Microsoft Co-founder Announces New Space Travel Venture
Posted on: December 16th, 2011 Posted by Marianna Lee
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 [...]
Office of Fair Trading Looks into Steep Insurance Rates
Posted on: December 15th, 2011 Posted by Michael Bond
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 [...]
Carrentals.co.uk Kicks Off 12 Days of Christmas Competition, Supporting StreetSmart
Posted on: December 9th, 2011 Posted by Steven Powell
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 [...]
British Gas the Preferred Charging Point Provider by Toyota
Posted on: December 8th, 2011 Posted by Lucy Williams
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 [...]
Office of Rail Regulation to Fine Operators Over Poor Information
Posted on: December 6th, 2011 Posted by Marianna Lee
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, [...]

