Booking trick that locks in refund if you cancel your holiday

These are uncertain times for British holidaymakers, with air bridges being razed left, right and centre by the UK government in response to rising coronavirus infection rates abroad. As a result, some are understandably dropping all their plans for a foreign trip, worried they’ll be left out of pocket if they’re forced to cancel a … Read more

Georgia Love hits back at fans with rude gesture while booking honeymoon

Georgia Love hits back at fans with rude gesture after she tries to ‘stay positive’ while booking honeymoon with fiancé Lee Elliott in lockdown By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:38 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 09:05 BST, 4 August 2020 Melbourne‘s stage four lockdowns are sure to be tough on everyone … Read more

Woman forced to sleep rough in Amsterdam after travel agent ‘cancelled hotel booking’

A woman says she was forced to sleep rough in Amsterdam for two nights last weekend after her travel agent allegedly cancelled a hotel booking without telling her.  Zea Hudson, 26, turned up at her hotel in the city but was turned away after hotel clerks said the travel agent had cancelled their booking a … Read more

Great British ‘staycation’ scramble: UK booking sites report record sales

Britons are scrambling to book holidays, with record sales reported after lockdown restrictions on overnight stays were finally lifted. Luxury lodge specialist Hoseasons recorded one booking every 11 seconds in the hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s announcement on Wednesday. From July 4 people will be allowed to stay in self-contained accommodation such as hotels, … Read more

We reveal the things you need to be aware of if you’re booking a holiday 

Many stir-crazy Britons will be desperate to get away this summer and could be hovering over the ‘book’ button on a European trip in the coming months, despite the unknown. However, one expert is warning that simply relying on a European Health Insurance Card while in hotspots such as France, Italy and Spain is not … Read more

This Morning viewers are left in hysterics over chat about booking a GOAT for Zoom calls

‘That was the best thing I’ve seen since this pandemic started’: This Morning viewers are left in hysterics over chat about the public booking a GOAT for their Zoom calls By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 12:45 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 12:49 BST, 5 June 2020 This Morning viewers were in hysterics while … Read more

EasyHotel reports losses despite strong booking numbers

EasyHotel reports losses despite strong booking numbers after new Ipswich hotel hit by £3million writedown Converting the listed building proved more complicated than first thought EasyHotel ended up taking a £3 million non-cash impairment on the hotel  Despite the loss the budget hotel reported revenue growth of 56 per cent By Sara Scarlett For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: … Read more

Booking fraud is on the rise with holidaymakers fleeced out of more than £7million last year 

Holiday booking fraud is on the rise with more than £7million fleeced out of victims last year More than 5,000 British holidaymakers reported losses from booking scams   Most related to sale of airline tickets targeting people visiting Africa and India Other cases involve payments to stay at upmarket villas that don’t even exist   By Jennifer … Read more

Weather, the World Cup and public holidays impact on the numbers of patients booking GP appointments

Britons book more GP appointments when it is cold and rainy – but they make fewer visits when it is sunny or snowing, research shows. Scientists also found patients booked fewer appointments on days last summer that the England football team played in the World Cup. Spikes in attendances also occur after public holidays and … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Key workers start booking Covid-19 tests under new system

Britons struggled to book coronavirus test on Government’s new online system today as Ministers race to meet their 100,000 daily target by the end of next week. Some ten million key workers and their households are now eligible for the tests, but the website was already telling them as early as 8.30am that today’s allocation … Read more