Posted on June 30, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

With its pleasant summers and sports-filled winters, France has long been the holiday destination of choice for Brits looking for a change of scenery close to home-and it’s about to get a whole lot more attractive.
From tomorrow, (July 1st), VAT on restaurants and cafés in France will be slashed from 19.6% to 5.5% percent.
The new [...]

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

 Thought we’s brighten up your Monday with a little joke…

Two men got out of their cars after colliding at an intersection.  One took a flask from his pocket and said to the other, “Here have a drop of this to calm your nerves.” Thanks”, said the man and took a long drink from the container. [...]

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

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Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s Bing.com, this week Google made its own foray into the world of travel guides, with the launch of Google City Tours, a new trip-planning tool that endeavours to make “holiday planning as easy as searching the Web.”
The site suggests itineraries for thousands of destinations all over the world, allowing users to [...]

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Late summer holiday sales are on the up, with Greece and Turkey leading the way – so says a study by online travel company, youtravel.com.�
The fastest growing destinations so far this year are in Greece with both Rhodes and Crete up by 27%, compared to this time last year.�
Just a guess but it could have [...]

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

This coming July, avail of our fantastic US car hire offers and paint the States red, white and blue!
There’s nothing like a drive through the vast and diverse states of America for giving you a true insight into the land of the free.  So book between now and July 31st and avail of:
Orlando car hire from £16 (€19) per [...]

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

This week our Tip of the Week  has been inspired by a customer called Jane who emailed us with a question about insurance:
 I am thinking about renting a car in Barcelona.  I know it’s a beautiful city, (I’ve been there 3 times over the last 18 months) but I’ve never driven there and I’ve heard car crime [...]