Tougher Train Rules Suggested by Scottish Regulators
Posted on: May 25th, 2012 Posted by Stewart Perry
According to new reports, regulators in Scotland are now calling for tougher rules to be placed on trains. The rule that is currently being focused on has to do with “on time” qualifications. Currently, a train is considered to be on time as long as it arrives within ten minutes of its scheduled arrival time. [...]
Dollar Thrifty Reports Increase in First quarter Results
Posted on: May 17th, 2012 Posted by Stewart Perry
It seems that car rental giant Dollar Thrifty has recently reported a nice increase in its first-quarter profits. In fact, the company saw a net income increase to $40.4 million from the $16.4 million net income posted during the same period last year. For those that do not know, Dollar Thrifty operates both the Thrifty [...]
TUI Travel Dismisses Worries as First-half Losses Grow
Posted on: May 9th, 2012 Posted by Stewart Perry
It seems like everyone is worried about TUI Travel’s latest financial report, except for the travel company itself. In fact, TUI Travel chief executive Peter Long has simply disregarded the pessimism that has been drawn in by the double-dip recession in the UK. In fact, Peter said that Brits still regard their summer holiday as [...]
China Eastern Airlines Plans to Buy 20 B777 Aircraft
Posted on: May 1st, 2012 Posted by Stewart Perry
According to new reports, China Eastern Airlines has just recently agreed to buy 20 B777-300 aircraft from Boeing. This is a deal that is said to be worth some $5.94 billion. This announcement means big things for both China Eastern Airlines and Boeing.
China Eastern Airlines, which is based in Shanghai, said that these new planes [...]
Brits Spending Tons of Money at ATMs on Holiday
Posted on: April 23rd, 2012 Posted by Stewart Perry
If there is one thing that Brits like to do, it is to take a holiday. The only thing that they might like doing more than taking a holiday, is spending money while on holiday. According to a new survey taken by travel agent Sunshine.co.uk, Brits spent about £260 million on ATM withdrawal fees last [...]
BBC Spends More Than £2 Million in two Years Traveling between London and Salford
Posted on: April 13th, 2012 Posted by Stewart Perry
How much should a company spend in travel? Well, depending on the company, the amount that needs to be spent on travel differs. For a company like BBC, that number could actually be in the billions. In fact, BBC has spent over £2 million in just two years time traveling between London and the north-west. [...]