Car manufacturing company Kia has announced that they have chosen to open their new car plant in the town of West Point, Georgia. The new plant will act as a real boon to the town as it will provide up to 20,000 jobs for residents. The company has already hired 500 people from West Point [...]

TUI Travel has announced the acquisition of the student travel company EAC. The English Language Teaching travel operator will become known as the Student Division of the TUI Activity Sector. EAC, established in 1992, provides students with English Language Courses at 35 summer school venues, and also at their year-round centres located in Edinburgh and [...]

www.bugeurope.com UK holidaymakers are being advised to do some research on their intended destination if they’re planning to rent a car during their summer break abroad. The advice was issued by the Backpackers Ultimate Guide (BUG) after it was revealed by the RAC that one-third of Britons are planning to drive on the continent this [...]

www.fifa.com A reported 60,000 tickets for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa have already been sold, and the country has said that it is expecting as many as 500,000 visitors during next summer’s tournament. The figures were revealed during a meeting held in London between South Africa tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk and UK [...]

www.heathrowairport.com In June, air passenger traffic at major UK airports fell to its lowest level in nine months, according to figures released by airports operator BAA. The figures show 12.7 million passengers passing through the operator’s airports during the month, which was 5.9 per cent lower than in June of 2008. In May, the decline [...]

www.irishtimes.com One of the largest rental car operations in the Irish Republic has revealed that it is seeking protection from creditors due to the economic downturn, its loss of a franchise and ongoing problems with cash flow. Earlier this week, the High Court appointed Michael McAteer, a partner at Grant Thornton, as the interim examiner [...]

www.britishairways.com Over 2,000 BA employees, including cabin crew members, sent the carrier a “strong message” that they would not tolerate the company’s “assault” on their pay or working terms and conditions. In a meeting held near Heathrow Airport, the workers indicated that they were concerned they would lose their jobs if they resisted the planned [...]

www.edinburghairport.com Last week, Edinburgh Airport experienced its busiest day in the 30 years it has been in operation, despite the continuing decline in passenger numbers at most of the UK’s airports. A massive influx of holidaymakers came into Edinburgh over the last weekend in June, leading to the airport’s busiest day ever on Friday 26 [...]

www.BritishAirways.com As leading airline British Airways battle to stay ahead of the recession and stay in the black despite plummeting ticket sales, a mass meeting of British Airways workers was held to discuss plans to cut costs by terminating thousands of jobs and freezing salaries. A total of more than 2,000 employees have decided to [...]

www.rail.co.uk Under new plans laid out by the government major railway stations are being offered the chance to become more bike friendly. The government would like to introduce more racks for bikes and a repair shop to encourage the use of the two-wheeled transport. They have launched a fund aimed at ten major hubs where [...]