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American Airlines announced that they will restart services to Haiti this week. The commercial flights will start up on Friday and by next week full services will back in full swing for the airline. American Airlines is the first to announce the re-launch of flight services to the devastated nation since it experienced a massive [...]

A new poll released by UK search engine operator Skyscanner has revealed that a healthy percentage of plane passengers are open to the possibility of passion in-flight, or at least some close-up cuddle time.
The survey was in response to the recently launched Skycouch from Air New Zealand, which allows a row of three seats to be converted into a bed for theoretically sleeping on during long-distance flights. Feedback from those polled has indicated that 13 percent of the population would be happy to share such a bed with the stranger seated next to them, sparking a flurry of new marketing [...]

Airflights.co.uk, the discount flight specialists, has warned British holidaymakers against making last minute car rental reservations this summer season.
Many travellers have a tendency to book flights first, then hotel accommodation. Car rental and ground transportation details are often vaguely researched but often never booked until days before required. This results in frequent shortages of not just vehicles but extras such as GPS systems and baby seats.
However, last summer’s unexpected rush on hire cars, which left thousands of travellers stranded in popular destinations line Spain. The late influx also led to substantial price increases as rental companies imposed stricter fleet management [...]

Rail traffic running from Belgium to France has been suspended following Monday’s horrific collision according to reports by SNCF, the French national railway operator.
The SNCF made the decision to allow rescue work to be undertaken by emergency teams. Though the closures are expected to only last the one day, the scale of the wreck has yet to be fully understood.
Some 10 lines were cancelled yesterday, including links that operate between the two countries under management of Eurostar, TGV and Thalys. TER regional trains were also suspended by authorities but refunds and exchanges have been made available for ticket holders.
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Yesterday 18 people were killed when two of the morning commute trains experienced a head-on collision. The accident occurred early in the morning outside of Brussels in a village called Buizingen near to Halle. The harsh snow conditions made it difficult for rescue workers to clear the scene, and routes from the UK to Europe [...]

Tui Travel, the largest tour operator in Europe, has announced that renewed interest in the travel market has forced them to schedule more holidays for the summer, with the resulting financial windfall hopefully signaling an end to the economic crisis which has plagued operators for the past year and a half.
Established in 2007 by the collaboration of British group First Choice and TUI AG’s, Tui Travel claimed that the first improvements for months in operating profit/ loss figures should have the industry eagerly watching the next few months. The biggest growth region geographically was Scandinavia, where summer bookings have risen [...]

After being refused entry into his homeland of China, Chinese national and well known civil-rights activist, Feng Zhengu has finally been allowed to return home after three months of living in the Narita International Airport in Japan. Feng Zhengu, who said he will continue to campaign for rights, will finally return home to China after [...]

Hertz Rent-A-Car, the world’s largest hire car company, has announced plans to roll out an all-electric car concept. The news comes with plans to make the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle available from a number of locations across the United States and Europe, with the first models scheduled for release as early as 2011.
Ideally placed for family outings within a 100-mile radius, the five-seater Nissan Leaf is predicted to become popular among shoppers and car sharing programs. Rental car fleets will be at the forefront of marketing as their usage can often dictate the role of a new vehicle.
The Leaf cars [...]

Car rental organisation Sixt, which offers over 26,000 vehicles from more than 150 locations across Britain, has been declared to be a transparent and fair company by a new report which investigated eight leading car hire operators.
The new survey by Which? Holiday looked at the terms and conditions presented on the respective car rental websites in comparison to the actual cost of car hire while analyzing the transparency of the extras and waivers.
The car hire groups under investigation included Alamo, Budget, Avis, Europcar, Enterprise, National, Hertz and Sixt. The surveys were undertaken at Paris’s Charles De Gaulle Airport and London [...]

It is being reported that up to 15 crew members of a British Airways aircraft have been placed on leave by the carrier for comments and emails made on Facebook. The emails, which included information regarding a list of pilots who were attempting to prevent a strike from happening, have revealed names of up to [...]

Car rental customers are facing up to the prospect of increased charges in the months ahead thanks to the ongoing dramas that have beset the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota.
The short term effect of the massive recall of thousands of Toyota vehicles, which left many car hire operators frantically withdrawing suspected faulty models from their fleets, has started to impact on the wallet of both rental customers and companies as tightening supplies have coupled with ongoing tightening purse strings to push prices up.
A survey on car hire bookings across four of the main airport rental operations in the US by Expedia [...]

Major international car hire company Enterprise Rent A Car has announced the launch of a new three-year partnership with Call Zebra – the accident management organisation.
Beginning on the 1st of February the new arrangement will see the car rental giant offer replacement automobiles across Britain to Call Zebra customers involved in vehicle accidents. The relatively new Call Zebra has itself only been operating since April in 2008 but has won many accolades for its forward thinking approach to accident management which focuses on providing a transparent approach to its service along with high quality repair work, fast turnaround times and [...]