Michael PALIN “Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.”
St. AUGUSTINE “The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”
Standing Room Only On Ryanair »
Michael O’Leary, boss of budget airline Ryanair, wants passengers to stand on flights in an effort to boost capacity and profits.
O’Leary reckons that he could pack more passengers onto his flights by getting them to group next to bar stools with seat belts around their waists.
The controversial boss got the idea from Chinese airline, Spring, [...]
Can We Clean Your Boots Sir? »
Bristol International Airport has installed ‘wellie washers’ so festival goers can clean their boots before flying home.
Music lovers from all over the world have descended on Glastonbury Festival this weekend to see hundreds of bands and artists like Kasabian, Dizzee Rascal, Franz Ferdinand, Pendulum and Bruce Springsteen perform at the open air festival on farmers [...]
EC Steps In Over Misleading Airfares »
The European Commission(EC) has publicly reprimanded 9 airlines for continuously misleading passengers on their websites.
The majority of problems regard deceptive pricing methods which disguise hidden extras including the failure to alert customers to fuel surcharges.
The commission’s blacklist which includes Turkish Airlines, Emirates, Aeroflot and Olympic, amongst others, have been scolded for using misleading adverts and [...]
Early Booking Discounts At Hertz »
Hertz Europe has introduced a booking discount for online customers.
A 20% discount will be offered to bookings made thirty days in advance and up to 10% if booking a minimum of twenty one days in advance.
These discounts will be available in ten European countries including the UK and Spain.
Car rental has to include a [...]
Rise In Campsite Bookings »
Ryanairs camping website last month saw a 60% rise in bookings, according to the airline.
A spokesman said that families are benefiting from “recession chic” campsite accommodation.
Ryanair in partnership with Alan Rogers Travel camping specialists have over five hundred campsites providing mobile and camping holidays on campsites in Europe.
Illegal Migrants Travel In Style »
Illegal migrants are paying up to £10,000 each for a seat on tourist flights via Ireland in a bid to start a new life in the UK.
People smugglers charge between £500 and £1000 to squash migrants into the back of lorries making a luxurious flight a much more appealing option.
Migrants are sold fake passports and [...]
Plans To Lift Northern Cyprus Flights Ban »
Cyprus Turkish Airlines (CTA) is challenging a 35 year old rule in the High Court which currently forbids direct flights from the UK to Northern Cyprus.
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is not recognised as an independent country, therefore under the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, it is necessary to land in [...]
Pirates Of The Caribbean Arrive In The Med »
First choice resort staff at the Aparthotel Aquasol in Majorca recently welcomed some very special pirate friends in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.
Six families were chosen by the hospital to spend the week in Palma Nova and attend the VIP Pirates Adventure following the immense courage shown during their children’s illnesses.
UK celebrities [...]
Suicide Attempt At 32,000ft »
A mid flight disaster was narrowly averted recently as a suicidal passenger tried to open an aeroplane door at 32,000ft.
Cabin crew had noticed 47 year old Anne Gilmour staring at the cabin door prior to her suicide attempt on Flight AF 50554 from Charles De Gaulle to Edinburgh last January.
As Gilmour grabbed the door handle [...]
British Tourists Badly Injured In Bee Attack »
British tourists using a country house in Mouliders, near Cognac where injured after they were attacked by thousands of bees.
One woman suffered over five hundred stings, with bees covering her hair and face, after visiting the art gallery where the bees descended from a pigeon loft.
The woman in her 20’s and two other [...]
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