How to plan a trip when the brochure is lying to you

Everything here answers a question the destination pages cannot: not where to go, but how to decide, when to book and what the small print will cost you.

Sections

Flights Everything we have written in this section, newest first. Getting Around Everything we have written in this section, newest first. Methodology Everything we have written in this section, newest first. Money Everything we have written in this section, newest first. Planning Everything we have written in this section, newest first. Stays Everything we have written in this section, newest first. When To Go Everything we have written in this section, newest first. With Kids Everything we have written in this section, newest first.

What you will find here

Guides are grouped by the decision they help with rather than by keyword. Each one carries the same rules as the rest of the site: computed figures with their method, an honest note on who the advice does not suit, and sources you can check.

Blog

Planning Glasgow with a toddler in tow Reading a Glasgow hotel star rating before you book How many days is Glasgow worth? When flights to Edinburgh cost least, and why the other months don't Edinburgh on a budget: where the costs land differently than you expect Booking Edinburgh: how early is early enough, and what waiting costs you

See also

Flights Methodology The cheapest month to fly to Bajram Curri Cheapest month to fly to Barcelona, and what makes the other months cost more Money Getting Around The cheapest month to fly to Belek The cheapest month to fly to Banja Luka Planning Cheapest month to fly to Bilbao, and what makes the other months cost more Stays Cheapest month to fly to Bologna, and what makes the other months cost more When To Go The cheapest month to fly to Dubrovnik With Kids The cheapest month to fly to Durrës Cheapest month to fly to Florence, and what makes the other months cost more The cheapest month to fly to Kemer The cheapest month to fly to Korčula Cheapest month to fly to Lisbon, and what makes the other months cost more Cheapest month to fly to Malaga, and what makes the other months cost more The cheapest month to fly to Shëngjin The cheapest month to fly to Shkoder The cheapest month to fly to Trebinje The cheapest month to fly to Visegrad How airline alliances change your options when something goes wrong How airline change and cancellation rules actually work Seat pitch and seat width: which one you actually feel What a codeshare flight is, and who is responsible when it goes wrong What a fare class is, and what it silently decides What a hub airport is, and how it shapes the routes you can buy What a red-eye flight does to the first day of a trip What a wet lease is, and why another airline may operate your flight What airport transit means when you never leave the terminal What basic economy removes, and what it still includes What happens to a checked bag during a short connection What happens when an airline moves your flight time after you have booked What minimum connection time is, and who sets it What overbooking is, and why airlines do it deliberately What self-transfer means, and why it moves the risk onto you