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Bank holiday heading for perfect storm of travel misery
Millions of Britons will run up against travelling chaos over the Bank Holiday weekend due to traffic jams, bad weather, and strike threats that will create a perfect situation for gridlock on the roads. Over 52% of the British population is planning to take a short trip away even in the face of poor weather according [...]
Continue reading...British holidaymakers will be hit by Spanish air traffic controller’s strikes
8. August 2010
British holidaymakers will be forced to deal with chaos after air traffic controllers in Spain announced that they will strike for at least three days in August. The controllers are protesting an increase in the number of hours that they will now have to work along with shortened shift breaks in order to earn their [...]
Continue reading...BA avoids more strikes, at least for now
1. July 2010
The Unite union has decided to call of the planned strike at British Airways, but over the summer many workers may still walk out, delaying travel plans according to an analyst from Goodbody Stockbrokers. Unite which works with 12,000 flight attendants stated yesterday that it would postpone a strike vote that was supposed to start Wednesday, [...]
Continue reading...Eurostar releasing 30,000 tickets at £89 one-way to help repatriation following ash cloud chaos
19. April 2010
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train service that links the UK and mainland Europe, has announced that between Tuesday 20 and Sunday 25 April inclusive, all 30,000 of the available standard class seats on its trains will be on offer at a special price of £89 one-way. To help stranded passengers get to their destinations Eurostar is [...]
Continue reading...Advice to air travellers following volcanic ash cloud in Iceland
15. April 2010
The volcanic ash cloud in Iceland is causing major disruption across UK airports, which looks set to continue for the next few days. Defaqto, the financial research company, has recommended that travellers check with their insurer about the cover provided for delay or cancellation of their trip. Mike Powell, Insight Analyst at Defaqto comments [...]
Continue reading...Kuoni introduce holiday gift cards
5. January 2010
Kuoni has launched its first gift card, to make the ideal present for friends and loved ones wanting to take time out to travel. Designed to make gifting easy, fun and rewarding it steers away from fripperies and gifts that no one really wants and contributes towards a wonderful travel experience that will ultimately become [...]
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26. August 2010
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