Posted on December 17, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

  This important safety warning comes courtesy of  The Independent’s travel news section.  Returning his hire car after a recent holiday, renter Chris Parry realised every driver’s worst fear: “I left my hire car at Murcia airport but realised that I hadn’t picked up the rental contract from the glove box.  I went back to [...]

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Virgin Atlantic is following in the footsteps of British Airways by reducing its surcharges on all of its flights.  Today’s reductions will save passengers up to £60 (€65) on a long-haul return flight in economy class. The airline says the reductions follow a worldwide decline in the price of oil.  The price of a barrel [...]

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Bye Bye Carrie, Hello Coleen! The trend in recent years for Brits to go on Sex and the City style shopping sprees in New York is set to be turned on its head as the dollar continues to fall against other currencies. UK shopkeepers are rubbing their hands with glee following yesterday’s Federal Reserve cut [...]