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.”
Airline Scales Back Belfast Flights »
Aer Lingus is to temporarily suspend flights from Belfast International Airport to five destinations this winter.
It is removing a plane from the airport resulting in suspended flights to Paris, Milan, Rome, Faro and Barcelona for four months but will launch new flights to Tenerife.
Commenting on the suspension Andrew McConnell spokesman for Easyjet said “This [...]
BA Announces Record Losses »
British Airways has announced pre-tax losses of £401m, a far cry from the record profits of £922m the previous year.
BA chairman Martin Broughton blamed a “tough economic environment” and bleak trading conditions for the record loss.
Broughton envisaged recovery could take a long time but the reduction of fuel prices, which currently cost the airline £3b [...]
Book Your Car Hire Early »
Travel experts are warning that there could be a lack of hire car availability throughout Europe during the summer, as companies cut their fleets in order to reduce costs.
Waiting until the last minute could prove costly for many travellers relying on hiring a car as it could effect their whole holiday.
It’s practically unheard of for [...]
Civil Aviation Authority Angers The Travel Industry »
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has angered the travel industry by proposing a rise in the Atol Protection contribution.
The CAA has advised that the contribution should rise from £1 to £3 per person to offset a £59m deficit in the fund needed when ATOL members go bust.
They plan to treble charges following the failure [...]
Congratulations TUI Travel »
Leading UK tour operator TUI Travel’s Be Special initiative helps them win the coveted Workforce Development Award for Employer of the Year 2009.
The initiative shows commitment to employees through training, empowerment, recognition and reward, and has seen an increase in retention, and sales performance plus a reduction in recruitment costs.
HR Director, Jacky Simmonds, stated that [...]
The Future Of Travel Is In Digital Technology »
Wave goodbye to traditional tourist guide booklets and say hello to digital technology tourism.
The Future of Independent Travel predicts that Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips will be our new guide to everything we need to know while on holiday.
Language translation and currency conversion would all be done via mobile phones and resort and attraction information [...]
Thomson And First Choice Launch Exciting New Options »
Leading UK tour operators, Thomson and First Choice have launched their brand new range of Winter 09/10 and Summer 2010 brochures, with a fresh new style and exciting new destinations.
One of the new additions is two weekly charter flights to Cuba, running from Manchester and Gatwick to Holguin and Varadero respectively.
The Faraway Shores brochure also [...]
Baggage Handlers Call For Luggage Allowance To Be Dropped »
Baggage handlers are calling for a cut in luggage allowance to prevent staff injuries.
The industries maximum luggage allowance is 32kg per bag, and Unite, the airport workers union, is recommending this be lowered to just 23kg.
The Union has challenged MP’s to try and lift some of the heavier bags, stating that the average baggage handler [...]
Holidays Cancelled Due To Pressure At Work »
Work commitments are causing more and more Brits to take less and less holidays.
According to a survey carried out by travel company Expedia.co.uk, up to 22% of the British workforce has had to cancel holidays due to pressures at work.
Employees in the UK are entitled to an average of 26 days holiday every year, but [...]
Passengers Plunge »
Passengers passing through some of the UK’s busiest airports have fallen dramatically compared with the same period last year.
New figures show that Gatwick saw a 17.7% drop in passengers, Stansted a 15.9% decrease, Glasgow 13% and Southampton dropped 12.3%, while Heathrow saw a relatively smaller decline of 7.5%.
Worst affected area was the North [...]
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