Holidays

If you're booked on an inbound-only Monarch flight between now and Sunday and have yet to fly out on another airline, the aviation regulator is now warning you CAN'T expect to be flown home for free.

Monarch Airlines has been granted a 24-hour extension to its ATOL licence, meaning its flights and package holidays will continue to operate as normal today amid uncertainty over its future.

Holidaymakers are losing out by being charged in pounds despite explicitly opting to pay in local currency, according to reports we've had from MoneySavers. We're now investigating to see how big the problem is – here's what to do if you've been affected.

New European Union rules coming into effect this week will slash the cost of using your mobile in most of Europe. But while it's been touted as "the end of roaming charges", it's not that simple.

It's meant to be getting warmer at home and the hot weather only brings the thought of summer hols closer. Yet you need to act NOW to ensure you get the best deals and top rates, even if you're not heading off for a couple of months. So we've a plane-load of new tricks and old favourites to book in advance if you want to give your hols a head start.

Italian national airline Alitalia has been put into administration by the Italian government, after airline employees voted against a plan which would have slashed jobs and salaries to secure further state funding.

Parents cannot take their children out of school for term-time holidays without risking being fined, the highest court in the land has ruled. 

Travel insurance firm Holidaysafe is to publish clearer warnings that cruises aren't covered by its standard policy and has reversed its decision to reject a £3,000 claim, after a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation found an elderly couple were left facing an unexpected medical bill.

Airline passengers flying to the UK from Turkey and five other countries across the Middle East and north Africa will no longer be able to carry laptops and other large electronic devices in their cabin luggage. Here's a rundown of which airlines are charging extra to put devices in the hold and what insurers are doing.

Tour operator Diamond Shortbreak Holidays has ceased trading, with all its 8,000 upcoming bookings now cancelled - here's what to do if you've lost your holiday.