July 21st - Over from Dover in the busiest week of the year
I'm at the UK's busiest port, watching ferries zipping back and forth across the Channel while I talk to Doug Bannister, chief executive of the Port of Dover. He has useful advice for a smooth journey...
21 Juli 20256min
July 18th - 'Fuel prices on some motorways are extortionate'
So says the president of the AA, Edmund King. He's urging motorists to plan their journeys with care in order to save on petrol or diesel.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsle...
18 Juli 20256min
July 17th - Airport charges: Drop-off rip-off, says RAC
Some of the UK’s top airports now charge a fee of £7 for dropping off passengers at the airport. Only one, London City, has no charge. In contrast, almost every airport abroad allows drivers to stop o...
17 Juli 20256min
July 16th - Ryanair: cheesed off about air-traffic control
Europe’s biggest budget airline cancelled hundreds of flights earlier this month due to a strike by French air-traffic controllers. Most of those were so-called "overflights" that weren't landing or t...
16 Juli 20258min
July 15th - Those annoying extras...
It's Travel Desk Tuesday, in which one of my excellent colleagues fills us in on what's happening around the world – and, in this case, around the UK. Amelia Neath has done so much work on tourism tax...
15 Juli 20256min
July 14th - Wizz Air UK has a new boss
Yvonne Moynihan has taken over running the British offshoot of one of Europe’s top three budget airlines (the other two being easyJet and Ryanair, where Ms Moynihan used to work). We talked about the ...
14 Juli 20259min
July 11th - Aviation security eases – but only at some UK airports
Rejoice! For the first summer since 2006, passengers at some UK airports can leave all electrical items and liquids inside their cabin baggage at the security checkpoint. Al Titterington, Birmingham A...
11 Juli 20256min
July 10th - Just how affordable is Switzerland?
Ahead of the key England v Wales match in the Women's Euros in St Gallen, Switzerland, I have been assessing the cost of being a tourist in the Alpine nation. For more advice, I am talking to Alex Her...
10 Juli 202510min
