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New rail links are welcome developments – but are ‘undermined’ by legacy shortcomings

The Man Who Pays His Way: Direct trains between Bristol, Bath and Oxford have been restored after 23 years

The Independent UK · May 15

My plan to help Anne achieve her holiday dream

The Man Who Pays His Way: Airlines urged to cancel sooner rather than later if they are worried about jet fuel shortage

The Independent UK · May 3

If aviation fuel rationing starts, how might passengers on the three big airlines be affected?

The Man Who Pays His Way: My hypothetical take on how schedule culls could look on British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair

The Independent UK · Apr 5

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Profiteering or providing a service? Air fares from Asia to the UK are soaring

The Man Who Pays His Way: The airlines will swear they are not actually forcing anybody to pay the outlandish fares quoted

The Independent UK · Mar 16

Public transport: cities must do better at catering for visitors as well as locals

The Man Who Pays His Way: Other people’s mass transit should be organised better for tourists

The Independent UK · Jan 31

Is it fair to charge foreigners more to enter tourist sites?

The Man Who Pays His Way: There are limits and President Trump’s administration has gone way beyond them

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025

As Britain’s biggest budget airline turns 30, what did easyJet ever do for us?

The Man Who Pays His Way: Captain of first-ever easyJet flight was on secondment from British Airways

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025

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When the airline says ‘flight cancelled’ – that shouldn’t be the end of your trip

The Man Who Pays His Way: Build a meaningful buffer into your travel plans to cut down on stress

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2025

UK airports – what are they good for?

The Man Who Pays His Way: Passengers prefer small airports, but Britain’s busiest hubs have their advantages too

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025

If Ryanair didn’t exist, would you have to invent it?

The Man Who Pays His Way: What did Europe’s biggest budget airline ever do for us?

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2025

Power play: how the Heathrow shutdown hit passengers at home and away

The Man Who Pays His Way: Any more of this and I will start a line of travel chaos T-shirts

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025

Rail: ‘This is where we are, but it is definitely not where anybody wants to be’

The Man Who Pays His Way: Could this be the end of buck-passing and the start of taking responsibility?

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2025

Travel questions that make my heart sink

The Man Who Pays His Way: Just because you can arrange a DIY trip doesn’t mean you should

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2025

Travel 2025: Use your wild cards, and deploy them wisely

The Man Who Pays His Way: Follow David and Noah in treating yourself (and your travel partner, if you have one)

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2024

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The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2024

Falling off the map: how Cuba has vanished from travellers’ itineraries

The Man Who Pays His Way: Savour Havana. Go to the beach. Meet the Cuban people.

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2024

British Airways cancels more long-haul flights as squeeze on intercontinental capacity intensifies

The Man Who Pays His Way: Plane problems spell fewer choices and higher prices for passengers

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2024

Brexit Border Bonus: Brussels is delivering exactly what we demanded with fingerprinting and facial biometrics

The Man Who Pays His Way: The EU has acquiesced to our wish to spend more time with our passports en route to the sunlit uplands

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2024

Hitchhiker’s guide, rule one: a German tourist will always be along eventually

The Man Who Pays His Way: Greek mainland hopping – and why a 180-degree turn is sometimes the only way home

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The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2024

Slaying the myths about tougher post-Brexit red tape for UK travellers to Europe

The Man Who Pays His Way: Can we all start singing from the same post-Brexit hymn sheet, please?

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2024

Just when passengers thought they could count on a rail trip, LNER announces bumper weekend strikes

The Man Who Pays His Way: Jubilation at airlines as train travellers wonder: what fresh hell is this?

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2024

Going for gold in Paris on a bronze budget – Simon Calder’s cheap Olympic weekend

The Man Who Pays His Way: I challenge you to take the tourism decathlon around the French capital

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024

Has the shadow of Covid finally departed for travel?

The Man Who Pays His Way: The last Cathay Pacific plane to seek sanctuary in the desert has left storage in Alice Springs – the end of a dismal era

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023

Why you should wait to book flights to the Canary Islands for winter 2024

The Man Who Pays His Way: Look to the future – but don’t necessarily act

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2023

In the Superloop: London’s southbound express bus

The Man Who Pays His Way: Sightsee on a 95-minute journey from the centre of the capital to the deep south

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023

Ryanair and Michael O’Leary’s eastern promise to help rebuild Ukraine

The Man Who Pays His Way: Ryanair is seeking first-mover advantage – promising flights from Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa within weeks of a ceasefire

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