I once assumed that the Gatwick Express service between London Victoria Station and Gatwick Airport would be the best option, albeit the most expensive. But I was suprised to discover that Southern Rail offered me the same journey which took just one minute longer! The journey was 31 minutes compared to 30 minutes. And the […]
read more »We have always rated Skyscanner as the best impartial search engine for flights and with its new look and feel, it’s better than ever. We recommend that you use Skyscanner for all economy flights especially European, even if think that you know which airline you’re going to use, because you never know what other options […]
read more »Searching for a hotel in Benghazi Libya? What a challenge this was! There are no Benghazi Hotels listed in our Hotel search engine so we had to manually check each listing from Google Maps. We were often diverted to hotels in Malta and Italy so quite some time was spent to discover the following: Ozo […]
read more »There is much talk about the Vulcan and even Concorde participating in the 2012 Queens diamond jubilee flypast but unfortunately, there isn’t one! The Vulcan has been given permission from the CAA but no plans exist for a flypast exist, The usual royal queen’s flypast has been ditched in favour of the Thames celebrations If […]
read more »There are no plans for a 2012 flypast this year previous wedding and birthday occasions. If you need a hotel for the bank holiday weekend June 4th and 5th please take a look at the rates and availability offered via our hotel comparison page Booking Business Travel provides impartial advice. We earn nothing from this […]
read more »Two train services serve the Paddington-Heathrow route. We compare both. HEATHROW CONNECT Save £16.20 by taking the cheaper and slightly slower alternative. HEATHROW CONNECT costs £17.80 return compared to Heathrow Express at £34. Even lower fares if you use a railcard. If you’re taking the first train of the day, the journey time is only […]
read more »Here is the most up to date and impartial guide to discount Stansted Express fares. The normal return fare is now £29.50, almost as much as the Heathrow Express Service And the one way fare is £21.50 Stansted Express through Ryanair is just £21.60 return, saving £7.90 (EUR24.59 converted at today’s rate) And one way […]
read more »Most people know Expedia as an online travel agent for leisure bookings but the company also operates a Travel Management Company by the name of EGENCIA. EGENCIA has acquired TRAVELDOO technologies, founded in France in 2000 TRAVELDOO provides booking management technology to Travel Management Companies. Their products assist travel clients with Travel planning, Online Bookings, […]
read more »I absolutely love this app for UK national rail. It provides up-to-the-minute station information e.g. 2 minute delay on the train that I’m running for… I’ve found it to be more accurate than station announcements. It meets my criteria: Fun to use, intuitive and useful. It gets information directly from the ATOC system (Association Train […]
read more »Travel agents make money in a variety of ways, depending on the product being sold. Travel agents make money by selling holiday packages which are organised by tour operators. Or they may package the travel and hotel accommodation together themselves. Travel agents also sell flight tickets on their own, hotels on their own, and other […]
read more »We looked at 10 hotel booking and hotel comparison sites before deciding to recommend the one that we feature on the Hotel Page of BookingBusinessTravel. This site searches and compares approximately 40 different hotel companies and hotel bed banks and provides the results in a concise readable format. We’ve seen the site compare the following […]
read more »Your travel management company (TMC) will assign you an Account Manager. The role is purportedly to ensure that you the client gets the most price competitive arrangement out of the business relationship but in actuality, and behind the scenes, the role is an account manager is primarily to maximise the profit for the TMC. To […]
read more »Helping you booking business travel online. We are not travel agents. Uniquely, we are a travel company that says “if it’s cheaper online direct, then book it!” Top booking travel tips e.g. how to find the best fares and when to use a business travel agent.
read more »Helping you booking business travel online. We are not travel agents We are probably the company that says, don’t book with us, go direct! And we’ll help you to do just that! Top booking travel tips e.g. how to find the best fares and when to use a business travel agent.
read more »It is important to be familiar with the airline alliances because these airline groupings may share their loyalty schemes and they also share fares, routes and around-the-world options Here is a complete list: There are three global airline alliances: oneworld, Star Alliance and Sky Team ONEWORLD ALLIANCE American Airlines (AA) Finnair (AY) British Airways (BA) […]
read more »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 »Companies will book business travel online – wherever the best deal is According to travel industry news provider, e-tid.com, a leading think tank of travel industry executives who are members of the World Travel Market Club have agreed that there is a trend towards unmanaged business travel, and that that is set to increase over […]
read more »Here at Booking Business Travel we’ll keep you updated of travel news items that affect you, as a travel arranger, if you sign up to our blog. But here is our selection of the top UK travel publications, should you want more general information. Two all-round general travel trade publications are delivered weekly to most […]
read more »www.superfly.com mocks other search engines such as KAYAK as being outdated so we thought we should take a look. Yes the site is slick and simple. Yes, you can access all your frequent flier / memberships from one dashboard, which is nice, but others services do that too. When it comes to flight search, the […]
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 »I had to search long and hard to find a live Eurostar Arrivals and Departures Board. The official St Pancras International arrivals and departures are available here but the system does not recognise Paris or Brussels! You’ll need to scan through ALL arriving trains and departures including domestic train services Surprisingly, the best live Eurostar […]
read more »I’ve used my travel agency background experience to select what we consider to be the most useful and essential travel apps using the following criteria: Intuitive – no instruction manuals! Instant gratification – fun to use. Genuinely useful Unbiased accurate and live information The Apps Organiser – save time by organising your travel apps Create […]
read more »This subject makes me quite cross. Airlines offer air fares at ridiculously low prices and then they charge for airport servicing and a massive “fuel surcharge” which they lump together with UK Government Tax. Thus on a fare to Sydney*, for example, airlines and travel agents will say that “the price is £479 return, plus […]
read more »For the most enjoyable hotel location in Bangkok, choose a hotel with a view of the Chao Phraya River. You’ll see traffic of a different kind and can enjoy the experience of visiting the Royal Palace by public river taxi. There are surprisingly few hotels to choose between and I summarise them in order of […]
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