Jacinda Ardern speaks out after The Wiggles arranged New Zealand concerts without booking quarantine

‘It’s common sense’: Jacinda Ardern issues a ‘strong warning’ after The Wiggles advertised New Zealand concert dates without first securing placements in hotel quarantine By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:03 GMT, 22 January 2021 | Updated: 05:03 GMT, 22 January 2021 Jacinda Arden has issued a ‘strong warning’ amid The Wiggles’ upcoming … Read more

Grant Shapps warns over-50s to think twice before booking summer break

Grant Shapps warns over-50s to think twice before booking a summer break despite growing vaccine hopes as easyJet holidays cancels trips until late March because of UK lockdown rules Holiday firms reported spike in bookings from older people amid vaccine rollout But Grant Shapps suggested today people should think twice before booking The Transport Secretary … Read more

Nightingale site boss: Start booking events again

Boss of London exhibition centre turned into Nightingale hospital is urging firms to start booking events again By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 5 December 2020 The boss of the giant London exhibition centre that was turned into a Nightingale hospital is urging firms … Read more

Which? says holiday booking sites have failed to impress this year but Airbnb shines

Holidaymakers using travel booking sites face ‘serious problems’ over refund policies and hidden fees, a consumer group has claimed. Which? said its survey of nearly 4,900 members indicated that customers are usually better off booking a package deal through a tour operator or going direct to an airline or accommodation provider. Booking sites offer consumers … Read more

Popular travel booking sites are hit by huge data breach exposing millions of credit card numbers

Popular travel booking sites are hit by huge data breach exposing millions of guests’ credit card numbers and personal details – could hackers have your info? Major booking platforms use cloud-based reservation service Prestige Software The company stored seven years’ worth of credit card data from hotel guests According to internet security group, the company did … Read more

Cornish resort Landal Gwel an Mor reveals it lost thousands in an Instagram booking site scam

Cornish resort reveals it lost thousands in a scam run by an Instagram site that claimed to offer half-price holiday deals Landal Gwel an Mor resort said the scam was run by a site called everything_half  This site, it says, used stolen credit cards to make bookings  Firms listed on everything_half also included Hoseasons and … Read more

Boots suspends booking for flu jabs amid ‘unprecedented demand’

Boots suspends booking for flu jabs amid ‘unprecedented demand’ after Britons were told to get vaccinated to ease burden of second Covid-19 wave The high-street chemist is now limiting vaccines for society’s most vulnerable NHS says it wants to inoculate a record 30million people against flu this year  An influx of influenza and Covid-19 patients could … Read more

Prince Harry lookalike says he has failed to secure single booking since Megxit

Mechanic who earned £2,500 a week as a Prince Harry lookalike says he has failed to secure single booking since he left for US with Meghan Markle Henry Morley says interest in public appearances have plummeted after Megxit He says people feel the Duke and Duchess of Sussex abandoned their country  The garage owner is … Read more

Can booking sites add on cleaning fees after the hotel is already booked?

I booked a hotel room online for £82 but was told afterwards there would be a £44 cleaning fee: Is it allowed to do this? Travelers may find that booking sites add on fees after a reservation is made The CMA has previously investigated additional costs not being advertised Consumers are advised to read the small … Read more

Airbnb BANS parties and forbids more than 16 people in a booking

Airbnb BANS parties and forbids more than 16 people in a booking following complaints of Covid-19 guidelines being ignored  Airbnb began banning some parties on its platform at the end of last year The latest move will see all parties and event blocked from properties it hosts  No groups larger than 16 will be able … Read more