• Best Travel Apps for iPads and Smartphones

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    Move over maps. Get lost guidebook.  Take a hike compass.  We’ve found a new, much cooler travel companion….the app.
    So says the 2010 Portrait of American Travellers report. According to its findings, three in 10 mobile phone users in the US now own an iPhone or smart phone. Of all of [...]

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    Best Travel Apps for iPads and Smartphones
  • The Cheapest Time to Book Car Hire

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    The days of last minute car hire bargains are well and truly over.  New research carried out by a leading Japanese economist has found that the cheapest time to book your airline ticket, hotel or car hire is EIGHT weeks before travelling.
    Makoto Watanabe’s ‘eight-week theory’ can be traced to his work published [...]

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    The Cheapest Time to Book Car Hire
  • 1800 Hotels Makes A Comeback

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    Look out….it’s behind you…!
    Were you one of the hundreds of holidaymakers let down by 1800Hotels.com in July? If you’re nodding your head and #@!$ – ing profusely, you might be interested to learn that the company has been spending the start of this month crawling its way out of the gutter. Then again, [...]

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    1800 Hotels Makes A Comeback
  • Driving in Malta

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    Driving in another country is always difficult at first.  Between rules of the road and local driving customs, you can be left exasperated.  With a little forward planning though, you should feel comfortable enough to drive anywhere.  Today’s focus is on driving with Malta car hire …
    When driving in the small towns of Malta [...]

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    Driving in Malta
  • Alicante Airport or Downtown Car Hire

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    Hi Fiona
    We’re renting a car in Alicante in September.  Just wondering whether it is better to rent a car in Alicante Airport or at an off airport location?
    Appreciate your advice,
    Chris, Aberdeenshire
    Hi Chris
    It all depends on your budget and comfort levels.  It is a well-known fact that it is cheaper to rent a car at [...]

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Musicians Get their Own Back on Ryanair

Musicians Get their Own Back on Ryanair

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Ryanair doesn’t like violins.  I can’t seem to work out why…
Are they too posh?
Does their sad music clash with Ryanair’s cheap and tacky interiors?
Would they prefer a banjo or are they prejudiced against anything musical?
Do they needlessly take up the space of a paying ticket holder?
Bingo.
Last week, the Incorported Society of Musicians stood up [...]

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Volkswagen Set to Launch State of the Art Car Radio

Volkswagen Set to Launch State of the Art Car Radio

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Imagine a journey without a soundtrack. No catchy pop to sing.  No infectious beats to drum on the steering wheel. Not even a news bulletin to argue with. You’d be a whole lot more bored. Not to mention lonely.
The car stereo is one of life’s unsung heroes. It’s there for us [...]

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Best Travel Apps for iPads and Smartphones

Best Travel Apps for iPads and Smartphones

Image by Yutaka Tsutano via Flickr

Move over maps. Get lost guidebook.  Take a hike compass.  We’ve found a new, much cooler travel companion….the app.
So says the 2010 Portrait of American Travellers report. According to its findings, three in 10 mobile phone users in the US now own an iPhone or smart phone. Of all of [...]

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Virgin Blue Set to Transform Australian Air Travel

Virgin Blue Set to Transform Australian Air Travel

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Planning a trip to Australia any time soon?
Good news – your travel itinerary just got a whole lot more flexible.
Virgin Blue, Australia’s second biggest airline has announced a new deal with Etihad.
In a statement, the airline said it would partner Abu Dhabi-based Etihad to reach over 100 destinations.  In doing so, it will become [...]

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Honeymoon Testers Arrive in Style with Malaga Car Hire

Honeymoon Testers Arrive in Style with Malaga Car Hire

They’ve finally made it to Malaga, but if their latest Tweet is anything to go by, their car is a little bit worse for wear…

Over the past week, Argus Car Hire has been sponsoring two of the luckiest people in the world – Denise and Mark Duffield Thomas in their bid to break the record [...]

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Tube Strike to Cause September Travel Chaos in London

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Heading to London this autumn?
Hope you’ve booked your London car hire!
The city looks set to come to a standstill if  the first of a series of strikes by Rail Maritime and Transport union and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association go ahead on September 6.
Operations will also be suspended on October 3, November 2 and November [...]

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