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Tax Refund on Unused Ticket

Posted on August 30th, 2010, Jean. Filed under Airlines, Holiday Destinations, Travel News, No Comments

With Air Passenger Duty (APD) scheduled to rise yet again in November 2010, the tax paid on an unused airline ticket may be well worth any time spent claiming a refund.
It appears that many travellers are either unaware that they can claim back the tax paid on an unused flight, or simply forget to do so.
Airlines are required to [...]

Flights - Tax Hike Coming

Posted on August 29th, 2010, Jean. Filed under Airlines, Holiday Destinations, Travel News, No Comments

From November 1, 2010 a family of four flying economy class to New Zealand will pay an increased total Air Passenger Duty (APD) of £340 (currently £220). The same flights in other classes will pay a whopping £680 in tax (currently £440).
A family of four taking a holiday in Florida this winter will incur APD on their flights of £240 (currently [...]

Kiss Flights/Flight Options Ceases Trading

Posted on August 17th, 2010, Jean. Filed under Airlines, Holiday Destinations, Sports, Sports Holidays, Travel News, No Comments

Kiss Flights, owned by London-based Flight Options Limited has ceased trading this evening, affecting tens of thousands of holidaymakers.
Kiss Flights/Flight Options operated holidays and flights mainly to Greece, Turkey, Egypt and the Canary Islands.
This makes it the third travel company to go bust in the past few weeks, following Goldtrail Travel and Sun4U.
At the time of writing it has [...]

Sun4U Travel Co Folds

Posted on August 12th, 2010, Jean. Filed under Airlines, Holiday Destinations, Travel News, No Comments

Birmingham-based Sun4U (Sun 4 U Limited) has folded.
According to the website (Sun4Udirect.com) customers are directed to contact ABTA claims handlers CEGA on Tel: 01243 621 500, or contact the travel supplier named on their invoice.
Those on air holiday packages with Sun4U have protection under ATOL and the CAA (under ATOL No. 9251) according to the Sun4U [...]

Ninja Flight Attendants - A Good Idea?

Posted on August 12th, 2010, Jean. Filed under Airlines, Travel News, No Comments

It was bound to happen sooner or later…
Flight attendants appear to be functioning robotically, on auto-pilot, as they coolly and politely (if teeth-grittingly) go through the motions of their job.
They are expected to smile, keep their cool, and deal professionally with rude and difficult passengers. Most of the time they do their temper-challenging job very well.
We should never forget that flight [...]

Mexicana Airline Bankruptcy

Posted on August 6th, 2010, Jean. Filed under Airlines, Holiday Destinations, Travel News, No Comments

Mexicana airline has been around since the 1920s and is one of the world’s oldest airlines, as well as Mexico’s largest airline.
Mexicana flies dozens of national and international routes including Europe, the Caribbean, South America, the United States and Canada.
Passengers holding tickets with Mexicana are advised to contact the airline or their travel agent for [...]

Cyprus Travel - Strikes

Posted on July 30th, 2010, Jean. Filed under Airlines, Airports, Europe, Holiday Destinations, Travel News, No Comments

According to press reports, a general strike and rally is scheduled for North Cyprus on Monday, 2 August 2010 from 0730-1400 hrs. The rally will be staged in front of the TRNC Parliament. The strikes are said to be in protest over recent economic measures and include an overtime ban at Ercan airport and sea ports.
Travellers should [...]

Greece - Strikes & Travel Disruption Continue

Posted on July 26th, 2010, Jean. Filed under Airlines, Airports, Holiday Destinations, Travel News, No Comments

Those with holiday plans in Greece are probably already aware that the threat of strikes in Greece appears likely to continue throughout the summer.
Truck and tanker drivers in Greece went on strike on 25 July and, according to the latest reports, they will be on strike until further notice. Motorists are advised to ensure they have [...]

China Travel - Typhoons

Posted on July 22nd, 2010, Jean. Filed under Airlines, Airports, Backpack Travel, Holiday Destinations, Travel News, No Comments

A second typhoon named ‘Chanthu’ has hit southern China, in particular the Hainan and Guangdong provinces and Guangxi region.
Chanthu follows on the heels of Typhoon Conson, which has recently caused serious flooding and landslides and destroyed homes.
There have been hundreds of deaths in recent weeks, hundreds are reported missing, and millions have been evacuated. Many rivers are [...]

Strikes Affecting Travel - France, Spain, UK, India

Posted on July 20th, 2010, Jean. Filed under Airlines, Airports, Holiday Destinations, Travel News, No Comments

France: A strike by French air traffic controllers is causing disruption, delays and cancellation of flights into and out of France from today (Tuesday, 20 July 2010) through Thursday morning, 22 July, at 0700 (CET). The dispute is reported to be due to plans to include French air traffic controllers in a European system.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 21 July 2010, [...]