The popular domestic holiday destination of Kent is capitalising on the ‘staycation’ trend, with plans to lure more holidaymakers to the region which boasts a unique mix of urban, rural and coastal landscapes. The boom in staycationing seen in 2009 – as many UK travellers shunned traditional holiday destinations in the wake of the economic [...]

The lack of suitable child seating options for overseas travel has inspired a former consultant with Travel Counsellors to take action, with the result being the invention of a new portable children’s car seat. Grainne Kelly, who hails from Northern Ireland’s Londonderry, unveiled the inflatable booster seat which she has christened the Bubblebum. The seat [...]

The cost of hiring a vehicle this Easter holiday period has skyrocketed, with many rental companies increasing rates by up to 65 percent for popular European destinations. With a huge British population forecast to take advantage of the spring break after staying at home for much of the past two years, those wishing to sun [...]

The North Gauteng High Court in South Africa has ruled that a pair of holidaymakers travelling from the UK who were arrested and detained by local authorities are to receive 90,000 Rand compensation for their ordeal. The two travellers, one who was hospitalised on his return to the UK, were unlawfully arrested in Beitbridge, where [...]

Holidaymakers heading toward Turkey for their vacation had best take heed of the latest changes to road rules, which will come into effect as of May 1st. The main issue concerns the use of people carriers of the 9-seater variety. These minibuses have long been the preferred choice of larger families of sports teams for [...]

The leading British-based car rental comparison site, Carrentals.co.uk has cautioned Easter holidaymakers that reservations are essential this year lest would-be drivers find themselves at the receiving end of surging hire demand as witnessed in the last few weeks of summer. The well-known website warned that attractive money-saving deals and model availability may be limited in [...]

Planning a holiday to the US? In spite of the ever-present travel warnings and security focus the US remains a popular destination and with the weakening pound being mirrored by the declining dollar UK holidaymakers can still find excellent deals. According to The Sunday Telegraph’s travel reviewer a 10-day package holiday including flights, accommodation and [...]

Car hire users amongst English football fans planning on attending the World Cup in South Africa in 2010 have been advised to thoroughly research the country prior to their travels. The Foreign Office warning also comes at a time when fans have been urged to protect themselves against carjacking and also too book all tickets [...]

Long held jokes and stereotypes about women drivers are completely untrue according to a new study which showed just as many females as males enjoy chatting about motor vehicles and watching Top Gear. Often derided by male drivers as being inferior and generally clueless about anything technical, new research from Diamond -  a girl’s best [...]

Travellers to Portugal seeking to make the most of the end of summer can find a range of savings from budget specialist carrental.pt. The rental car site claims to offer customers the best bargain buys at selected Portuguese locations while providing worldwide customers with hundreds of penny-saving deals from Estoril to the Algarve. With more [...]