After a monumental case in Spain found that an employee was able to re-claim holiday time that he lost to illness, the European Court of Justice confirmed the ruling and made it law in the European Union and United Kingdom.  This ruling means that if an employee were to fall ill or be injured during [...]

With the global economy and swine flu keeping many travelers from leaving the country, “staycationing” has become a popular option among holidaymakers in the United Kingdom.  With more and more people looking for ways to cut costs, these types of vacations represented a huge percentage of the revenue generated by the travel and tourism industry [...]

Phuket, the largest island in Thailand, has long been a popular destination for holidaymakers from the United Kingdom.  However, a large amount of drownings have caused some travelers to second guess their decision to visit the idyllic island.  Karon beach has been the main focus of the controversy, as it has seen over a dozen [...]

For the second year straight the Conde Nast Traveler magazine has named Liverpool as one of the most popular destinations in the United Kingdom.  The survey questions some of the world’s most intelligent travelers, who rank the cities on various things in an attempt to decide which is the most popular.  Maybe Liverpool wouldn’t be [...]

First Rate Exchange service released a study which showed London to be the most popular place in the United Kingdom for foreign tourists.  As an industry foreign tourism represents billions of pounds in revenue, which makes it important segment of the UK’s economy.  First Rate Exchange is a currency specialist whose study showed the most [...]

A large number of “staycationers,” or people choosing not to go abroad for holidays, are helping boost July numbers in the United Kingdom hotel industry.  Even though the occupancy rates are still down overall, there has been a slight turnaround and some countries are actually enjoying a rebound.  The plummeting global economy and worries over [...]

The travel industry has been in a steep downturn over the past year, as concerns over the swine flu outbreak and the plummeting global economy have many travelers choosing to stay home, or look for cheaper options for transport and accommodation.  This is good news for Arriva Plc, which has seen sales go up by [...]

Network Rail Ltd. recently released a study that advised that 34 billion pounds be invested in a high speed railway that would change the way people travel in the United Kingdom.  The train, which would go an estimated 200 miles per hour, would allow travelers to go from London to Glasgow in around two hours, [...]

Worries over passenger fares which have falsely been driven up has prompted an investigation of the British bus industry.  The Competition Commission has started the investigation after many complaints that bus companies were keeping only the most profitable routes and discarding those, which are less used by travelers.   The Office of Fair Trading first referred [...]

Almost two years after purchasing the Greyhound Bus Company from its parent company Laidlaw in the United States, FirstGroup PLC is finally bringing the fleet of iconic buses to the United Kingdom.  Southampton and Portsmouth will be the first routes opened on September 14th, both running hourly out of London.  FirstGroup PLC hopes that with [...]