Posted on February 03, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

We’re fifty this year.  Yes, the big Five-O.  Doesn’t time fly?  It’s a whole half a century since Argus Car Hire rented out our first car from our fleet in Dublin, Ireland.  In that time, the travel industry has been through some serious changes.  The world has become a smaller place and technology has played [...]

Posted on February 02, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

Did you wake up to a blanket of snow this morning?  You may have shuddered and grumbled a bit at the thoughts of stepping out in a post- Christmas winter wonderland (it’s February-shouldn’t there be flowers and stuff?) but spare a thought for those with a flight to catch.  All across the UK, overnight snow showers left UK airports frozen [...]

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

1. Orlando Who would have imagined that a small town profiting mainly from a citrus plantation would become the most popular tourism destination in the US, attracting over 48 million visitors a year?  Orlando, the city with a population of almost 2.6 million inhabitants can thank Walt Disney for its amazing boom.  In the 1960s [...]

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

You’ll never need to miss your local news or favourite soap while abroad again! Avis Budget, the rental car company and US telecommunications specialist AT&T are teaming up in a collaborative effort that will see satellite television being offered as an option to car rental customers in the US in the future. The AT&T satellite [...]

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

  New rules requiring those travelling to the US under the visa waiver scheme to register online before travelling could lead to thousands of tourists being turned away by US immigration officials.  Anyone not registered is likely to be detained or sent home according to government officials. From TODAY (January 12th), anyone travelling to the [...]

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

The misery predicted for train passengers over the Christmas period looks set to continue into the new year as rail season tickets rise by a predicted 11% in January.   Taking advantage of legal loopholes in the fares regulation system, train companies will go ahead with the fares hike unless the government decides to intervene.  Consumer [...]