Posted on August 29, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Argus Car Hire is launching “Something for the Weekend”, a new marketing drive featuring a range of special offers available to weekend bookers only.  This weekend we’re offering: Malaga car hire from €15 per day Alicante Car Hire from €15 per day Faro Car Hire from €19 per day Nice Car Hire from €24 per [...]

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Internet mapping and GPS is wiping the UK history off the map, according to one of Britain’s leading map experts.  Mary Spence, President of the British Cartographical Society says hundreds of churches, stately homes and historic landmarks are not being represented in online maps or GPS systems and are fading from public consciousness as a result.  Argus [...]

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Up to 900 passengers were left stranded on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday when budget airline Zoom grounded all flights after announcing that they were going into administration.  The airline blamed its financial difficulties on huge rises in fuel bills as a result of the high price of oil. Zoom’s money troubles first came [...]

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Travelling with children in the back is stressful at the best of times, but add a case of motion sickness into the mix and you’ve got a tricky situation on your hands.  Remember, it’s in everybody’s interest to look out for the sick passenger!  The following tips should help you deal with a motion sickness sufferer [...]

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Bad news for UK passengers who pick up their UK car hire with their budget flight.  Low fares carrier Ryanair has just announced that it is to axe daily flights to East Midlands and Glasgow Prestwick airports from Cork at the end of October.  The decision to cut flights has been blamed on increased charges levied by [...]

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

  Cars powered purely by cooking fat have completed a 2,500-mile car rally from London to Athens in an effort to promote awareness of cheap and environmentally-friendly fuels.  The Grease to Greece race was dreamt up by 34-year old Londoner Andy Pag.  He took teams of drivers on a 10-day trail across Europe in which [...]