Tag Archive
The world of ambiguous airports
The world of ambiguous airports Wednesday, September 02, 2009 Since when has Oxford been in London? For that matter; when did Stansted, Luton or Gatwick get a London postcode? If you jumped on a train that said it was going to London, but it was actually bound for Oxford, you’d be pretty annoyed. And rightly [...]
What Price Safety?
Rent A Car bought thousands of 2006-08 Chevy Impalas and used a “fleet delete” option to remove side-impact airbags, a standard feature. The Kansas City Star broke the story this past Saturday. The decision saved the company $175 on each airbag, or $11.5 million overall. To compound the matter, hundreds of those used rental units [...]
Revealing the full cost-breakdown of a flight
Revealing the full cost-breakdown of a flight between one of the UK’s airports and a major destination has raised some eyebrows and possibly fuelled the already fierce rivalry with these major airlines. Possibly, the calculator should be applied to a broader range of airlines, however, the starting point for any flight search should be with [...]
Tips for Finding Cheap Airfare
Think you need a vacation now? Just wait until you’re scouring dozens of booking sites, aggregators and airline Web sites to find cheap tickets for your next trip — then you’ll really be ready for a week off! Unfortunately for weary travelers, there’s no real shortcut to finding cheap airfare. As with any purchase, you [...]
All travel content should be available free online
You may remember that I wrote about WH Smith’s decision to only stock Penguin travel guide books in UK airports, and well that seemed to annoy quite a few people. Many of you asked why travellers would pay for a guide book when they can download guides online for free. Fair point. Pay for travel [...]
Sign up for our newsletter and get the latest discounts and car hire deals first! We offer you great car hire discounts and seasonal car rental deals.
Be the first who know the news with our company newsletter.