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Move over maps. Get lost guidebook. Take a hike compass. We’ve found a new, much cooler travel companion….the app.
So says the 2010 Portrait of American Travellers report. According to its findings, three in 10 mobile phone users in the US now own an iPhone or smart phone. Of all of [...]
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Planning a trip to Australia any time soon?
Good news – your travel itinerary just got a whole lot more flexible.
Virgin Blue, Australia’s second biggest airline has announced a new deal with Etihad.
In a statement, the airline said it would partner Abu Dhabi-based Etihad to reach over 100 destinations. In doing so, it will become [...]
They’ve finally made it to Malaga, but if their latest Tweet is anything to go by, their car is a little bit worse for wear…
Over the past week, Argus Car Hire has been sponsoring two of the luckiest people in the world – Denise and Mark Duffield Thomas in their bid to break the record [...]
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Heading to London this autumn?
Hope you’ve booked your London car hire!
The city looks set to come to a standstill if the first of a series of strikes by Rail Maritime and Transport union and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association go ahead on September 6.
Operations will also be suspended on October 3, November 2 and November [...]
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A recent flight to Mexico City gave me the chance to sit through five films I would never pay to see…
Date Night
Movie Tag Line: “One Ordinary Couple. One Little White Lie”.
More like: Steve Carrell and Tina Fey turn their hand to lame comedy. Predictable.
Valentines Day
Movie Tag Line:” A Love Story. More or [...]
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What’s the deal with Facebook Places?
It’s your favourite social networking site’s newest toy. It’s a bit like Foursquare in that it let’s you “check in” wherever you are. Being Facebook though, you get to share all your tips for your friends’ future visits.
So is it as good as Foursquare?
Well no, not really – [...]
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The days of last minute car hire bargains are well and truly over. New research carried out by a leading Japanese economist has found that the cheapest time to book your airline ticket, hotel or car hire is EIGHT weeks before travelling.
Makoto Watanabe’s ‘eight-week theory’ can be traced to his work published [...]
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It has emerged today that Dr. Frank Ryan, plastic surgeon to the stars died tragically on Monday while tweeting and driving.
In recent months Dr. Ryan grabbed headlines when he admitted to performing 10 surgical procedures in one day on MTV’s The Hills star Heidi Montag.
California Highway Patrol (CHP) say Ryan (50) was driving [...]
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While European car hire customers roll their eyes at Ryanair’s latest attempts to penny pinch, over the pond US passengers have their work cut out with American Airlines.
The Texas-based airline yesterday announced that it will be charging between $19 (€15) and $39 (€31) for “Express Seats” the seating in the first few rows of [...]
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Thousands of British travellers face the prospect of having to rearrange their summer vacations… sound familiar?
No, you’re not having a ‘groundhog’ moment, yet another UK travel group has indeed gone bust.
Airline industry officials were last night rallying to make sure that all 13,000 Flight Options/Kiss holidaymakers who found themselves abroad got home as planned.
The [...]
