Unite Union Tells British Airways Cabin Crew to Refuse to Lower Blinds
Posted on: August 10th, 2010 Posted by Justin Harper
It now seems that the cabin crew over at British Airways have now been told by the Unite union to refuse to close aircraft window blinds after each flight. The Union says that closing these blinds could be putting the cabin crew members at a risk for health and safety. This latest example of restrictive [...]
United States to Charge Brits £9 to Visit
Posted on: August 9th, 2010 Posted by Steven Powell
It now seems that all Brits that are traveling to the United States will be forced to pay a £9 fee. This fee allows the Brit to apply for permission to enter the country using the Electronic System for Travel Authorization. All of this is suppose to come into affect next month. This fee is [...]
Sixt Successfully Places Borrower’s Note to the Sum of EUR 80 Million
Posted on: August 6th, 2010 Posted by Marianna Lee
It now seems that Sixt and the Group company, Sixt Leasing AG, successfully placed a borrower’s note. Reports show that this loan was to the sum of EUR 80 million. Due to the strong interest by national and international investors in the volume, the original offer of just EUR 50 million was exceeded by a [...]
Air Traffic Controllers in Spain Cause Travel Chaos With Strike
Posted on: August 5th, 2010 Posted by Michael Bond
It now appears that the expected mid-August walkout is going to affect almost 2 million passengers. This is because the walkout will take place during the height of Spain’s summer tourism season. Due to this, hundreds of thousands of British tourists are likely to face some holiday chaos this summer. The Spain air traffic controller [...]
Operator Deutsche Bahn to Test New Train in the Channel Tunnel
Posted on: August 4th, 2010 Posted by Lucy Williams
It now seems that the train operator, Deutsche Bahn, said that it will test a train through the Channel Tunnel this year. The company’s CEO, Rudiger Grube, said that they will send one of their ultra modern ICE3 trains through the tunnel as part of preparations for a possible train service to London. If the [...]
Mexico City Looks to Bring in Gay Tourists
Posted on: August 3rd, 2010 Posted by Simon Bracknell
It now seems that authorities in the Mexican capital are looking to attack more gay tourism to their area. Oddly enough, officials are looking to bring in more gays despite the fact that there is still a lot of widespread discrimination against it in that area. However, the Mexican capital, according to tourism secretary Alejandro [...]
Royal Family Big Boost For UK Tourism
Posted on: August 2nd, 2010 Posted by Justin Harper
It now seems that some studies are suggesting that the royal family gives a very nice boost to the UK tourism industry. In fact, some studies suggest that over £500 million last year was generated in the tourism industry thanks to people wanting to visit Britain to see the royal family. The main people that [...]
New Flight Levy May Be Introduced to Cover Airline Failures
Posted on: July 30th, 2010 Posted by Steven Powell
It now seems that airline passengers may have to face a new levy of £1. This levy would be placed on all plane tickets to fund a scheme to get holidaymakers back home if an airline carrier is to collapse. The Coalition government is ready to revive these plans, which were first rejected by the [...]
21 Year Old British Tourist Killed by Hit and Run on Holiday
Posted on: July 29th, 2010 Posted by Simon Bracknell
Reports now show that a pretty 21-year-old British tourist was just recently killed in a hit and run on the well known holiday island of Ibiza. She was killed in the early hours of the morning by a driver who was apparently both drunk and high. The girl, Francesca Foulkes, is from Chatham in Kent. [...]
Greenpeace Makes Finding Petrol in London a Little Harder
Posted on: July 28th, 2010 Posted by Michael Bond
For people who are looking for fuel in London, it just got a bit harder. That is because petrol giant BP has seen all of their stations in London shut down. Apparently this was done by Greenpeace activists, who say that the company is placing ‘closed to move beyond petroleum’ signs up around their stations. [...]

