A new survey suggests that many Brits are considering staying in the UK for their summer holidays this year as a way of saving money. According to Sainsbury’s Travel Insurance, nearly 29 million of us will spend just over £22 billion on our holidays in 2012. However, when this figure is broken down, it equates [...]

Strikes by Air France flight stewards are due to last until Wednesday and threaten to cause disruption during a busy holiday period in the country. Tuesday is a French public holiday, and many will have taken today off work to extend their weekend break. It is also the middle of the school holidays.
Over the weekend, [...]

Virgin Holidays is to expand its retail presence across the UK by opening concessions after the successful trial of two outlets in London. The shops have been set up in Sainsbury’s supermarkets on Merton High Street, South London, and Cromwell Road, in Kensington.
Since last year, the holiday provider has increased the number of units it [...]

A competition watchdog has given its approval for the creation of what could become the largest high-street travel brand in the UK. If it goes ahead, the venture will see Thomas Cook tie-up with the Co-operative and Midlands. The Competition Commission has said that although the brands are already some of the largest holiday retailers [...]

Air France passengers face having their travel plans disrupted during a peak summer holiday period as unions representing the airline’s flight attendants announces a four-day strike. The industrial action is slated to start on 29 July and last through to 1 August, a time when many families are either heading out or returning from their [...]

Online travel agent ebookers.com has published the results of a survey which suggests that many Brits are unable to log-off from social networking sites, even when they are relaxing on holiday.
Nearly two-thirds of the people who responded to the survey admitted that they spent at least two hours or more checking their social networks while [...]

A mid-air brawl has resulted in the arrest of three British holiday makers on their way to Barbados from London with Virgin Atlantic. The incident occurred after Zoe and Martin King, and Zoe’s father, Derek Edmonds, were asked to keep the noise down by a Danish family. The group had apparently been drinking and were [...]

The threat of strikes by airport workers in Spain could mean misery for millions hoping to get away for the Easter holidays. If the industrial action were to go ahead, nearly every airport in the country would be affected over the extremely busy holiday period. The problems for travellers could be made worse if air [...]

Leading car hire firm Avis is offering Brits the opportunity to enjoy the extra bank holiday at Easter with a range of competitive deals. Research conducted by the rental company suggests that around a third of all holidaymakers are intending to spend time on home soil enjoying the country’s numerous historic sites and beauty spots [...]

At last, there may be some good news on the horizon for holidaymakers looking to book a car rental in the New Year as the embattled industry crawls its way out of a devastating recession. Experts are predicting that the problems that caused some companies to raise prices by up to 500 per cent over [...]