Reports Say that Holidaymakers Live Longer
Posted on: July 26th, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
Apparently there are a lot of positive things that can happen when taking a vacation. However, it seems now that the positive impact of the holiday may stick with a traveler well after the vacation is over. This is because reports suggest that people who take regular breaks can live a longer life. Research went [...]
Experts Say Paper Boarding Pass Will Start to Vanish
Posted on: July 16th, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
It would appear that aviation experts say that paper boarding passes will soon just simply vanish. They will be the latest victim of the aviation industry’s drive towards an easier, less paper future. Instead of using these paper boarding passes, passengers will be able to use their mobile phones to board an aircraft. In fact, [...]
Ryanair Takeover of Aer Lingus Falls Through
Posted on: July 8th, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
It now seems that the low budget carrier Ryanair has just recently been dealt a very big blow after the European court refused to overturn a ban on it being able to buy its rival Aer Lingus. The General Court actually backed the European Commission’s choice to step in and block Ryanair from launching a [...]
Ryanair Chooses to Cut Some UK Services
Posted on: June 30th, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
Apparently Ryanair is now going to be cutting out some of its UK capacity by 16 percent next winter. This is going to result in almost 2 million fewer passengers. This news comes as the airline chooses to shift its operations to its European base to take advantage of cheaper air passenger duty. This huge [...]
Significant Stakes in Gatwick Airport Are Bought by CalPERS
Posted on: June 22nd, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
It now appears that the United States public pension fund CalPERShas taken a very large stake in London’s Gatwick Airport. The deal itself will see the fund take about 12.7 percent stakes in the airport, following a commitment of almost $155 million. This move marks the first direct infrastructure investment by CalPERS. This public pension [...]
Haven Holidays Sales Increase 5 Percent
Posted on: June 14th, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
It now seems that Haven Holidays sales have increase by 5 percent after deploying Eptica, which is a multichannel customer interaction software provider. This software provider was launched to manage inbound calls and improve the company’s website. Haven Holidays is using web customer service software from Eptica to manage its calls to its contact center. [...]
British Airways Announces Apologies for Bin Laden Boarding Pass
Posted on: June 4th, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
As many people have more than likely heard, or at least seen, a recent picture had been released by British Airways in a magazine that showed a boarding pass with the name Osama bin Laden. Many people known this name as being one of the most wanted men in the United States of America. The [...]
Sixt Announces Good First Quarter Results
Posted on: May 27th, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
One of the biggest rental car agents in all of Germany, Sixt, has just recently reported that this financial year has gotten off to a great start. The company, which is one of the leading mobility service providers in Europe as well, said that the first quarter of the year is usually the weakest. However, [...]
British Holidaymakers Spark Big Boom in Cruise Getaways
Posted on: May 19th, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
It seems like the new “in” thing to do in the UK is take a cruise holiday. This news comes just as British holidaymakers spark a huge increase in cruise holiday bookings. So far, over 1.65 million British travelers are set to take a cruise at some point during 2010. This is a seven percent [...]
Gloucester Tares Down Fake Signpost Advertising Notorious Public Sex Site
Posted on: May 11th, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
Just recently, angry residents of a British village have torn down a fake signpost that was advertising a notorious public sex site. Apparently pranksters had put up the spoof notice on a busy road near the city of Gloucester, in southwestern England. The sign, which was very official looking, was pointing towards Barrow Wake, which [...]

