Baggage fees are increasing for departures during June, July August and September 2012 from £20 per bag to £25 Bags that are booked through call centres or at the airport (as opposed to online) will increase from £35 to £60 per bag From January 15th, the charge to issue a boarding card at the airport […]
read more »Save 35% off the onboard price of £37 return I have sat on the Heathrow Express Train and watched in disbelief a number of people paying this fare. By booking online the current promotional discount fare is £24.00 a saving of £13 or 35% For more details read my post here
read more »Discount Heathrow Express Tickets are currently on sale directly from Heathrow Express with a 25% reduction. That’s a discount of £8.00 A standard class return ticket is discounted from £32 to £24 And the Heathrow Express discount single fare is now £16.50 This offer applies to tickets sold up to 31st December for outward travel […]
read more »The best Eurostar Arrivals Board for London St Pancras International is available here, at the National Rail Enquiries web site: http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/ldbboard/arr/STP If you’re meeting someone at the station, download the ‘Cross Country Trains App’ for live information on-the-go. This is the most informative and friendly app for UK train timetables, station information, delays and tickets. […]
read more »With so many flights cancelled due to fog at London and Amsterdam airports today, I am being asked about Eurostar to Amsterdam. Booking Direct via Eurostar: – Same day bookings cannot be made online – Book through Eurostar’s call centre, telephone 08432 186 186 The passenger’s credit card must be used to pay for the […]
read more »INTRODUCTION This article is intended to help SME companies choose a credit card for payment of business travel bookings. The author has managerial and operational experience of implementing corporate charge cards within a Travel Management Company environment, for companies with a spend of up to £1 million OVERVIEW OF CORPORATE CARD TYPES Credit card companies […]
read more »Save £12 per person per return ticket by using the Ryanair Cash Passport card But be aware of the following: Prepaid cards are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Transaction fee of 50p applies on spend anywhere other than on Ryanair.com Inactivity fee of £2.50 every 6 months! Loading a small amount of […]
read more »From the 1st November it seems Ryanair intends to charge £6 per flight per passenger for paying by any card online. That amounts to a charge of £24 for two people booking a return trip. The airline has announced that it will provide reimbursement in the form of £6 travel voucher(s) if they use the […]
read more »A brilliant enhancement to Air France booking site is the option to book a flight with a deposit of as little as £10 and to confirm the booking by paying the balance up to one week later. Short Haul fares are usually cheaper direct: AirFrance.com to Amsterdam quoted £97.91 return compared to Expedia £102.41. Expedia […]
read more »For most business bookings you’ll need flexibility – to hold a room quickly and to cancel without charge. Always use our Hotel Search to compare the rates and availability and then, unless substantial savings are available elsewhere, we recommend choosing the following two companies: Booking.com Free Cancellation up to day before Credit Card required to […]
read more »The Wizz booking site is the worst I’ve experienced when it comes to providing total costs, booking fees etc. You need to complete the booking before receiving the total quote. I suggest that you check what the charges will be here first The total costs (Wizz charges are per person per flight) for two people […]
read more »Having researched airport parking at Heathrow, Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Southampton we’ve conclude that instead of booking through 3rd parties that you should book direct. Example: One week Stansted Airport Short Stay (convenience of a walk to the terminal) just £77.00 BAA Official Airport Parking guarantee: You won’t find their parking for less No […]
read more »Easily save over £20 on your next Ryanair booking Ryanair now charges £6 per flight per passenger to take your payment! That’s £24 for two return tickets! Avoid credit card charges by using the FairFX Anywhere MasterCard The FairFX Anywhere £ MasterCard The £9.95 application fee is waived if you apply here. Future top-ups of […]
read more »5 top tips to save money on your next Ryanair trip! Always search for just one seat There may be just one seat left at a lower fare and then others at a higher price. See a full explanation here Always use our flight search comparison engine You may be surprised by an option or […]
read more »Eurostar does not offer discount ticket prices below those on its own site. You will not find discounted Eurostar prices through travel agents or online websites below those offered direct from the official Eurostar site. However; we do recommend that you compare fares with those offered by Rail Europe Rail Europe is the UK representative […]
read more »For booking a train ticket to Europe to stations other than the Eurostar mainline stations: Lille, Paris, Brussels, we suggest you use Eurostar to price your through journey first. Then compare the through journey with Rail Europe Through tickets are more convenient as you will make one online booking, with little chance of making a […]
read more »Always use a flight comparison tool. Even if you know which airline you need to book, you may be offered a cheaper alternative that you didn’t think of. We’ve selected the most accurate and reliable search engine on our Flight Search page. Use our “Who Flies Where” tool. Use our impartial tool to check which […]
read more »In a complete reversal of the low cost airlines policy of encouraging you to book direct and online, easyJet has introduced a range of higher priced “flexible fares” starting at £99.99 which are only available via travel agents. Stated Benefits: Unlimited free date changes with a 4 week period (1 week and 3 weeks after […]
read more »British Airways On-Business Your company will accrue points in addition to your individual travellers’ executive club points. More details – and sign up here Sign up takes just 3 minutes, but before you start, check: *Your company registration number * An estimate (or guess) of your annual air travel spend. * Nominate a ‘company authoriser’ […]
read more »Airlines (and train companies, including Eurostar) allocate a certain number of seats to be sold at various prices. They don’t want to fill an aircraft with £9.99 fare-paying passengers! So they’ll allocate for example: 10 seats at £9.99 30 seats at £39.00 50 seats at £150.00 50 seats at £200.00 If […]
read more »Ryanair charge a debit card or credit card fee of £6 per passenger per passenger. That’s £24 on a return booking for two people! Apply for a “Prepaid Mastercard” NOW – so that you’re ready to save on your next booking! We trawled through the cards on offer through moneysupermarket.com. We were enticed by offers […]
read more »UPDATE MAY 2011 … The search engine now sends you directly to Wizz Air. This is our recommended way of booking low-cost-airlines. The price is the same – to the penny, if you choose to pay by SWITCH or VISA DEBIT card. Lastminute accept AMEX, DINERS, cards which WIZZ do not but they make a […]
read more »The best fares are booked in advance, however; London to Paris, Brussels or Lille is only bookable up to 4 months (120 days) in advance. EXAMPLE: Today 30th March we can only book for an outbound date of 28th July To onward destinations, for example, Bordeaux, you can only book 3 months (90 days) in […]
read more »how to save money booking trains from UK to France
read more »1. Use our comparison site to compare options 2. Air Asia charge up to £60 per return trip for baggage so include that in your decision process. Plus charges for food 3. You’ll only have 9 minutes to complete the booking so make sure you have all the passenger information to hand
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