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It is an undeniable fact that the plethora of car hire companies willing to offer reasonable deals on their car hire is a boon for both the business and the leisure traveller. Being able to pick up a rental vehicle instead of having to take out the family run-around can be an advantage in a [...]

Car hire giant Avis Europe is continuing with the celebrations of their ongoing success having been recognised internationally with a range of awards recently, most notably the World Travel Awards’ Leading Business Car Rental Company in Europe and the British Travel Awards’ Car Hire Company of the Year.
The recent run of successes for the rental car operator have capped a year of mixed fortunes, with the recession driving profit margins down but the greater focus on service now reaping the benefits. The host of awards given to the company in recent months highlights the significant point of difference from its [...]

World representatives are uniting this week in the Russian capital of Moscow in an effort to minimise the number of global road deaths. It is hoped that actions taken by united world governments, taking place on Thursday, could mean up to 5 million lives are saved on the world’s roads.
The inaugural Global Ministerial Summit on Road Safety will urge delegates to agree on plans aimed at a decade of action, with the stated goal being a 50 percent reduction in road deaths by the year 2020.
Such a reduction would mean the number of people killed on global highways reduced from [...]

It now seems that Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather has come forward and gave her two cents about the government’s decision to increase the Air Passenger Duty tax. She noted that this will have a negative impact on the Caribbean economy and will do very little for the environment as well. Overall, she pointed out that the tax as a whole just does not add up.
Reports go on to suggest that the Caribbean nations are very dependent on tourists from Britain. This is because thousands of Brits like to make their way to the islands in the Caribbean every year [...]

It now seems that American Express has just recently reported that they have seen two thirds of European businesses cut their travel budget in 2009. These reports go on to suggest that the average spending on travel had dropped as much as 18 percent per business.
TMC’s European Business Travel Barometer for 2009 went on to show that 366 companies that were quizzed had cut their travel budget by an average of 18 percent. The survey showed that 66 percent of buyers in ten European countries had cut their budgets. However, 23 percent had spent the same and 11 percent of [...]

Just recently, the travel conditions in Scotland and north west England have taken a turn for the worst thanks to major floods, which have been causing many travel problems. Due to these floods, many trains are not running and buses, which would be replacing many of the train cancellations are unable to operate in many areas.
Among the areas where trains are not currently operating include Carlisle to Maryport, Glasgow to Dunblane, Carlisle to Carstairs, and Dundee to Aberdeen. The services that are run by CrossCountry, ScotRail and East Coast and Northern Rail were all affected by the floods. Many of [...]

More severe weather is set to hit the British Isles as forecasters predict snow for Scotland. The snow warnings have come as flood warnings were issued for other parts of Scotland, some of which have seen their heaviest rainfalls in living memory. Forecasters say that on Wednesday the highlands will see the first of the [...]

Fresh calls have come from health and travel experts for the need for travel insurance for those UK holidaymakers planning on visiting the Channel Islands following the end of a mutual agreement between the Islands and Britain.
Securing effective travel insurance has been promoted as essential by Post Office Travel after the announcement earlier this year that visitors to the Channel Islands from the UK would be required to pay for their own medical treatments in their entirety if they do not have the appropriate travel insurance cover. Prior to the announcement UK-based visitors were entitled to some medical treatments free [...]

This year marked the 30th anniversary of the World Travel Market (WTM) held in London, with car hire operator Decode making a significant impact on new and existing partners alike.
Of particular interest to conference attendees was Decode’s commitment to strengthen its customer service department, a move that was widely welcomed. The group declared that its short-term strategy will be updated to reflect their dedication to the consumer, something which resonated well with existing partners while attracting the interest of potential new buyers. The customer service department of the group has been increased by some 40% in recent months.
The WTM saw [...]

In light of having a worse than expected quarterly loss, the well known carrier Air France has unveiled its latest plans to cut another 1,700 jobs next year. The carrier says that these cuts are having to be made in light of the fuel hedging losses and poor cargo traffic that has been seen because of the recession. Overall, the airline will have cut 3,000 jobs in the year to March 31, 2010.
Air France, which just so happens to be Europe’s largest airline, said that it reported a net loss of about €147 million in the quarter ending September. This [...]

Lufthansa’s deputy and CEO, Christoph Franz, has just recently revealed that Lufthansa will overhaul its European economy class product next year in a bid to cut costs. The main development is that passengers will see their seat pitch reduced. This will be done so that the German national carrier can put more passengers on every flight, thus being able to reduce ticket prices.
Many airline experts point out that Lufthansa is being forced to make these changes to fit more passengers on planes in order to keep ticket prices low. Right now most airlines are losing a lot of money, because [...]

The carrier Aer Lingus has now admitted that it needs more voluntary redundancies. They went on to say that if they do not get the redundancies that they need, then more cuts will have to be made but by force. The Irish carrier, which is currently in talks with unions, said that it has been able to save €97 million under its Transformation Plan. This does include €74 million on staff costs and €23 million in other areas.
Some experts are saying that Aer Lingus could be looking to get rid of about one fifth of its workers. The carrier went [...]