Guests at Waikiki’s Hilton Hawaiian Village are being told where they can find clean towels as around 1,500 employees walk out on strike. Workers at the island’s largest resort are protesting over new contracts they claim are unfair. Guests have been informed by the hotel’s management that services such as restaurants, housekeeping, valet parking and [...]
The world is breathing a sigh of relief today as all 33 miners, who have spent nearly 70 days trapped 2,000 feet below the surface of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, are safe and sound back on the surface. As each miner stepped out of the tiny rescue capsule, cheers went up from the [...]
Emirates, the Dubai based airline giant, is continuing to put pressure on European rivals as it announces the only restriction on the amount of Airbus A380 super jumbos it can order, is the limited space in which to park them. The airline upped its order for the Airbus goliath in June to 90 aircraft. Tim [...]
The families of those who died when Air France Flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic between Rio de Janeiro and Paris in 2009 will not have to wait for the conclusion of official investigations to make compensation claims. A court in southern France has ruled that there is already enough evidence to bring the charge [...]
The UK European Consumer Centre has reported a significant rise in the number of complaints it is receiving from holidaymakers about foreign car rental companies. It said the number was up by around 30 per cent for the first half of 2010, compared to a year earlier. Complaints included being charged extra for petrol which [...]
New research, conducted by Virgin Atlantic, suggests a getaway early on in a relationship may not be as romantic as it sounds. Of those surveyed, 33 per cent said the first time away with a new partner would either strengthen or break the relationship. In retrospect, 66 per cent of those polled thought couples decided [...]
Avis is to work with Dollar Thrifty to gain regulator’s approval over it latest takeover bid. Last week, Hertz was pushed out of the running to acquire Dollar when shareholders voted to turn down it offer of $50.88 per share. Avis has confirmed that its offer of $53 per share is still on the table. [...]
As of next year, passengers taking their seats on long-distance flights with Singapore Airlines will have the opportunity of staying connected via the carrier’s WiFi service. Those with internet enabled mobile phones or laptops will be able to send and receive emails as well as gain access to the web. GSM-compatible phone users will be [...]
Avis Europe has confirmed it has placed an order for 500 Renault electric vehicles about to go into production. Renault recently unveiled the new Renault Fluence and the Renault Kangoo Express, and Avis customers should be able to start driving the vehicles in countries across Europe by the end of 2011. The new vehicles will [...]
Dollar Thrifty’s shareholders have rejected the advice of the company’s board and voted against the latest takeover bid by rival car rental firm Hertz. Hertz said before the vote that if investors rejected their cash and stock offer worth $50.88 per share, it would walk away from the negotiating table. The way is now clear [...]
