The Independence of the Seas is the largest cruise liner in the world and has recently launched from Southampton. Click here for a tour of the ship and see the scale involved.
This is one big ship with a length equal to five Boeing 747’s (1,112 Foot) and a height that will dwarf the Leaning Tower of […]
In a BBC interview, Don Langford, the head of customer services Europe for American Airlines this week branded Heathrow Airport as “a bit of a dump”.
Adding insult to injury he said: “the airport was no longer bursting at the seams because the seams have burst”.
He didn’t pull his punches either when he said that Heathrow is […]
According to the latest survey by Which? Holiday Magazine, car hire is causing a lot of head scratching amongst holidaymakers these days.
Damage waivers -’what are they?’ and ‘what do they cover?’, we hear you ask. Lots of you are also peeved to find that the car that you hire online or by phone before you arrived at your destination doesn’t always measure […]
What hectic lives we lead these days - finding slots of time in an otherwise jammed schedule to do essential tasks like a hair cut or even lunch.
So does this mean when you do get time off you would prefer to fill your days with being idle?
Don’t get me wrong I too have had pool holidays […]
Ryanair is to further increase fees for checking in at the airport and for carrying luggage in the hold.
The budget airline is threatening to add further increases until half of all passengers use the internet to check-in.
Rates are due to rise from May 5 from £6 to £8 for checking in baggage while the airport […]
The decision to close Berlin’s historic Templehof Airport has been met with outrage by supporters who were voted down in a referendum which took place in the city yesterday.
It’s easy to see why the airport courted such a following. Boasting a tango school, carp farm, underground war bunkers and a cabaret bar, Templehof is an […]
‘Eco-safe’ driving knowledge is set to be included in the UK driving test from autumn 2008 as part of the government’s campaign to cut down on carbon emissions. From September, candidates will be tested on how green their driving is, by checking for accelerating or braking sharply and knowledge of other energy saving tips including knowing the […]
Airline passengers are to be screened with facial recognition technology at UK airports this summer under new improved security measures.
Computer operated clearance gates will be introduced to scan passenger’s faces and match the image to the record on the computer chip in their biometric passports.
Border security officials believe the machines are a more reliable way […]
Yesterday, we brought you the news of proposed taxes on Dublin tourism, today the British Airport Aviation Authority is predicting that if a new holiday tax proposal goes ahead, the cost of a family holiday to Orlando or anywhere else outside of Europe could rise by as much as £90 (€115).
Aviation industry body the British Airport […]
Dublin City Council is seriously considering slapping a tax on tourists visiting the Irish capital.
The finance committee of the council today announced plans to charge tourists €1 per bed per night in an effort to raise €24m a year.
Other ideas mooted include a plan to raise the amount that developers pay for large scale planning […]