A trip to Costa Rica

Hello Maggie,

Just wanted to say thank you so much for all your effort in organising our fantastic holiday to Costa Rica. Continue reading

Disney Florida Offer

7 night stay in a Disney Area Executive 4 Bedroom Villa, Gatwick flights with Virgin Atlantic, based on travel 6th March 2020 – Priced from £479 per person

Dubai Expo 2020

A huge exhibition is coming to Dubai 20 Oct 2020 – 10 April 2021.

History – The Expo was first set up in 1851 by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert who built Crystal Palace (not the football club) for the first exhibition. The Eiffel Tower (1889), movies with sound (1905), first phone (1876), first TV broadcast (1939) were all showcased first in the world expo exhibitions.

Where is it – The 1080 acre site will be in the Dubai South district between Dubai and Abu Dhabi (just by Jebel Ali)

Maggie’s magical Indian Sojurn

I was very lucky to be invited on a Fam with Mr India himself, Nikhil Chibbler from ITC. I was going to travel around Rajasthan staying in 5 star hotels and luxury Tented accommodations. Experiencing some of the wonders of India, so very excited to be going!!!

Misleading Black Friday Deals

Published on Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Consumers warned over misleading Black Friday travel deals

Consumer champion Which? is warning consumers to beware of misleading Black Friday travel deals.

Which? said several special offers for last year’s event turned out to be exaggerated or non-existent upon further investigation.

On Black Friday in 2018 (November 23), Which? Travel analysed promotions advertised by major airlines and holiday companies – before checking the prices again two weeks later to see whether the deals on offer were really worth snapping up.

Jet2 fills Thomas Cook void

Published on Thursday, October 17, 2019

Jet2 fills Thomas Cook void at Manchester and Birmingham

Jet2 has announced expansion at Manchester and Birmingham Airports to meet ‘unprecedented demand’ following Thomas Cook’s demise.

It is adding hundreds of thousands of seats for summer 2020 from both airports, a 16% rise in capacity at Manchester and a 23% jump at Birmingham. Continue reading

Airlines cashing in on BA Strike

Flight prices rocket as BA cancels nearly all flights

Pilots strikes by British Airways pilots have prompted fares to soar this week as rival airlines take advantage of demand.

A search by TravelMole this morning showed one-way EasyJet flights from Nice to London tomorrow (Wednesday) have rocketed to £660 to Gatwick, £611 to Stansted and £510 to Luton, and that excludes checked-in luggage or any other ‘extras’. Continue reading

TripAdvisor accused of failing to stop fake hotel reviews

Monday 09th September 2019

In a nutshell
TripAdvisor is refuting claims by consumer rights group Which? that it has been failing to stop fake and suspicious five-star hotel reviews. It says an investigation by Which? is based on a ‘flawed understanding of fake review patterns’ and relies on ‘too many assumptions, and too little data’.

Cruise industry helps Bahamas Hurricane recovery

Industry takes action to help Bahamas hurricane recovery

Cruise lines are rallying round to help the Bahamas following the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian.

The death toll has climbed to 30 and is expected to be even higher. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis described the worst areas as being ‘decimated’.
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EU say no change to UK flights until October 2020

EU confirms no change to UK flights until at least October 2020

UK airlines will still be able to operate flights between the UK and the EU until at least October next year after the European Commission extended the deadline in their unilateral contingency legislation, released today.

Under previous legislation the deadline for this contingency was set for March 2020, but this extension will now allow customers to book their travel further in advance in the confidence that flight schedules will not be affected, said ABTA. Continue reading