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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.

What’s it like to use airports with a Sensory Impairment?

  • 24 Nov, 2015
  • Franki Napolitano
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Using airports with Sensory Impairments

Navigating your way through an airport can be intimidating at the best of times; large crowds with multiple conversations at once coupled with rows of flickering, fluorescent flight boards can be a bit much for some. But what about those that don’t, or can’t experience these things? How different must it be for a passenger that is travelling with Sensory Impairments like hard of hearing or visually impaired? And what do UK airports do to support those using airports with sensory impairments?

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Here’s what you need to know about Solo Female Travel

  • 19 Nov, 2015
  • Franki Napolitano
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guide to your first solo female travel

It’s fair to say that the solo travel market is continuing to boom. According to recent figures collated by Solo Traveller World in 2019, they found that solo travel is “making up around 18% of global booking, [because] solo travel is becoming ever more popular and has increased by 7% in the last year alone. They typically take longer trips than the other traveler personas at approximately 19 days on average”. This growing trend has become a favourite for women more so than men as “searches for solo female travel grew by 52% between 2016 and 2017”, with 38% of those who have travelled solo before saying they’d do it again. The Solo Travel Society on Facebook has around 230, 000 followers and of 63% of them are women.

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How to survive a long haul flight and keep your sanity

  • 12 Nov, 2015
  • Will Davies
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Long haul flight tips

Whether it’s for business or pleasure, long haul flights are … well, not much fun, especially if they are frequent in your schedule. After all, spending any more than 6 hours in a (usually) cramped seat, surrounded by people you don’t know can feel like an extremely long time, but spare a thought for those who fly routes such as Dallas to Sydney, that’s almost a 17 hour flight NON STOP. If you’re planning on boarding a long haul flight anytime soon, then you’re going to need to know how to survive. We’ve put together some our best Long haul flight tips for you – Bon Voyage!

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How these 15 airport hacks can help your future travel!

  • 10 Nov, 2015
  • Franki Napolitano
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airport hacks that'll make travel easier!

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Keep It simple, stupid” is a very well known phrase that we all apply to our everyday lives! So, why not apply this principle to travel too and well, make your life simple? So, go ahead and read about our 15 airport hacks! These tips are not difficult, or ground-breaking, but these little things go a long way to make your journey stress-free! Read More


Our Top Tips for First Time Flyers: Don’t let your nerves get the better of you!

  • 09 Nov, 2015
  • Franki Napolitano
  • 10 Comments

tips for first time flyers

You’ve picked your destination, purchased your holiday essentials and booked your transfers – you’re ready to get away! But, are you flying for the first time? It’s a daunting thought, no matter what your age. What do I need to prepare? How will I know where to go? Will it be busy? What is the security process like and what can I take in my hand luggage? These are just some of the questions that will be running through your mind.

Don’t panic! We have put together a few helpful tips for first time flyers to prepare for your first trip to the airport and to (hopefully) put you at ease.

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