Recent research that was done by the Post Office reveals that Turkey, Mexico, Bulgaria and Spain have seen an increase in the number of UK visitors. This could be due to the fact that UK travelers are getting more for their money in certain areas. However, the Post Office Travel Service does warn that UK [...]

Travelodge Opens New Hotel in Bromborough

Posted on: February 5th, 2010 Posted by Simon Bracknell

It seems that Travelodge has just recently opened its very first hotel in Bromborough. This new hotel is said to be worth more than £2.3 million and will create at least 10 new jobs in the area. Right now, due to the way the economy has been, anything that brings more jobs to an area [...]

Last year, due to the recession, many UK travelers opted not to travel aboard and stay home for what are now being called “staycations.” Well Haven Holidays, a very popular holiday park in the UK, has just confirmed many early bookings for this year. Thus, it is looking like, once again, UK travelers are opting [...]

The overly played out dispute between British Airways and the cabin crew union Unite is now set to make its return to the High Court in London. The Unite union said that it is seeking a permanent injunction, which would prevent the airline from imposing cost cutting proposals that came into effect just before Christmas. [...]

Britons Choosing Self Catering and Camping Holidays

Posted on: February 2nd, 2010 Posted by Marianna Lee

New reports have shown that there has been an increase in popularity for self catering and camping holidays in Britain. This is believed to be one of the main reasons why so many hotels in Britain are going bust. According to the accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, 47 hotels in Britain ceased trading during the final three [...]

Arriva and SNCF Enter into Merger Talks

Posted on: February 1st, 2010 Posted by Justin Harper

New reports now show that Arriva, the UK transport operator, and SNCF, the French state-owned rail operator, have entered into merger talks. This move stands to create a pan-European transport group with revenues of about €6 billion.
These talks come around the same time that European railways are having to follow new competition rules that were [...]

UK roads not up to scratch

Posted on: January 29th, 2010 Posted by Steven Powell

The Road Safety Foundation has this week revealed what some of us have know for a long time, our roads are not very good in the safety market. Roads are currently graded on a four star system with the safest roads being awarded the top marks. RSF has startling information that only 50 per cent [...]

Ebay to launch auction of holidays to UK

Posted on: January 28th, 2010 Posted by Simon Bracknell

If you mention the name, Ebay, you immediately come up with a vision of bidding online for something you have been wanting for a long time. There are some real bargains to be had on the world’s biggest online auction site and you can buy anything from a box of drawing pins through to cars [...]

Peugeot car rentals to hit London streets

Posted on: January 27th, 2010 Posted by Michael Bond

The European car giant Peugeot is this year investing millions of pounds on a new scheme that will see their branded vehicles hit the roads on a pay-as-you-go method. The project will not be limited to just cars though, bicycles, vans and scooters will all be available for hire on the pre-paid scheme. The new [...]

Top brands over charging for travel insurance

Posted on: January 26th, 2010 Posted by Marianna Lee

An investigation by Essential Travel, who look at travel insurance and extras for holidaymakers, has revealed that some of the big brand names in the market are using their notoriety to charge customers up to 50 per cent more than their lesser known competitors. A few of those guilty firms included American Express, Barclays and [...]