Hotel comparison sites claim to work with partners across the world to guarantee the best prices for your budget. But all too often travellers using the platforms are running into problems.

Some travel firms are punishing disappointed holidaymakers further, by charging excessive fees or deducting large sums in 'unrecoverable taxes'.

The main way we can cut down on our carbon footprint is changing the way we travel - if everyone made small changes to their holiday schedule, it could make a huge difference over time.

With political rows and the on-off threat of a no-deal Brexit, there's no guarantee what could happen to the pound between now and 31 October - or after that date.

Many families travelling abroad this half term will have fallen into a common currency trap that costs British holidaymakers a fortune every day.

The 71 year-old was told by the travel insurance firm that he would not be able to claim the money back as he had not informed it straight away of pending eye surgery.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised Britons against all but essential travel to mainland China. The new coronavirus has hit Hubei Province in central China hardest.

A Travelex customer left almost £590 out of pocket after the travel money provider couldn't complete his order has described an attempt to fob him off with £30 of compensation as 'ridiculous'.

If you were planning a relaxing gondola ride around the canals of Venice or a luxury cruise in the next few months, it is safe to say that your dream holiday is looking a lot less idylic now.

Funding the best travel insurance means combining the lowest price with top cover. Here's what you need to know and how to compare prices.

Marian and John Vessey, face losing vast sums for nothing after being refused a refund for a £381 hotel booking while John and Gillie Coghlan had been due to tour Amsterdam.

Millions have had holidays ruined after the virus outbreak sent the world into lockdown. Newlyweds Ricky and Victoria Lipman were told they must pay an extra £750 to rebook their dream honeymoon.

The Foreign Office had previously advised against all non-essential global travel until April 16. This meant holidaymakers booked for travel before that date were legally entitled to claim refunds

Passengers are discovering that airlines have pulled their online cash refund option and are instead pushing them to take vouchers or swap flights instead.

We have been inundated with letters asking for help regarding getting money back. Many holidaymakers are being left thousands of pounds out of pocket after being refused refunds they are legally entitled to.

We have a 10 day trip booked at the end of May to Corfu and so far, I have only paid the deposit. Should we cancel the trip or not do anything and hope that we'll still be able to go, or something else?

The airline has come under intense pressure from customers in the past few weeks to bring back the online form, which was only removed after most of its flights were cancelled due to the coronavirus.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The 37-year-old Perth father had a 40cm chunk of his neck gauged out (pictured) in an effort to remove deadly melanoma.

Stars including model Iskra Lawrence and actress Jameela Jamil have taken to social media to pay homage to Mama Cax, whose real name is Cacsmy Brutus, after she passed away on Monday.

Tania Morris (pictured) from Staffordshire fears this Christmas could be her last after she was struck down with Hodgkin Lymphoma a year ago and has been unable to find a donor.

Researchers from Temple University in Philadelphia analysed almost 5,000 studies and found that curcumin interfered with the growth of eight types of cancers under laboratory settings.

A computer algorithm developed by British and U.S. scientists can help diagnose breast cancer more accurately than trained doctors, according to new research.

Taylor Wind, 19, is one of 191 people in Mooresville, North Carolina, who were diagnosed with thyroid cancer between 2012 and 2016. which her mother believes is linked to coal ash from a nearby plant.

Doctors in the UK have for years been using CAR T-cell therapy to make some immune cells directly target tumour cells in blood cancer patients. But exactly how this process worked was a mystery.

Elizabeth Wurtzel, the author of the acclaimed memoir Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America, has died at the age of 52 following a long battle with breast cancer.

Posting an emotional update on Facebook Jez Hughes, 46, wrote that he had never imagined he would become a widower at such a young age. Jez lost his wife to cancer in October, who was just 55.

Rates of skin cancer were 8.1 - 8.4 per cent among gay and bisexual men compared to 6.7 for straight men in a group of more than 45,000 Americans.

She told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire she was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer just 18 months ago after two primary tumours were discovered in her large intestine. 

BBC presenter George Alagiah, 64, was diagnosed with stage-four bowel cancer in April 2014 and is currently receiving treatment.

Amanda Anisimova, 18, lost her first round match against world number 73 Zarina Diyas, but was asked about her late father during a post-game press conference.

The 24-year-old Sydneysider lashed out in his second round clash with Italian number 12 seed Fabio Fognini.

Peter Eckert was flying from Melbourne to Adelaide on Wednesday after spending time at the Australian Open when he delayed flight was turned around.

The mud-filled rain fell on Melbourne on Wednesday evening after a dust storm was pushed over the city. Commentators claimed it was the first time a dust storm had caused a delay in play.

The Australian 23rd seed dominated the first two sets of his encounter with Frenchman Gilles Simon, with a jovial Kyrgios putting on a show for the Melbourne Arena crowd.

During his second round win at the Australian Open, Nadal hit a forehand return down the line straight into the head of the ballgirl, standing by the umpire's chair, and apologised with a kiss on the cheek.

The world number one had a scary moment during his round two victory over Argentina's Federico Delbonis in the second round.

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She's the AFL WAG who never puts a foot wrong when it comes to fashionable displays on the red carpet.

The world number one was up against Argentina's Federico Delbonis at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday when he hit 13-year-old Anita in the face during the third set.

Anita copped the blow to her face in the third set as the Spanish tennis star took on Argentina's Federico Delbonis at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.

The altercation occurred just before 7pm on Saturday at Melbourne Arena ahead of Kyrgios's third round against Russian Karen Khachanov.

Patrick Mouratoglou, the Frenchman who supervises Serena Williams' career, admitted that he was shocked by her exit to Qiang Wang on a day of shocks at the Australian Open.

The bitter rivalry between the two tennis heavyweights began last February at the Mexico Open with a petty on-court dispute and escalated from there, with more fireworks at Wimbeldon.

Actress Pia Miller and her multimillionaire boyfriend Patrick Whitesell packed on the PDA while attending the Australian Open on Sunday. 

The Swiss maestro cast aside Marton Fucsovics at Melbourne Park on Sunday, before telling the crowd they still had time to celebrate the national day as the clock struck 11.30pm.

Ash Barty has served a brilliant response after the debate over changing date of Australia Day threatened to overshadow her stunning fourth round win at her home grand slam.

American tennis stars Coco Gauff and Sofia Kenin were battling it out in the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday when the crowd began to chant at them.

The Australian gave it his all in a spirited performance but went down 6-3 3-6 7-6 7-6 in four sets against the Spaniard in an emotion-charged showdown.

The polarising Australian tennis bad boy earned the respect of fans and his arch rival after bowing out of the grand slam in a pulsating fourth setter on Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Nick Kyrgios attempted to honour the memory of one of his basketball heroes, Kobe Bryant. In the end, the emotional Australian fell short against Nadal.