I am no financial expert but the news today that the Bank of England have reduced mortgage rates by 1.5% must be good news for the travel industry. I suppose this depends though if the banks and building societies actually pass this reduction down to ...

It is very rare that a press release will goad me into writing a blog post but one sent from Sunshine.co.uk put me in ranting mode. It mentions that apparently an amazing £96million is wasted on non-refundable deposits in the United Kingdom every year. I ...

Interesting news today that TUI Group are going to take a hard line on problem tourists. You might remember that I wrote in August about my annoyance that destinations like Malia were getting negative media attention due to the drunken British tourists causing havoc on ...

The Civil Aviation Authority has asked customers of the collapsed XL Leisure Group to bear with them as they deal with over 200,000 claims for refunds. I have received a few emails from worried consumers, asking how long the process will take, so that they ...

The Travel BlogCamp is a great opportunity to get-together, network and chat. We have a good mix of travel bloggers, tourist boards, media and travel companies registered for the event. I am looking forward to meeting everyone and learning more about the travel industry. The Travel ...

Readers will be aware that I am not a big fan of travel surveys because I do not think that they reflect the opinion of a wider community, but one survey caught my attention by online travel agency, e-bookers, on holiday stress factors. I find ...

UK’s third largest tour operator, XL Leisure Group have this morning gone into administration. Over 85,000 holidaymakers are stranded abroad. The civil aviation authority have the massive challenge of getting those stranded back to the UK. Those who have booked a package holiday through ...

Well as you have probably realised, I have been very busy in the last two weeks. For a start, I have been working long hours on the ‘day-job’ and in the background organising an event that will hopefully bring travel bloggers and companies together. The Travel ...