How to save money when booking your holiday abroad.

When planning a holiday, it can be tempting to go for the hassle-free option of booking a package holiday. These are holidays through a particular provider that includes in one price: accommodation, flights, transfers and luggage allowance. These holidays are easy and tend to be stress-free to book however that sort of convenience comes at a price. Another benefit of a package holiday is that they tend to be ATOL protected which gives you cover against any cancellations. However you can quite easily obtain this level of cover through decent travel insurance which is usually fairly low cost.

So if you are looking to watch those pennies you may want to consider shopping around to get the best price on each aspect of your holiday. Once you’ve decided where you’d like to go you can google flight options. Lots of airlines allow you to book directly with them and add on all your extras such as baggage allowance afterwards. You can then book your flights and start looking at which accommodation you’d like. Often it’s worth contacting the hotel or resort directly to see what is the best price they can offer you. Once you have your flights and accommodation booked then its time to look for your transfers. There are a few different options for this depending on your budget but most websites now allow you to enter flight details and they will work out what times you need to be collected and dropped off. So to save money, shop around before your next break away.

Liverpool is not just for Beatles fans

Although Liverpool is synonymous with the Fab Four the city of Liverpool has so much more to offer tourists. Whether you enjoy exploring the countless historic buildings of significance the city has or want to browse the excellent selection of shops you need to look no further.

When you arrive in Liverpool, it is a good idea to hop on one of the city tour buses as this will give you the chance to get an overview of the city and identify specific landmarks that you may want to go back and explore. There are wonderful museums to visit so that you can find out more about the history of this important port and the links is has to the famous Titanic and a walk along the docks gives visitors a real sense of the historic importance of the place.

The city has a wide selection of accommodation available and ranges from cheap and cheerful guest houses to the remarkable Titanic hotel with its themed rooms and restaurant and the nearby spa and wellness centre. Dining out in Liverpool is a wonderful opportunity to sample food from many cultures as there are many different types of restaurant available including most of the major chain restaurants you would expect to see in a large city.

So, a visit to Liverpool should certainly be on your to do list whether a Beatles fan or not.

Is business travel a thing of the past?

Before Covid, lots of businesses had employees or directors that had to travel all over the world for various reasons. It may be that they needed to go and meet a new supplier in China or that they were trying to establish more business in another country, whatever the reason, travel abroad for business purposes was not unusual. During the height of the pandemic, many companies had to suspend virtually all travel and had to find new ways to continue working. This often meant that video conferencing platforms such as Skype, Zoom and Teams were used a lot more.

Although travel rules are now beginning to relax, will business travel every be the same again. Many companies have realised that they can save a lot of money by doing business over video calls and it may be that part of this continues. Of course, for some businesses or certain meetings, face to face will still be beneficial but it is likely to be reduced compared to what it previously was.

It may be that companies resume travel again but actually enforce stricter procedures themselves. These may be temporary, or they could be here to stay.