In the news latterly there has been many incidences where travel has been extremely disrupted. The horrific terrorists incidences in London has made travelling on the Tube and the Buses a little worrying and has often meant that it takes longer to get from one destination to another due to increased security and station closures.
There has also been the recent news of one of the major airlines having to cancel thousands of it planed flights due to a staff shortage. This has left a number of people stranded and has also affected millions of holiday goers who were planning to travel in the next few months.
Although it is not impossible to foresee all travel disruptions, it is vital to book your travel arrangements early and then keep checking on them in order to have time to resolve any issues that should arise. Ideally you need to check in the weeks and then days running up to your trip to make sure that all of your travel plans are still valid. If you are unsure as to whether a situation may affect your travel plans then you can always call the company who you booked with and ask them to advise you.