How to find the shuttle bus stop for your airport car park (with real examples)
Heading to the airport with a pre-booked car park? Great — the last thing you want is to circle the forecourt searching for the shuttle. Most UK airports run free (or included) shuttle buses between long-stay / park & ride car parks and the terminal forecourts. Below we walk you through how to find the correct shuttle stop, what the forecourts look like, and give clear examples from Heathro…
By Stephen Forster at 7 Oct 2025
Airport Parking: A Guide to Key Terms Used to Describe types of airport parking
Travelling through UK airports—Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and many others—means encountering a bewildering array of parking and drop-off options. Knowing what the various terms mean can save time, reduce stress, and often save money. Below, we explain the main types of parking and related terms you’ll see, how they work, and some of the pros and cons.
On-Airport vs Off-Airport P…
By Stephen Forster at 24 Sep 2025
Reviews
One of the great advantages of the internet is the access to reviews of products, services, restaurants and indeed almost anything you can think of. There are video reviews, written reviews, star rankings, thumbs up and all manner of ways to express both positive and negative comments.
Research shows that for nearly 9 in 10 consumers, an online review is as important as a personal recomm…
By Stephen Forster at 18 Oct 2018
What is park and ride?
There several terms used in the parking industry which can have different meanings depending who is using the words and in what context. In our blog we will take an occasional look at some of these terms and try to provide some clarity.
Park-and-Ride is generally supposed to be used when a driver takes their car to a car park and then leaves it there to continue to their next stop via an…
By Stephen Forster at 13 Sep 2018
How to travel on your own
Travelling on your own can be both daunting and scary but going on holiday alone can be rewarding and exciting; an opportunity to make new friends and have an amazing adventure. The number of people choosing to go on holiday by themselves has risen in the last few years. So whatever your reason for travelling on your own is; whether to find…
By Stephen Forster at 1 Mar 2016
The travel items we forget
Did you know that 41% of travellers forget something when they go on holiday? Depending on what items are left behind, they can have a trivial or large impact on the time that you’re away. According to www.holidaysplease.co.uk, Brits spend an estimated 118 million pounds a year on holiday necessities that they forget to take …
By Stephen Forster at 18 Feb 2016