Comments on: Bomb threat foiled at UK airports http://www.travel-rants.com/2006/08/10/security-alert-at-uk-airports/ - Discussions on travel consumer issues Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:11:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lee Harrison(owner Select World Travel Malvern) http://www.travel-rants.com/2006/08/10/security-alert-at-uk-airports/#comment-4371 Lee Harrison(owner Select World Travel Malvern) Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:32:07 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2006/08/10/security-alert-at-uk-airports/#comment-4371 We Were also quick off the mark on www.selectworld.travel and straight into the office at 07.30 to sort out our bookings and informing our customers, all though it was my day off. Then had a Radio Interview to do with BBC Hereford and Worcester, so kept busy till 11.00. We then travelled to The Belfry for a Presentation with The Royal Plantation Inn, part of Sandals which was scheduled for 14.00. We thought it would be ideal to drop off My Daughter and a friend at Drayton Manor Theme Park, which is only 5 Minutes away from the Belfry ( Famous for it's Golf and a Ryder cup Venue). We had just ordered Lunch when we got a phone call to say that Tapestry Holidays had Ceased Trading. All We needed with the breaking news of yesterday Tapestry was one of outr best selling tour operators and we have many people away as well as lots going out in the near future. We Quickly phoned and picked up the Kids, who had only managed 1 Ride. A 45 Minute Queue for 1 Ride and at £20 each a ticket, was an extremely expensive waste. We Raced back down the M5 ( Hope no speeding tickets imminent) and sorted out those files of people booked with Tapestry. The Good thing about booking with a Travel Agent is that in circumstances like this, they have full protection and Those in resort still get to finish their holiday and ATOL covers their flight home. For those due to travel, we spent till 20.30 last night finding replacement holidays ( A Bloody Long day Yesterday) These Clients will also get a full refund under the ATOL Bonding for their Tapestry Holiday. Our Clients have been very understanding and appreciate the extra time we have spent in looking after them. We have also helped a few people who booked dirct with Tapestry who found our Blog site because of a feature we did on the Asfiya Hotel recently, and funny enough we have had a few Travel Agencies phone us, thinking we had taken over the Hotel!! So Our award winning blog is going from strength to strength, without optimisation, just putting into the site articles of information that are hopefully of use and informative. Am on holiday myself on Friday 18th August to Mauritius, so I hope the airports are sorted a little more, and just one other Thing, you can never find a Clear Plastic Bag anywhere, when you most need one We Were also quick off the mark on http://www.selectworld.travel and straight into the office at 07.30 to sort out our bookings and informing our customers, all though it was my day off.
Then had a Radio Interview to do with BBC Hereford and Worcester, so kept busy till 11.00.
We then travelled to The Belfry for a Presentation with The Royal Plantation Inn, part of Sandals which was scheduled for 14.00. We thought it would be ideal to drop off My Daughter and a friend at Drayton Manor Theme Park, which is only 5 Minutes away from the Belfry ( Famous for it’s Golf and a Ryder cup Venue).
We had just ordered Lunch when we got a phone call to say that Tapestry Holidays had Ceased Trading. All We needed with the breaking news of yesterday
Tapestry was one of outr best selling tour operators and we have many people away as well as lots going out in the near future.
We Quickly phoned and picked up the Kids, who had only managed 1 Ride. A 45 Minute Queue for 1 Ride and at £20 each a ticket, was an extremely expensive waste.
We Raced back down the M5 ( Hope no speeding tickets imminent) and sorted out those files of people booked with Tapestry.
The Good thing about booking with a Travel Agent is that in circumstances like this, they have full protection and Those in resort still get to finish their holiday and ATOL covers their flight home. For those due to travel, we spent till 20.30 last night finding replacement holidays ( A Bloody Long day Yesterday) These Clients will also get a full refund under the ATOL Bonding for their Tapestry Holiday.
Our Clients have been very understanding and appreciate the extra time we have spent in looking after them.
We have also helped a few people who booked dirct with Tapestry who found our Blog site because of a feature we did on the Asfiya Hotel recently, and funny enough we have had a few Travel Agencies phone us, thinking we had taken over the Hotel!!

So Our award winning blog is going from strength to strength, without optimisation, just putting into the site articles of information that are hopefully of use and informative.

Am on holiday myself on Friday 18th August to Mauritius, so I hope the airports are sorted a little more, and just one other Thing, you can never find a Clear Plastic Bag anywhere, when you most need one

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]]> By: Paul Johnson http://www.travel-rants.com/2006/08/10/security-alert-at-uk-airports/#comment-4340 Paul Johnson Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:13:07 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2006/08/10/security-alert-at-uk-airports/#comment-4340 Well done for getting on to it so quickly, Darren... you'll always beat me on those ones as I like my sleep too much. ;) Paul Well done for getting on to it so quickly, Darren… you’ll always beat me on those ones as I like my sleep too much. ;)

Paul

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2006/08/10/security-alert-at-uk-airports/#comment-4279 Darren Cronian Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:53:27 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2006/08/10/security-alert-at-uk-airports/#comment-4279 Debbie, I was up early this morning when the news broke, so I blogged about it straight away, and this was around 6.30am so it was featured on Google Blog search (which is where you came from I think!) within 15 minutes of the blog entry being posted. I was quick off the blocks, and the blog entry has sparked some discussion already, with a large number of blogs linking to my post, in only a few hours. Blogs are powerful! ;) Debbie, I was up early this morning when the news broke, so I blogged about it straight away, and this was around 6.30am so it was featured on Google Blog search (which is where you came from I think!) within 15 minutes of the blog entry being posted.

I was quick off the blocks, and the blog entry has sparked some discussion already, with a large number of blogs linking to my post, in only a few hours. Blogs are powerful! ;)

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]]> By: Debbie http://www.travel-rants.com/2006/08/10/security-alert-at-uk-airports/#comment-4277 Debbie Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:50:15 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2006/08/10/security-alert-at-uk-airports/#comment-4277 Your the first person to blog about this, how did you pick this up so quickly? I have an aunt who is flying out to Chicago this morning, and she is stuck in a queue on the way to Heathrow, crowds queuing at the check-in desks, her flight has been delayed for 3 hours. Your the first person to blog about this, how did you pick this up so quickly?

I have an aunt who is flying out to Chicago this morning, and she is stuck in a queue on the way to Heathrow, crowds queuing at the check-in desks, her flight has been delayed for 3 hours.

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