It’s a recession, companies and airlines are struggling to cope with the downturn in bookings, so it should be a time that they’re looking to attract customers and give them a great travel experience. Instead they’re all looking at ways to get more money out ...

Today I read an interesting post written by Simon on Travel Shorthand regarding hotels and the increase in hotel service charges. Like low cost airlines, hotels are looking at ways to generate more revenue at a time when consumers, I would guess are cutting back ...

Let me start off by briefly explaining what ATOL is from my understanding. If you book a flight or holiday with a travel company in the UK that is ATOL bonded then you are financially protected should that company go into administration. Important information for consumers The ...

This is the second in a series of three posts that looks at travel experiences. At the weekend I asked readers to share their worst and best hotel experiences. I know none of us like to remember the negative aspect of a holiday but I ...

I am in the process of booking two hotels, one for my trip to London, and the other for Venice, and early next week I will be publishing a video blog post that will take a look at four hotel search and comparison sites that ...