http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk Information on Last Minute Holidays, Travel news, cheap holidays and updates from the Holiday Holiday team. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:57:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/travelling-light-holidaymakers-spend-more-on-luggage-than-on-the-holiday/ http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/travelling-light-holidaymakers-spend-more-on-luggage-than-on-the-holiday/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:30:57 +0000 holidayholiday http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/?p=945 The average British holidaymaker manages to stuff approx. £3000 worth of clothes and toiletries into their suitcase when going on holiday, a new report has highlighted.  Research on 3000 holidaymakers by Sheila’s Wheels found that Brits cram their suitcases with luggage worth on average three times more than the holiday they have paid for! Travelling Light?  A distant dream it seems to [...]]]> http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/travelling-light-holidaymakers-spend-more-on-luggage-than-on-the-holiday/feed/ 0 http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/travellers-look-for-last-minute-holidays-in-the-sun/ http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/travellers-look-for-last-minute-holidays-in-the-sun/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 18:35:33 +0000 holidayholiday http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/?p=739 Consumers are rushing to book their last minute holidays in the wake of the Ash cloud crisis that brought the travel industry to a standstill earlier this month, says holidayholiday.co.uk With the ban on air travel lifted, many holidaymakers have now resumed searching for deals on  last minute holidays, hoping to get a cheap deal [...]]]> http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/travellers-look-for-last-minute-holidays-in-the-sun/feed/ 0 http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/uk-airport-closures-icelandic-volcano-update/ http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/uk-airport-closures-icelandic-volcano-update/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:24:41 +0000 holidayholiday http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/?p=725 UPDATE 12.59 22nd April 2010 : No doubt if you’ve been following our regular up to the minute updates on our twitter page or facebook then you’ll know by now that UK airspace has been opened and at the moment remains open.  Flights schedules are slowly returning to normal in the UK, although there are still [...]]]> http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/uk-airport-closures-icelandic-volcano-update/feed/ 2 http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/holidays-to-madeira-still-operating/ http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/holidays-to-madeira-still-operating/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:01:36 +0000 holidayholiday http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/?p=620 Holiday companies are running normal services to the island of Madeira following the mudslides over the weekend that caused devastation to parts of the island killing 42 people.  Tourists on the island have also been told they can go out again after previously being told to stay inside. Heavy rains hit the island at the weekend causing [...]]]> http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/holidays-to-madeira-still-operating/feed/ 1 http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/pacific-ocean-tsunami/ http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/pacific-ocean-tsunami/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:08:22 +0000 http://holidayholiday.wordpress.com/?p=121 A series of earthquakes have killed at least 65 people in Samoa and American Samoa, Pacific Ocean and it’s estimated another 145 have been injured. It has been reported that 5 tsunami waves, created by an earthquake under the sea, hit the coast of Samoa and American Samoa this morning (30th September 6.48 local time). [...]]]> http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/pacific-ocean-tsunami/feed/ 0 http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/quick-page-loading-key-to-customer-online/ http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/quick-page-loading-key-to-customer-online/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:32:38 +0000 http://holidayholiday.wordpress.com/?p=52 A new study, published by Akami, has found that quick page loading is key to a consumer’s experience of a website online. ‘Tell us something we didn’t know’ I hear you say. New Research just out suggests that although many consumers and travel sites alike would agree with this statement, the recent findings of this [...]]]> http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/quick-page-loading-key-to-customer-online/feed/ 0 http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/airlines-online-charges/ http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/airlines-online-charges/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:51:03 +0000 http://holidayholiday.wordpress.com/?p=46 Some airlines, such as flybe, bmi, virgin, easyjet and jet2 have recently relaxed the ticketing rules, in response to AUC’s (Air Transport User’s Council) campaigns for a change to the system. This means it would give customers a period whereby after booking online they can amend their booking without being charged (usually 24 hours), meaning [...]]]> http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/airlines-online-charges/feed/ 0 http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/the-freedom-travel-group-signs-exclusive-deal-with-holiday-holiday/ http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/the-freedom-travel-group-signs-exclusive-deal-with-holiday-holiday/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:48:34 +0000 http://holidayholiday.wordpress.com/?p=13 Members of The Freedom Travel Group are now able to market holidays through www.holidayholiday.co.uk, the popular holiday search engine for independent travel agents, thanks to an exclusive deal signed by parent-organisation The Co-operative Travel with site-owner Epsilon Media Ltd. Freedom joins fellow Co-operative business Future Travel – the homeworking division – on the site, which [...]]]> http://www.holidayholidayblog.co.uk/latest-travel-news/the-freedom-travel-group-signs-exclusive-deal-with-holiday-holiday/feed/ 0