Good news for holiday travellers as the Transport Secretary has announced new Government plans for a new champion for air travellers when things go wrong with flights. Rail watchdog, Passenger Focus, will become responsible for upholding passengers rights. In further good news for holiday travellers and a further rebuke to the Civil Aviation Authority, the minister Geoff Hoon said that […]
Continue reading »The weak state of the pound could lead to British holiday makers choosing to take more holidays in the UK this year a tourism chief has suggested. The VisitBritain chairman believes that tourism is one of the few industries that could show growth during the current recession and highlighting that by 2018 the industry could be worth as much as […]
Continue reading »Pontin’s the UK holiday park company has said that it will invest £50 in redveloping its holiday centres in the UK and creating 2,000 new jobs in the process. Ocean Parcs which owns Pontin’s has said that it’s bookings for half term, Easter and summer 2009 were all significantly up and so that the company was in a position to […]
Continue reading »Usually when you make a complaint to an airline or holiday operator you expect the usual brush off or a derisory compensation offer. But a Virgin Atlantic customer who complained recently received a call from the Virgin boss Richard Branson. Having experienced a poor flight from Mumbai to London at the end of last year the passenger sent an e-mail including a […]
Continue reading »Although the doom and gloom about the economy seems fairly non stop, The Self Catering Guide – a UK directory of cottage and self catering accommodation – has reported strong visitor traffic and sales during January. Traffic in the first weeks of the year is up 56% on the same period last year and backs up data seen elsewhere that […]
Continue reading »Low cost flight operator Ryanair has incensed passengers by charging the average family £40 to process a single card payment. The airline has a policy of charging each passenger a £5 charge for a one-way flight when booking by card even if all the flights are bought in one transaction. This means that a family or four will have to […]
Continue reading »As many people are preparing to escape the UK for a warmer Christmas holiday, there is no better time to remind those flying of our favourite travel tip…. buy your food and drink before you get on to your ‘low cost’ airline. A recent study by Which? has shown that Ryanair travellers fare worst, having to pay £16.05 for a sandwich, small […]
Continue reading »We are pleased to announce that you can now search the Find Holiday Park directory for parcs close to a beach in France. This latest search should make it even easier for you to find the perfect holiday location and accommodation for you and your family. Search France holiday parks close to the beach > The France holiday directory on Find Holiday Parks includes all of […]
Continue reading »Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have announced that they are cutting their fuel surcharges. On European flights and domestic flights British Airways is cutting the charge by up to 25%. For those planning their summer holiday with a flight this will be welcome news. It is even better news for those on long haul flights with the surcharge being reduced by […]
Continue reading »The 15% discount offered to Eurocamp and Keycamp customers for booking their 2009 Easter and Summer family holidays early is likely to end soon. Traditionally these discounts last up to Christmas so if you want to take advantage of this extra discount off your France family holiday now is the time to book. You will find all of the France […]
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