Car hire price comparison experts, carrentals.co.uk, recently asked holidaymakers in the UK to talk about the nasty surprises that pop up whenever they go away on holiday. At the top of the list came poor standards of accommodation and the nasty surprise of hidden costs. 40 per cent of respondents listed additional, unexpected costs as [...]

With the global economy and swine flu keeping many travelers from leaving the country, “staycationing” has become a popular option among holidaymakers in the United Kingdom.  With more and more people looking for ways to cut costs, these types of vacations represented a huge percentage of the revenue generated by the travel and tourism industry [...]

Phuket, the largest island in Thailand, has long been a popular destination for holidaymakers from the United Kingdom.  However, a large amount of drownings have caused some travelers to second guess their decision to visit the idyllic island.  Karon beach has been the main focus of the controversy, as it has seen over a dozen [...]

Many in the travel and tourism industry in the United Kingdom thought that the growing number of stay at home holidaymakers would help pull the fledgling industry out of its financial rut.  However, according to a study done by accounting firm Wilkins Kennedy, this is not the case, as hotels in the United Kingdom are [...]

Most people think of caravans as a pleasant and quaint memory from the past, but recently caravan sales have once again become fashionable in the United Kingdom.  One reason for this is that the plummeting global economy has many more people choosing not to travel abroad.  Because of this, holidaymakers are looking for cheaper ways [...]

A recent study shows that hotels in the UK are significantly more expensive than their counterparts in the rest of Europe.  The study looked at fifty of the top European cities and showed that of that number, thirty-six actually showed a decrease in overall prices for accommodation.    However, overall prices in Europe are only down [...]

Thomas Cook & Son have reported that their winter travel bookings have dropped significantly from this point last year.  Even though summer travel has tended to remain steady, with only small drops in numbers, holidaymakers are increasingly deciding that winter vacations are expendable.
The travel company, one of the UK’s largest, has reported a drop in [...]

A new study has shown that using mobile internet while on holiday overseas has become quite popular with British holidaymakers.  However, many are finding that the cost was far higher than they could have imagined.
A survey conducted by uSwitch revealed that about one in ten holidaymakers from the UK accessed mobile internet while on holidays [...]