Canadian Pacific Railway Announces Big $300 Million Upgrade
Posted on: September 27th, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell
It now seems that the second biggest railway in Canada, Canadian Pacific Railway, is planning on spending more than $300 million to upgrade its northern mainline that runs through the Canadian Prairies. Apparently, it is doing this in order to take advantage of strong international demand for grains and fertilizers. Fred Green, who is actually [...]
Tourists Book Hotel in Wrong Country and Left Stranded
Posted on: September 15th, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell
The next time people go to plan a holiday, they had better make sure that they are booking their hotel in the right country. Alright, this may sound kind of silly, but there is at least one couple out there that wishes they would have followed these instructions. Just recently, two South African holidaymakers booked [...]
Fake Reviews Being Investigated on TripAdvisor
Posted on: September 5th, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell
Apparently, the British advertising watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority, is going to carry out a big investigation on TripAdvisor. This investigation was called into action after it was said that the travel website was using fake reviews. The agency wants to make sure that all the reviews on this site are legit. In the past, [...]
Famous Notting Hill Bookshop Going Out of Business
Posted on: August 24th, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell
Anyone who has ever seen the film “Notting Hill,” featuring Hugh Grant, remembers the bookshop in the movie. It was the bookstore that Hugh worked at in the movie. What a lot of people did not know, is that it is a real bookshop. After appearing in the film, the Travel Bookshop in west London [...]
Strike Action Could Bring Spanish Airports to a Halt
Posted on: August 10th, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell
Travelers all over the world may now have to deal with some travel delays by the end of this month. These delays are actually going to be caused by ground staff taking part in a two-day strike at Spanish airports. Although this could cause a number of travel problems all over the world, it is [...]
August Has Come, but Tiger Airways Remains on the Ground
Posted on: August 2nd, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell
Although August is here, the ban on Tiger Airways still remains in full force. In fact, most people assume that the ban will remain in full force for the rest of this week at the very least. Currently the air safety regulator is seeking more time to assess the airline’s response to conditions placed on [...]
Major Airlines in the United States Offset Lower Taxes by Increasing Fares
Posted on: July 25th, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell
Anyone who is thinking about traveling to the United States might have thought that they would be enjoying some lower prices on airline tickets, but this is not going to be the case. People assumed that the price of tickets were going down after taxes from the federal government on travel tickets was lowered. Instead, [...]
Long Haul Pilots for Qantas Announce Strike Action
Posted on: July 12th, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell
It now seems that passengers of Qantas Airways may run into some travel problems next week. This news comes in as Qantas’ long-haul pilots announced plans to take their first industrial action in more than four decades. There seems to be no chance of avoiding this problem, as the pilots apparently voted overwhelmingly in favor [...]
Increase in Petrol Prices Helped Stagecoach Bring in Higher Profits
Posted on: July 1st, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell
Now there are a lot of companies out there that say the higher cost of petrol is hurting their business. Airlines are charging more money and fewer people are driving because of it. However, there does seem to be one company, which oddly enough relies on petrol, that is seeing an increase in profits. Stagecoach [...]
Australian Airlines Once Again Hit by Chile Ash Cloud
Posted on: June 21st, 2011 Posted by Simon Bracknell
People in Australia had hoped that their ash cloud fears were behind them the first time that the ash cloud from the Chile volcano eruption canceled flights. Well now reports are showing that the same ash cloud is now on its way back around to once again cause travel chaos. Just this past Monday, Australian [...]

