Apparently Marriott Hotels in the UK is currently looking to recruit up to six voluntary hotel inspectors from the general public. The company hopes that these “hotel inspectors” will be able to help the company keep their 41 UK hotels, which have just recently undergone a £120 million refurbishment, in tip-top shape. It also seems [...]

The international tourism fair Fitur 2010 was seen as the perfect time for Travel Car Hire to enlarge their quota of suppliers in Valencia and Alicante. This fair, which is one of the most important of its kind on an international scale, hosts exhibits and visitors related to any organization that belongs to the tourism [...]

According to reports, the Preferred Hotel Group has announced that it added 83 new properties between July and December of 2009. The company also went on to say that it predicts that this growth will continue into 2010. The total number of hotels for the Preferred Hotel Group now stands at more than 700 independent [...]

Reports now show that Hertz, a well knew car hire company, and its equipment rental subsidiary Hertz Equipment Rental have entered into a joint venture with Saudi Arabia-based Dayim Holdings. The goal here is to set up equipment rental occupations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Overall, Hertz will now be able to rent and [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]