The best site for cheap hotels
Holidaymakers looking to save money on accommodation should use Kayak, Which? Travel research has found. The metasearch engine consistently offered the best price when we pitted the five most used travel comparison sites against each other.
The best site for cheap flights
Skyscanner is the best website for finding cheap air fares, according to research by Which? Travel. Using 10 popular flight routes we pitted the seven most popular flight comparison websites against each other to see which consistently found the best price. The metasearch site (it aggregates data from other search engines) found the cheapest fare six out of 10 times in our snapshot experiment. It backs up what customers told us in our latest survey.
Plane awful: The worst airline meals revealed
From chicken ‘slop’ to cake that could double as a ‘building brick’, Which? Travel reveals just how unappetising airline food can be. Passengers have been snapping some of the worst offenders on their phones – and the results are truly alarming.
Booking.com still misleading holidaymakers with ‘1 room left’ claims
Booking.com is still giving a false impression of hotel availability to rush consumers into making a booking, Which? Travel has found. Our snapshot research repeatedly found that ‘only 1 room left on our site’ prompts didn’t ring true when clicking through to the booking page.
How to save on travel insurance with a pre-existing medical condition
Cheap travel insurance is often the preserve of the young and healthy, but it's still possible to slash the cost of your cover, even with an illness. From skipping annual insurance to sharing a joint policy with a partner or friend, we've explored the five best ways to save money with a pre-existing medical condition.
UK airlines abandon flyers during delays
The UK’s biggest airlines are failing to provide a basic level of care to flyers who face delays and cancellations, a Which? Travel investigation has found.
Top hotel booking site problems revealed
Seven percent of holidaymakers who used a hotel booking site experienced problems, according to research from Which? Travel. We surveyed 4,600 Which? members about their experiences of using hotel booking sites. Here we reveal the five most common issues they faced.
Ryanair charges extra 6% with rip-off exchange rates
Holidaymakers who book Ryanair flights from abroad are still being stung by terrible exchange rates, Which? Travel has found. The budget airline continues to automatically switch currencies at the time...
‘Only one room left’: Why hotel booking sites can’t be trusted
Our investigation finds hotel booking websites, like Booking.com and Trivago, still using skewed search results, pressure sales and other dodgy sales tactics.
The hotel photos that don’t match reality
Holidaymaker photos reveal the reality behind some of the idyllic holidays advertised online. From rusty sunloungers to dingy hot tubs, a report by Which? Travel shows what happens when travel agents over-promise and under-deliver.