TUI Travel Enjoys High Bookings Due to Thomas Cook Troubles
Posted on: February 8th, 2012 Posted by Dave Bond
According to the latest reports, TUL Travel said it has “significantly outperformed” other companies in the British market in January. This is more than likely due to the hard time that its main rival, Thomas Cook, is having.
TUI Travel, which owns both First Choice and Thomson, said on Tuesday that it had seen an upturn [...]
Network Rail Will Plead Guilty in Case Involving Two Dead Teenagers
Posted on: January 31st, 2012 Posted by Dave Bond
According to local reports, Network Rail is going to plead guilty over a dangerous level crossing in a case involving two teenage girls that died when they went out Christmas shopping. This was the statement that was announced as criminal prosecutors bring a tragic case involving two teenage girls and an unmanned level crossing to [...]
Costa Conordia Captain Now Under House Arrest
Posted on: January 23rd, 2012 Posted by Dave Bond
Reports now show that Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino has been put under house arrest in Naples by the Italian court. This news comes as the captain has been officially charged with causing the shipwreck. Not only that, but he is being charged with abandoning ship and manslaughter.
Last Tuesday, a very extensive transcript and audio [...]
Former Economist Chief Tony Webber Agrees With Airline Fat Tax
Posted on: January 13th, 2012 Posted by Dave Bond
Is it right for an airline to be able to charge people who are overweight more money? Well, regardless of how people feel about this, it has been an issue for sometime in the airline industry. However, there apparently seem to be some people that think airlines should be able to charge this tax if [...]
Princeline Teams up with Overstock
Posted on: January 5th, 2012 Posted by Dave Bond
Most people have heard of the well-known online retailer Overstock.com. Well, it seems that this company can no longer resist the temptation to join the travel industry. In fact, on Tuesday reports came out that the company had teamed up with Priceline Partner Network. As most people can clearly guess by the name, this is [...]
London shoppers defy Tube strikers
Posted on: December 27th, 2011 Posted by Dave Bond
Shoppers in London defied striking London Underground train drivers yesterday and hunted for bargains at Boxing Day sales in West End stores. Despite the fact that the Circle and Central lines were not running due to the stoppage, bargain hunters used buses, skeleton services on other Tube lines and alternate travel options to reach the [...]