Browsing my through RSS feeder today I noticed on the Telegraph site an article that highlighted the most expensive places for travellers. Apparently, Geneva is the most expensive, with, Monte Carlo, New York and Moscow not far behind.
London should be added to the list
From my travels in the last 12 months, I think London should be included in that list, and I am surprised it is not. You can easily pay £80 for a so called three star hotel, which in reality should be one star.
Firstly, apologies for the lack of activity around here lately, there are going to be a few changes, but more on that later. Life has become rather hectic, with little time to rant, but today, I want to share an experience my friend had when searching for a long haul flight to Australia on the high street.
Huge savings on long haul flight
He visited a travel agency and received a quote £500 per person cheaper than the agency around the corner. So what you might say, but the flight was with the same airline, and the departure date was just 24 hours earlier.
Walking 500 yards saved him a total of £2,000 for the flights, a huge saving.
There is a really interesting video on BBC Fast:track regarding hotel price fixing claims where large hotel comparison sites and online travel agents are allegedly making consumers pay more for rooms.
Hotel booking sites under pressure
Online hotel booking site, Skoosh, have apparently, received phone calls and emails from hoteliers asking them not to offer prices lower than other hotel booking sites. The larger companies are under pressure, to make sure that smaller companies are not undercutting them.
Just hearing that currency exchange company, Crown Currency Exchange have gone into administration, and according to the website, 13,000 customers are affected. I am just looking into how this affects travel consumers who have ordered currency.
The company provided an online service where customers could exchange, £300 to £1000 into foreign currency. They delivered the money to the customers address. You will receive your money back if you have paid for the currency on your credit card then under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974.
