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Thomas Cook financial troubles: don’t panic!

Darren Cronian — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:05:46 +0000

As expected today I received a flurry of emails from consumers worrying about their holiday or concerns about booking a holiday with Europe’s second biggest tour operator, Thomas Cook, who are reportedly asking banks for an extra £100m to add to a debt that was £900m in September this year. Tough times for travel industry [...]

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Thomas Cook financial troubles: don’t panic!

No surprise that domestic holidays go uninsured

Darren Cronian — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:09:37 +0000

I dislike the term ‘Staycation’ and I don’t trust ‘consumer surveys’ when they are being used to promote travel products, but a recent press release from Columbus Direct caught my attention because it highlighted that 55% of domestic holidays are uninsured. To be honest, I am surprised that figure is not higher. Need for travel [...]

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No surprise that domestic holidays go uninsured

Crackdown on misleading advertising on travel websites

Darren Cronian — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 01:33:43 +0000

Travel companies could find themselves in hot water from March when the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) introduces new powers to regulate commercial websites. It is also good news for consumers who will be able to complain about misleading information. New powers to regular commercial websites Previously the ASA were only been able to monitor traditional [...]

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Crackdown on misleading advertising on travel websites

What have been your worst travel experiences of 2010?

Darren Cronian — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:03:57 +0000

Looking back it has been a year full of travel issues. There was the threat of British Airways cabin crew strikes, flight cancellations due to the volcano ash clouds, the collapse of more travel companies and let us not forget the recent debacle at Heathrow airport due to the bad weather. A year to forget [...]

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What have been your worst travel experiences of 2010?

Crown Currency Exchange goes into administration

Darren Cronian — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:32:50 +0000

Just hearing that currency exchange company, Crown Currency Exchange have gone into administration, and according to the website, 13,000 customers are affected. I am just looking into how this affects travel consumers who have ordered currency. The company provided an online service where customers could exchange, £300 to £1000 into foreign currency. They delivered the [...]

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Crown Currency Exchange goes into administration