Sky Travel started broadcasting in August 1994, it originally shared the same channel as The Christian Channel, Sky Soap, The History Channel, Sky Sports 2 and The Sci-Fi Channel. Up until September 1997 it was on weekdays from 7am until 12pm, then from September it moved to Sky Movies Gold when it was on Weekdays from 11am until 4pm. The channel retained those hours until 2001, when it went 7 days a week.
Sky Travel Ident1994
An imaginative ident here, with the letters made from a palm tree, train, temple, skis, pagoda and roman column.
Sky Travel Break Bumper1994
another CG sequence for the commercial breaks..
CG by US tv design specialists Novocom
Sky Travel Guide1994
Title sequence for commercial presentation slots where you could buy holidays, this would in later years become the basis for the whole channel..
1995 - 1996
Sky Travel Ident1995
a year later and another new look, using the billowing silk backgrounds of the other network idents...
1996 - 1997
1997 - 1998
Sky Travel Ident1997
A new sky logo for all of it's Sky branded channels in 1997..
Sky Travel retains it's turquoise colour brand.
1998 - 2001
Sky Travel Ident1998
now the Sky lozenge logo is gone in favour of simple typography..
This look was introduced on 1st October 1998
2001 - 2003
White letter box styling for the next series of multiple Sky Travel idents.
Shots include travel destination landmark icons, and people enjoying holidays
2003 - Present
Sky Travel Ident - Lounger2004
Today Sky Travel is available on every digital platform - Sky Digital, NTL and Freeview. Sky Digital viewers also have Sky Travel +1 and Sky Travel Shop a 24 hour holiday shopping channel.
Sky Travel Ident - Nightclub2004
Sky Travel would repeat popular entertainment shows previously shown on Sky One like Ibiza Uncovered. This ident would be show before such a programme.
