Specialized “travel” products usually come with a significant price markup that you pay for fancy marketing and convenience. Although some of them are genuinely useful (like travel pillows), in most cases you can use home remedies to ease some of the stress and inconvenience that travel causes. Let’s look at some really cheap common items …
We rank the hold luggage costs and size allowance of nine major European carriers.
Ancillary bag fees are the necessary evil of modern air travel. Although aeroplane tickets have gotten notably cheaper, airlines depend more and more on those extra fees to turn a profit. And believe us, they do profit: according to a survey conducted across 73 low-cost airlines, the total revenue of ancillary fees amounted to $47 …
It’s the last day of your holiday. You’ve just checked out of your Airbnb apartment with all your stuff. But your flight isn’t for another seven hours! That’s plenty of time to snoop around the city one last time before you go on with your journey. And what better way to spend your time than …
Every year thousands of people flock to Edinburgh to take part in the largest art festival on earth and catch a variety of shows going from theatre and live music to one-on-one speed dating performance art. If you’re one of the lucky ones heading there you’re probably going to need somewhere to store your bags, …
Legend has it, once upon a time people used printed maps when travelling to a new city. Forget about GPS and asking Siri where you are, there was a time when if you didn’t know the name of the street you were on, your only hope was asking a kind stranger for directions. Such barbaric …
You’re familiar with the predicament: you packed your bags, had a last walk around the flat, gave back the keys…and now you’ve got hours to wait before your train or flight departs. Or, you found an incredible deal on a flight. The only problem? It arrives at 6am, and that’s too early to check into …
Airbnb reviews were created so that the Airbnb community could prosper by helping each other out. Guests rely largely on the experience of previous users to know more about the hosts and their listings. Future guests will base their booking decision on your past reviews Considering the high importance guests place on reviews, success is …
Whether you’re heading off to South East Asia or strolling through Montmartre looking for the perfect baguette, at some point during your trip you probably thought something along these lines “I wish there was an app that could help with this!” Well, good news for you. There probably is. Apart from the usual apps you …