Getting stuck in an airport thanks to a delayed flight is one of the worst nightmares when you are preparing for a well earned break abroad. You’ve had the stress of packing and buying a plethora of new items you probably won’t even use and you’ve navigated your way through a hot and sticky selection of Britain’s finest, crowded motorways. After all of that, you now find out your flight is delayed or cancelled.

What can you do? Well as luck would have it, the answer is only a mobile browse away. One of the things we are particularly blessed with at airports are hotels and frankly, if you have to wait another day for your flight, what better way than to check yourself in to a nice hotel for the evening to take away the stress. Just one last issue to clear up, which hotel? Luckily, there are plenty of comparison sites out there and browsing on your mobile is much easier these days.

Some airports provide some stunning hotels, take Gatwick Airport hotels for example, where the range is brilliant. Dont forget, check your travel insurance for their cancelled or delayed flight rules, you may find the cost of your hotel can be picked up.

Even without insurance, you may be entitled to some form of re-imbursement by the airline, depending on the reason for the cancelled/delayed flight, but be careful as many cut price airlines do not provide this service and although in many instances you are entitled to compensation, you would need to go through the courts to do so.

There are certain, reasonable events that don’t count for compensation, such as acts of god so make sure you check with the airline first before booking an expensive hotel, only to find you have to pay for it!

GoSimply provides a full range of Airport Hotel comparisons including those for Dublin airport hotels.