Finding somewhere nice to stay in the Lake District that is affordable, in a good location, and has all the facilities you need for a family holiday can be tricky. We found […]
Booking a flight or holiday: My top money saving tips!
With the age of the internet making us all our own travel agents, the world is our oyster and the online world is our tool in terms of making sure that we […]
Does Riviera Travel deserve top award?
Caroline feels that Riviera Travel really deserves its recent Sunday Times Travel Award. Having read recently that Riviera Travel had won the Sunday Times Award for Best Escorted Tour Operator I wasn’t […]
Travelling for sport: My top five experiences!
When it comes to travelling, there are several great reasons for doing it. One of the least discussed and often most undervalued is the experience of going to a sports game whilst […]
Travel news: BA latest airline to suffer Boeing 777 issues
With the most orders for a twin engined wide bodied aircraft, over 1500 in service and more on order, the Boeing 777 is a fairly common plane to be jetting off on […]
Travel news: Jet2 looks to update its current fleet with new order
With Jet2 establishing (or perhaps already has established) itself as the leading airline out of the north of England, the company has looked to update its fleet of planes with an order […]
First Great Western expose shows train travel rip off continues
Anyone who lives in Leeds and wants to travel by train to Sheffield will find that there are two options when it comes to using the ticket machines at Leeds station for […]
Give me back my 20% or I won’t show you my pass!
So, I always believed it was essentially obligatory to show my boarding pass at an airport. Sure, when I bought some cheap booze outside the EU I knew I was doing this […]
Big game ban: helping or hindering the fight against hunters?
And so the backlash has begun on a practical level. Delta, American Airlines and a fair few other airlines either have banned or are likely to ban the shipping of legally hunted […]
New Monarch routes provide welcome competition
Whilst it is no longer an unspoiled and unknown treasure, Nerja (about an hour from Malaga by car) has until now really only been accessible from Leeds Bradford Airport with Jet2 or […]