27th April 2010

Rail Europe launches Eurostar Culture Connect

RailEurope has always offered a great range of deals and ways to see the best of the continent, and their latest deal is sure to appeal to train travellers and holidaymakers.
The newly launched Eurostar Culture Connect service provides a great offer for visiting some of the finest galleries in Paris, London and Brussels, including 2-for-1 entry at several iconic institutions. The deal has seen Eurostar join forces with some of Europe’s leading cultural destinations to provide the discounted entry system which could soon have you and your friends marvelling at some of the world’s most impressive art works.
The system is [...]

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27th April 2010

Van drivers considered the rudest on the road

Among the many motorists that induce headaches when travelling on the road, the worst offenders it seems are van drivers.
Fellow motorists have voted van drivers the most inconsiderate and rudest of all road users in a new survey on driver habits by VanInsurance.
The online insurance specialist has discovered that the so-called White Van Man, nominally a tradesperson of small business user, headed the list of rudest motorists. Taxi drivers were second on the survey, ahead of young drivers, old people and larger lorry drivers.
The survey, which polled some 1,500 people, revealed that the most commonly annoying habit that was typified [...]

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27th April 2010

New York car dealers to pay for fraud

Two New York state car dealerships have been ordered to pay compensation to customers who were not told that the vehicles they were driving away had formally been rental cars. The state Attorney General’s office has told New Rochelle based dealers, JM Hyundai and Lynbrook based, Legacy Infinity that the have to refund 10 per [...]

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27th April 2010

Travelodge launches ad campaign with Mr Sleep and the Zzzz Squad

After a 20-year hiatus from television advertising, budget hotel chain Travelodge will make a return this week with Mr Sleep and the Zzzz Squad. Featuring a gang of cuddly toys, the new commercials aim to focus on the fact that Travelodge is the affordable place to stay for those looking to get a good night’s sleep.
Rival budget brand, Premier Inn, makes a similar claim using comedian Lenny Henry to get the point across. However, Lenny’s latest commercial has been banned from children’s television by the Advertising Standards Authority for being too disturbing for younger viewers.
Travelodge, however, has aimed its new [...]

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27th April 2010

Economists warn of rising airfares in wake of volcanic disruption

Economic forecasters are warning that the combination of rapidly rising fuel prices, and the costs incurred by airlines because of this months volcanic cloud crisis, could mean a drastic hike in the price of airline tickets. Over the next three years this could be as much as 3.83 per cent.
Figures released by the Centre for Economics and Business Research, suggest that the cost to airlines of the grounding of aircraft due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland, is around £1.3 billion. This figure, when added to a year-on-year rise in the price of airline fuel for the first three months [...]

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