The UK airport with the most expensive booze is fleecing travellers for £8 pints – and it is not in London. The airport in question has topped the charts for the priciest tipple holidaymakers can find. While some may assume the likes of Luton or Stansted Airport offer the most expensive option, it’s somewhere in the North that has clinched the dubious title of most expensive pint.

Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport has been tipped by idealo as the place where Brits will spend the most on a pre-flight pint. On average, those who fancy a drink before jetting off on their holiday are paying £7.94 – the highest price in the country for an airport pint.

Pricey pints can be found in other UK airports too. Cardiff Airport, Leeds Bradford Airport, and Newcastle Airport’s pint price sits at an average of £7.89, while East Midlands Airport will cost around £7.82. Despits its reputation for expensive booze, London has just two airports in the country-wide top 10.

Stansted Airport and Heathrow Airport offer the most affordable pint prices at £6.45, closely followed by Edinburgh Airport (£6.55) and Gatwick Airport (£6.60). These are all major hubs, which likely helps keep prices slightly more competitive for travellers.

Idealo suggests that those travelling from regional airports can expect to pay a higher price point for the popular pre-flight refreshment.

A seemingly innocent question that often arises on holiday could end up costing travellers a significant sum of money, warns Martin Lewis — and it’s one that many people answer incorrectly without even realising it. The money-saving expert issued the warning during an appearance on This Morning on Tuesday, where he outlined why holidaymakers should think twice before accepting a currency conversion offered by overseas ATMs and card machines.

Speaking on the ITV programme, Martin was asked whether travellers should opt to pay in pounds or the local currency when abroad. His response was unequivocal — in the vast majority of cases, it’s the latter.

Explaining how the process works, he said that when an ATM or card machine asks whether you wish to pay in pounds or euros, for example, it is essentially asking who should carry out the currency conversion.

“If it’s euros, do you want your card company to do the conversion? If it’s pounds, we will do the conversion for you and then charge your card,” Martin explained.

He noted that many travellers now use specialist overseas spending cards that offer exchange rates close to the interbank rate. In such instances, allowing the card provider to handle the conversion will typically yield a better deal.

Nevertheless, Martin stressed that even standard debit and credit cards will frequently offer a more competitive exchange rate than that provided by a foreign ATM or retailer. “Even the bog standard pretty pants cards here tend to be better than the shop abroad doing it,” he said, cautioning that overseas providers can slap a considerable markup on the exchange rate.

The additional cost can sometimes reach as much as 6 per cent or 7 per cent, while certain foreign cash machines may also levy an extra withdrawal fee on top of this.

This practice is known as Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC). According to consumer group Which?, it enables foreign retailers and ATM operators to convert a transaction into pounds at the point of sale. However, the exchange rates on offer are frequently far worse than those available through banks and card providers.

Martin also cautioned that some cash machines actively push users towards choosing pounds, as it proves far more lucrative for the operator.

Describing the prompts displayed on screen, he joked: “I want euros, please. Are you sure? We won’t do the conversion. Are you absolutely sure? Yes, I want euros.

“The ATM… they are desperate to persuade you to let them do the conversion because they make a lot of money from it.”

His guidance was straightforward. If you’re in Europe, pay in euros. If you’re in the United States, pay in dollars. Wherever your travels take you, always opt for the local currency rather than pounds whenever you are presented with the choice.

Holidaymakers can ‘skip queues’ at the airport when travelling with easyJet thanks to a ‘little-known’ service. Airline passengers can benefit from the service at select destinations, according to the easyJet website.

The travel firm explains that passengers departing from London Gatwick or Geneva Airport can book “Airportr’s” baggage service for a more seamless travel experience. Those using the service won’t need to worry about lugging their bags around or waiting in the bag drop queue. Instead, they can head straight to security while keeping tabs on their luggage via their mobile phones.

easyJet said: “If you’re flying from London Gatwick or Geneva Airport, you can now get your baggage collected and checked in by our friends at Airportr. This service allows you to travel suitcase-free to the airport, skip the Bag Drop queues and head straight to security. You can also track your bags digitally throughout your journey.

“Customers landing in Geneva can also get their luggage delivered straight to their hotel, home or office. This means anyone flying from London Gatwick to Geneva has the option of travelling entirely luggage-free, door-to-door.”

The service could be especially helpful for passengers transporting bulky items. easyJet says: “Airportr will be able to transport and check-in sports equipment such as golf clubs, ski equipment, or bicycles at no additional charge.

“If you’re travelling with children, you can also check-in items such as pushchairs or car seats. Airportr considers things such as buggies and pushchairs as normal items of baggage, so they must they be included in the number of bags on your booking.”

Airportr also offers services for other airlines, such as British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. On Trustpilot, Airportr has an ‘excellent’ rating and an overall score of 4.7 out of five. A reviewer wrote: “This is our 2nd year using Airportr to take two cases to Gatwick Airport and arrange loading onto our plane so that we next saw the cases at the destination airport.

“We had a three-hour collection slot, but on the day, we were given a shorter time slot, and the collector arrived within the allotted time. Passports, air tickets, etc were checked and off went the luggage.

“We were free to go to the airport with just hand luggage. We did not have to queue for ages at the airline but just went on to security. Excellent.”

More praise read: “This was the best thing ever! Very reasonable price, cases collected, so no dragging them to the airport and straight to security without having to queue at check in once we reached the airport. I works do this for every single holiday if I could!”

Someone else wrote: “I wish I’d known about this service before, was a fantastic start to our holiday not having to check cases in and we could arrive at the airport in a leisurely manner and start our holiday feeling relaxed rather than stressed as normal!!” A reviewer agreed: “Wish I’d known about this service ages ago, honestly.”