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Increases to premium tax are set to present even larger bills to UK motorists.
The new coalition government’s announcement of increases for premium taxes means that consumers who purchase motor, travel, home and private medical insurance will all be hit with higher prices.
As it currently stands, a five per cent levy is applied to all households that buy general insurance, which comprises part of the overall insurance premium tax (IPT). However, as of January 4 next year, this figure will increase to six per cent. As an example, a male teacher who drives a Ford Focus and is working in Manchester [...]

ArgusCarHire.com, the leading site for European car rental, has warned of summer shortages.
The advisory warning to customers comes as reports of low availability continue to surface in the most popular European holiday destinations over the busy summer peak season.
Spanish resorts in particular are feeling the pinch, with Argus claiming that there are likely to be severe shortages in Mallorca, Alicante, Malaga, Ibiza, Menorca and Murcia – all traditional hot spots for UK holidaymakers. The low availability stems from the widespread fleet reductions forced upon car rental companies in the midst of the global travel downturn of 2009. Last year saw [...]

Thousands of holidays later this summer are under threat as airline union Unite announces a new strike ballot for British Airways cabin crew. The vote on whether to commence a new round of walkouts will take place on June 29 with the result due on July 27. If the vote is in favour of a walkout then the first strike could take place just seven days later.
If this happens than the disruption caused will be particularly bad news for those who go on holiday with their families during the school holidays. BA has condemned that announcement and described the move [...]

Virgin boss, Sir Richard Branson, has announced ambitious plans to overhaul the company’s in-flight entertainment system. As well as being able to use their mobile phones and access the internet whist travelling, passengers will also be able to watch live television from their seats.
Speaking in Las Vegas, where he was celebrating 10 years of Virgin connecting with the city, Sir Richard said that the airline was always searching for ways of making its in-flight entertainment better. He added that being able to watch live broadcast would certainly be a dramatic improvement.
Sir Richard made that announcement ahead of England’s clash with [...]

Argus, one of Europe’s leading car hire companies, has issued a warning to all its customers that the shortage of car hire in popular holiday destinations, which caused disappointment for many in 2009, is set to continue this year.
According to the Argus website countries like Spain are being hardest hit by the shortage of rental [...]