‘EasyJet made a fool of me – and then refused to admit passport mistake’ Exclusive: Passenger wrongly denied boarding says ‘for seven weeks easyJet continued to repeatedly blame me for their mistake’ The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024
Time for easyJet to reflect on how it deals with passengers The Man Who Pays His Way: What easyJet should learn from its latest passport foul-up The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2024
Revealed: Our changing travel tastes, by guidebook sales The Man Who Pays His Way: Comparing bestsellers over 30 years is enlightening The Independent UK · May 19, 2024
Meet the UK’s unluckiest rail passenger: Pat Williams from Crewe The Man Who Pays His Way: We must reboot the new year, according to the Julian calendar, and hope train travel improves The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2024
Albanian tourism minister seeks high-end visitors for Europe’s bargain nation Exclusive: ‘You will not have mass-market holidays on the beach at Albanian resorts,’ vows tourism minister The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024
Trains versus planes: when it all goes wrong, your rights are very different The Man Who Pays His Way: Rights for airline passengers are far stronger than for international rail travellers The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2023
Should you sleep your way across Europe? Ask the experts Train Talk: Make sure the times are civilised and check that you won’t miss out on great scenery The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023
10 things travellers should remember at Christmas The Man Who Pays His Way: All you need to know, from avoiding airport security stress to finding flight bargains on 25 December The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2023
Is Virgin Atlantic ‘Flight100’ the key to sustainable aviation? What is ‘SAF’ and is it really the key to zero-emission flight? The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
Five things you’ll find at Gatwick airport’s new £250m train station The transformed interchange at South Terminal has no traditional rail ticket office, and the Cornish pasty outlet has closed too The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2023
Amsterdam to London by train? Next year, you’ll face a six-month wait The Man Who Pays His Way: The train not departing from the Dutch capital is a casualty of Brexit, say some The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2023
Amsterdam to London by train? Next year, you’ll face a six-month wait The Man Who Pays His Way: The train not departing from the Dutch capital is a casualty of Brexit, say some The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2023
Five things you’ll find at Gatwick airport’s new £250m train station The transformed interchange at South Terminal has no traditional rail ticket office, and the Cornish pasty outlet has closed too The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023
In the Superloop: London’s southbound express bus The Man Who Pays His Way: Sightsee on a 95-minute journey from the centre of the capital to the deep south The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023 Why it’s worth checking out the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken on US Route 25 KFC originated as a road stop along the long and winding highway from Detroit to Florida
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023 How to access airport lounges without a business class flight ticket Exclusive: Social media reveals the demand for extra space and calm, as well as complimentary food and drink
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023 How to access airport lounges without a business class flight ticket Exclusive: Social media reveals the demand for extra space and calm, as well as complimentary food and drink
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023 How to access airport lounges without a business class flight ticket Exclusive: Social media reveals the demand for extra space and calm, as well as complimentary food and drink
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023 How to access airport lounges without a business class flight ticket Exclusive: Social media reveals the demand for extra space and calm, as well as complimentary food and drink
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023 Simon Calder and the Independent’s travel team answer reader questions in live virtual event From winter sun and affordable skiing to Middle Eastern travel and European city breaks, the travel desk took on your most burning queries in our latest online session
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023 How to access airport lounges without a business class flight ticket Exclusive: Social media reveals the demand for extra space and calm, as well as complimentary food and drink
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023 The Independent highly commended at prestigious press awards The Independent was praised as one of the daily newspapers of the year, while chief international correspondent Bel Trew was highly commended for her brave reporting from Ukraine
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023 Air-traffic control failure: what will be different next time? The Man Who Pays His Way: Nats has questions to answer –and so do the airlines
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023 All 1,400 vehicles in burned out Luton airport car park ‘unlikely to be salvageable’ after fire Cars are likely to be destroyed when the structure is demolished, though some personal possessions may be retrieved
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023 Simon Calder issues advice on Luton Airport fire chaos - from travel insurance to flight compensation Simon Calder tackles a wide range of your questions - from what you can be compensated for and what to do if you’re stranded and your flight is cancelled