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What is Sunshine Saturday? The best travel deals available today as huge surge in bookings predicted

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What is Sunshine Saturday? The best travel deals available as huge surge in bookings predicted

The Independent

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UK weather live: Met Office issues multiple weather warnings as fog causes fourth day of Gatwick travel chaos

The Independent

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Airport delays live: Fog causes disruption at Gatwick with snow and rain weather warnings to come

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✕ Close Christmas travel chaos as thick fog sparks mass delays and cancellations at UK’s busiest airports Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy …

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Fog causes cancellations at Gatwick on airport’s busiest day of the holiday period

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1 month ago

Best luxury ski resorts in the world for 2024/25

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Whistler, Canada open image in gallery North America’s largest ski resort oozes prestige Canada’s Whistler, North America’s largest ski resort …

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1 month ago

EasyJet launches its longest ever holiday flight from England – and more new routes for 2025

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Aerial view at the resort area on the island Sal, Cape Verde Ali Gayward, easyJet UK …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Best luxury ski resorts in the world for 2024

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Whistler, Canada open image in gallery North America’s largest ski resort oozes prestige Canada’s Whistler, North America’s largest ski resort …

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2 months, 1 week ago

8 best winter sun holiday destinations just a short flight from the UK

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Departs 15 December 2024 Sal, Cape Verde open image in gallery Guaranteed sunshine makes Cape Verde the ideal winter destination …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

British Airways apologises after ruining retirement holiday and denying refund

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy David Muir was furious when British Airways ruined his golfing holiday to Spain to celebrate his …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why do airlines invent passport rules, and what to do if you’re wrongly denied boarding a flight?

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The passport validity rules for UK travellers to destinations around the world are straightforward to find …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Double divert for easyJet holiday flight – with passengers arriving in Santorini a day late

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Passengers on an easyJet flight from London Gatwick to the Greek island of Santorini endured two …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bank holiday travellers face air traffic control delays plus rail and road disruption

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Air traffic control problems are returning to haunt August bank holiday travellers – as rail and …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Our trip was cut by a family emergency – can we get money back?

The Independent

Q My wife had to come back two days into a one-week holiday due to a family emergency. open image in gallery Work to rule: pilots from Ireland’s national airline go on strike in Dublin Q I’m due to be flying with Aer Lingus in the next few weeks. On their website, the options available for passengers whose flights are …

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7 months ago

Where can my Texan friend and I meet up for a holiday?

The Independent

Q My friend lives in Austin, Texas, and I live in Esher, Surrey. open image in gallery With passenger numbers rising ahead of the Euro 2024 football championships, it appears ministers have reverted to the old rules to avoid mounting chaos at airports Q Why have the airport security rules changed yet again in the UK? The six airports that …

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7 months ago

EasyJet turns four-year-old away from Gatwick – but lets him fly from Southampton

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When the immigration officer checked, he said: ‘No, this is a valid passport’ – at which point the ground staff …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Easter weekend travel chaos: How busy will it be and when are the worst times to travel?

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rail travel may see some passenger records broken, with Eurostar selling five per cent more tickets than last Easter – …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Will my two underage sons be allowed inside US bars?

The Independent

Q I love the US and am looking at visiting some new states. open image in gallery Many unlucky travellers will know how harshly the check-in time is enforced Q Here’s a situation I am concerned about – having heard, second hand, that it happens. I am writing aboard a KLM plane from London City – for which the deadline …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lauryn Goodman leaves Britain behind to jet off on holiday with son Kairo, three, and her five-month old daughter as she claims she is at 'breaking point' - after Kyle Walker was confirmed as father o

Daily Mail

Lauryn Goodman left her ongoing dispute with Kyle Walker behind on Saturday as she arrived at Gatwick airport with their two children. Walker, who raises three children with Kilner, had already fathered the influencer's oldest child - three-year old son Kairo - following a previous separation from his wife in 2020. Lauryn Goodman left her ongoing dispute with Kyle Walker …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Our new £48,000 Mercedes was destroyed in the Luton airport car park fire: Devastated Brits coming back from holiday reveal how their vehicles went up in flames after inferno tore through £20m structu

Daily Mail

Was YOUR car affected by the fire? Email [email protected] Liz and Gary Blackmore, of Loughborough, have revealed how their new £48,000 car went up in flames after an inferno tore through a car park at Luton airport The Mercedes was less than a year old and was parked on the top floor of the carpark which went up in flames …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Holidaymakers stuck in travel hell as UK flights grounded due to air traffic control fault

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Alton Towers crash amputee Leah Washington caught up in air traffic control nightmare as hen party is left stranded in Portugal while others facing night sleeping on airport floors or scrambling for h

Daily Mail

Alton Towers crash amputee Leah Washington has been caught up in the air traffic control nightmare as her hen party was left stranded in Portugal, while others are facing a night sleeping on airport floors or scrambling for hotels. Alton Towers crash amputee Leah Washington has been caught up in the air traffic control nightmare as her hen party was …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Do I need insurance for my package trip to Rhodes?

The Independent

Q I am going on a Tui package holiday to Rhodes at the end of August for a week. Because of the wildfire situation, is it a good idea to get travel insurance – or are you covered with Atol anyway? Travel insurance may actually exclude cover for losses directly attributable to the wildfires in Rhodes, if the policy was …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Best family-friendly holidays to Greece

The Independent

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What is Sunshine Saturday? The best travel deals available today as huge surge in bookings predicted

What is Sunshine Saturday? The best travel deals available as huge surge in bookings predicted

UK weather live: Met Office issues multiple weather warnings as fog causes fourth day of Gatwick travel chaos

Airport delays live: Fog causes disruption at Gatwick with snow and rain weather warnings to come

Fog causes cancellations at Gatwick on airport’s busiest day of the holiday period

Best luxury ski resorts in the world for 2024/25

EasyJet launches its longest ever holiday flight from England – and more new routes for 2025

Best luxury ski resorts in the world for 2024

8 best winter sun holiday destinations just a short flight from the UK

British Airways apologises after ruining retirement holiday and denying refund

Why do airlines invent passport rules, and what to do if you’re wrongly denied boarding a flight?

Double divert for easyJet holiday flight – with passengers arriving in Santorini a day late

Bank holiday travellers face air traffic control delays plus rail and road disruption

Our trip was cut by a family emergency – can we get money back?

Where can my Texan friend and I meet up for a holiday?

EasyJet turns four-year-old away from Gatwick – but lets him fly from Southampton

Easter weekend travel chaos: How busy will it be and when are the worst times to travel?

Will my two underage sons be allowed inside US bars?

Lauryn Goodman leaves Britain behind to jet off on holiday with son Kairo, three, and her five-month old daughter as she claims she is at 'breaking point' - after Kyle Walker was confirmed as father o

Our new £48,000 Mercedes was destroyed in the Luton airport car park fire: Devastated Brits coming back from holiday reveal how their vehicles went up in flames after inferno tore through £20m structu

Holidaymakers stuck in travel hell as UK flights grounded due to air traffic control fault

Alton Towers crash amputee Leah Washington caught up in air traffic control nightmare as hen party is left stranded in Portugal while others facing night sleeping on airport floors or scrambling for h

Do I need insurance for my package trip to Rhodes?

Best family-friendly holidays to Greece