The owners of Heathrow Airport have admitted that thousands of passengers could remain stranded over Christmas. BAA said that severe weather meant it would have to cancel around two-thirds of the flights coming into and going out of the country’s busiest airport until at least the middle of the week. Currently, the airport is only [...]

A recent survey by leading car hire firm Europcar suggests that for many Brits, leaving for their summer holidays’, simply stepping out of the front door causes untold stress and anxiety. Nearly a quarter of those polled by the rental company admitted to suffering Pre-Holiday Tension (PHT). Nearly half a million of us claim that [...]

One of Europe’s leading car hire firms has announced that any customers affected by a possible strike by BAA workers will be able to cancel their car rental bookings without incurring a penalty. Sixt rent a car made the announcement at the end of last week after airport workers voted by 3 to 1 in [...]

2008 winners of the best car hire website of the year at the Travolution Awards, Carrentals.co.uk, is offering travellers to the South African World Cup finals some top tips for staying safe. Simple things like checking your passport is not about to run out and that any credit cards you intend on using are valid [...]

Customers renting vehicles at O’Hare International Airport may soon face additional charges, as airport administrators look for ways in which to cover the costs of major redevelopment plans. Mayor Richard Daley has asked the city aldermen to place an additional charge on rental vehicles of between $6 and $8. The revenue would be used to [...]

Research conducted by the Abrams Consulting Group has revealed that in 2009 the average price of a car rental at an airport had increased by a staggering fifty-one percent on a year earlier. The figures are particularly significant when compared to the rest of the travel industry where average prices tumbled in a bid to [...]

By pre-booking their car parking space over the internet visitors to Wellington Airport in New Zealand can save themselves money. The new system allows customers access to the airport’s lowest prices as well as a guarantee that there will be a space available for them when they arrive. Customers who use the airport are advised [...]

A new taxi sharing initiative has just been rolled out by Virgin Atlantic. The scheme has come about through Virgin Atlantics VJAM programme which aims to produce solutions and initiatives that it believes Virgin Atlantic passengers will benefit from. Passengers will now be able to find other passengers who are travelling to similar destinations as [...]

The new UK airport departure tax has been rigorously denounced by the World Travel and Tourism Council.  The WTTC noted that the tax was extremely “short-sighted” given the state of the economy.  Travel and tourism has always been a way to kick-start the economy as well as provide much needed employment opportunities. Jean-Claude Baumgarten, WTTC [...]