Category: Travel News
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Valentines Break Ideas
Whether you are thinking of Paris, Rome or New York there are plenty of locations you can head this valentines day if you are looking to go abroad. With February 14th being in a Sunday this year it means that more people will head away for the weekend. The usual lower Sunday night hotel prices…
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US Dollar rates in January 2016
So, the Dollar remained pretty steady throughout January with it hitting a low on 24th January. The best rate available rate that day was from Travel FX and was £1/$1.401. At the moment (1st Feb) its sitting at £1/$1.409. You can see the graph below showing the movement over the last 18 months with a…
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Post Office Currency Flash Sale
The Post office currently have a flash sale on Euros and US Dollars. Their rates are not always the best but they are on the high street, a brand we all trust and every now and then they have a flash sale which is worth making use of. You must order online to get the…
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£10 off when you spend £50 on travel books
Amazon have an offer *today only*, spend 50pounds and get 10pounds off. Perfect if you are looking to purchase travel guides, maps or anything else for your holiday. Check out their Travel and Holiday book store.
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20% discount on Irish Sea crossings
P&O Ferries have extended their recent popular offer as below: 20% discount for all ticket types! Book from 29th Dec to 29th February; Applicable for travel from 4th Jan to 15th Dec 2016 T&Cs apply – check out their website for details. Book on the P&O Ferries website. Offer is valid for bookings…
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Thomas Cook now allowing direct debit payments
Thomas Cook have just announced a new way of paying for holidays – via Direct Debit. This will allow customers to pay their usual deposit, then split the remaining payments over the remaining months before their holiday to break up the usual lump sum payments that are due before travel. The added bonus is that…
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Rough Guides top 10 cities in the world to visit in 2016
Rough Guides have just published their top ten lists for 2016, in amongst them is the top ten cities to visit, check out their Rough Guide to 2016. Their top ten cities are: Reykjavik, Iceland Mexico City, Mexico Seoul, South Korea Ljubljana, Slovenia Wroclaw, Poland Nashville, USA Amsterdam, The Netherlands Hull, England Vancouver, Canada Agra,…
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Happy New Year
Yes, its the predictable Happy New Year post. But we are still going with it. We hope whatever your travel plans for 2016 that you have a fun, safe time regardless of where you are heading. Over the next few days we will be posting details of new year travel deals and gteat offers that…
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Airport Charges for Drop-Off and Pick-Up Zones
We have covered this before on many occasions as UK airports change their mind about whether you can drop passengers off next tot he terminal, if they will charge and how much. Sceptics will say that airport security has nothing to do with the drop off facility location and if its open or not and…
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Our favourite blogs – December 2015
Here are our two favourite blogs for December 2015: — Nomadic Matt With the strapline “travel better. cheaper. longer” Nomadic Matt helps you with a whole range of travel topics, from finding cheap flights to researching great places to stay and much more. There are literally hundreds of pages packed full of useful information that…