A group of MPs has condemned the cuts being made to bus services across the UK saying that they will most affect vulnerable members of society including the elderly and disabled. Because of the Spending Review last year, around 70 per cent of all local authorities have been forced to slash their budgets, which includes [...]

British holidaymakers are finding that taking the extended family on a trip abroad with them is a good way to keep the costs down and also has other benefits. A record number are travelling with more than half-a-dozen family members including children, siblings and grandparents. One of the other advantages of travelling with a large [...]

The number of Brits choosing to travel overseas is continuing to decline as household budgets are squeezed and poor exchange rates make holidaying in a foreign country less attractive. However, the number of foreign visitors to the UK continues to climb. Last year was the fourth in a row in which overseas travel figures fell. [...]

Hotels are being warned by TripAdvisor that they risk being blacklisted if they are found to be offering incentives or bribes to visitors in return for a glowing review on the website. TripAdvisor currently has 45 million reviews of 500,000 destinations around the globe all of which are supposed to be honest and unbiased. The [...]

Fans of the Lonely Planet guidebooks are being offered a more interactive way to access content through a new game the company has developed for the iPhone, iPod and iPad. The application is called Globe Tripper and tests users’ knowledge of the world. Players will earn miles as they correctly answer a variety of questions [...]

Continuing technical problems with Condor Ferries sailing between the UK, France and Guernsey threaten to damage tourism, according to the Chamber of Commerce’s Andrew Chantrell. There have been a number of delays and cancellations in recent weeks and Mr Chantrell said he feared a drop off in visitor numbers would be the result if the [...]

A recent study by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office suggests that many people intending to travel overseas to spend time with relatives and friends are failing to take out adequate travel insurance. Around 12 million Brits intend to stay with people they know when they go abroad however around a third admitted the last time [...]

The Association of British Travel Agents has decided to revise it rules on compensation for travel company customers in the event of unforeseen circumstances. By the end of the year, changes will be made which will give tour operators greater flexibility on their obligations towards customers’ affected by situations like the extreme winter weather last [...]

A recent report published by consumer watchdog Which? shows that pensioners attempting to get travel insurance are finding it increasingly difficult to do so. According to the study, around a quarter of firms will not insure new customers if they are over the age of 65. Travellers over the age of 80 will not be [...]

One of the world’s most popular travel guides, Lonely Planet, has released its latest guide to Britain which, at times, is less than flattering. The guide’s author condemns the tourist industry for failing to deliver and says the country is generally over priced and short on quality. However, the writer concedes that many parts of [...]