Collect 5,000 bonus BA Miles with Hilton Worldwide

Discounts & Sales Posted on April 12th, 2011

Until 30 June 2011, you’ll be awarded 1,000 bonus BA Miles for every stay, and you can collect a grand total of 5,000 while the offer lasts. All you need to do is register with Hilton HHonors before booking to be eligible for this unique offer – the only guest programme to offer you both […]

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EasyJet longest new route: Gatwick to Amman, Jordan.

Industry News Posted on April 12th, 2011

EasyJet has launched a three times weekly service, departing Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. With a flying time of 5 hours, this is believed to be the outer reaches of time that passengers will tolerate a no-frills service. The fares are approximately half that charged by existing services – Royal Jordanian and BMI and can be […]

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BMI New routes to Berlin, Vienna, Basel, Bergen,

Industry News Posted on April 2nd, 2011

and …Stavanger, Casablanca and Marrakech …are now available to book online for travel from April 2011 Earn Double destination miles with Diamond Club and double points with company rewards to Berlin and Vienna until 31st May 2011. Book direct with BMI here –

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Stansted Express – discounted further

Discounts & Sales Posted on April 1st, 2011

Discounted Stansted Express tickets UPDATE: January 2012 Now save 27% off the normal fare. RyanAir has reduced their prices further, now offering a discount of approximately £8 on Stansted Express Trains The normal return fare from London Liverpool Street is now £29.50 Online Price £29.50 EasyJet Price £28.00 Ryanair Price £21.60 Book via this link […]

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Additional Ryanair fees

Industry News Posted on March 31st, 2011

Ryanair is to charge an additional €2.00 fee from the 4th April, to cover the costs of disrupted travel due to incidents such as the ash cloud, Air Traffic strikes and snow. We wait to see if this is per flight or just per booking. It will be described as a “EU261 Compensation Levy” because […]

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Best Airline Reward Schemes

Booking Tips Posted on March 31st, 2011

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’ […]

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Most rewarding credit cards:

Discounts & Sales Posted on March 31st, 2011

Apply by 15th April for bonus 3,000 British Airways Air Miles: Low credit limits: For lower spending, earn Air Miles with the British Airways American Express Card. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS Higher credit limits: For higher spend, apply for the BA American Express Platinum CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

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Always search for just ONE seat!

Booking Tips Posted on March 31st, 2011

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 […]

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Ryanair Sale – Book by Midnight Monday

Discounts & Sales Posted on March 31st, 2011

Fares from £6 each way, for travel Monday to Thursday only, anytime throughout May. I usually ignore these Ryanair “sales” but after checking, these prices really do exist and there appears to be reasonable availability. The only extra that you have to pay is the credit card charge £6 each way unless you apply for […]

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Is “Google Travel” the future of travel search?

Industry News Posted on March 30th, 2011

In July 2010, Google announced an agreement to acquire ITA Software, for $700 million. ITA provides search technology and connectivity between airlines and client-facing web sites such as ORBITZ and KAYAK. Acquiring ITA will empower Google to provide answers to consumers search queries itself, instead of leaving that function to the online travel companies. Ask […]

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Save £24 off your next Ryanair booking

Booking Tips Posted on March 30th, 2011

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 […]

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Skyscanner chooses Lastminute.com to fulfil Wizz Air bookings

Booking Tips Posted on March 30th, 2011

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 […]

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BMI New Routes

Industry News Posted on March 30th, 2011

BMI New Routes to Basel, Bergen, Stavanger, Casablanca and Marrakech are now available to book online for travel from April 2011

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Booking Eurostar for this summer

Booking Tips Posted on March 30th, 2011

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 […]

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easyJet Holidays – new website launched

Industry News Posted on March 30th, 2011

easyJet holidays – is it cheaper to book a package?

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Heathrow Express, Stansted Express Discounts

Discounts & Sales Posted on March 30th, 2011

HEATHROW EXPRESS DISCOUNTS I recently made the mistake of buying a single Heathrow Express ticket at Paddington Station at a price of £18 and a single on the way back. Total, £36! Had I booked online, and bought a return ticket, I would have paid £32 saving £4 UPDATE January 2012 I have researched all […]

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Bahrain Travel Advice

Industry News Posted on March 14th, 2011

TRAVEL ADVICE The UK Government Foreign Office advise against all travel to Bahrain until further notice. For more details regarding the situation in Bahrain click HERE TRAVEL INSURANCE You may or may not decide to heed Foreign Office advisories, however it is important to be aware of the dangers and also that most travel insurance […]

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Booking trains from UK to France using “split tickets”

Booking Tips Posted on February 27th, 2011

how to save money booking trains from UK to France

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BMI 5 day sale – book by midnight Tuesday

Discounts & Sales Posted on February 25th, 2011

This sale is valid for travel to 30th June! Click here for full details and bookings

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VIRGIN SEAT SALE – Book by midnight Tuesday

Discounts & Sales Posted on February 12th, 2011

A quick sale ends at midnight on Tuesday, 15 February The low economy fares have been reduced by approximately £40 More details HERE

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Skyscanner to give door-to-door information

Industry News Posted on February 10th, 2011

Skyscanner has bought an online company – ZOOMBU – which claims to provide “door-to-door” travel information. We look forward to seeing this technology added to the site as we believe it to be an exciting enhancement See our SKYSCANNER PAGE for more information on the travel industry’s leading search engine

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A search engine – for travel questions

Industry News Posted on February 10th, 2011

We’ve found a very helpful site which provides answers to your travel-related questions. Travellr.com (no e) Alternatively Mygola.com uses a real life team of human researchers to answer questions but after 3 free searches you need to pay … and the initial search process requires you to register. This is an obstacle as nowadays, we […]

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Redspottedhanky.com no longer charging rail booking fees

Industry News Posted on February 10th, 2011

The UK rail booking company, Redspottedhanky.com no longer charges rail booking fees. It also offers free ticket delivery by first class post, free “ticket on departure” and appears to have scrapped credit card fees as well! Combined with their loyalty scheme, and brilliant website, Redspottedhanky.com is a serious contender for your business travel bookings.

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BMI Sale extended – book by 28 January

Discounts & Sales Posted on January 21st, 2011

The BMI sale is available on most routes. bmi Special Offers. View our special offers now. Low fares on many routes worldwide. Book now for competitive fares. You may be surprised by their network which includes the middle east. Travel to most destinations at sale fares is up to 15th June 2011

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American Airlines row with travel agents

Industry News Posted on January 21st, 2011

Most airlines offer their fares and availability via GDS (‘Global Distribution Systems’, which are used by both bricks-and-mortar travel agents and most online agencies. It is convenient for agents to use just one GDS system to book all travel. Knowing this, the GDSs have had a licence to print money by charging airlines a hefty […]

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