European hotels have finally had enough, and if British Travellers do not stop making bogus food poisoning claims in a bid to claim a refund from their Tour Operator or make false claims on their travel insurance, the rest of the country is going to suffer! Fraudulent food poisoning claims have increased by over 500%…
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Thinking of Taking the Kids out of School for a Holiday? It could cost you more than you think!
We all know a holiday makes us feel better, and we all know that certain tour operators take advantage of families by hiking their prices during the school summer holidays… but is it really worth taking the risk of travelling during term time? Well, British couple Stewart and Natasha Sutherland from Shropshire, decided to take…
Do You Buy Presents and Gifts for Friends and Family when you go on Holiday?
Before package holidays opened up a whole new world to British Travellers back in the 1950s and 1960s, the most we could expect from our aunties and uncles who had returned from a week in Brighton, was a stick of rock, and if we were really lucky, a sugar dummy! Then our friends and family…
A-Z of Travel – R is for Responsible, S is for Sustainable and T is for Tourism
Since the wonderful invention of the World Wide Web, the planet has become more accessible and we are travelling further and more often than ever before. No longer satisfied with a fortnight on the Costa Brava, travellers of today are looking for new experiences, new adventures, and tailor-made tours to exotic destinations, and as a…
Are These the Best 20 Travel Quotes Ever?
I love travel quotes, and while St. Augustine’s “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page” remains my firm favourite, I recently came across some modern quotes that lead me to believe that travel not only broadens the mind, but it seems to make us a whole lot…
Are Your Holidays Protected? Don’t forget to read the small print!
The internet has opened up a whole new world when it comes to booking holiday and travel arrangements. We no longer need to trek to the local travel agent, browse dated brochures, and pick up paper tickets; we can simply switch on the PC or open up the iPad and book all our trips abroad…
Bespoke Travel – Is This The End of Package Holidays?
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and I can hardly believe that after a long, cold winter in Austria – spring has finally sprung! One of my favourite times of year, spring is when we throw out the old, bring in the new, and start planning our summer holidays to those exotic destinations…
Travel Agency or Tour Operator?
When it comes to booking your next holiday will you be heading down to your local Travel agency or booking via a Tour Operator? Well they both book holidays so you might think the difference between these two entities is irrelevant, but if you are looking for a unique travel experience to a destination that…
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