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Britain's biggest budget airline, easyJet, has had its knuckles rapped over its charges for larger pieces of cabin baggage. I have come to London Gatwick airport, its main base, to explain the issue – and what lies behind it – and hear from passenger Helen Baillie who never pays more than she needs.
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China visa for UK holidaymakers could be dropped as early as Monday, says top tour operator
06:44|I am talking to Wendy Wu, founder of Wendy Wu Tours, a leading provider of holidays in the People's Republic. She believes red tape for China could be untangled in just a few days.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.What are the world’s most useful currencies for travellers?
06:47|Once again I am talking to Kaya Niedenthal of the Currency Online Group – but in unusual circumstances. He is a busy man so I could interview him only on the move, from his high-rise office in London’s Waterloo to the nearby station. The dollar is king, the euro is queen and the pound is still more a prince than a joker, is my conclusion.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.Skyscanner expands its price-comparison service to include package holidays
07:19|Travel desk Tuesday, and my excellent colleague Sophie Dickinson gives her thoughts on the highly popular airfare comparison site moving into the realm of Mediterranean package holidays. She and I discuss how useful this might be for your next family trip.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.It's Australia Day – but how to make the most of the vast and distant nation?
07:24|For insights and advice I've been talking to top expert Lauren McLeod, who heads up the Australia product portfolio for Trailfinders – the largest independently-owned travel company in the UK.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.Liverpool John Lennon airport sets a new passenger record
07:32|The UK has a fabulously competitive bunch of airports as well as airlines. Today, I’m talking to John Vincent, chief executive of Liverpool John Lennon – about rivalry with Manchester, what sets the Merseyside airport apart and how important the inbound market is from Beatles fans and football supporters.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.Michael O'Leary on Elon Musk, air traffic control and drinking at airports
07:50|In which the chief executive of Ryanair – Europe’s biggest budget airline – challenges the world's richest man to an arm-wrestling contest.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.If the earth is actually curved, we’ll be able to tell
07:25|Fifty years to the day since the first British Airways Concorde took off with passengers on board, a final interview with Blake Scholl, founder of Boom Supersonic – and a word from Cuveé founder, Larry Mueller, about whether there is demand for breaking the sound barrier.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.Who knows where the tourists go?
07:38|Patricia Yates does: she is chief executive of Visit Britain, which has just delivered a major survey on the value of inbound tourism to the UK.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.