Guides
The rules, charges and small print that decide how much your trip actually costs.
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Hand luggage from Belfast: what actually fits, and what gets stopped
Why cabin bags that fit at home fail at the gate, how the personal item differs from a cabin bag, and the packing decisions that decide whether you pay at the airport.
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Passport rules for Europe: the two dates that get people turned away
UK passport rules for travel to the EU explained: the ten-year issue date, the three-month validity rule, why your expiry date alone is not enough, and how Ireland differs.
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Free child places: how they really work, and how to find one
What a free child place on a package holiday actually covers, why availability is attached to a hotel and a date rather than a destination, and the search method that finds them.
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Liquids and airport security: why the rule keeps changing
The 100ml liquids rule explained: who actually sets it, why it differs between airports, what counts as a liquid, and the exemptions for medicine and baby food.
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How early should you get to Belfast International?
How early to arrive at Belfast International for a sun flight: what actually determines the answer, the deadlines that are fixed, and the three mornings a year when the usual advice fails.
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ATOL protection: what it covers, and what people think it covers
ATOL explained for UK travellers: what the scheme protects, what it does not, how to tell whether your booking is covered, and why the certificate matters more than the logo.
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Flying from Belfast with a baby or toddler
What you can take, what is free, what to book and what to ignore when flying with an infant or toddler: buggies, car seats, milk, ear pressure and the timing that actually helps.
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Flight delay compensation: what you are actually owed
UK261 compensation explained: the three-hour threshold, the amounts by distance, what counts as an extraordinary circumstance, and the right to food and a hotel that applies regardless.