Posted on September 30, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia Europe’s airports are suffering from a killer hang-over today. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. It’s all down to those Gallic upstarts in Belgium who kicked off events on Tuesday. What happened, again? Out of the blue, air traffic controllers laid down their headsets and decided to go on a wildcat strike, effectively closing two [...]

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image by TheLizardQueen via Flickr Just when you thought you didn’t need another reason to tour the sparkling lakes and mystical valleys of the Emerald Isle, Travelsupermarket comes out with a new study that reveals Ireland as the cheapest destination for car hire. Yep. Not only is Ireland one of the world’s friendliest nations (as voted by [...]

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via Wikipedia You can always depend on Ryanair to find a loophole. This Wednesday, (September 29th) the airline says it will operate flights to Spain “as normal”, despite a 24-hour strike by Spanish workers. How? Ryanair says it will be running hand baggage only flights to and from Spain tomorrow. The airline reckons around 70% [...]

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Dublin Airport has launched a video on YouTube to help first-time parents find their way through the awkward muddle of security restrictions and baggage allowance limits. embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt The video features Aisling O’ Donoghue, founder of Baby Travel Shop and her baby son.  The mother of three approached the Dublin Airport Authority [...]

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image via CrunchBase Ever written a really scathing review of a hotel on TripAdvisor? I bet you didn’t mince your words. In fact, you probably sought out the most damaging, satisfyingly hurtful expressions that you could find. What I’m about to say might surprise you, but… Hotels have feelings too. And now they are getting their [...]

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Fiona Hilliard

Image by Lucy Nieto via Flickr Protest fever has well and truly hit Europe.  Yesterday we reported on Spanish workers’ plans for an all-out strike next week, but today it’s the turn of workers in France. French unions are grounding planes and trains and encouraging millions of people to take to the streets today to protest about [...]