Holidays & Travel

Stagecoach South West confirmed today that it is expanding its smart ticketing scheme across the region.

From Monday (18th January), all Megarider tickets* bought on board Stagecoach South West buses will be stored on StagecoachSmart cards. Drivers will issue customers with a smartcard, which will store their ticket electronically, instead of using a paper ticket.

The expanded smart ticketing scheme offers customers a more convenient, simple and greener approach to buying and using their bus ticket.

Stagecoach South West introduced smart ticketing in 2012. Until now...

Travelling abroad with children can be a stressful experience, especially if you’re taking the kids on a long-haul flight, or if it’s their first ever flight and they are very young. Making sure that everything is organised and going smoothly is important if you’re flying with the kids in tow, however this can be a lot harder to achieve than it sounds – after all, any parent will tell you that things don’t always go to plan, no matter how hard you try. If you’re planning a family holiday which departs from Exeter Airport, we’ve got some great tips for you to help make sure that everything...

Devon’s favourite multi-award-winning holiday park, Cofton Country Holidays near Starcross and Dawlish, is readying itself for the much anticipated reopening of its heated indoor Ashburn Springs Pool on Saturday 19th December.

Following over a month of renovations undertaken in readiness for the busy Christmas school holidays, the family friendly pool, steam room, sauna, soft play area and Amelia’s Café will be reopened by no less than Santa himself, who will be giving away free children’s presents from 11am-4pm on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th.

As an added bonus anyone...

Infrequent travellers are happy to pack their belongings in a cheap suitcase. As long as it holds together sufficiently for one or two trips, you have had your money’s worth. For a frequent flier, it is a different story.

Good quality luggage is always a worthy investment, but if you regularly rack up hundreds of thousands of air miles travelling between client meetings on different continents, designer suitcases soon begin to pay their way. They are more expensive, but they offer a different level of service when compared to cheap suitcases, document cases and garment bags. So...