Journalist, broadcaster and travel writer recommending slower holidays and better companies. Long time guidebook writer. Now Which? Travel editor
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I live in perpetual wonder that I'm lucky enough to edit a travel magazine as my job. Thrilled to win travel editor of the year again
It's thanks to our team & freelancers, who work hard to publish the best travel writing and bias-free journalism that goes beyond the headlines
The irony of Europe's 'greenest' airline encouraging people to take unlimited flights reflects how most airlines really don't care about climate change
They will put profit first, always
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Got car hire already booked this summer?
Prices have dropped dramatically (44% on average)
You'll almost certainly save, possibly hundreds of pounds if you cancel your existing summer booking and rebook at the new price
We asked 7,000 passengers how long they spent queuing at UK airports to see if paying for fast track to jump the security queue was actually worth it?
The answer. No, except at maybe one airport
which.co.uk/reviews/airports…
Going to be a tough day for passengers as the summer break gets underway
Best way to avoid the chaos is to not check in bags. That's where the worst queues are, and bags always get lost in IT outages. If you do check bags in make sure keys, medicine etc are in your hand luggage
Crail, Swanage and Tynemouth just some of the destinations rated in the top 10 in our monster list of the UK's best seaside towns
More than 100 places rated by more than 5,000 visitors
which.co.uk/reviews/uk-desti…
I know it's been a difficult, and at times even embarrassing few years to be British; so I am here to reassure you that German airports, much like their trains, are even more of an omnishambles of heilloses Durcheinander than ours
They can't even get the signs right
Name three European city breaks that deserve to be better known
1. Wroclaw, Poland
2. Eger, Hungary
3. Lecce, Italy
This is good from Lufthansa.
My first flight is delayed, and I'll miss my connection. But Lufthansa has already noted the delay in the app and will rebook me (so it says!)
Also, what does one do with 10 spare hours at Frankfurt airport?
UK tourists won't be turned away from Spain for not having enough cash
That's according to the Spanish Ministry of Interior. Last time the story made headlines, it said
'This is a hoax spread by the English media, lacking rigour and without any basis.'
independent.co.uk/travel/new…
The rule on evidence of sufficient funds to cover your stay exists, but isn't applied to UK tourists according to Spain. In April. it said no UK tourist had been turned away for not having enough cash
It would be helpful if the Spanish authorities publish this advice officially
I suspect the same is true of the Carta de Invitacion. The British Ambassador in Spain said the Spanish authorities told him this rule didn't apply to UK visitors, although that was a few years back.
english.elpais.com/trans_ibe…
Birmingham had also introduced the scanners, but had retained the 100ml rule so presumably the DfT had planned to do this for a week or more.
The DfT says 'This temporary move is to enable further improvements to be made to the new checkpoint systems'
