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Travel Tips

Get ready to fly with our travel tips. We dive into where you might be seated on the plane, what the best suitcase might be for your trip and how to use your luggage allowance to your advantage.

Three reasons why you should stay in an airport hotel

  • 26 Aug, 2016
  • Alice Fowler
  • 3 Comments

suitcase and a bed

Here at Airport Parking Shop, we are always trying to supply you with ways to make your journey as easy, stress-free and cheap as possible! As keen travellers ourselves, we do understand that jet-setting can actually be a hugely anxious experience – from getting to the airport safely and on-time, right through to boarding the correct flight before the gate closes.

How can we make this experience more enjoyable and less stressful, I hear you ask? Okay, so we’re not admitting we can completely take out the worry and distress of travelling (after all, we’re not miracle workers) but we do have a really simple idea which we definitely think you should consider.

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How to save your money and fly with just your hand luggage!

  • 22 Jun, 2016
  • Franki Napolitano
  • 17 Comments

How to fly with just your hand lugagge

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If you’ve booked flights in the last, well, few years, you’ll know that on top of the cost of your flight, many airlines now charge you to check a bag into the hold – my recent experience with a budget airline saw the cost of a 20kg bag cost £50 EACH WAY!!

Yes I know, the fares are cheap on budget flights for a reason (Oh my, do I know!) but whacking on an extra £100 surely negates the whole “budget” thing, doesn’t it?! Read More


Flying after a stroke – The hidden challenges

  • 26 May, 2016
  • Will Davies
  • 10 Comments

Flying after a stroke, written by Different Stroke charity

Content written in collaboration with stroke charity Different Strokes.

Over the years, we’ve written many health and travel articles, including Autism, Diabetes, Sensory Impairments and Mental Health. These were usually through our own research, conducting surveys and the like, but when it came to travelling after a stroke, we wanted to work with Different Strokes.

They provide active peer support for young stroke survivors and families and have kindly written the following piece to shed some light on the hidden challenges that some stroke survivors encounter at airports and when flying. You’ll also hear from stroke survivors and their experiences of flying after a stroke.

With that, let’s hand over to Different Strokes to bring your their insight into flying after a stroke.

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Travelling with Diabetes; The Challenges Faced & How You Can Overcome Them

  • 08 Mar, 2016
  • Franki Napolitano
  • 33 Comments

flying with diabetes

It is estimated that 4.9 million people in Britain have been diagnosed with diabetes. Of the 36,000 children that have been diagnosed, 90% of them are also Type 1.

What is Type 1 diabetes?

When the body is no longer able to produce insulin because the insulin producing cells in the body have been destroyed. Read More


How to keep the children entertained on long journeys!

  • 12 Jan, 2016
  • Franki Napolitano
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keeping children entertained on a long trip

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From the screaming baby in the row behind you on the plane, to the jaded cries of “are we there yet?” from the children in the back seat of your car, we all have, or been in contact with, bored children on a long distance journey and wondered what could be done to ease their boredom. This blog will suggest some great ideas for entertaining children on journeys. Read More