A travel industry expert suggests the following 5 booking tips: Always use a comparison site. The best in the UK is Skyscanner Always choose to book short haul flights directly on the airlines sites, examples: easyJet, Ryanair, Wizz. Book British Airways direct here directly with BA as they don’t discount short-haul fares Long haul travel […]
read more »Skyscanner is our favourite search engine for economy flights worldwide, so we feature it under our Flight Search page (see above) It is especially good for European fares because it offers direct availability from low-cost-airlines that may be omitted by many travel agent systems. That’s because most of the low cost carriers have a direct […]
read more »The truth about where to find easyJet discounts. Search for easyJet discounts and you’ll see offers that apply to easyJet holidays, usually in the form of voucher codes, but never for “flight only”. Discount vouchers for easyJet flights do not exist! easyJet holidays We’re often told that it’s cheaper to book flights and hotels together, […]
read more »The Heathrow Express App is a very simple application for booking full fare tickets on your mobile. The most annoying feature is the date selection. Instead of a user friendly calendar , you need to select from a date wheel. It does not help by providing the days of the week, so you need to […]
read more »This article is written to help you find the best easyJet discount fares, impartially. We do not want to sell you a ticket! easyJet and the travel trade Unlike the Ryanair policy (see my article here) easyJet do work with travel agents, travel management companies, both online and offline. They facilitate the booking processes and […]
read more »In this article, we discuss the variety of sources of Ryanair discount ticket prices in 2012 . Ryanair fares are offered by travel agents, package holiday companies and the airline itself. 1. Travel agents and Travel Management Companies (TMC’ s) simply book direct on the Ryanair website and charge you a transaction fee to do […]
read more »The normal single fare is £21.50 and return £29.50 from www.stanstedexpress.com We’ve thoroughly researched the Stansted Express Discounted fares for July and August 2012 The best fares are: EasyJet Single £19.80 Return £28.00 Ryanair Single £16.40 Return £23.25 Ryanair has the best discount on Stansted Express during July and August 2012 but the charge is […]
read more »We’ve spent a couple of hours searching for the cheapest Heathrow Express discount fares for travel in August 2012 online, to save you the effort! We earn nothing from this but we hope that you appreciate the advice and come back when you need flights, hotels or Eurostar tickets, as we’ll always direct you to […]
read more »We’ve researched the best Gatwick Express discounts available for travel in July and August 2012. Gatwick Express direct is currently quoting a discount of 15% at £16.85 single and £27.90 return and this is the best discount available – and with no booking or credit card fees. The trainline.com quoted us £33.20 return plus an […]
read more »British Airways says “book before 10 July” but we always check the small print. You can book up to 23:59 GMT on Tuesday itself. Travel is generally from 10th September through to dates as far in advance as March or even June 2013 Changes to booked tickets are allowed at a fee but refunds are […]
read more »We have been asked to find a hotel near to or within walking distance of the Council of European Union, Justus Lipsius Building, Rue de la Loi 175, Brussels. The closest and best standard appeared to be the Renaissance Brussels but the normal rate was EUR239 and well above the European Body guideline rate of […]
read more »The through fares from London to Amsterdam are generally good value when compared with flight costs including all the additional charges of baggage, check-in, transport to the airport etc. By “through-fare” we mean the price given if you search from London to Amsterdam and the reservation system includes the connection in Brussels. Rail Europe offer […]
read more »We’ve spent several hours searching literally dozens of airline sites and online travel agent sites, for discounted Heathrow Express July 2012. We have no intention of selling you a ticket and we earn no commission from this advice. We simply enjoy helping our clients to save money by pointing them in the right direction – […]
read more »The hotel nearest to the Eurostar terminal in London is the Renaissance St Pancras but the standard rates in July 2012 are currently £390 or advance purchase £354 (including VAT) Compare the rates via our Hotel Search but currently the hotel does not appear to be discounting their published tariff. We did find discounted rates […]
read more »Monitor the only Eurostar Departure Board that we have found, here, but the site includes domestic services. http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/ldbboard/dep/STP Alternatively, you can register for alerts on a specific train if you enter a Eurostar booking reference at https://contactdetails.eurostar.com/ but only for bookings made directly on Eurostar.com If you’re mobile, the best train app that features live […]
read more »There are no online arrivals boards dedicated to Eurostar but this site provides live information on all trains arriving at St Pancras International station here. http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/ldbboard/arr/STP It includes domestic trains so you may need to scroll down. You cannot filter the display because it doesn’t recognise Paris / Brussels or Lille as being valid stations! […]
read more »We have found return fares of £109 for travel in early August! This compared favourably with British Airways at £280 return Avoiding the hassle of transiting Paris, you can choose a service via Lille, which should just be a change of platforms. Also available, return fares at £199 return in First Class ! Other regional […]
read more »We’ve had to search everywhere to find exact times for the RAF flypast on Tuesday 5th June. Firstly, please allow me to say that our site is dedicated to helping you to find the lowest air fares and hotels, online. So, inevitably, we impartially direct you elsewhere, just as we do in this article. But […]
read more »Fly from LHR-KUL (London-Kuala Lumpur) and stop-over, option to take a train from KL to Singapore, return, Fly KUL-DPS (Kuala Lumpur to Denpasar, Bali) Travel overland from Bali to Jakarta Fly JKT-LHR (Jakarta-Heathrow) All the above flights are available with the superb Etihad Airlines, for under £1,100
read more »It’s proving difficult to find out the precise details of the 2012 flypast. All we know to date is that on Tuesday 5th June 2012 the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will have lunch at Westminster Hall with a guest list of some 700 people, after which they will travel by carriage along a processional […]
read more »Currently, the closest Hyatt Prague is in Berlin which is disappointing as I have consistently found reasonable rates for Hyatt elsewhere. Use our hotel comparison site to locate the best rates at alternatives to a Hyatt Prague – I recommend the following: Sheraton Prague Charles Square Hotel Esplanade Savoy Hotel
read more »Qatar Airlines frequent membership scheme is called the Privilege Club and the registration has to be done online here: Use your own email address if you administer this for the traveller or enter his/her details. You’ll need the travellers date of birth
read more »First and Business Class customers in Doha are serviced via their Premium Terminal in Doha where they are provided with a personal chauffeur driven transport to and from the plane. And a bell-host service will take care of luggage But Qatar Airways do not offer the “free chauffeur service” to and from airports that Virgin […]
read more »The cycling facility at St Pancras Station may deter you from visiting the station and travelling onwards by Eurostar. The bicycle park is in a dimly lit NCP car park a long walk at the rear of the station. When I visited St Pancras station on 15th March 2012 there were only 11 “Sheffield” style […]
read more »We conducted this study on behalf of a client who travels frequently to their offices in Stuttgart from London. We recommend using our Skyscanner flight search engine to compare schedules and fares but the following booking tips will save you additional time and costs: Tip 1 Choose the “Compare Times” option for an easier display […]
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