Posted on September 23, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Image by Getty Images via Daylife   Thousands of air passengers have been left stranded by sudden and severe dust storms in Sydney and along Australia’s east coast. Already Qantas is reporting severe delays to international and domestic flights, with many flights having been diverted to Brisbane and Sydney.  It is thought that the red [...]

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Who’d have thought we’d see the day when we’d all be reminiscing about the good old days of economy seats. Well that’s exactly what’ll happen if new plans for flip-up style seating on budget carriers get the go-ahead.  Forget moaning about leg-room on your 1p Ryanair flight to Pisa, these latest designs mean passengers will sit [...]

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

  The kids may only be back to school a few weeks, but the countdown for half-term holidays starts here. With rates like Lanzarote car hire from £13 (€14) , car hire in Tenerife from £13 (€14) per day, Fuerteventura car rental from £15 (€16) and Gran Canaria car hire from £13 (€14) per day, there’s every reason to [...]

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Only yesterday we were talking about charges for additional drivers in our Question of the Week feature so it’s something of a coincidence that this story should land on the newsdesk this morning. We’ve all heard of Snakes On A Plane but Snakes in A Rental Car? No, it’s not the latest instalment in the dodgy Samuel L. Jackson [...]

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

This week our Question of the Week comes from a customer called Tom who is wondering about charges for additional drivers. Tom says: I’m just wondering why car hire companies charge extra for additional drivers, even if the driver is your wife?  I am renting a car in Spain and plan to share the driving [...]

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

From today, Bulgarian car hire customers who show courtesy to pedestrians in the country’s capital will be rewarded in an unusual way.  They’ll be handed a salami sandwich. In a new road safety initiative dreamt up by authorities in Sofia, officers will present drivers with a free salami sandwich if they give way to pedestrians at crossings.  In [...]