Paul Allen, who was a co-founder of Microsoft, has just recently announced a new space travel venture. His plan is to actually develop a new commercial spaceship that will be carried high into the atmosphere by the widest ever built jet. After being carried high into the atmosphere, the rocket will blast off from the [...]

It now seems the Office of Fair Trading says it is going to look into the claim that a big increase in personal injury claims has led to the cost of motor insurance rising. Currently, reports show that insurance premiums have risen as much as 40 percent. The Office of Fair Trading has already launched [...]

Scotland Storms Continue to Cause Travel Problems

Posted on: December 14th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams

Reports continue to come in from Scotland showing that strong winds and snow have really caused travel disruptions across much of Scotland. In some areas, gusts have been as high as 70 miles per hour. Forecasters have already warned that the area could get up to 10cm of snow. Of course, these strong winds and [...]

EasyJet Stops Blind Woman from Boarding Her Flight

Posted on: December 13th, 2011 Posted by Justin Harper

It now seems that a lot of people are up in arms over a story regarding EasyJet and a woman named Joanna Jones. Apparently, she was stopped from boarding because her guide dog had no documentation. Since then, EasyJet has apologized to the blind woman. They told reporters that the woman was prevented from boarding [...]

Scotland and China Talk About Direct Flights

Posted on: December 12th, 2011 Posted by Marianna Lee

It now seems that Scotland and China have recently been discussing the possibility of direct flights between the two countries. This news was brought to light during the week-long trip Alex Salmond took to China. The Scottish government says that there will be trade and tourism benefits by creating links between the two nations. Alex [...]

Christmas is almost here, and Carrentals.co.uk is celebrating it by launching its 12 days of Christmas Competition, Supporting StreetSmart. This year great gifts will be up for grabs like a new iPad 2, a vineyard tour, and London Eye tickets. These gifts will be offered to 13 lucky winners in this year’s Carrentals.co.uk ‘12 days [...]

According to recent reports, British Gas has just recently been named the preferred supplier of charging points by Toyota. This is a huge step forward, not only for Toyota, but for British Gas as well. This news comes out just as Toyota is working on launching its first rechargeable electric car. During this time, British [...]

Airlines say Airport Tax is a Scam

Posted on: December 7th, 2011 Posted by Michael Bond

Most people know that airlines all over the world do not approve of the increase to Air Passenger Duty. Many airlines have even been very outspoken about it. However, it seems as if airline chiefs have gotten even bolder by calling the whole tax a scam and a waste of taxpayers’ money. This news has [...]

According to new reports, the Office of Rail Regulation has set out on a mission to establish the industry’s initiatives for giving timely and appropriate information to passengers. Train operators, like Network Rail, will now be obligated under a Code of Practice to ensure that their network is working together to deliver the best possible [...]

Osborne Will Not Scrap Air Passenger Duty Increase

Posted on: December 5th, 2011 Posted by Justin Harper

Despite all the people who are against the increase, it seems that Air Passenger Duty is set to rise again. In fact, it has been said that it will increase as much as 10 percent next year. This means that travelers will now face a sharp increase to their ticket prices. Just this past week, [...]