The 199th travel show has a first - I share non-travel consumer advice. To be fair, though, most of the info from UK ECC about online shopping does apply to booking travel online as well.

But why would you buy your Christmas presents over the internet when you can pop to somewhere like Basingstoke?

My guest, Rebecca Handley, deputy chief executive at Basingstoke Together, talks about the town's Christmas Market, how to see Santa and his helpers, the panto (Snow White) and where to see 'A Christmas Carol' and 'The Night Before Christmas'.

As well as Christmas in Basingstoke, Rebecca discusses the history of the market town.

The Hampshire town is the original home of style pioneer, Thomas Burberry, and Jane Austen lived in the area. Find out how Basingstoke and Hampshire are marking the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's death in 2017.

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