BBCs profits at their Worldwide magazine operation dropped by almost a third while Lonely Planet fell more as recession is hitting travel and advertising habits. In 2007 the BBC spent £118 million of license payer fees buying the travel publisher Lonely Planet, they said that the combined fall of travellers and an 18 per cent [...]

www.avisbudgetgroup.com The government in New South Wales (NSW), Australia is trialing a new scheme aimed at helping tourists who use rental cars negotiate their way around paying the motorway toll system. Michael Daley who is the minister for roads in NSW said they will initially being only using Avis and Budget rental cars for the [...]

www.cartonhouse.com The new revolution of Galatico’s at Real Madrid was expected to be in County Kildare by Tuesday morning for a spot of pre season training at the Carton House Hotel, one of Ireland’s leading hotels. The manager, David Webster said that this is one of the best training facilities in Europe. All leave has [...]

www.ryanair.com Following a ruling in Germany last month Ryanair are no longer allowed to charge residents €8 for a return flight if they pay using a debit or credit card. The Superior Court of Justice in Berlin said the new charge was “inadmissible” as the airline do not offer an alternative of paying that is [...]

www.panynj.gov A busy runway at the primary airport in New York had to be closed down after turtles invaded the tarmac on Wednesday morning. At least 78 of the creatures were spotted crawling slowly across the runway and were captured by ground staff and taken to a nearby pond. Delays were experienced by many travellers [...]

www.ryanair.com The low-cost airline was referred to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) after several complaints went to the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) about their hidden charges. Ryanair have responded by promising to make all optional charges on their website clearer so that people can opt out more easily if they wish to. The extra [...]

www.mercer.com Because of the drop in the value of the pound against other currencies and of lower rent rates, London has dropped to number 16 on the world’s most expensive cities to live in says consultants Mercer. Only last year the capital was in third place. “The decline of rental prices, coupled with the fall [...]

www.homeaway.com With the whole world suffering in the economic downturn, many holidaymakers are turning their back on traditional hotel rooms and opting for a holiday home instead, according to a new survey by Holiday-Rentals from HomeAway. The benefits of a holiday rental over a hotel room is, as well as the added privacy and homely [...]

www.avis.com Avis, the car rental agent have announced plans to open branches in Vietnam. Avis will offer a full range of vehicles for customers for business, pleasure, long term leasing and a chauffer service. The full list of cars on offer from Avis Vietnam will include small economical cars to larger SUVs. Great names in [...]

www.manchesterairport.co.uk Terminal One at Manchester Airport has been treated to a refurbishment worth tens of millions of pounds thanks to the recommendations of psychologists. The professional stress relievers were brought in to find out where passengers may experience high levels of anxiety and stress when visiting the airport and the idea behind the renovation is [...]