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Thomas Cook Buys 50% Stake in Gold Medal

Well it seems that Christmas has come early for the founder of Gold Medal, Ken Townsley, who has just received... read more

Dollar Thrifty Increases Fleet Fuel Efficiency In 2010

US car hire giant Dollar Thrifty Group expects its fleet of hire cars would be about 10 per cent more... read more

Flyglobespan Collapses and Leaves Thousands Stranded

Well many experts said it was bound to happen again, and it did. It seems that yet another airline has... read more

IATA Says Airline Losses will Be More than Predicted in 2010

It now seems that the IATA is saying that the airline industry’s losses for 2010 are going to reach $5.6... read more

British Airways Cabin Crew Announces 12 Day Holiday Strike

Many travelers can now expect their Christmas travel plans to be wrecked after British Airways cabin crew members voted unanimously... read more

Petrol price cuts for festive season motorists

Those considering car hire over the festive season can breathe a sigh of relief, as Asda and Tesco announce a... read more

UK Travel Market Suffered More Than Other European Countries

Reports clearly show that the UK travel market has suffered more than any of its European counterparts. Travel activity dropped... read more

Committee On Climate Change Calls for Aircraft Emissions Limit

It now seems that aviation CO2 emissions will have to be capped in order for the UK to reach its... read more

Aer Lingus Makes Threat to Move Dublin Base to the UK

It now seems that Aer Lingus has come out and actually threatened to move its operations from Dublin to Gatwick... read more

Economists Say Emirates Airlines Could be Used as Bargaining Chip

New reports have come in that show Emirates Airlines could be used as a possible bargaining chip in Dubai’s attempt... read more