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December, 2009
December 14th, 2009
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Hoping to fly home to family and friends with British Airways this Christmas? Bad news. It’s just been announced that BA have voted in favour of strike action. The ballot result was 9 to 1 in favour of strike action, which means staff will suspend operations either on the 21st or 22nd December – [...]
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December 11th, 2009
Car rental suppliers around the world are coming under increased pressure to provide rental cars to customers looking to book in the Canary Islands and South Africa this Christmas.
As a result, agencies are urging customers who need to rent a car in these countries to book by December 14th 2009 (that’s MONDAY!). Customers who try to book [...]
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December 10th, 2009
I have a confession to make. I’ve been gallivanting around the place of late. First it was Paris, then Lisbon, and just yesterday, New York.
But before you carbon footprint lunatics have a go at me, let me explain that my city hopping had a purpose. It was all in the name of research. I mean, how [...]
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December 10th, 2009
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Introducing our latest round-up of the best iPhone travel applications out there right now. You never know, they may just get you out of a spot of bother when you’re sightseeing in Paris or renting a car in Alicante.
Maps
Ah, the old reliable map, where would you be without it? Like, literally. Let’s face it, [...]
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December 9th, 2009
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Job cuts, closures, doom and gloom: bring it on – Michael O’Leary loves it.
Recently in Brussels, he was asked by the Wall Street Journal how the recession was affecting Ryanair and the no frills boss had this to say:
“We love recessions. We’ve lowered fares, lowered costs and grown the business by another 15% and pushed [...]
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December 8th, 2009
After five years of hush-hush development, a windswept Richard Branson last night launched Virgin’s first commercial spacecraft.
Unveiling SpaceShipTwo in front of a shivering audience in the Mojave Desert, California, Sir Richard called it the “sexiest spaceship ever.”
Already up to 300 people have forked out $200,000 (£120,000) to secure their seat on the intergalactic journey and [...]
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December 7th, 2009
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Tenerife airport is served by a number of top name car rental companies. Tenerife car hire desks are easy to find – you should spot them as soon as you enter the central arrivals hall of the airport.
Tenerife airport itself is small and compact, which means it’s easy to find your way around. There are well-stocked [...]
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December 4th, 2009
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Alicante is synonymous with sun, sand, sea, sangria, blah blah blah, the usual clichés – that is of course unless you rent a car. Alicante car hire opens up a whole range of attractive options in terms of things to see and do. You don’t have to live someone else’s dream of what they think [...]
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December 3rd, 2009
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If you’re picking up your car hire in Alicante Airport and you’re heading for Murcia, there are a few routes from Alicante you can take. Generally speaking though, the route is approximately 75km and should take just 50mins, depending on the time of year you visit.
Although not half as entertaining as having [...]
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December 3rd, 2009
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This Xmas, GPS is getting its ghetto on.
TomToms, the leading light in GPS technology has recruited the dulcet tones of hiphop ‘Dogfather’ Snoop Dogg to help you navigate your way around the ‘hood.
Snoop Dogg is the latest celebrity to lend his voice to TomTom’s VoiceSkin series.
Already, Homer Simpson has been shepherding lost drivers [...]
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