A massive 1.8 million Britons will leave the UK this Bank Holiday weekend, according to figures from travel association ABTA.
Of these, more than 420,000 will be leaving from Heathrow, 250,000 from Gatwick, 136,000 from Stansted and 65,000 from Luton. Anyone heading to one of these airports is therefore being urged to leave extra time to account for the crowds.
Filed under: Travel, Work & Careers
It can feel like the end of the world if your A level results fail to live up to expectations – especially if your university place was riding on certain grades.
Disappointing A level results don't have to mean the end of your university dreams, though. You may well find another place through the Clearing system, or if not, why not profit from some time to reassess your options by taking a gap year and reapplying in 2011
Filed under: Travel
Yesterday many of the 1,200 Sun4U travellers currently abroad got a nasty surprise, when their hotels demanded they pay for their accommodation or get out. The travel firm had gone bust, leaving them in the lurch.Filed under: Travel, Budgeting & Planning
Foreign currency is always the chore of going on holiday. Travellers cheques are a pain to exchange, credit cards charge the earth, and you don't want to be carrying around wads of hard cash, so what's the answer? 
Filed under: Travel, Insurance, Families
It's supposed to be an opportunity for you to relax and enjoy a break from the stresses and strains of daily life, but if things go wrong, a holiday can very quickly turn into a nightmare. Anyone travelling with Goldtrail Holiday will be all too aware of this by now, as the tour operator went into administration last week, leaving thousands stranded abroad. And, with rumours of more strikes - 6,000 BAA airport staff are threatening one in August - the peak holiday season is set to be a bumpy ride for Brits.Filed under: Travel
Summer holidaymakers who have yet to change their holiday cash look set to be hit by a big dip in the value of Sterling, which plunged this week after the Office for National Statistics announced that public sector net debt had jumped to £14.5 billion.Filed under: Travel
There are a number of things we thought we couldn't live without during the boom years - overpriced handbags, 50 pairs of shoes, and the latest or best version of anything and everything we fancied.Filed under: Credit Cards, Travel
As a nation, we are set to borrow more than £12 billion to fund our summer getaways, according to new figures from insurer Bright Grey.Filed under: Credit Cards, Travel
Cash is still king for Brits abroad, new research from Halifax shows, with more than 30 million British travellers keen to avoid foreign exchange fees on overseas transactions choosing to change their holiday currency in advance rather than rely on their plastic.Filed under: Travel, Insurance
More than half a million Britons risked having travel cover claims rejected during the last 12 months because they failed to tell their insurers about pre-existing medical conditions, according to figures from Sainsbury's Travel Insurance.Filed under: Travel, Insurance
Our holiday destinations of choice are becoming more and more exotic, despite the financial strain of the recession; new figures released by online insurer Swiftcover show. Filed under: Travel, Work & Careers
I've been away from the UK workforce for a couple of years now; travelling and working in Canada and New Zealand, so I've been researching how best to present all this on my CV for when I get back.
As anyone who has travelled will know, it can be tricky to put travel experiences into words, but it's crucial to fully explain gap years and career breaks to avoid suspicious gaps on your CV. So, how can you make travel work for you?
Filed under: Travel, Entertainment
Around 20,000 football fans will be travelling to South Africa to watch the World Cup later this month. However, if they are going to get to enjoy the beautiful game, it's important that they are well prepared for the trip.
Research by esure, indicates that thousands of tourists may forget to make vital pre-holiday checks.
Filed under: Travel
Petrol prices have hit an all-time high, and there are little prospects of any cuts soon.
However, there are ways motorists can the sting out of a visit to the pumps.
By following some simple efficiency steps, reductions in fuel consumption and costs can be made and, importantly, do not require drastic changes.So what should drivers do?
Filed under: Travel
Almost two thirds of Britons are confused by foreign currency, while an incredible 30% believe that the main currency in France - which switched to the Euro years ago now - is still the Franc, new figures from online travel agent Sunshine reveal.
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