Claire Webb

Freelance writer and editor. Bylines: @WhichUK, @theipaper, @Telegraph, @RadioTimes, @TimeOutLondon

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

Very proud my investigation for @WhichUK made headlines this week. Many train operators have outdated ticket machines that don’t sell the cheap fares available online

[Which? @WhichUK]

Our investigation has found that train station ticket machines can charge more than double the price of booking online, with same-day rail tickets 52% more expensive on average. https://t.co/w4WTaQLLCg

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

Also got a @MattCartoonist cartoon - a first for me!

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

Very proud my investigation for @WhichUK made headlines this week. Many train operators have outdated ticket machines that don’t sell the cheap fares available online

[Which? @WhichUK]

Our investigation has found that train station ticket machines can charge more than double the price of booking online, with same-day rail tickets 52% more expensive on average. https://t.co/w4WTaQLLCg

[Lauren Bell @Lbell4]

Looking for case studies of people targeted by a fraudulent travel company pretending to be a legitimate one? Or sold you a holiday that didn't exist? Perhaps sent you a fake voucher to get money off a holiday pretending to be a reputable company?
#journorequest #scam #travel

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

Which? colleague @Lbell4 is looking into accessibility at airports. Please do get in touch f you'd like to share your experiences - good, bad or mediocre #accessibility #DisabilityTwitter

[Lauren Bell @Lbell4]

Looking into accessibility at airports for a piece for @WhichUK Travel magazine. If you have recent experiences you are able to share with me, please get in touch. Looking for personal experiences. #accessibility #DisabilityTwitter @DisRightsUK

[Laura Sanders @laurathejourno]

Thanks everybody who got in touch for this!

I'm still in need of non-London airports - Birmingham, Newcastle, Leeds, Cardiff, Glasgow or any others, please!

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

Just spied The Sun have covered it too: https://t.co/1IGR922fz7

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

Great to see my research for Which? picked up by The Guardian and The Times

[Which? @WhichUK]

The price of a package holiday to Spain, Turkey and Italy has jumped by 20% or more since last summer, whilst a week in Greece now costs 30% more on average.

So with costs on the rise, here are our top 5 tips to keep the price of your holiday down. https://t.co/G3VqCz8BXk

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

https://t.co/bWd1YOQZZr

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

@AvantiWestCoast Thanks. Can you tell me if there were every any standard advances available for that day? And if so, when they went on sale?

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

@AvantiWestCoast Will you be running any trains from EUS to MAN on Sat 5 and Sun 6 Nov? I've been checking and had a ticket alert set up for several weeks, but still no timetable or advance tkts. I know there's a strike on 6 Nov. Will the RMT strike on 5 also impact this route?

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

@AvantiWestCoast Morning, will you be releasing any Manchester-London std advance tkts for this Sunday? I bought a London-Manchester advance for Sat when they became available 3 days ago. I've been checking every day, hoping to buy a tkt back on Sun - but there are only premium advances on sale?

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

@AvantiWestCoast Great, thanks.

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

@AvantiWestCoast @AvantiWestCoast Afternoon, can you confirm yet whether you will be running any trains from London to Manchester this Saturday or Sunday? Other train operators affected by the RMT strike have released their timetables.

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

@AvantiWestCoast Hi Lucy, I know there's a strike on both Saturday and Sunday - but usually you still run some trains, don't you? You did last Saturday, which was also a strike day. Can you tell me if you'll be running some trains, and if so, when the schedule will be released? Thanks!

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

@AvantiWestCoast Morning, still no schedule for next weekend. I set up a ticket alerts with you and Trainline who have just emailed me: "It is unlikely any advance tickets will be released for your travel dates." Will you be running any trains on 5 and 6 November?

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

This year the most expensive place to book a half-term Airbnb or Vrbo is Suffolk, with holidaymakers paying £215 a night on average
https://t.co/M1k2PHX7yI

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

@AvantiWestCoast It says: "Any customers with prebooked tickets dated 6 Nov can use these anytime from now until 8 Nov" - but you haven't put 6 Nov tkts on sale yet, have you? I've been waiting to buy one for weeks...

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

The tourist board should use this in the ads: "Everyone you meet is your best friend. My husband says it’s aggressively friendly.” @TourismIreland

[Claire Webb @cwebbwanders]

"Derry is the sixth Derry Girl". Chatted to lovely @LisaMMcGee about why she's always been proud to be a Derry girl, her teenage haunts - and the best way to eat a cream horn
https://t.co/kyxyWu7gL0

[The i Paper Travel @TheiPaperTravel]

Lisa McGee reveals the teenage haunts that inspired her hit series Derry Girls https://t.co/mmpCxyAIRI