Jun
6
New research reveals that Britons become a nation of fritterers when they arrive on foreign shores. Despite many feeling the financial pinch at home, almost one in three (30%) will fritter away left over foreign currency whilst abroad, buying items they don’t need, simply so that they do not have to convert their money back […]
May
22
Parents hit with holiday premiums
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Parents planning half-term jaunt to Spain or Portugal will pay 39% premium
UK holiday parks will charge on average 78% more during half-term
Inflated costs likely to result in ‘family holiday’ truants
Parents planning to jet off abroad for the half term break will be hit with premiums of up to 80 per cent according to research conducted […]
May
20
Britons decide to take a drive
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A rising number of Brits are opting for driving holidays abroad in order to dodge long check in queues and stressful airport transfers according to American Express Insurance Services. Despite rising petrol costs a large number of Britons are preparing to take to the roads this school half term, one reason for this is the […]
May
19
Brits consider travelling outside Europe due to poor exchange rate
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With the pound weakening further against the Euro, some Brits are shunning European holiday destinations in favour of travelling further afield. Price comparison site moneysupermarket.com recently conducted research and found 29 per cent of Britons are now considering travelling outside Europe due to the poor exchange rate. One in six are thinking of putting their […]
May
15
Liverpool Victoria to launch new travel insurance policy
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LV have announced that they will be launching a new travel insurance policy in time for the summer holiday season. The company plans to launch two products, one providing annual cover and the other for single trips. Both policies include £10million medical cover, £2,500 personal possessions cover, £500 for loss of money, £5,000 for cancellation […]
May
1
Airports are to introduce a trial of automated facial-recognition technology, the government has said.
The trial will begin during the summer in an attempt to improve security and reduce passenger congestion.
Holders of new UK and EU biometric passports will pass through unmanned gates that will scan their faces and match them to records. The Home […]
Apr
24
After the publication of an interim report by the Competition Commission BAA could be forced to sell off one or more of the airports it owns in the UK.
BAA have been in the news recently answering questions and wrapped up in Heathrow’s Terminal 5 baggage handling trouble, but now it seems that they themselves are […]
Apr
23
BUPA travel is flying high
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Bupa Travel Services has today signed an agreement with global airline Emirates to offer customers extra peace of mind when they travel.
Emirates Airline, which expects to carry more than 20 million passengers in 2008, has chosen Bupa to provide travel insurance for its customers. Travellers across the globe will now be able to take out […]
Apr
21
Budget Airline OasisHongKong has brought in liquidators to deal with the spiraling debts of up to £64million caused by rising fuel prices. Oasis admitted having problems at the beginning of April 2008 and finally stopped flights on 9th, leaving hundreds of tourists stranded in Hong Kong.
Two rival airlines Cathay Pacific and British Airways have now […]
Apr
14
Kate Moss caught up in BA Terminal 5 lost luggage nightmare
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It’s not just the thousands of holidaymakers who are feeling the effects of Heathrow’s Terminal 5 Nightmare. Supermodel Kate Moss is expected to receive compensation of nearly £10,000 after her luggage went missing on a flight from Heathrow to Los Angeles last week.
Miss Moss was on her way to a photo shoot in LA to […]