A cheap weekend away does not have to mean a dull one. The best cheap weekend getaways UK travellers take tend to share the same ingredients: a short journey, a place where the best things to do cost nothing, and somewhere to sleep that does not swallow the whole budget. Get those three right and…
Travel destinations in Scotland range from big, characterful cities to some of the wildest scenery in Britain, and the country is compact enough to see a surprising amount in a single trip. The difficulty isn’t finding somewhere good, it’s choosing between places that all feel completely different. Here are seven that work well for UK…
The best Christmas holiday destinations share one thing: they make the season feel like an event rather than just a date on the calendar. For some people that means glowing market stalls, mulled wine and old town squares lit up after dark, for others it means snow, reindeer and a very long way north, and…
The best winter sun destinations are the ones that deliver genuinely warm, dry days when the UK is at its greyest. The trick is matching the place to the time you have: a short flight to the Canary Islands or Cape Verde gets you into the sun quickly, while Thailand, the Caribbean and Dubai reward…
Turkey, Egypt, Sri Lanka and Greece are among the destinations UK travelers search for official safety guidance on most often, and it’s easy to see why: all four are popular, all four have regional differences, and the advice can change. Rather than repeat a snapshot that would be out of date within weeks, this guide…
Excess is the part of car hire that confuses people most, and it is also where rental companies make a significant share of their profit. Understanding car rental excess insurance before you book can save you real money, and a stressful argument at the desk. Here is how it works, why the desk charges what…
Search for car hire horror stories on forums and Reddit and you’ll find the same handful of car rental complaints repeated in a hundred different threads: a surprise charge at drop off, a “like for like” car that wasn’t, and an argument over a scratch that was already there. None of it is secret knowledge,…
Searches for Enterprise car rental UK are usually about one thing: whether you’ll actually be allowed to rent, and what the experience will be like once you turn up. The short version is that Enterprise is one of the best known names for car hire in Britain, with branches at airports and in town centres,…
Picking up a hire car at Heathrow sounds simple, but the airport has several terminals, plenty of suppliers and a setup that confuses first time renters. Many people expect to walk out of arrivals and straight into their car, only to find the desk is in one place and the car is somewhere else. This…
Choosing between the best honeymoon destinations is harder than it looks, because the trip has to balance romance, privacy, travel time and whatever budget is left after the wedding. Some couples want a once in a lifetime long haul escape, while others want a few quiet days somewhere close and comfortable. Here are six destinations…
