5th January 2010

E-Clear Faces Mounting Pressure

It now appears that the business interests of Greek travel industry entrepreneur Elias Elia have been placed under further question. This news surfaced after E-Clear, his payment processing company, is now facing yet another separate legal claim from Canadian operator Go Travel Direct. This new legal claim comes on top of the £35 million claim by the administrators of Globespan.
The claim from Go Travel Direct is for $500,000, or £300,000. It follows just behind the collapse of Globespan. The administrators of PricewaterhouseCoopers claims that E-Clear has been stalling on £35 million in payments to Globespan. This is now known to [...]

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5th January 2010

Ryanair Blasted By Office of Fair Trading

It would now appear that the Office of Fair Trading has come out and made their feelings about Ryanair’s payment policies known. Apparently the Office of Fair Trading feels that Ryanair is being childish and playing funny games with its passengers.
John Fingleton, the Office of Fair Trading chief executive, went on to attack Ryanair, saying that the budget carrier is attacking its passengers with stealth charges buy adding on charges for the use of paying by credit card for all but one card type.
He went on to say that the airline has found a legal loophole to justify charging this [...]

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5th January 2010

Dubai Opens the World’s Tallest Building

Now tourists have another reason to head to Dubai. Apparently Dubai has just recently opened the world’s tallest building. The final height of the building remained a closely graded secret and was not officially revealed until the opening ceremony.
The ceremony was expected to bring in a crowd of 6,000 people. The Dubai ruler, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum was expected to make a triumphal ascent of the 169 floor spire shaped tower. The building stands out as Dubai’s most remarkable architectural achievement yet, and is named Burj Khalifa after the United Arab Emirates president (was previously named Burj Dubai).
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5th January 2010

Sixt Rent A Car is voted the 2009 number one

Sixt Rent A Car, one of the worlds foremost vehicle providers to professionals who need a vehicle for business purposes, individuals who need to hire a car for a special purpose or families wishing to take a break or holiday has been awarded the prestigious title of Best Car Rental Agency for 2009 by Travel [...]

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5th January 2010

Arbury To Open New Car Dealership in Coventry

A car dealership firm in Warwickshire will celebrate their ten year running anniversary with the announcement of a new vehicle dealership to be located in Coventry. Arbury, based out of Warwickshire, operates six motor dealerships in the West Midlands area.
The newest addition to the dealership was acquired when the vehicle company bought out Europcar’s former rental centre located on London Road. The new dealership outlet will be scheduled for Grand Opening sometime next year.
As of yet, no more details have been released about the dealership including what brand of vehicle the firm plans to showcase at the new location. The [...]

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5th January 2010

SIXT Car Hire Receives World’s Best Award

SIXT, an international car hire firm, was awarded the title of World’s Best Car Rental Company at the 2009 “Best Awards, sponsored annually by “Travel + Leisure”, a tourism magazine published internationally. The European-based car hire company, which operates locally under the name of Gargash Enterprises, has been offering services from Abu Dhabi International Airport and also keeps offices in Sharjah and Dubai airports.
The annual survey, sponsored by the internationally syndicated travel magazine, polls travellers on items such as favorite travel experiences and incorporates travellers from all around the world. This year a total of 300,000 travel professionals participated in the [...]

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