The Departure Lounge – Details, episodes & analysis

This week we're heading to one of Spain's most beautiful cities – Seville. Aaron and Gee have both been, Allie hasn't, and she has questions.

We get into the current state of travel (it's complicated), put Gee and Allie to work on a last-minute booking challenge, uncover a dark piece of Seville's history that might put you off your lunch, and have a heated debate about whether tapas is actually overrated. Spoiler: Aaron thinks it is.

Plus – three facts to guess the destination for next week's episode.

In this episode:

• The Deal Challenge – £350pp, last-minute, flying from London
• Don't Go Alone – the Spanish Inquisition and a very popular food market
• Gate Change – is tapas culture overrated, and is Seville becoming a victim of its own success?

This week we’re heading to Greece, where ancient myths, island-hopping adventures, and all-inclusive holidays collide. With Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey arriving in cinemas soon, Aaron, Gee and Allie explore why we’re still obsessed with Greece thousands of years after Odysseus supposedly sailed its seas.

The team takes on a very specific Deal Challenge, attempting to book Aaron the ultimate all-inclusive break somewhere connected to Odysseus’ legendary journey. Along the way they discuss the Greek evil eye, whether social media has turned Greece into the world’s most photographed destination, and debate if the country’s most famous islands are still worth the hype.

Plus three facts to guess the destination for next week’s episode.

In this episode:

The Deal Challenge – Book Aaron an all-inclusive holiday somewhere linked to Odysseus’ journey

Don’t Go Alone – The evil eye, ancient superstition, and why Greeks still wear protective charms today

Gate Change – Has social media changed Greece forever, and can a destination still feel mythical when everyone’s already seen it online?