Posted on February 21, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

The beautiful eastern Caribbean island of Antigua is launching a brand new tourism drive, with plans to expand its airport already underway.  A new carousel and four more check-in stations have already been added and daily flights from Miami are also on the cards.  A spruced-up website is also due to go live in mid-March.  [...]

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

British Airways pilots have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a dispute over the airline’s plans to staff BA Open Skies with crews from inferior terms to those of existing staff. BALPA, which represents 3,000 BA pilots, said that 86% of pilots voted to strike and overall there was a 90% turnout for the [...]

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

US clients looking to rent a car in Europe should note that VAT charges apply to most car rentals in Europe.  This follows reports of a US car rental customer being left stunned to find extra charges amounting to $170 (€115) on his credit card bill when he booked his Croatia car hire with carRentals.com.  Kenneth [...]