Cookies policy
Updated 9th April 2017
Types of cookies and their uses
We use our own and third party cookies to improve navigation, provide services and obtain website usage statistics
What is a cookie and what does it do?
A cookie is a text file send to the web browser, mobile or tablet which is used to store and retrieve information about your use of the website. For example, remembering your username and password or the language of the visited website.
Types of cookies:
- Our own cookies, sent to your browser from our devices or web domains
- Third party cookies, sent to your browser from a computer or web domain not handled by us but from a reputable source such as Google
These cookies consist of:
- Session Cookies, which are stored in the cookies file of your browser until you exit the website, this way none of them stays in your device
- Persistent Cookies, which remain in your device and our website reads them each time you access. These cookies no longer work after a certain period
Purpose of cookies:
- Technical, which improves the browsing and functionality of the website
- Customisation, which allows access to the service with certain predefined features based on a series of criteria
How our cookies are used
Our cookies are used to:
- Help us improve your experience when visiting our website
- Remember your preferences such as language, region and currency
- Enable you to return to previous travel searches
- Identify errors on our website
- Help with data protection and detect malicious or fraudulent or malicious activity
- Analyse how well our website is performing
- Understand traffic to our website including the date and time of visits
How third party cookies are used
Google Analytics: allows us to count user visits to the website and how and when these visits occur
Google Maps: allows remembering of preferences such as level of zoom, and checking how maps are used
Google: allows customising of advertisements from Google or store information such as preferred language when showing search results
You Tube: measure, for example, when a video is viewed, liked and shared.
Doubleclick: allow improvement to advertisements that may be shown and focus the content to make it relevant.
Wikimedia: detects the number of unique visitors that have accessed the content
Placehold.it: allows the display of sample pictures
How to configure and disable cookies
You can allow, block or erase the installed cookies in your device from your web browser. If you don’t allow cookie installation from your device, your browsing experience may be affected. To manage cookies in your web browser(s) please see links below.
Microsoft Edge:
Internet Explorer:
Google Chrome:
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
Mozilla Firefox:
Safari:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Updates to Cookies Policy
This policy may be updated from time to time as a result of developments within our business or a change of law without notice.
