27500 2/3 (+1) |
| Sky Digital | Channel 251 Channel 252 (+1) |
| DigitAlb | Channel 12 |
| NOVA Greece | Channel 405 |
| DSTV | Channel 181 |
| IPTV | |
| UniFi (Malaysia) | Channel 145 |
| mio TV (Singapore) | Channel 21 |
Travel Channel (UK) is a British satellite television channel, transmitting 24 hours a day in 19 languages across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. It is operated by Travel Channel International Limited (TCI) - an independent company headquartered in London, and unrelated to Scripps Networks Interactive's Travel Channel in the United States.
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The channel mainly airs programming involving travel, such as guides to holiday planning, and traditional documentary programming about destinations, cuisine, culture, nature and shopping, along with other types of travel such as backpacking, culinary tourism, ecotourism and luxury tourism.
Travel Channel was launched in 1994 and it uses 20 satellite feeds to reach over 700 cable, satellite and IPTV platforms across the world. A second sister channel, Travel Channel 2 launched on Sky Digital on 11 February 2008 but closed on 2 March 2009 when the EPG slot was sold to Style Network.
Travel Channel began to offer their high definition channel, Travel Channel HD, throughout Europe on 15 November 2010.
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This series lifts the lid on old favourites as well as up-and-coming places, getting to grips with what makes them remarkable. The result is often humorous and always provides an incisive portrait of some of the world’s best destinations.
Combining adventure, travel and delicious cuisine, join Charlie Ottley on a mouth watering journey to experience the culture, discover the history and meet the locals to unearth the traditions and ‘favour’ of each country he visits.
Julian and Camilla push the boundaries of unpredictable travel, along with their tumultuous friendship, to exciting destinations around the world. Never boring and always with something to say, Julian & Camilla invite you on their adventures as they show an alternative view on the world of travel.
Host George Kourounis is one of the world’s most active and venturesome stormchasers. From vicious volcanoes to tornadoes, monsoons to raging forest fires, George runs towards the world’s wildest weather whilst everyone else is sensible enough to run away.
Starting out from South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, with two backpacks and a digital camera, Sonia and Alexandre Poussin’s intended destination is Lake Tiberias, in Israel. Their outlandish plan is to cross the entire continent of Africa on foot, a distance of over 14,000 kilometres.
This stunningly shot series keeps railroad history alive, with fascinating insight into how a steam engine works and the incredible scenery of railways in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Be prepared to experience extreme jealousy as Varun Sharma samples the world’s best hotels and most exclusive entertainment. The nearest Varun gets to stress is when his private jet is forced to land in the middle of nowhere, but never mind, the limo’s on the way.
Henry Cole, veteran of countless motorcycle miles, rides his monstrous American chopper along the highest of highways and the lowest of byways to and the greatest places on earth to be on two wheels. Henry shoots from the lip as he gives tips and advice for anyone wishing to follow in his tyre tracks.
Isabelle Legeron, Travel Channel’s very own wine wonder woman, is on a quest to uncover the world’s greatest wines . With her friendly, no-nonsense attitude, Isabelle makes the perfect drinking and travelling companion.