Holidays

Come to Ireland on holidays, and see this? Wow! That’s harsh!

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World Cup Play Off Flights Uproar – ignore the grandstanding!

Following a close second in the pointless and non-newsworthy headlines stakes, we saw this beauty last Tuesday “Shameless rip-off as airlines hike [...]

Anyone tempted by this special holiday offer?

My friend who sent this to me definitely wasn’t:

Ireland deserves foreign holidays!

A few times over the past couple of weeks (over a few pints mind you), the term entitlement and the Irish race [...]

Incorrect advice on Travel Agents in the Evening Herald

Recently in the Evening Herald, Dan White provided some incorrect advice in response to a readers question about the safety of using [...]

B&B – I didn’t use my room, should I have to pay?

Irish News of the World
Sunday May 31st, 2009
Diarmuid MacShane
Question:
I booked a B&B in Kilkenny last weekend for three of us to share [...]

Pop Quiz: Why do you fly Ryanair?

Ryanair describes itself as “the worlds favourite airline” in its press releases. It frequently provides the cheapest fares on its routes compared [...]

Another readers question about Ryanair website advertising

Irish News of the World
May, 2009
Diarmuid MacShane
Question:
I was on the Ryanair website recently where I saw flights advertised to Poland for €22.79, [...]

Top Tips for Cheaper Travel Insurance

Shop Around – As with all other purchases that you make, shop around. There are numerous insurance companies providing travel insurance on [...]

More on USIT Canada flight costs ripoff

I wrote about this issue previously, but here’s an e-mail from another unhappy USIT customer:
I am inquiring about the extortionist prices that [...]