Useful Travel Resources & links
Below is a list of useful travel resources and links we hope you will find useful. If you are not driving to the airport but need a taxi – go to Cabbuble. You need to calculate how much money to take on holiday and the rough cost of a meal for two – the currency converter will be of great help. It is always useful to check the Foreign Office webite for up to date information and travel advice. Happy travels!
Do you need to book a taxi to the airport? Use our easy to book taxi transfer service.
Calculate currency and foreign exchange rates. Convert currencies, special units and precious metals.
Eurostar
Eurostar is a high-speed passenger rail service connecting London with Paris and Brussels. All its trains traverse the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France, owned and operated separately by Eurotunnel.
Is commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO, is the British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office. This has to be a very important travel resource for anyone.
Founded in 2008, TravelPledge was set up to respond to the growing requests from travellers to be able to contribute financially to charitable social and environmental projects in the destinations they visit.
The Identity and Passport Service is responsible for issuing UK passports and identity cards and for the registration of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales.
Websites We Like
Here are some of our favourite websites – those who we support and those who support us!
Please note: Travel Matters Ltd. is not responsible for the content of external websites.
WTM WRTD, with support from the UNWTO wants the industry to work together to: help drive change by educating more responsible behaviour with the travel and tourism industry and travelling public, explore the issues of how countries and destinations are made more sustainable including case studies of best practices, educate the marketplace and debate key environmental related issues to push the agenda and be a catalyst for change and harness the influence of World Travel Market as an international business forum to encourage the industry to drive the responsible tourism agenda forward.
Looking for a child friendly family holiday in the UK? Away with the Kids showcases campsites, hostels, hotels, cottages, VW camper vans, tree-houses, tipis and party houses all with an emphasis on providing the base for truly family friendly holidays. Take a look…you may be inspired!
At Green Rewards people can visit their Green Shop where they have brought together over 500 eco products, gifts and experiences offering something for everyone – from bird feeders for the garden, energy saving devices for the house, toys for the kids, ethical fashion, green charity gifts and much, much more! Their points can only be spent in their Green Shop where everything has been rigorously vetted by an independent Sustainability Advisory Panel that includes some of the UK’s leading figures covering carbon footprinting, ethical fashion, recycling and fair trade.
Motivating Mum is a fab new website designed to offer support and advice for mums in business (or starting up). It offers mentoring with estabilished businessmums’, a forum for networking and sharing ideas, information on funding, freebies and awards and details on events running across London (and soon the UK).
Whilst there is still some debate, it is generally agreed that the build-up of greenhouse gases, created in part by an increase in human activity, is leading to global warming. Tress for Cities will help to offset your emissions by investing in a combination of projects, including investment in reforestation at home and overseas and in partnership with Climate Care, in energy efficiency programmes in developing countries.
One Green Earth is an online eco directory, that has been running since October 2006. They offer green businesses a profile page with a link to their site.
Recommended Family Holidays is the place to find independent family friendly holidays that are recommended by other mums and dads. Finding self catering family holidays online can be difficult, but with Recommended Family Holidays you will find what you need for your family holiday in France, England, Scotland and Ireland.
The Parent Practice teaches a series of valuable, easy to learn techniques to make your life as a parent more fulfilling and your children feel happier and more confident. They offer 5 weeks Positive Parenting Classes, Private Consultations and Topic Based Workshops in both the daytime and evening. Go to a FREE taster session of their Parenting Classes held in Clapham South, Putney, Fulham and Wimbledon or you can host at home.
A wonderful website offering a fantastic range of products for children whilst travelling, from wheelie luggage and overnight bags to towelling robes, lunch boxes and bottles.
The Beach Factory Ltd offers a huge range of products for your next holiday in the sun. Operating since 2003, the Beach Factory is now recognised as the UK’s leading online provider of UPF50+ rated UV sun protection swimwear for kids and adults.
