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And exhale. Do you hear that? It’s the sound of the UK travel industry breathing a huge sigh of relief.
The scheduled strikes by Unite airport workers have been called off after talks with unions ended yesterday.
Acas issued a statement late last night saying a settlement had been reached between BAA and Unite, Prospect and [...]
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The perma-tanned, plummy accented one spent the best part of three decades lighting up our living rooms with tales of lobster lunches and champagne cruises in far flung, sun-bleached islands like St Lucia and Antigua.
In the days before extreme travel shows like Bear Grylls, holiday programming was less about turning your [...]
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UK travellers pack their holiday bags with clothes, gadgets and grooming products worth £3,000 – almost three times the cost of their holiday, a new survey has found.
According to research carried out by Sheilas’ Wheels travel insurance, a traveller takes £325 worth of clothes, £119 worth of shoes, flip-flops and wedges and £75 of [...]
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In the UK, the air travel industry’s Unite has announced that staff will go out on strike after rejecting a 1% pay increase from BAA.
The industrial action means huge inconvenience for 300,000 passengers and up to 2,500 flights a day will not be able to land or take off at BAA’s airports.
So will airports close?
Yes. BAA [...]
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Look out….it’s behind you…!
Were you one of the hundreds of holidaymakers let down by 1800Hotels.com in July? If you’re nodding your head and #@!$ – ing profusely, you might be interested to learn that the company has been spending the start of this month crawling its way out of the gutter. Then again, [...]
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When picking up your rental car you might be surprised to be asked for a thumbprint as part of the procedure. Don’t be alarmed – it’s quite normal now in the car hire industry, so there’s no need to start acting all shifty and criminal-like.
So Why Thumbprints?
Well, in order to protect [...]
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Driving in another country is always difficult at first. Between rules of the road and local driving customs, you can be left exasperated. With a little forward planning though, you should feel comfortable enough to drive anywhere. Today’s focus is on driving with Malta car hire …
When driving in the small towns of Malta [...]
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Hi Fiona
We’re renting a car in Alicante in September. Just wondering whether it is better to rent a car in Alicante Airport or at an off airport location?
Appreciate your advice,
Chris, Aberdeenshire
Hi Chris
It all depends on your budget and comfort levels. It is a well-known fact that it is cheaper to rent a car at [...]
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One in three men say they get nervous when their wife gets behind the wheel, a new UK study reveals.
A third of men say they find themselves stamping down on imaginary pedals because their wife or girlfriend brakes too late.
Others say they can’t let go of the seat.
One in ten admit they were once [...]
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German airline Lufthansa has upped the ante in the pampered pet stakes with the introduction of a new first-class lounge dedicated entirely to pampering posh pooches and upper-crust cats.
The new lounge at Frankfurt Airport will offer the same high level of care to pets as well as owners.
Small animals can chill out [...]
