Planning to see a UNESCO’s World Heritage site? Thinking you’ll have to travel to the Great Barrier Reef or Great Wall of China? Well, think again because now you only need travel to the Lake District. Billed by the Independent…
Luton Steps Up The Battle Of The London Airports
Luton Airport’s decision to invest £200 million in a new light railway link – that will run from the airport to the railway station – should give it bragging rights over rival Gatwick Airport, as it will make the journey…
TfL To Vacuum The Underground (This We Have To See)
Calling all vacuum cleaner salepeople. Transport for London (TfL) has just announced that it’s going to spring clean the entire Tube network; using vacuum cleaners. And magnets. OK. So the job is probably beyond your average Henry Hoover. It may…
Airbnb Has Up-Market Hotels In Its Sights
‘Disruptive technology’ is one of those phrases journalists love to use in their articles. Usually they don’t mean disruptive at all, just mildly better; like a quicker toaster. But we do think the phrase can be applied to Airbnb, which…
London Homeowners Can Make Italian Ghost Towns Come Alive
Stories of London homeowners cashing in their property chips to buy bigger properties out of London are pretty common in the national press, but we’ve never seen one before where flush Londoners can buy a whole town. Admittedly, the town…
Stay Safe. Implant Your Travel Card In Your Hand. Really?
Travelling is one of life’s great joys. But its biggest downside is the potential risks that a traveler can be exposed to. As a travel insurance company we deal with our share of customers whose trip has gone wrong for…
A Rewilding Caravan With 7,500 Animals Onboard. What A Sight!
“The animals went in two by two”. Most of our readers probably know the nursery rhythm and were they in Zimbabwe this week would probably be singing it. Why? Because this week sees one of Africa’s largest wildlife relocation projects…
The Best Travel Advice? Stay At Home!
In this exceptionally warm weather, we’re not sure who has it worse, the commuters forced to travel to work or those who work for the companies that provide the means of transport. Let’s face it, we Brits are pretty good…
Singapore Airport Adds A Jewel To Its Crown
So what do Gatwick, Manchester and Edinburgh airports all have in common? Answer. They’re all considered to be among the ten worst airports in the world. Well that’s according to data compiled by a flight delay compensation company called AirHelp.…
Even Captains Of Industry Have to Economise
You know that we live in an age of austerity when the Financial Times newspaper publishes an article entitled ‘Five tips for travelling at the back of a plane’. Despite being the paper that all business people love to read…