• Best Travel Apps for iPads and Smartphones

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    Move over maps. Get lost guidebook.  Take a hike compass.  We’ve found a new, much cooler travel companion….the app.
    So says the 2010 Portrait of American Travellers report. According to its findings, three in 10 mobile phone users in the US now own an iPhone or smart phone. Of all of [...]

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    Best Travel Apps for iPads and Smartphones
  • The Cheapest Time to Book Car Hire

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    The days of last minute car hire bargains are well and truly over.  New research carried out by a leading Japanese economist has found that the cheapest time to book your airline ticket, hotel or car hire is EIGHT weeks before travelling.
    Makoto Watanabe’s ‘eight-week theory’ can be traced to his work published [...]

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    The Cheapest Time to Book Car Hire
  • 1800 Hotels Makes A Comeback

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    Look out….it’s behind you…!
    Were you one of the hundreds of holidaymakers let down by 1800Hotels.com in July? If you’re nodding your head and #@!$ – ing profusely, you might be interested to learn that the company has been spending the start of this month crawling its way out of the gutter. Then again, [...]

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    1800 Hotels Makes A Comeback
  • Driving in Malta

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    Driving in another country is always difficult at first.  Between rules of the road and local driving customs, you can be left exasperated.  With a little forward planning though, you should feel comfortable enough to drive anywhere.  Today’s focus is on driving with Malta car hire …
    When driving in the small towns of Malta [...]

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    Driving in Malta
  • Alicante Airport or Downtown Car Hire

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    Hi Fiona
    We’re renting a car in Alicante in September.  Just wondering whether it is better to rent a car in Alicante Airport or at an off airport location?
    Appreciate your advice,
    Chris, Aberdeenshire
    Hi Chris
    It all depends on your budget and comfort levels.  It is a well-known fact that it is cheaper to rent a car at [...]

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Recent Blog Posts

Why You Watch Chick Flicks on Long Haul Flights

Why You Watch Chick Flicks on Long Haul Flights

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A recent flight to Mexico City gave me the chance to sit through five films I would never pay to see…
Date Night
Movie Tag Line: “One Ordinary Couple. One Little White Lie”.
More like: Steve Carrell and Tina Fey turn their hand to lame comedy. Predictable.
Valentines Day
Movie Tag Line:” A Love Story. More or [...]

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Facebook is Watching You

Facebook is Watching You

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What’s the deal with Facebook Places?
It’s your favourite social networking site’s newest toy.  It’s a bit like Foursquare in that it let’s you “check in” wherever you are.  Being Facebook though, you get to share all your tips for your friends’ future visits.
So is it as good as Foursquare?
Well no, not really – [...]

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The Cheapest Time to Book Car Hire

The Cheapest Time to Book Car Hire

Image by Garrettc via Flickr

The days of last minute car hire bargains are well and truly over.  New research carried out by a leading Japanese economist has found that the cheapest time to book your airline ticket, hotel or car hire is EIGHT weeks before travelling.
Makoto Watanabe’s ‘eight-week theory’ can be traced to his work published [...]

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Celebrity Surgeon Dies While Tweeting and Driving

Celebrity Surgeon Dies While Tweeting and Driving

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It has emerged today that Dr. Frank Ryan, plastic surgeon to the stars died tragically on Monday while tweeting and driving.
In recent months Dr. Ryan grabbed headlines when he admitted to performing 10 surgical procedures in one day on MTV’s The Hills star Heidi Montag.
California Highway Patrol (CHP) say Ryan (50) was driving [...]

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American Airlines Charges for Front Row Seats

American Airlines Charges for Front Row Seats

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While European car hire customers roll their eyes at Ryanair’s latest attempts to penny pinch, over the pond US passengers have their work cut out with American Airlines.
The Texas-based airline yesterday announced that it will be charging between $19 (€15) and $39 (€31) for “Express Seats” the seating in the first few rows of [...]

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Advice for Kiss and Flight Options Customers

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Thousands of British travellers face the prospect of having to rearrange their summer vacations… sound familiar?
No, you’re not having a ‘groundhog’ moment, yet another UK travel group has indeed gone bust.
Airline industry officials were last night rallying to make sure that all 13,000 Flight Options/Kiss holidaymakers who found themselves abroad got home as planned.
The [...]

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