TNT Travel Show 2012 underway at the Islington Design Centre - bags of bargain holidays and travel deals on offer

More than 40 exhibitors are in attendance with a plethora of discounts and deals on offer.

There is also a full seminar schedule with talks on the rights and wrongs of travel writing from TNT's editor, Laura Chubb and travel editor Helen Elfer.

Penny Hooper from Encounters Travel will be giving a talk on the dos and don'ts of travelling in South Africa, and at 11.15am Kred CEO Andrew Grill will be showing how to get the best out of social media while travelling.

At 3pm, travel bloggers Dylan Lowe and Kate McCulley, famous for their inspiring backpacking blogs (thetravellingeditor.com and adventurouskate.com) will be explaining how they turn their experiences into copy.

Islington Design Centre is just a short walk from Angel tube station.