Wierd tourist complaints
402 Brits are renowned for being endearingly eccentric, but following research by Thomas Cook and the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), these complaints are truly off the scale. The…
EHIC card is good for your health abroad
752 A survey released by the Department of Health revealed that while almost 50% of British travellers have become ill or injured on holiday, 35% of these have delayed, often…
Risky to travel without the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
1.1K Half the UK’s holidaymakers could be in for a nasty surprise on their summer holidays this year, as new figures reveal only 50% of Britons hold a European Health…
Ryanair: Scrap Airline Passenger Duty or we freeze UK growth
328 Michael O’Leary, Ryanair’s CEO, said in London the low cost airline also planned to allow passengers to carry an “unlimited” number of bags onto its aircraft next year. He…
Airline Protection (ATOL) levy to rise to £2.50
263 The raising of the £1 levy from October 1 follows industry consultation when Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) called for a “fundamental reform” of the Air Travel Organisers…
Low-cost airlines are revolting against the ‘unfair’ Air Passenger Duty
368 Ryanair has already reduced its weekly flights from Stansted from 40 to just 24, a reduction of 30%. Smaller airlines have done the same in a bid to put…
World Travel & Tourism Council: APD should be scrapped
353 The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) says the revised UK Airport Departure Tax will discourage long-haul travel, reducing UK spending in emerging markets, and thereby undermining the government’s…
Jane Austen Festival in Bath
707 The Jane Austen Festival will be making its annual return to the city of Bath this September to celebrate the popular author’s writing, life in Bath and all things…
Currency exchange – avoid getting ripped off at the airport
549 It is common knowledge that the bureaux de change at airports are an expensive way of changing your hard-earned pound into another currency. Yet quite often during the rush…
Brits don’t tip on cruises says Royal Caribbean cruise line
486 This has become a “significant issue” according to Royal Caribbean International vice president and UK managing director Robin Shaw. He added that the company was experiencing a “huge cultural…