What with all the credit crunch, food price hikes and all, many people seem to be cutting back on perks this year, cutting out that annual holiday bash seems to be one idea.
Well I’ve done my bit for global warming by not flying anywhere this year, it’s a local holiday for me by the seaside.
How [...]

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Well, the speculators are really hitting tourists as they strive to make a quick buck betting on the oil price rising still higher.
BA have already announced increases in fuel tax surcharges for long haul flights, it’s only a matter of time before short flights are hit too.
Is this a return to the stagflation days of [...]

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You may live in the sahara desert for all I know, lucky you. But the Travel News wants to report that it is b****y cold here in Blighty, UK.
How long will this continue. April already, Christmas will be coming soon. Try out some travel gifts here. If summer is cancelled due to damp and unseasonably [...]

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Boy has it been a cold easter, north winds howling across deserted town centres, at least down my way, as brave tourists try to keep out of snow one minute, then rain, and the wind the next.
But is it unusual, cold snaps at easter? Certainly not, we’ve just come out of winter, spring has barely [...]

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Well, happy easter to everybody, and once again, even though it is still technically winter, it’s a dollar to a penny that the motorways will be bumper to bumper on Good Friday and Easter Monday.
So escape to the warmer climates of the Caribbean and dissolve away the stress of modern day living with a well [...]

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Airport authority BAA, which controls all the major London airports, Stansted, Heathrow and Gatwick, is struggling to prove it should keep the franchise for running the hub airports operations.
Air travellers for years have dubbed Heathrow airport, particularly Terminal 1, as the airport from hell. Dirty and worn interiors, terrible customer service and facilities have plagued [...]

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Under the guise of green policies, the UK conservative party, egged on by the climate change lobby are outlining plans to increase taxes on UK domestic air travel.
These plans, fiercely criticised by UK airlines such as British Airways, will involve UK travellers in paying increased air fares. Taxes on air travel have been increasing steadily [...]

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