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The controversial new ‘nude x-ray’ system has been banned from use on minors at Manchester Airport’s Terminal two, following fears that the machines produce revealing images of children under the age of 18.
Launched amid much fanfare at the airport last week the system involves a series of electromagnetic waves passed through an individual’s clothing inside a booth. Designed to detect hidden weapons in the war against terrorism, the images are then recreated on monitors viewed by airport security staff.
The new technology was hotly debated upon its launch as the twenty-second operation not only reveals any items hidden by the passenger [...]

It now seems that some new figures from the Office of National Statistics, are showing that the Olympics may not offer the boost in tourism that London is hoping for. The figures go on to show a 10 percent fall in visits to the UK by foreign tourists. Thus, the Olympics, which London was hoping would help boost their tourism during a time of great need, may not be able to help shoot life back into the economy.
The Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, Don Foster, said that the government had originally predicted £2 billion tourism boost due [...]

According to Post Office research, UK football fans seem to have a little confusion when it comes to travel money. The research shows that 90 percent of football fans are unsure about what countries use the euro and which ones use other types of foreign currency.
Due to the fact that the UK still has eight football clubs that remain in European competitions, football fans from all of the UK will have to travel across 18 different countries in coming months. Eight of these 18 different countries happen to be located outside the euro zone. Thus, these football fans have been [...]

Hertz has announced a forthcoming makeover to its corporate identity with customers set to see a whole new side to the rental car giant.
2010 will see Hertz undertake a range of new marketing initiatives which include a new brand identity, corporate logo, modern uniforms and an array of new vehicles. In addition, the group is also scheduled to remodel its hire depots to complete the major facelift.
The improvements have been designed to make the company more modern and customer orientated as the marketing impetus returns to customer services and hands-on approach. The revamp was labelled as no small decision by [...]

It now seems that CVC Capital Partners has choose not to turn in a £765 million bill for the acquisition of the UK travel Operator National Express. CVC, which is a private equity firm, was expected to make a formal offer for the company recently, but instead just walked away from the deal. CVC also happens to be the biggest current shareholder in National Express.
Rumors that CVC may be looking into picking up National Express had started back in late July. This happened when CVC teamed up with the Cosmen Family to discuss a deal with National Express.
Now, reports that [...]

One of Europe’s biggest car hire firms, Europcar, is offering familtop tips for families in order to remove boredom for this half term.
Marketing director of Europcar, Catriona Lougher said that huddling in the car out of the wint and rain is not everyone’s idea of the perfect holiday and it could give rise to frayed [...]