A cruise ship that left Barcelona on 26th July docked into Marseille on Friday amid a suspected outbreak of swine flu onboard. The ship had earlier ported at Naples in Italy before arriving in Marseille. The majority of passengers were allowed to leave the ship by health workers who checked the entire 5,000 passengers and [...]

The Spanish Canary Island of La Palma is facing a huge forest fire that has caused the evacuation of more than 4,000 residents and tourists from their homes. There are 500 firemen along with helicopters and two military planes that are working together to fight the blaze. The high temperatures and strong winds have fueled [...]

In a survey by Saga Travel Insurance they found that eight per cent of Britons said they were not going to take out holiday insurance this year. The major reasoning from most was because they were travelling within the EU and expect that their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) will cover any eventualities that might [...]

For those that are heading to Europe this summer and renting a car for their holidays there is more good news after the pound has started to grow in value against the euro. The cost of fuel, petrol and diesel has come down quite dramatically in some countries. The price of unleaded fuel has dropped [...]

As passenger numbers continue to fall in the world of flying, it is costing British Airways (BA) an estimated £1.6 million a day. The airline which has already taken some radical steps to save money like scrapping meals on short haul flights has reported losses of £148 million for the first three months of this [...]