Sometimes the worst part of the trip is the airport lounge, where you may have to wait for hours in busy, uncomfortable departure lounges for your flights, so here are a few tips to help make your time at the airport much more productive and enjoyable:

• Facilities – many of the larger airports have a vast range of facilities on offer, from shops and restaurants through to gyms, spas and beauty salons.  Once you have checked in your luggage spend some time exploring the airport, and take advantage of any services it has to offer, including the business lounges which are often available for a small additional fee and allow you to surf the internet, make phone calls and faxes and often have a number of free national and international newspapers and magazines.
• Crèche Services – if you are travelling with young children is can be a good idea to book them into an airport crèche service, which will have lots of things to keep them entertained from toys through to group story times.  This can make your stay at the airport much more enjoyable for both parents and children.

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The rule used to be if you could book your flight as late as possible it would be much cheaper than if you were to book in advance, as carriers would be keen to fill up any remaining seats, but these days things have changed and you can now get some very good flights with the lower cost airlines whenever you choose to book your holiday.

Do late Flight Deals Still Exist?

Yes you can still get some great late flight deals, but you will need to be very flexible with what time you can travel and from which airport. Charter airlines will usually have a number of seats left to a variety of destinations, however with the low cost airlines tickets are usually in high demand, so they will normally actually increase in price as it gets nearer to the flight date

When is it Best to Book Early?

Booking early is best for those people who have family and work commitments and also if you are travelling in large groups as it can be difficult to secure a large number of seats on a last minute booking.