Image via Wikipedia Europe’s airports are suffering from a killer hang-over today. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. It’s all down to those Gallic upstarts in Belgium who kicked off events on Tuesday. What happened, again? Out of the blue, air traffic controllers laid down their headsets and decided to go on a wildcat strike, effectively closing two [...]

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Image by TheLizardQueen via Flickr Just when you thought you didn’t need another reason to tour the sparkling lakes and mystical valleys of the Emerald Isle, Travelsupermarket comes out with a new study that reveals Ireland as the cheapest destination for car hire. Yep. Not only is Ireland one of the world’s friendliest nations (as voted by [...]

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Image via Wikipedia You can always depend on Ryanair to find a loophole. This Wednesday, (September 29th) the airline says it will operate flights to Spain “as normal”, despite a 24-hour strike by Spanish workers. How? Ryanair says it will be running hand baggage only flights to and from Spain tomorrow. The airline reckons around 70% [...]

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Dublin Airport has launched a video on YouTube to help first-time parents find their way through the awkward muddle of security restrictions and baggage allowance limits. [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] The video features Aisling O’ Donoghue, founder of Baby Travel [...]

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Image via CrunchBase Ever written a really scathing review of a hotel on TripAdvisor? I bet you didn’t mince your words. In fact, you probably sought out the most damaging, satisfyingly hurtful expressions that you could find. What I’m about to say might surprise you, but… Hotels have feelings too. And now they are getting their [...]

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Image by Lucy Nieto via Flickr Protest fever has well and truly hit Europe.  Yesterday we reported on Spanish workers’ plans for an all-out strike next week, but today it’s the turn of workers in France. French unions are grounding planes and trains and encouraging millions of people to take to the streets today to protest about [...]

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Image via Wikipedia Thousands of UK and Irish holidaymakers will be caught up in travel chaos next week if workers in Spain press ahead with widespread strike action. Holiday hotspots including the Canaries and Majorca will shut down public services on Wednesday, as Spain holds its first general strike since 2002. Unions are protesting against [...]

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Image via CrunchBase   A video of a US bus driver reading his Kindle while driving has become an internet sensation. The driver was filmed by a passenger in Portland Oregon, apparently reading at the wheel while caught up in the city’s I-5 rush hour traffic. During the video, the driver can be clearly seen [...]

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Image via Wikipedia Plans are afoot to launch Europe’s first Christian theme park in Mallorca.  If the €10 million, (£8.5 million) development goes ahead, it will feature a range of religious-themed attractions including live resurrections and last suppers. Sigma, the company behind the plans say they are awaiting a ruling from the town hall in [...]

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Image via Wikipedia We’ve all been there – you pick up your rental car in Europe, the UK or US only to open the door on the passenger side. Oops.  Forgot they drive on THAT side of the road… Blaming major jet-lag, you turn around to make sure nobody has seen your gaffe, before swiftly jumping into [...]

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