When I book a flight I am forced to pay a handling fee, I have no alternative method of payment other than debit card. What do the airlines physically do to handle my payment. It costs companies between £0.30 - £0.50 pence per transaction, but ...

It seems to be that time of the year where holidaymakers are heading to destinations like Tenerife and the Canary Islands and are being ripped off by so called holiday clubs and timeshare schemes. I cannot believe that holidaymakers are still being taken by this ...

As a travel consumer I am frustrated with the travel industry and it’s apparent lack of consideration for the environment and global warming. ABTA are holding their annual convention in Gran Canaria later this year, flying over 645 delegates, plus media. Venue for the ABTA 2008 ...

From previous experiences some travel companies use the internet to hide behind their website but I want to be able to communicate online, not forced to use a premium telephone number. I contacted five travel companies to see who was the easiest to communicate with ...

Interested to read that a number of airlines will be running “ghost flights” through the winter i.e. flights with very few passengers on board to ensure that they keep the route. It doesn’t sound very environmentally friendly. It’s no wonder that passengers are having to ...

I recently wrote about how the travel industry likes to think that it cares about the environment and global warming, and I invited a number of companies like Travel Trade Gazette, to prove me wrong, well, they didn’t because none of them commented. I think they're ...

Rush out and book your deckchair before they run out because the United Kingdom is set to become the new Costa del Sol as Europeans flock to the UK. Well that’s what online travel agency, Lastminute.com reckon is happening. We'll fight them on the beaches Oh dear, ...

It's going to be a busy six months for me as I plan to get out and about and promote travel rants on the road. I'm starting next weekend with the UK WordCamp, in Birmingham. WordCamp is a conference for WordPress users which discusses all ...