Well, I’ve got an exciting week coming up, with a trip to London, and the Travolution Awards. I’m not sure why but I’m nervous about the awards; I’m not too great around people I don’t know, and what about if I do win, the ...

As a big fan of clear-across-the-continent travel – I’ve crossed Russia on the Trans-Siberian from Vladivostok and up to St Petersburg, then wandered right across Europe – I’ve been following the story of a tunnel under the Bering Strait with a lot of interest. If you ...

I’ve just read a prediction that makes the future sound bleak for owners and staff of European hotels, but possibly great for us travellers. The MD of the large Supranational Hotel group, Niels Pedersen, is talking up a "downward re-adjustment" for the tourism sector across ...

I wrote a post previously about how a number of issues would have to be tackled if consumers are to use the mobile phone for booking holidays. This morning my brand spanking new Nokia N95 arrived, so I connected it up to my WiFi ...

Email received from Cheapflights informing me that they have revamped their .com site with the UK to follow suit soon. I love the new search where you’re able to filter the results – for example I searched for flights from NY to Chicago, and ...

Sorry, I mistakenly removed a blog post about Leisure Direction Ltd who have apparently gone into administration, despite at the time of writing the website does not mention this. What is strange is that the ABTA number quoted on the website does not exist ...

Travolution reported today that Holiday Watchdog has been acquired by Trip Advisor. From a consumer perspective I don’t like the idea that two of the largest travel brands in TUI and Expedia now own a growing portfolio of holiday review sites. Personally, I think this type ...

I’m nosey and I’d like to know where you are travelling to this year, and will you do your bit for the environment? If you are flying will you off-set your carbon emissions, travel lighter, or will you just carry on as normal? Please feel free ...