Finding it difficult to concentrate while working from home? The make-shift home office can often be improved with a decent pair of noise cancelling headphones to help you drown out any distracting noises. One new contender in the world of noise-cancelling is HONOR with its debut set of headphones, the true wireless Magic Earbuds. There … Read more
Online hotel booking websites are good at making you think you’re getting a bargain. And they want you to move fast because, as they put it, ‘there are only two rooms left’ and the hotel is experiencing ‘high demand’. But last week, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it will take ‘enforcement action … Read more
A trip to Spain doesn’t have to mean staying in a high-rise hotel on the Costas. A string of former royal palaces, castles, manor houses, monasteries and convents have been turned into government-owned paradors and they are the perfect places to experience authentic Spanish culture. Here are ten of the best to suit every budget. … Read more
Retired couple Joy and John Taylor have always been careful spenders and savers. But since lockdown began, the pair have used their time at home to give their finances a thorough review, saving themselves close to £800 over the next year. Their biggest victory was almost halving their monthly TV, phone and broadband bill without … Read more
The Trick: Why Some People Can Make Money And Other People Can’t William Leith Bloomsbury £20 Rating: Books telling you how to get rich quick are every bit as popular as misery memoirs. Perhaps the impulse to read them springs from the same root. It is easy to imagine a couple on deck chairs, the … Read more
The mention of ‘travel bubbles’ across Europe, and countries such as Greece hoping to reopen to holidaymakers later this summer, keeps hopes of a sunshine break alive. But there’s a big sticking point — travel insurance. Whatever your age, it is impossible to renew or take out a travel insurance policy which will cover you … Read more
Ben Noble, 17, earns an income from teaching others to play Rocket League For many parents, the sight of their children playing hours of video games while school is out thanks to the coronavirus lockdown might drive them to despair. However, some children and adults alike are increasingly etching out a career from gaming. One of … Read more
Air travel can be hell. But there’s a way to ease your pain. If you don’t mind spending £30 or so, you can relax pre-flight at a private airport lounge and enjoy unlimited food and drink as part of the deal. There’s free wi-fi, charging stations and sometimes showers. In most cases, you can take … Read more
The Clash’s hit song Should I Stay Or Should I Go feels eerily appropriate for holidaymakers right now. But with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advising against all non-essential overseas travel, things do not look promising. So is the idea of a trip in July, August or the autumn just wishful thinking? Here are … Read more
This week we’ve been inundated by requests for help with coronavirus-related travel problems. Getting to the grocery shop is tricky enough these days, let alone organising a holiday. This is especially true because no one knows exactly when travel restrictions will be lifted. And, of course, plenty of people have already had trips cancelled and are … Read more