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A £32 million deal will probably mean the end of the Streetcar brand in the UK. US rivals Zipcar are now the new owners of the pay-as-you-go car club, and its fleet of cars and vans will now be linked to Zipcar’s current operations in the US and Spain.
Streetcar currently allows its members to utilize [...]

European regulators are challenging a number of airlines over their treatment of passengers who were disrupted by the volcanic ash cloud over northern Europe. Ryanair has been accused by the Irish Commission for Aviation Regulation of unlawfully limiting the amount of money it has paid out for expenses such as hotel accommodation and food.
European Union regulations clearly state that any passenger who has a flight cancelled in or out of the EU with an EU airline, has the right to either a full refund or passage on another route. If the customer chooses to be re-routed, then necessary food and [...]

Expedia.com, one of the world’s best known online travel agents, has announced that in celebration of the 40 years since the first Earth Day, it will be expanding its Green Hotel program. The program is aimed at travellers who wish to place the environment high up on their list of priorities when it comes to choosing a hotel.
The program features a list of more than 1,700 hotels, all of which have been certified as being ‘green’ by a number of organisations including STEP, LEEDS, Green Key and Green Seal. Expedia.com’s Green Hotel program was set up in April 2008. It [...]

Deutsche Bahn, the largest state-owned railway organisation in Germany, has announced plans to take over CrossCountry operator Arriva.
The £1.54 billion deal, announced earlier this week, is presently undergoing negotiations with an offer anticipated by close of business on Friday.
The CrossCountry franchise, which operates between a number of UK cities and towns outside of London, was declared a loss-making venture by Arriva in February this year. The group at the time said that despite the declining revenue, they were waiting to see the results of a government subsidy scheduled for later in 2010. Arriva also runs a number of other services [...]

A British man is facing a fine of £1,500 after he drove home from Portugal in his rental car.
The volcanic ash cloud that has caused travel chaos across the continent led the Coventry native to make the decision while on holiday in the popular Portuguese resort destination of the Algarve.
Paul Stidworthy, from the suburb of Coundon, was left with little alternative but to make the emergency dash home after his family’s flights out of the Iberian peninsula were cancelled due to the volcanic disruptions which have only now begun to dissipate. He has looked for alternate means to get his [...]