Travel

If you've been affected by today's British Airways (BA) IT glitch, which sparked many hours of delays at a number of international airports, you may be able to claim £100s in compensation.

Holidaymakers with collapsed travel firm Lowcostholidays have flooded our inbox with reclaim stories.

If you've a prepaid travel card with My Travel Cash you've until 4 October to withdraw or spend your money, after the firm announced it's scrapping the cards.

Commuters in England could see their season ticket costs rise by up to 1.9% next year, after official figures used to calculate the rise were published.

If you were hit by the online travel agency Lowcostholidays going into administration, time is running out to download and save all the details of your booking – the 'existing bookings' site will be taken offline at 5pm on Friday 19 August.

If your flight's delayed and the airline refuses you compensation, you're now more likely to be able to appeal to an ombudsman-style scheme with binding powers, after a raft of airlines including Easyjet and Flybe became the latest to sign up to an official adjudication process. But it's not all good news – some passengers will now have to pay a £25 fee if their appeal is unsuccessful.

Millions of London commuters can pocket their share of the quarter of a billion pounds that's sloshing around on unused Oyster cards, after Transport for London's (TfL's) latest figures showed the pot of unclaimed cash increased by more than £50 million over the last 12 months.

A grieving widow who had always dreamed of sailing on the QE2 was left "beside herself" after cruise company Cunard billed her £385 to remove her late husband's name from a voyage booked 18 months in advance.

Budget airline Ryanair is to force passengers travelling with young children to pay a £4 seat reservation fee on any flights booked after 1 September, in the latest development in the ongoing row over whether parents should be able to sit next to their kids on flights for free.

The great summer getaway is underway, but many leave it till August, especially later in the month, when it's cheaper. Whether staying in the UK or heading overseas, we've a series of savvy tricks to bag you a suitcase-load of savings if you're about to head off. All aboard...