We’ve found online travel agents demanding more money after you’ve completed a flight booking – have you been overcharged and hit with other sneaky fees?
Have you been hit by hidden holiday charges?
3Heatwave: how do you and your pets keep cool?
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The Met Office has issued a heatwave alert for England this week. How do you and your pets beat the heat when temperatures rise?
Do you still use traveller’s cheques?
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Are you planning to catch some summer sunshine abroad? What form of travel money are you intending on taking with you?
All-inclusive or DIY holidays: which do you prefer?
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Three in ten holidaymakers heading abroad this year will be opting for an all-inclusive package, but are they really getting a better deal than if they’d organised it themselves? (more on all-inclusive vs DIY holidays…)
What are the best Eurovision holiday destinations?
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This evening, millions will be watching the world’s greatest singing contest (Eurovision) take place. Some 182 million tuned in to see it on telly last year, including 8.4 million from the UK, which makes it the perfect opportunity for the countries taking part to showcase themselves to potential visitors…
What are the best UK cities for short breaks?
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Are you making plans for this or the next bank holiday weekend? One of the UK town or cities voted best in our Which? Travel survey might be worth investigating…
What are the best travel apps?
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With the weather warming up, many of us will be thinking about booking our next holiday – and most will do it online. But what other tech is there to enhance your next trip?
Do you prefer to listen to a good book?
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We’re buying fewer books as a nation, yet according to new stats audiobook sales have doubled in the past five years. So what’s driving this – and do you prefer to read or listen to a good story?
What happens to vital consumer protections after Brexit?
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Many areas of our lives, including healthcare abroad, keeping our homes warm and travel rights, are protected by EU laws that need much greater attention during Brexit negotiations. That’s why we’ve launched our Consumer Charter.
Would you pay extra to pre-book a sunbed?
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Thomas Cook has a new optional extra for holidaymakers this year – those wishing to secure a sunbed for their summer hols can pre-book one – at a cost. Would you pay to beat the early-morning scrum?
Is that hurry holiday deal really worth the rush?
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Had an email from an airline along the lines of: ‘Someone else will bag that bargain-priced holiday if you don’t act now’? Well, don’t bother – we’ve discovered there is nothing to hurry for.
Has the snow scuppered your travel plans?
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Snow has fallen across large parts of the country over the past couple of days, leaving roads closed, trains delayed, flights cancelled and all-round chaos in the run up to Christmas. Have your plans been affected?
(more on travel plans…)
Are hotel booking sites ‘misleading’?
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The Competition and Markets Authority is investigating dodgy deals on hotel booking sites. If these sites are misleading their customers, should more of us move to booking direct?
Update: Ryanair cancels Christmas for its winter fliers
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Merry O’Dreary Christmas! Ryanair’s latest batch of cancellations is set to affect another 400,000 passengers over the winter. Would an apologetic 40 euro voucher from Michael O’Leary be enough to put him back on your nice list?