Airport Facilities at Gatwick

There are rules, normally suggested by airlines about how early you need to arrive at an airport. The Holiday Supermarket says “the rule of thumb is to be at the airport at least two hours before a short-haul flight and three hours before a long-haul departure” although it is always best to check with your own airline.

This time is to ensure travellers have time to drop off their bags,  …

Holidaymakers questions

The school holidays always concentrate the nation’s focus on travel and we wanted to give some insight into the questions the supposedly busier times of the year throw up.  There is plenty of interesting research about the issues which are at the forefront of today’s travellers minds and we have, hopefully, given a little insight into how to mitigate some of the most worrying concerns. The Mail…

Airport parking prices

On first glance it would appear to many that the cost of airport parking has been steadily rising and as is often reported it can be very expensive at peak times.  Interestingly the average price change across all the airports was just 2.7% which compares favourably to average train fare rises which have increased by 3.4% since 2017. As well as explaining the costs behind the price of airport p…

Gatwick Take Off

Gatwick Airport is rebooting. With the re-opening of the South Terminal later this month, Gatwick hopes that by the end of the Summer its capacity will be back to 85% of its 2019 operational levels.

It is two years since the airports oldest terminal was plunged in to darkness as Covid hit. Lights were turned off and the pigeons moved in. The ghost town began. But there is now light at th…

Christmas in the Caribbean

Have you ever thought of a hot holiday over Christmas? There is no time like the present to get back in the sleigh and jet off for your first hot Christmas. Its certainly an experience for those who enjoy nice cosy nights by the fire place.

Well why not take a look at what the Caribbean has to offer over Christmas. Topped as the best destination to travel to in 2022 there are hundreds of…

The Fun Of Planning Your Holiday

For some of us planning a holiday can seem to be stressful and challenging. A study in 2010, however, showed that all holidaymakers experienced a significant boost in happiness during the planning stages of the trip because, as the researchers suggest, they were looking forward to the good times ahead.

So, planni…