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When it comes to travel it can be incredibly frustrating for your plans to get cancelled, especially when everything is already paid for. When the pandemic hit last year, the cancellation of holidays had an incredible impact on Britain’s and the travel industry. If you were one of the few to get a full refund then you are very lucky as not all agencies were so generous in compensating their customers. If you are wondering who the top ten best travel agencies, for refunds, were, here they are:

1. Travel Counsellors
2. Hays Travel
3. Airbnb
4. Jet2 Holidays
5. Jet2
6. British Airways Holidays
7. Centre Parcs
8. Disney Holidays
9. Trailfinders
10. Haven

These travel agencies were among the best agencies for issuing refunds to their customers, so if you are considering your next holiday, you may want to go with a company that you confidently feel are serious about customer service.

Once travelling for a holiday is allowed again, it will feel amazing to go exploring new places, but travel can be quite pricey and you may have a tight budget. If you are looking for a few ways to save, on your next holiday here are a few handy tips.

1. Plan off-peak trips. Everything from airfare, hotels and entertainment venues can be more expensive during Peak times of the year.

2. Bring your own food or snacks on a flight. As long as they are sealed and are not liquid, they can get through security.

3. Save on baggage fees. Why not pack light and wear your most bulky items on your travel days so they do not take up extra space in your luggage.

4. Use local communal transportation. Getting taxis from the airport to your hotel can be a huge chunk of money. Try planning your route so that you use a bus or train (depending on convenience and price) and also walking some of that journey so you can see more of your destination.

5. Don’t eat out for every meal! Try going to the local grocery stores and buying things like snacks, drinks or certain meals that you can have at your hotel. This will save SO much money.

As Travel restrictions lift and people try to get out and enjoy what is left of the summer holidays, remember, aircraft travel is going to very different than it was, pre-pandemic. Most European countries, and a few others available to travel to, do not require a mandatory quarantine, but holiday makers need to take extra precautions. Here are a few tips to help your travel go more smoothly:


• Pack several, easily accessible masks as they are required in airports and most planes.

• Have hand sanitiser to hand, no bigger than 100ml for carry on (anti-bac wipes can also go through security). Larger bottles can be packed in your checked luggage, inside of shoes, to avoid them being squashed.

• Empty water bottles can go through security and be filled, pre-flight, at contactless water fountains in most UK airports.

• Checking-in online and using self-service kiosks for printing bag tags, helps avoid large queues.

• Sanitise hands before and especially after security.

• Another thing you can do is use the terminal toilets just before boarding to try and avoid plane toilets.

• Listen to airport announcements as boarding could be much different.

• Anti-bac arm-rests, tray tables, tvs and seat belts on board.

• There may be reduced food and drink on offer, so be prepared.

• Air filtration of planes has bee upgraded to remove 99.9% of dust, fungi, moisture, bacteria and viruses. So please feel free to breath normally.