10 tips to choose the right travel insurance

1. Look out for online offers By shopping for travel insurance online you can save. The majority of travel insurance providers give extra incentives to their online customers as providing cover online is cheaper for these companies and they pass these savings onto the consumer. A quick browse online showed that most providers were cheaper online, with Santander currently offering a 25% holiday...

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Air or train, which is better? Railorfly.com has the answer

Railorfly.com is the world's first website to provide a thorough and "all inclusive" comparison of costs and travel times of trains and planes for 500 routes in Europe and North America. It's surprising how much taxis or public transport really ups the cost of budget flights, especially in Europe, and at times getting to and from the airport can cost more than the flights themselves. For that matter, w...

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Try out this new version of the London Tube map

Up to 30% of travelers on the London Underground don't take the most efficient route on the Tube. To address this, there's a new tube map up at London-Tubemap and you should take a look at it if you either live in London, or are about to travel here. Below is a quick screenshot: This new map more accurately reflects distances, which was not a feature of the currently used map, based on Harry Beck’s...

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Cooking in hotel rooms - Video

Not sure I ever thought about cooking in a hotel room before. Well, British comedian George Egg has, and he's makin...
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Tips for travel abroad

Today, many tourists, students and professionals explore different places around the world. May it be for a holid...
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How to save money when visiting Las Vegas

Las Vegas is synonymous with bright lights, shows and of course the casinos, but that doesn’t mean you have to ga...
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How to protect your credit card on the road

Recently, it seems that the amount of credit card fraud being carried out against travelers has risen very fast. My...
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ESTA explained

ESTA, or the Electronic System for Travel Authorization, is a requirement from the United States government for tra...
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Enjoy visiting London with the kids

Visit a gallery, take in a show, have a nap. London is a fantastic place to visit with children, with so many ...
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How to protect your hotel room with a towel - video

Hotel rooms have fairly low security standards by anyone's reckoning. Most hotels won't even guarantee your in room...
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Top Twitter Travel Tips

I asked some Twitter friends yesterday to share their travel tips, here's what I got sent: @travelogged: Museums t...
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Spilled coffee makes map of the world

Stumbled over this photo manipulation today, and thought it worth sharing: Quite a travel-inspired and very well d...
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Where to buy items confiscated by the TSA

The TSA doesn't just throw out the items confiscated at security checkpoints. Some are donated to non-profit organi...
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