Tag: travel
Staying safe on holiday
You can suffer from a personal injury wherever you are. But being somewhere new could increase the chances, purely because you’re not familiar with...
6 Travel Tips for Exploring a New Country
Visiting a new country is usually exciting and daunting in equal measure, but whether the vacation lasts a couple of weeks, a month or...
ON A WING AND A PRAYER
French National strike leads to Ryanair, EasyJet and British Airways cancelled flights
Eurostar cancel travel
By Andrew Atkinson
FLIGHTS to Spain have been cancelled -...
Expats enjoy life in Barcelona and Madrid
The annual expat city ranking reveals how expats rate life in 82 cities around the world.
Barcelona (7th) ranks among the top 10 cities...
Is It Worth Switching To Uber?
Over the past few years Uber has become one of the most popular apps in the UK and around the world. So many people...
British Face Changes to Border Rules
Britons face changes to border rules across the continent - with travellers facing new passport and Visa rules - at the borders of the...
Looking For A Property In Galicia? Here’s How A Real Estate...
In the beautiful coastal cities of Spain, there has never been a better time to buy or rent a property. Over the past years,...
Turkey 2020 summer tourist tax bill boost for Spain?
By Andrew Atkinson
SPAIN could be set to benefit - after Turkey announced it is to impose a tourist 'tax' on visitors in 2020.
British holidaymakers...
Alicante-Elche flights unaffected following huge fire near airport
By Andrew Atkinson
Alicante-Elche airport announced that flights have not been affected, following a huge fire near to the airport.
Black smoke billowed from a clothes...
London’s World Travel Market puts Brexit on ‘Backburner’
Brexit seems to have been put on the ‘backburner’ in London this week, certainly at ExCeL London where, in the Royal Victoria Dock, the...
Corvera Airport reaches one million passengers
The Murcia Government has said that it will begin to make money and recover its costs at Corvera airport earlier than planned, with the...
Wego’s Recipe to Travel More Often
Mondays and Wednesdays are the best days to book your flights
Wego filled over 100 A320 aircraft daily in H1 2019
Wego, the largest...
British Ambassador reassures holiday makers Thomas Cook hotels will be paid
Following the collapse of Thomas Cook, some tourists who have travelled out from the UK on Thomas Cook package holidays have been asked to...
Costa Blanca largely unaffected by demise of Thomas Cook
The bankruptcy of the British tour operator Thomas Cook , the oldest travel company in the world, and the first to bring tourists to...
UK Civil Aviation Authority launches full programme to support Thomas Cook...
Thomas Cook has ceased trading so all holidays are now cancelled
Government scheme will guarantee hotel costs for ATOL-protected holidaymakers
UK Civil Aviation...
What You Need to Know About Commuting Costs
Commuting is expensive. With the recent rail increase hitting pockets hard, here are some ways to cut the cost of commuting in the UK.
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Increase in thefts from aircraft overhead luggage compartments
By Andrew Atkinson
AN INCREASE in robberies have taken place during flights to Spain - with bags in overhead lockers being looted - and jewellery,...
Wego Reveals Top Instagrammable Destinations and Experiences For 2019
London and Dubai are among the top five destinations globally with 118 million and 79 million hashtags respectively
Wego, the largest online travel marketplace...
Holidaying dad pilots easyJet flight into Alicante
Having already experienced delays and with further holdups seeming increasingly likely because of the absence of an EasyJet Captain, Michael Bradley, a father of...
Minors now need parental authorisation to travel abroad
With effect from 1 September unaccompanied minors, or those travelling with third parties, must carry with them a travel permit signed by their parents.
The...
Just when you thought flight cancellations couldn’t get any worse
Just when you thought flight cancellations can't get any worse, along comes disruption at French Air Traffic control!
BY ANDREW ATKINSON
JUST when you thought...
Alicante expects to lose 30,000 cruise passengers this year
Having announced in April that 50 cruise ships and over 100,000 tourists would visit the city in 2019 the Alicante City council has revised...
Deadlock in Union talks with Ryanair as strikes go ahead
Ryanair cancel flights to and from Spain in September
BY ANDREW ATKINSON Breaking News
After 9 hours of meetings, #Ryanair rejects the mediation proposal of...
Benidorm hotel food poisoning scams disappear following UK jail sentences
During the summer of 2016 the number of fake claims made on hotels and tour operators for food poisoning by British tourists spread like...
Uncertainty over Ryanair strike in Alicante
The unions have said that until the Government issues a statement detailing the minimum services that must operate, the extent of both the strikes...
Good news for Corvera as it announces link with Canary Islands
Corvera Airport has announced that with effect from 28 October it will operate a twice weekly return flight to the Canary Islands.
The flight will...
Ryanair to close four bases in Spain – in wake of...
By Andrew Atkinson
Ryanair have announced that it is closing four of its bases in Spain - news that comes in the wake of strikes...
Passengers board coaches to Valencia and Alicante – after ferry shunts...
By Andrew Atkinson
A FERRY with 393 passengers and carrying 70 vehicles on board ran aground - shunting up against rocks - in the Costa...
Lo Monte campsite wins European Prize
The Deutscher Camping Club DCC, the most important camper-caravan club in Germany, has chosen the campsite Lo Monte de Pilar de la Horadada (Alicante),...
Corvera airport continues to lose traffic
Figures released by airport Management Company AENA show that Corvera airport has now lost more than 100,000 passengers in the first 7 months of...
