�� 2008

Book holidays with confidence

Posted on December 5th, 2008 in Featured, Travel news

Travel advice: With consumer confidence down after the collapse of XL. The Civil Aviation Authority will be pushing the importance of financial protection to consumers.

With travel agencies closing and the demise of XL, then booking with confidence is all the more important.

Here are a few tips to help you avoid the expense and heartache, if your travel agent goes bust..

1. Always always if you can, pay by credit card, that way your card provider has to refund you in the event something goes wrong.

Avoid under occupancy charges

Posted on December 3rd, 2008 in Featured, Travel news Don't pay under occupancy charges

Travel advice: We all want a good deal when we go on holiday, so lets avoid extra charges. Tip: Book hotels instead of self catering or DIY your next trip. Prices: Start at just £129 for hotel offers.

So what can you do to avoid paying those under occupancy charges and save extra £££’s, well if there are just 2 of you consider a hotel booking instead which can work out cheaper for you.

For eg Thomson holidays offer superb deals, but can be pricey on under occupancy charges for self catering so here are a few examples..

Kuoni online discount

Posted on December 2nd, 2008 in Featured, Travel news Kuoni holidays direct with discount

Cheaperholidays are pleased to announce that, for the first time ever, Kuoni Travel will be offering a direct booking promotional online discount.

- Web only 5% discount on all Kuoni holidays to Maldives, Mauritius & Barbados

- Offer applicable for all new bookings and for all 2008 and 2009 departure dates

- Offer valid from Friday 28th November 2008(pm) until Sunday 14th December 2008

- Offer also applicable for multi-centre holidays, tours and cruises including Maldives, Mauritius & Barbados within their itinerary.

Cheaper flights via Europe

Posted on November 25th, 2008 in Featured

Travel advice: UK flight departures will be more expensive, when hit by changes in Air Passenger Duty. Costing tips: Long-haul passengers, will book cheaper flights via European hubs to save upto £300 on APD tax alone. Which is a considerable saving…

Under the chancellor’s new ADP regime, anyone choosing to fly long-haul will really feel the pinch on direct UK departures.

“As a result, there will be cheaper flights via Europe and the hubs of Paris Amsterdam Berlin for eg, will be much more attractive - for example a family of four will be able to save up to £292 from November 2010.”