Trevor Baker

3 days ago | which.co.uk | Trevor Baker

We found hundreds of reviewers complaining of being scammed in summer 2024, more in autumn 2024 and, now, again in April 2025, we still found dozens of complaints. For one property in Shrewsbury a reviewer said: ‘The property doesn't exist. Booking.com are aware of this and are still advertising it and are still taking peoples money!!!!!’ while another said, ‘Unbelievable Booking.com – you’ve had this reported so many times and haven’t removed it.’This is unsurprising.

6 days ago | which.co.uk | Trevor Baker

In 2023, almost 12.5 million people descended upon Mallorca, an island around a fifth the size of Wales. Almost 40% of them were there in July and August. Still, we were surprised when our analysis of European Commission tourism numbers showed that Mallorca is, by overnight stays, the most-visited place in Europe. It recorded more than 51 million overnight stays by tourists in 2023 – more than London, Paris and Rome. The island’s population is just 966,000.

2 months ago | which.co.uk | Trevor Baker

It took less than 15 minutes to list a holiday home on Booking.com. We didn’t need to provide proof of who we were. And, unlike if you put your house on Expedia’s Vrbo – or on Airbnb the last time we tried – there was no request to see a driving licence or passport. This speed and convenience for owners might be part of the reason that Booking.com is now a global behemoth, not just for hotel bookings but for small holiday lets, too, with more than a billion reservations each year.

2 months ago | which.co.uk | Trevor Baker

A simple way to save money on hotel bookings is to look at the price online and then phone up to see if you can get a better deal. In 2023 we found that over the phone than by booking online. However, beware when trying to book other kinds of travel, such as flights and cottage stays by phone. You could be hit with an unexpected fee of up to £50. It’s a charge that’s likely to particularly affect people who are less able to book online, such as blind or older travellers.

2 months ago | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Trevor Baker

An essential quality of faith is in finding meaning in one’s experience as life unfolds. The actions of the New South Wales nurses now forbidden to work as nurses in Australia invite us to reflect on what happened. That the stood down nurses have projected onto the Israeli speaking to them the role of an abusive parent who they are going to punish is indicated.