Beware of snake oil salesmen and their magic formulas for snagging airfare bargains. Some will tell you that online travel agencies – like Orbitz, or Expedia – are just the ticket. Others only shop on the actual airline sites themselves. Still others tout “aggregators” such as meta-search engine Kayak. But the truth is, to find [...]
Budget airline Ryanair has been rapped by a watchdog for a “sexist” advertising campaign which “objectified” women. The promotion, which showed a scantily-clad model in lingerie, sparked a string of complaints with one flight attendant claiming it portrayed cabin crew as glamour models. The adverts, which ran with the strapline “Red Hot Fares & Crew”, [...]
At the curiously-named Gobbler’s Knob, in the town of Punxsutawney, western Pennsylvania, just a few moments ago, the little furry form of Punxsutawney Phil cautiously emerged, sniffed around for a bit… and then quietly muttered in Groundhogese, “Many shadows do I see: six more weeks of winter it must be.” So according to the seer [...]
Travelodge has released details on some of the stranger items that have been left behind in rooms during 2011, including 100 Duchess of Cambridge masks, a mock Olympic torch, a baby, and a hamster called Fredrick. Given the hotel chain has nearly 500 branches across the UK, it’s perhaps no surprise its inventory of lost [...]
TripAdvisor has been told it cannot claim all of its reviews are written by real travellers. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said claims that all reviews on the travel site are genuine are “misleading”. The ruling came after complaints highlighted statements on the TripAdvisor website which claimed: “reviews you can trust”, “read reviews from real [...]
The latest cover of Bloomberg Businessweek depicts two planes getting hot and heavy in the clouds to represent the upcoming merger of United and Continental Airlines. Josh Tyrangiel, the editor of Bloomberg Businessweek, explained the inspiration for the magazine cover in a Tweet: Last year, United Airlines and Continental Airlines announced a billion merger that [...]
A ‘fat tax’ on obese airline passengers could be a step closer after a Court of Appeal ruling that fliers cannot sue for embarrassment caused when on board a plane. The tax could be implemented following a victory for travel giants Thomas Cook and British Airways in a case against two passengers who sued them [...]
Heathrow airport cancelled half of its flights as the snow and cold weather continued to cause problems across the UK, stranding motorists and leaving roads icy and treacherous. The travel chaos ensued on Sunday as the worst of the wintry showers came to an end across the country and forecasters predicted dry conditions and a [...]
Good news for budget-minded travellers: there’s no proof that flying economy-class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, according to new guidelines from medical specialists. Travellers’ blood clots have been nicknamed “economy class syndrome” but the new advice suggests this is a misnomer. The real risk is not getting up and moving during long flights, [...]
Singapore Airlines said on Monday it had found examples of recently identified wing cracks in all six of the Airbus A380s on which it carried out mandatory inspections, as a senior pilot issued reassurance over the superjumbo’s safety. The discovery of more instances of cracked wing components was expected after Airbus said last week it [...]