This August has been especially quiet, in the respect of new posts and that’s because I have taken the opportunity of the typically quiet spell to concentrate on the planning of Travel BlogCamp. The Travel Rants inbox though is starting to fill up with rants ...

Millions of consumers plan their own short-break by booking flights and accommodation separately and as I wrote recently consumers need to keep a look out for fake websites. Book your accommodation through a personal recommendation or a company that you have used before. Taking advantage of ...

I use Twitter to network with people who read my blog and it helps me build a new audience. It’s great that travel companies are starting to embrace social media but I wanted to look at their behaviour and were they interacting with travel consumers. ...

You may remember that I wrote about WH Smith’s decision to only stock Penguin travel guide books in UK airports, and well that seemed to annoy quite a few people. Many of you asked why travellers would pay for a guide book when they can ...

When researching my next holiday destination I prefer to read content written by people who have visited the location or live there. The last of the travel tips posts features useful advice on travelling to France, Australia and Switzerland. Five France travel tips Tips provided by Stu ...