Holidays

We're often told to call our credit or debit card providers before setting off on our travels to ensure our plastic isn't stopped abroad. But whether or not you actually need to depends on your provider.

If you've bagged a bargain summer break or are looking to book one soon, check it's covered by the ATOL protection scheme after a rise in the number of jet-setters being ripped off by bogus cheap travel websites.

UK hotels and online travel agents will have more freedom to offer discounts on rooms following an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) investigation into deals struck by Expedia and Booking.com .

If you're planning on booking a holiday in what is one of the most popular months of the year to do so, new research reveals you'll get the most bang for your buck – or pound, to be precise – in Bali.

Metro Bank customers heading overseas soon have been dealt a blow after the bank announced plans to start charging for debit and credit card transactions made outside Europe.

British Airways rolled out cut-p rice hand luggage-only fares across its entire short-haul network from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City last month. But do its prices beat self-proclaimed budget giants Easyjet and Ryanair? MoneySavingExpert.com put them to the test.

Update 6 Nov 2013: All customers who booked Atol-protected holidays with Lowcostholidays before 1 November will keep their Atol protection, despite being told by the travel firm this would not be the case, the CAA has confirmed. The CAA says it made this move due to the lack of notice and information given to both it and customers about Lowcostholidays' move to Spain. Lowcostholidays bookings made from 1 November onwards will not be covered by an Atol certificate.

British Airways is extending its cut-price hand luggage-only fares to include some short-haul flights from Heathrow and London City airports.

Holidaymakers bound for Egypt could miss out on getting a refund if they cancel their trip as rising tensions consume the country.

120 million travellers could have improved consumer rights when booking holidays in future, under European Commission proposals to extend package holiday protection.