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As weird as this might sound, it has been proved that air traveling is the most secure mean of travel or should we say, where there is the less problem.

Train and cars are the most problematic with accidents repetitively happening. The boat is a pretty safe option but plane is still ahead with the least accidents across all mean of transports.

The downside is that the plane is not green and probably one of the most polluting transport on a per passager basis where electric train are of course the best choice.

Green or not, the choice is up to you but with pricing going down and down on flights tickets, most people will probably go for the cheapest.

It is this time of the year when everyone is starting to prepare for festival. Buying tickets, arranging accomodation, booking flights. The recent scandal of false festival tickets also concern the rest of the package. If you book a complete ticket+ accommodation + flight to go to on of those European festivals from a false company, it is not just the ticket that will be refused but also you accommodation and the flight, which even not exists.

So double and triple check everything, only book from trusted and known website. Check that the site has an https connection (if your browser shows a small locker in the bottom bar it should be fine).

The previously announced BA strike and the ash cloud still keeping some plane to the ground may have discouraged quite a few travelers.

AA has announced that roads will be much busier that other bank holiday due to the fact that less people are taking holidays abroad because of the current conditions, and will rather take their cars to drive somewhere close.

So if you are one of those grounded travelers beware of the traffic and try to prepare your journey in advance by departing in off pick hours for example.

Hope everyone has a very nice and long bank holiday weekend.

It has been announced that the staff of British Airways will go on strike again very soon. If you intend to fly from London beware and check with the airport / BA before going to the airport. Many flight should be canceled if the strike is followed by as many people as last time and we expect to see a few delays as well.

The staff are fighting management because of a salary problem, again, and the authorities haven’t said if they were going to honnor those revendications or not yet.

So as usual we will keep you posted on further development but for now it seems that you are flying with BA you’re not flying at all.

After a good week of break not hearing anything about Ash cloud, it comes back to haunt us. Airport have been grounding flights after flights recently and it looks like it will go back to the situation we had two weeks ago.

There is a ray of hope though as a new revision of the recommendation could mean more flight could be allowed to fly. The density of ash in the air where plane can still fly might be raised later today which would mean over 90% of the canceled planes would actually be allowed to fly.

We will of course try to get more information about that so stay tuned.

If you have ever booked using one of the numerous low cost airlines available, chances are you have been charged pricey charges that do not always make sense.

For example why should you pay transaction fees on a per way basis per passenger basis when you pay with one single card. They only do one transaction right? So where are those charges coming from? Rynair are probably the most famous for that, charging over the top fees for arguable reasons.

A recent eruption of the Eyjafjallajoekull, a medium size volcano in Iceland might affect air traffic some airlines are saying.

A similar eruption back in the 80’s blocked air traffic for a few days after a plane nearly crash due the ash cloud of the volcano. Ash clouds are deadly for airplane engines and prevent the aircraft carry on with its journey.

If the ash from the Icelandic volcano drift down our way we might face a few days or trouble as airlines will probably stop all traffic to prevent losing planes.

Wait and see, we’ll try to keep you updated.

Some may say the recession is biting and the fact that money is tight may lead you to survey the options of a holiday within the UK rather than venturing abroad. I have taken a quick snapshot of places I believe warrant a mention, maybe more from personal experience than anything.

North Yorkshire – plenty to see and do in this part of the North east of England. Not only is this ‘Heartbeat’ country, but also the home to one of the only remaining steam train-lines existing within the country. The miles and miles of heather-topped moorland provide the opportunity for many acountry walk, of course stopping off at any of the real ale pubs dotted around the place.

Devon and Cornwall – again a county offering many different attractions to both young and old. It could be you fancy trying out ’surfers paradise’ down at Newquay, but be warned summer-time is likely to come not only at a premium, but also with an abundance of youngsters,

Finally I have chosen the Lake District – the home of many cub scout trip as a youngster. The scenery here is breathtaking with many different walks and hikes available, along with the opportunity to try out adventure activities.

All in all, I have merely scratched the surface on some of the great ideas for holidays within the UK.

We have all done it, sat there and day-dreamed about our luxury holiday destination should the lottery win ever come our way.
What and where would you want to go/do ??
Would it be some luxury island where you had near enough the whole place to yourself, including white sandy beaches, with tropical sun beating down on you whilst a barman served you a variety of tasty cocktails.
Or maybe you are more into your adventure holidays where you might be skiing down the side of a huge mountain deep inside the Rockie Mountains. The thrill of adrenalin pumping through your body as you take part in a number of death-defying activities.

I think what I’m trying to say, is that everyone is different and that their idea of a luxury holiday may be different to someone elses.

This is always something I have fancied doing as a cheaper alternative to a round the world trip. I think although we have many countries literally on our doorstep, there are so many cultures out there waiting to be explored and many accessible at a relatively small cost.

With a 5 day pass spread over 10 days travel, which allows for stopovers, starting from around the £200 mark, this means you can be in a position to travel through a number of countries and see different things that maybe you have only thought about before.

Maybe it is something as simple as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, or maybe you fancy visiting the flat landscape of Holland. All of these can be covered and with the opportunity to extend the pass should you need to, a longer trip with more destinations is well within your grasp.