Okay, I had an idea that the title of this blog post might attract your attention, but as a consumer myself I am using Google less and less for holiday searches because I know what “tools” I can use to do the job quicker and ...

As a consumer I rarely stick to the same travel company. I prefer to shop around but if I have a bad experience with a company I’d never use them again. My dad always books his Florida holiday with Travel city direct, he doesn’t check ...

Firstly, let’s get the geeky stuff out of the way - meta search is an application that takes a search query and queries data from a travel companies servers, then aggregates the results on a website. This means that as a consumer you don’t have ...

Imagine you read reviews of your hotel and one review mentions that on arrival the hotel holds a champagne reception. The hotel does not mention this in brochures or on its website because they want it to be a surprise. Knowing this information would ...

Despite the technology it still can be a frustrating experience searching for hotels, especially when you do not know your way around the destination. I’m searching for a hotel in Berlin because I’m hoping to attend the Berlin ITB and I’ve been invited to ...

January is by far the busiest time of the year for holiday bookings and this year more than any other travel agencies are going to want to tempt you into their shop, by hanging great holiday deals in front of your nose – and who ...

I spent this morning searching for flights to Toronto for September 2008, and yep, I know it’s a while off, but I have to plan and save for my trip. For direct flights the prices were quite similar, with SideStep finding me the best ...

Let me set the scene; I visit a travel agency and I want to go to the Caribbean, it’s my first time visiting this part of the World and I want to go the first week in July. The agent goes through my options ...