As Travel Returns So Does British Airways’ Jumbo Jet Fleet
Posted on: September 30th, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
It now appears that the well known airline British Airways is going to see the return of 2 out of its 8 Boeing 747 jumbo jets. These are the same jets that the airline grounded during the recession, but demand for travel rebounds faster than the company has anticipated it to do so. The 350-seat [...]
Spain Prepares for Travel Chaos
Posted on: September 29th, 2010 Posted by Simon Bracknell
Apparently, Spain is currently bracing itself for a 24-hour general strike today (Wednesday). Up to two-thirds of all international flights are going to be canceled, according to reports. This is going to be the country’s first general strike in eight years. It will cause travel problems for thousands of tourists and other travelers flying to [...]
Russia Announces New Train that Runs from Moscow to French Riviera
Posted on: September 28th, 2010 Posted by Justin Harper
Reports show that a brand new luxury train just started running between Moscow and Nice in the south of France. This is actually a flashback route to when Russian aristocrats use to flock to the French Riviera. The Russian Railways-operated train will depart from Moscow’s Belorussky station every Thursday afternoon. It will then arrive in [...]
BMI Goes Head-to-Head with British Airways on Daily Flights to Libya
Posted on: September 27th, 2010 Posted by Steven Powell
Apparently bmi is looking to go head-to-head against British Airways. This news comes as the airline announces its plans to launch a daily service to Libya. These two airlines are rivals, and this new battle could lead to great prices for consumers. The new bmi route will be between Heathrow and Tripoli. This route is [...]
Cancer Patient Gets Kicked Out of Hotel After Writing a Negative TripAdvisor Review
Posted on: September 24th, 2010 Posted by Marianna Lee
Recently, there has been a lot of controversy going on about a cancer patient that claims he and his girlfriend were thrown out of a seaside hotel after he was accused of writing a negative review on the travel website TripAdvisor. Adrian Healey, who actually just completed chemotherapy on 14 tumors, checked in to the [...]
British Airways Launches New Routes to Haneda in Japan
Posted on: September 23rd, 2010 Posted by Michael Bond
According to recent reports, British Airways has just announced the launch of a new route to Haneda Airport in Japan. This new route is aimed at growing the domestic Japanese market to UK travelers. Of course, there was also other big news in the recent announcement from the carrier. The airline went on to say [...]
London Police Now Warning Holidaymakers About Fake Villas
Posted on: September 22nd, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
Recently there has been a big rush of people trying to finally take a holiday. Many of these people have not taken a holiday in a long time due to the economic downturn. With this big rush of people looking for holiday villas, police have now warned people to exercise extreme caution when renting property [...]
Sixt Announces Brand new Special on Car Hire in Spain
Posted on: September 21st, 2010 Posted by Simon Bracknell
Just recently, Sixt announced a very special end of summer sale. People looking for car hire will be able to enjoy savings up of to 20 percent on Sixt’s popular Spanish locations. This includes such places as Palma Majorca Airport, Malaga Airport and Alicante Airport. This sale is going to include all of the Sixt [...]
Intercity Rail Sees Increase in Passengers
Posted on: September 20th, 2010 Posted by Justin Harper
Apparently there has been a big shift in the way that people travel around the UK. New figures are now showing that people are increasingly giving up on domestic flying and choosing, instead, to travel around Britain by rail. Some new figures published recently by the Association of Train Operating Companies shows that, in recent [...]
SAS Appoints Rickard Gustafson as New President and Chief Executive
Posted on: September 17th, 2010 Posted by Steven Powell
It now seems that the very troubled airline, SAS, has just recently appointed Rickard Gustafson as its new president and chief executive. Mr Gustafson was drafted following the surprise resignation of Mats Jansson earlier in the year. Mr Gustafson said that that SAS is a special and unique Scandinavian company. A great deal has been [...]

