Hotels
Booking.com – consistently find this the easiest and best website to find my hotels
Flights
Skyscanner – always search this first for flights
My two favourite companies for long-haul flights
Emirates – gorgeously comfortable business class
Singapore Air – love they have have an economy section upstairs (just so I can pretend I’m going to first class)
My two favourite companies for short-haul flights
Norwegian Air – love the free wifi
Swiss Air – love the free chocolate (and the fact I once managed to travel with them cheaper on business class than economy!)
Ryanair – now they have sensible hand luggage allowances they have my vote above easy jet
Travel Companies
Explore – travelled around Cambodia & Vietnam with this company
Flying Kiwi – travelled around New Zealand with this company
Intrepid Travel – travelled to Canada, Costa Rica, Italy, Thailand and Turkey with this company
Oasis Overland – experienced this company while overloading in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania & Uganda but they cover most of Africa
On the Go – travelled to Egypt and Jordan with this company
Top Tips
TripAdvisor – I never travel anywhere or book any hotel without consulting this website – although take some reviews with a pinch of salt!