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.”
Exciting Liverpool Debut »
Regional carrier Eastern Airways is set to begin flights to Aberdeen and Southampton from Liverpool.
The airline will run three flights a day to each destination from July 6, plus increase their Aberdeen flights to Southampton from two to five.
Eastern Airways chief operating officer Chris Holliday hailed it as a ‘major milestone’ for the company and [...]
“Don’t Ignore Us Darling” Warns ABTA »
Chancellor, Alistair Darling, has ignored requests from the travel industry to scrap plans to increase Air Passenger Duty (APD) in his recent Budget.
The travel tax is due to increase in November 2009 and again in 2010, but despite pleas from the travel industry, the Chancellor made no mention of changing this in his Budget.
Chief executive [...]
Younger Holiday Makers Buck The Trend »
According to new research younger holiday makers are helping to ease Spain’s falling visitor numbers.
UK bookings to Spain have fallen by 23.4 percent while a study by the Co operative Travel of 20,000 bookings has shown the decline has reversed in younger age groups.
The UK’s top package holiday destination, Majorca, has seen an increased [...]
The Package Holiday Makes A Comeback. »
All-inclusive package holidays are becoming increasingly popular again as holidaymakers seek value for money.
Packages which include flights, accommodation, transfers, food, drink and entertainment are seeing a significant rise as people can see exactly what they are getting, and more importantly, how much they are paying before they travel.
Low cost airlines are slowly increasing taxes [...]
Major On-line Holiday Firm Collapses »
There was a further blow to British holiday makers after online firm Freedom Direct went into administration last night.
It is thought that up to 100.000 people will be affected by the closure of the firm’s three websites Holidaysyoulike.co.uk, Freedomdirect.co.uk and Snowdeals.co.uk.
A message on the Newcastle firm’s website which employed 100 people advised customers to contact [...]
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