Ryanair has not always had a reputation for being the most honest and generous of companies. It's financial success is thanks, at least in part, to being clever with the additional charges it asks customers for. So when you think you’ve got a flight around the world for a penny, you might actually be spending hundreds of pounds on all the little hidden extras such as tax, credit card charges...

Since 1976, the UK and the Channel Islands have shared an agreement that visitors from each country will be entitled to receive a certain degree of health care when travelling between the two. However, the Department of Health has now announced that this is all set to change from April 1st 2009, when the agreement will be scrapped. It is therefore essential that anyone travelling to th...

You may have thought that the recession was all doom and gloom, but according to new research there is another side to the huge number of job losses that are so rattling the economy. The Daily Mail has reported that the number of older people taking out gap year travel insurance has surged in recent months. It ref...

A new type of policy has hit the travel insurance market and is offering a brilliant option for travellers looking to cut their premium costs down but still have great cover on trips to Europe. The policy is based around the fact that every UK resident is entitled to free or reduced cost reciprocal health care while visiting countries in the European Union (plus Iceland, Liechtenstei...

With the current economic climate and the weakness of the British pound, it is not surprising that experts are predicting a bumper year for holidaymakers deciding to stay in the UK for their annual summer break. After last year’s dismal summer weather things can only get better, can’t they? S...