Andie's Awesome Adventures in Travel

09/07/2024

Fluffy’s anyone ? 😆

04/06/2024

20/08/2023

18/08/2023

15/08/2023

🚨Episode 1 of Top Guns: Inside the RAF airs on Channel 4 on Monday 21st August at 9pm 🚨

The new behind-the-wire documentary will showcase the role of the men & women based at RAF Lossiemouth while they conduct global operations from one of the RAF's busiest stations.

07/08/2023

This is brilliant 👏

06/08/2023

Yup !

All the time 😅

06/08/2023

Yup ! Think June was it ! 😩

When it’s already August and you’re fed up waiting for summer to begin

28/07/2023

Too right ! 😆😆😆

BREAKING: July set to be world's warmest month on record

15/06/2022

Yes, indeed!! :)

02/06/2022

SAFE TRIP !!!!!
ALWAYS BOOK WITH A TRAVEL AGENT LIKE ME !!!!!
The difference between ABTA and ATOL and how they protect your holiday
I explain what they mean and how they keep you safe abroad
Travel firms advertising to Brits will often say that their holidays are ABTA or ATOL protected.
But what is the difference between the two and why do you need to make sure your holidays are protected by them?
I explain how they keep your money safe in case your holiday was mis-sold or the travel firm goes bust:
What do ABTA and ATOL stand for?
Before booking, travellers should always check to see if their holiday provider is ABTA or ATOL protected.
ABTA stands for Association of British Travel Agents while ATOL stands for Air Travel Organiser's Licence.
The two organisations cover different kinds of package holidays depending on the mode of transport and a travel firm can sell both ABTA and ATOL protected holidays.
What is the difference between ABTA and ATOL protection?
ATOL-protected holidays are package holidays that include flights.
For example, Monarch Holidays customers were protected when the airline went bust in 2017 because they had booked flights and a holiday together through a provider with ATOL certification.
Most of the customers affected by the Thomas Cook collapse were covered - although those who booked flights-only breaks were not be covered.
ABTA protection only covers holidays that involve rail, cruise or self-drive but not package breaks where flights are included.
This means that if a cruise holiday was mis-sold, for example, then ABTA would be able to help rather than ATOL - unless the cruise holiday was sold as a package break.
What does being ABTA protected mean?
ABTA offers two forms of protection - legal and financial.
Their legal protection means the company is "making sure that you get the holiday you paid for".
So if you're mis-sold a package holiday, you might be able to get an alternative holiday or a refund as compensation through ABTA.
For example, if you are not told that there is building work going on at the hotel and it disrupts your holiday, you could apply for compensation.
However, ABTA are not able to help with matters concerning the behaviour of other guests, weather conditions, or holidays from over 18 months ago.
Financial protection is if the package provider goes into administration.
Customers who have not yet gone on the booked holiday will get a refund, while Brits who are already abroad will be brought home through ABTA
What does an ATOL protected holiday mean?
ATOL protection applies to package holidays with flights only.
If an ATOL-certified travel company ceases trading, customers are protected for both their holiday and their flight.
If they are already on holiday, then they will be flown home through ATOL with repatriation flights.
If they are not, then they will be fully refunded.
ALWAYS BOOK WITH A TRAVEL AGENT LIKE ME !!!!

30/05/2022

27/05/2022

New information for travelling to any EU country

UK travellers will now have to pay a fee to visit the EU..🇬🇧🇪🇺
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As has long been discussed, the EU plans to finally start charging a visa-waiver fee for UK passport holders to enter, and they're calling it the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). The stated main purpose of the fee is to increase security in Europe, and it will be a fee of €7 euros or around £6 and must be obtained at least 96 hours before departure.

Along with paying the fee, travellers will be required to fill in a form with basic information. This added rule adds another step to travelling to the EU, coming as a consequence of Brexit and losing the benefit of freedom of movement.
The rules for the amount of time spent you can in the EU will remain exactly the same as they are now, an allowance of 90 days in the EU within a 180-day period. If you want to stay more than 90 days, you will need a different visa entirely. Check the Gov.uk page for the latest travel info.

Do I need to pay the fee every time I enter an EU country?
No, thankfully the visa waver fee lasts for three years, so you will only need to pay again once it expires, or if you get a new passport.
When will the fee start?
The exact date for the start of ETIAS isn't public yet, but it's set for late 2022.

07/05/2022

Ah, yes! :)

03/05/2022

Yes, I do :)

02/05/2022

02/05/2022

21/04/2022

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20/04/2022