Heathrow airport is surrounded by a vast range of hotels, providing accommodation to suit a wide variety of needs. If you’re spending a night before or after a flight, or indeed staying for a longer period, there are a great set of options to choose from.
Shuttle services operate between many of the hotels and Heathrow’s [...]

The busiest international airport in the world, Heathrow is equipped with a massive range of facilities for both business and leisure travellers. Continually working to maintain a high level of service in terms of air transport, Heathrow caters to the thousands of passengers who pass through it every day. Each of the airport’s five terminals [...]

Gatwick Airport – Shopping
The 90,000 plus passengers who pass through Gatwick Airport everyday are reflected in the fantastic range of brands represented within its many shops. Fashion, electronic, beauty and of course duty free products are sold at reasonably competitive prices but if you want to save some costs it pays to buy in the [...]

Gatwick Airport – Overview
London’s second airport and the second busiest in the UK as a whole, Gatwick Airport is home to two terminals and transports over 30 million people by air each year. Situated near the town of Crawley in West Sussex, Gatwick offers convenient access to London from the South. The airport contains two [...]

Gatwick Airport – Facilities
A major transport hub, Gatwick Airport offers a a fantastic array of facilities to suit its wide range of travellers. With a combination of domestic, European and international flights, Gatwick combines a good location with ample facilities.
The newer of the two terminals, the North Terminal provides a contemporary travelling experience featuring both [...]

Gatwick Airport – Hotels
If you’re looking to stay in the area of Gatwick Airport, a selection of different types of accommodation is available. With two hotels right at the airport, a complex of Japanese capsule style cabins as well as many other hotels in the surrounding area, staying at Gatwick is hassle free and relatively [...]

Gatwick Airport – Flights
Before arriving at Gatwick, you should alweays check which Terminal your flight is departing from, either through your airline/ tickets or online. Gatwick has two terminals, North and South, and it is easy to find out especially if your running late so save yourself the stress and check with flight operator by [...]

Gatwick Airport – Departing
For those travelling by air from Gatwick Airport, transport to the airport is pretty convenient. A number of public transport links serve Gatwick, including many connecting to the city of London.
By train, the Gatwick Express, Southern Trains and First Capital Connect services all get you to the airport well within an hour, [...]

On arriving at Heathrow make sure you check the terminal your flight departs from as you have a choice of 5 terminals and some are a fair distance apart by car.  Check your ticket or online to ensure you arrive at the correct terminal. If you are flying in through Heathrow and you have disembarked [...]

When you arrive at Gatwick, you’ll pass through passport control/ customs and collect any baggage you have checked in, before emerging into the Arrivals Hall. If you’re catching a connecting flight you can follow the Flight Connections signs so long as your baggage is checked in for the whole journey.
The Arrivals Halls at Gatwick are [...]

Blizzard conditions spread across the UK forcing Airports to close on Wednesday causing travel misery for air passengers.
The MET office issued severe weather warnings across the entire UK as snow fell to levels in excess of 30cm in some places and temperatures plummeted to minus 18 in certain places.
The extreme weather conditions will continue until [...]

BBA have announced that the new full body scanners will be installed at Heathrow Airport as soon as supply and installation can be effected to combat the additional concerns over the Christmas day bomb attempt by the radicalised Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab 23 year old Nigerian.
BAA has confirmed that the new full body scanners currently on [...]

Figures have just been released by BAA that show UK air passenger numbers are now at their highest since March 2008. All in all, a total of 9.9 million passengers used airports run by BAA in the month of November. This is an increase of 0.8% over passenger figures in the previous month of October.
BAA [...]

Recent changes in the Gatwick parking tariffs have caused Motorcyclists to be concerned and confused, for years motorcyclists have benefited from free parking at Gatwick. Gatwick airport have angered motorcyclists as they have imposed charges for all motorcyclists at the same rate as for cars!!
The NCP short stay car park at Gatwick is at the [...]

Cypriot Government plans to build up to 14 new Golf Courses in Cyprus to expand and develops its potential as a Golf venue due to the cheaper flights from the UK. A planned Golf course is planned to be constructed at Ayia Napa on the East coast of Cyprus will undoubtedly boost the area in [...]

Simon Arron, a sports columnist from the Daily Telegraph was recently offered the opportunity to discover a previously unexplored racetrack in Portugal to report on a couple of vintage races.  Flying off from Gatwick to Faro airport with others on route to their holidays, Simon’s only went for a couple of days over the weekend.
The [...]

Did you know that passengers travelling through Stansted Airport near the centre of London have raised over 500,000 pounds for worthy causes over the past decade?  Passing through the airport and generously donating spare cash or unused foreign currency in the special bins provided it has considerably boosted fundraising for charities close to Stansted Airport.
Donations [...]

CAN YOU AFFORD A HOLIDAY?
Sometimes you need to get away on holiday whether you can afford it or not!  Some of us can afford to splash out, but the majority are cash-strapped and may feel it is a waste of money.  Here are some tips to help you get a holiday without too much money [...]