Tour operators in the UK are reporting a surprising upturn in bookings to sunnier destinations thanks to the disappointing summer that has so far been experienced at home. Weather forecasters were predicting an odds-on chance of a sunny summer back in April but Britons who were planning local holidays to beat recessionary travel budgets have [...]
Guests of the Gran Caribe Real Hotel on Cancun’s famed sandy beachfront awoke to a crime scene this past Thursday when they found the beach fronting the hotel to be taped off, and swarmed with police officers. “Today we made the decision to close this stretch of ill-gotten, illegally accumulated sand,” said Patricio Patron, Mexico’s [...]
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has assured policy holders under its members, that they will be given the benefit of the doubt when claiming for treatment of the H1N1 pandemic currently sweeping the globe. Claims will be processed without the need to provide proof from a GP, in light of the multiple claims and [...]
In response to a recent study that showed 13 air passengers in every 1000 in Europe experience lost luggage, the European Union is set to introduce tougher regulations on airlines operating in its airspace. The efforts to bolster travellers rights in the EU is part of a task group set up by the Commission to [...]
Passengers travelling on short-haul British Airways flights will no longer enjoy free meals from August 2009. Instead they will get no more than a packet of pretzels and something to quench their thirst. Only breakfasts on flights before 10am will be retained in a move that is set to save the airline £22 million a [...]
Customers of Hertz Australia can expect a much more streamlined process and quicker access to their rental cars once arriving at the airport or depot to collect a rental. With a big thumbs up from customers so far, Hertz has led the way in Australia to make the process more efficient and reduce manpower so [...]
Data released by the Post Office travel section shows that the cost of using hired cars this summer is lower, mainly due to falling fuel prices. Large drops in the expense of own transport can be expected for Britons traveling abroad. “The Pound Sterling is recovering just in time for the summer holiday season and [...]
A leasing company has fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after advertising “brand new cars 4 less” at “amazing prices” which was inconsistent with the product offered on their website. brandnewcars4less.co.uk, operated by Lombard Vehicle Management, came under pressure from the ASA following complaints that revealed that none of the models featured on [...]
Ensuring you have an excess-inclusive insurance policy when hiring a car on the continent for the rest of the summer is a good idea if you want to avoid a potentially large hole in your holiday budget. Protectyourbubble.com, an online insurance company, has pointed out the potentially ruinous excesses that some rental companies apply to [...]
Future car renters in the UK will more likely be familiar with an Italian built car than the popular budget Vauxhall Corsa that is commonly used by rental companies. That’s due to a decision by the UK’s largest driving school BSM, to dump the British made car in favour of the Fiat 500. The driving [...]
