travel

What We Can Learn From The Ash Cloud About Cheap Travel Insurance

The travel chaos caused by the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano and the resulting shutdown of airspace throughout Europe has highlighted the limitations of travel insurance for many people. Many people are finding they are not covered or that they are covered for a lot less than they had expected.
We may think the cheapest [...]


Jargon For It Costs More At Ryanair

There is a classic piece of dubious language on the Ryanair site today. In an effort to ‘incentivise’ customers to travel light they are increasing baggage charges through the summer months.
Now I may be old fashioned but what they are actually doing is to penalise customers who want to take hold baggage? If they were [...]


Goodbye Electron Hello Mastercard Prepaid Card – How To Avoid Booking Fees At Ryanair

The cheap flights airline Ryanair introduced a £5 payment fee per one way flight some time ago but they allowed a loophole for users of the Electron card which was enabled a booking to be made for free. The company always claimed it was for a limited time and that time has come to an [...]