Holiday Insider Travel Advice: How to Pack for your Holiday

If your holiday packing style consists of bulging baggage or last minute changes follow the handy guide below to help you to pack more effectively and squeeze more in without incurring extra baggage charges at the airport.

Holidays4U Cease Trading Affecting Thousands of Holidaymakers

Yesterday we heard the sad news that Holidays4U had ceased trading. A tour operator specialising in Turkey and based in Brighton, Holidays4U also traded as Aegean Flights. According to the administrator the company had ‘”suffered because of difficulties faced by the travel industry as a result of the economic downturn” (source:travelweekly.co.uk). So where does this [...]

Holiday Insider Travel Advice: Holiday Protection Guide

TRAVEL GUIDE: HOLIDAY PROTECTION EXPLAINED Last year the Icelandic Ash cloud brought havoc to many holidaymakers planning to go on holiday with many suffering cancelled flights, postponed holidays and some even having to stay at their destination for longer, unable to get home until a week later. The occurrence of the ash cloud crisis not [...]

Ski Holidays : Avoid the peak holidays

Some of my friends have just come back from skiing in France where there was little snow and lots of people! I understand it has snowed more since but even so whether you’re an experienced skier or a first time skier, how do you avoid the peak skiing times and the crowded slopes? I was [...]

Lost Luggage Advice: What to do if your holiday suitcase goes missing

“It’ll never happen to me”…. hmmm don’t be so sure! After many years of flying, I unfortunately had my first experience recently of lost luggage on holiday. Having previously travelled for years with no problems it wasn’t really something I had given much thought to before. Until it happened. I was left feeling hopeless, staring at [...]

Essential Holiday Checklist

The Summer holidays are here and many of you are off on your holidays in the coming weeks! To help you on your way and to make sure you don’t forget to pack the essential items, I’ve written a holiday checklist for you below. It’s by no means exhaustive so please contact me if you [...]

Flying – Don’t be fooled into paying extra charges

Airlines, desperate to reign back their spiralling costs in the face of  increased charges, higher fuel costs & competition on airfares, are adding on extras and costs to the consumer everywhere they can.  Don’t get stuck with the increasingly high baggage charges and extra costs now experienced when flying.  Follow the tips below to help you avoid paying more than you need to. [...]