Bank holidaymakers should book their car hire early or risk getting hit with price increases or shortages according to car hire agency Car Rentals UK.   The popular car rental comparison site is already reporting sell outs in popular destinations like Malaga and Alicante during these peak summer months.  As these shortages continue, customers can expect [...]

With weather better than expected and travelers looking for financial security, holiday packages are being sold at an unexpectedly high rate.  Sales director for lastminute.com, Andy Washington said,”Holidays are flying off the shelves, up 30 to 40 per cent, and the package holidays are the major beneficiary of that.” The Met Office’s recent change of [...]

High priced airlines are not the only travel businesses suffering from the recession.  The Guild of Travel Management Companies reports that car rental, overnight accommodation, and even budget airlines are feeling the pinch of the global recession. The report shows that the economy is affecting all aspects related to air travel which continues a downward [...]

Trains are once again in vogue as European airlines are being forced to cut flights.  A severe drop in bookings has forced many airlines to cut the number of flights that they are able to offer.  Ryanair, one of Europe’s most popular budget airlines expects to cut nearly 700 flights per week in the upcoming [...]

Sparks have flown as mid-level hotels launch a marketing war in an attempt to win customer’s money.  Advertising campaigns have been aimed at specific hotel chains as Premier Inn and Intercontinental Hotels Group go negative. The Advertising Standards Authority accused Travelodge of misleading advertising against its rival Holiday Inn, when comparative prices failed to include [...]

Europcar is the latest to join the Twitter phenomenon.  The popular online social networking site is being used increasingly by companies looking to gain immediate access to potential customers.  By using daily “tweets” Europcar hopes to increase car rental during the usually busy summer months. Europcar’s summer campaign “Summer Tweets” aims to inform customers of [...]

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 [...]

The U.K. Office of National Statistics released a report which shows a steep drop in overseas visitors to the U.K.  The decline is the biggest since 2001, when threats of terrorism and foot and mouth disease topped the list of fears for travelers. Britain has been hardest hit by the decline as it suffers through [...]

Europcar announced that those planning a vacation within the UK can expect 50% savings on car rental.   Summer vacationers are looking for ways to cut costs in this recession-hit economy and Europcar is one of many companies offering items for hire at discount rates. In addition to slashing prices, Europcar is offering larger cars at [...]