8th December 2009

Football Fans Going Crazy over World Cup Packages

Overall, it now seems that football fans are going crazy over the packages that many tour operators are offering to the World Cup. Travelers that want to travel to South Africa to see the World Cup have been calling every booking agent they can find to try and get, not only flights, but accommodations to the event. This big craze has more than likely been started due to the fact that the World Cup starts next June, and the largest batch of tickets will be going on sale this coming weekend.
The FIFA general secretary, Jerome Valcke, said that it is [...]

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8th December 2009

Network Rail Talks About its Plans for National Center

It now seems that Network Rail has come out and talked about its plans to develop one of the most sustainable office buildings in the country. The biggest news on Network Rail’s new National Center is that the company has finally awarded a key contract for pre-construction services.
It seems that Network Rail’s proposal for a new National Center in Milton Keynes is based on a range of principals that are designed to limit the energy consumption of the building, thus lowering its impact on the environment. As of now, Network Rail plans on housing up to 3,000 employees in this [...]

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8th December 2009

UK and Russia Now Reported to be the Hardest Hit Outbound Market in Europe

It now seems that the UK and Russia have been deemed Europe’s hardest hit outbound markets in 2009. This is according to a trend report from the ITB. The travel activity in the UK actually fell by 15 percent, and Russia saw a drop of 12 percent. In a close third was Sweden, which saw a drop of 10 percent.
According to reports, Austria was the only nation to report any kind of gains. In fact, the nation showed travel activity had risen by 2 percent over 2008. Meanwhile, other markets, like the German market, proved that it was still one [...]

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8th December 2009

Edinburgh gives road safety classes to cyclists

The unveiling of new tram tracks in Edinburgh’s city centre has led to the city council coordinating classes in road navigation for the city’s cyclists following a spate of accidents in the past week.
New tram lines have been installed in Princes Street, with the reopening of the thoroughfare taking place just over a week ago. In that time some half a dozen cyclists have been involved in crashes.  The plight of the pedal pushers was made even more prominent after one cyclist posted video footage of his crash on the popular website YouTube. Tie, the company behind the tram developments, [...]

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8th December 2009

Another runway at Stansted lacks support

The U.K.’s Commons Transport Committee has said that they will support a new runway at Heathrow but would like assurances that a high-speed rail network will be in place to link it with the countries other airports by the time it is finished. MPs also voiced their concerns about the lack of a firm timescale [...]

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8th December 2009

Britons turn to car hire to save motoring costs

A new survey by Europcar has discovered that a change in driver habits has been brought about by the recession.
With the chilly winter months looming large, the cost of extended driving holidays and lengthy travel times have forced a rethink by British drivers in how best to avoid wear and tear on their own vehicles while making the most of their motoring time.
With reliability and peace of mind at a premium during the holiday season, a phenomenal 85% of respondents to the Europcar survey have agreed that they have altered their driving habits as a direct result of the economic [...]

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