Book ahead It is tempting to turn up at a town and find a place to stay once you arrive, but it does pay to book your accommodation ahead – if your transport is delayed, you could arrive at a new destination in the middle of the night, and the last thing you want is to be running around, looking for a hotel

Many people are still tempted to scrimp on travel insurance, especially with short trips or visits to “safe” destinations But with cheap travel insurance now so widely and easily available, there’s really no excuse to travel uninsured, especially given how common insurance claims are for certain destinations

Heathrow’s brand new, shiny Terminal 5 has had a rough time since it opened The Terminal 5 baggage scandal has seen thousands of pieces of luggage separated from their owners, and even now at the time of writing there are an estimated 20,000+ pieces of lost baggage still at large

Contemplating committing fraud is a serious matter, but many people simply don’t realise that when they exaggerate a travel insurance claim they are actually committing fraud While falsifying or exaggerating a travel insurance claim may seem like a harmless 'white lie', travel insurance fraud is a crime