Spanish Air Strikes Cancelled
I’m relieved to say that the proposed air strikes in Spain that would have caused copious amounts of grief and upset to many holidaymakers have been called off. Scheduled for the 18th and 26th August, to co-incide with the Pope’s visit and also the Summer holiday season, these strikes would have caused many delays and cancellations [...]
Holidays4U Cease Trading Affecting Thousands of Holidaymakers
Yesterday we heard the sad news that Holidays4U had ceased trading. A tour operator specialising in Turkey and based in Brighton, Holidays4U also traded as Aegean Flights. According to the administrator the company had ‘”suffered because of difficulties faced by the travel industry as a result of the economic downturn” (source:travelweekly.co.uk). So where does this [...]
Security at UK Airports to become More Flexible?
Philip Hammond, the UK Transport Secretary, has indicated he’d like UK airports to move away from the current ‘one size fits all’ approach in order to become more flexible about airport security. His recommendation is to give airports and airlines the flexibility to design the security around the needs of the passenger as opposed to [...]
Office of Fair Trading Takes Action on Travel Related Card Surcharges
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) yesterday announced that it would enforce action on any companies using ‘drip feed’ and misleading practices for card surcharges online with regards to travel, particularly in the airline sector. The OFT intends to enforce Consumer Protection Regulations to protect the consumer against the use of surcharges where it is [...]
Virgin Atlantic Adds Cancun Flights for Summer 2012
Virgin Atlantic will be adding a 33rd destination to its flights next Summer in June 2012, with the addition of flights to Cancun. Flights from London Gatwick to Cancun will operate twice a week. The company expects the addition of the flights to generate revenues of around $25million for the Cancun market. As a result [...]
No frills Budget Airline Flight News Update
There seems to be a lot in the news about low cost airlines at the moment so I’ve given you a roundup of the latest news on no frills/budget airline flights: Monarch: Monarch airlines is re-positioning itself as a scheduled airline instead of package holidays (although still available). With this decision Monarch have scrapped Debit card [...]
June ‘Staycations’ Unlikely as Holidaymakers Look Abroad for Good Weather and Value
Weather forecasts for June are looking uncertain as the UK has seen rain in may areas during the last few days especially in the South West. The outlook is still unsettled for the rest of the week, with forecasters predicting rain and summer showers in many areas of the UK. As a result of the unrelieable weather here, [...]
Grimsvotn Iceland Volcano : Ash Cloud Grounds Flights… again
The Grimsvotn Volcano in Iceland has grounded flights in Scotland today due to the creation of an ash cloud from the eruption which is currently hanging over Scotland, Ireland and some areas in the North of the UK. It was only 13 months ago that I last wrote a post updating holidaymakers on the cancellations of [...]
Top 25 Destinations in the World Revealed – Where’s Yours?
The top 25 destinations in the world have just been revealed for 2011 as surveyed by Tripadvisor. Based on traveller’s reviews, the website lists 25 destinations worldwide that have been voted for by members of the site. They include destinations as far ranging as South Africa to Jordan. I’ve included a snapshot of some of [...]
City Breaks: Where’s cheap right now?
The Latest Post Office report on City Breaks suggests that holidaymakers looking for cheap options will find more value for money in the Eastern European destinations of Riga, Prague and Budapest. In fact Riga, the capital of Latvia, came top for value for money, cheapest three star accommodation and also cheapest for visits to museums, [...]
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