By Darren Cronian Monday, June 13th, 2005
Eleven million UK holidaymakers could be paying up to twice as much as they should for travel insurance – wasting up to £546m a year, states a report released by Churchill Insurance.
The study reveals that 30% of travellers are paying up to double the price ...
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By Darren Cronian Sunday, June 12th, 2005
Opening the debate on search engines as the new distribution channel for travel, Google head of vertical markets group, Ian Carrington told the audience that Easyjet spends £18,000 per day on Google.
Further compelling evidence came from Tim Frankcom, head of travel Europe at Yahoo. ...
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By Darren Cronian Saturday, June 4th, 2005
A Texas travel agency which organises clothing-optional holidays, is to run what it claims is the world`s first nude flight. Houston-based Castaways Travel says sex won`t be allowed on the flight from Miami to Cancun in Mexico.
It has chartered a Boeing 727 for up ...
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By Darren Cronian Wednesday, June 1st, 2005
One in three young travellers don't bother with travel insurance despite heading to some of the most off-the-beaten track countries in the world, a new study has found.
Research conducted by Halifax revealed that Britons aged 18-20 holiday overseas an average of three ...
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By Darren Cronian Tuesday, May 31st, 2005
International travellers should get used to having their fingerprints taken or their irises scanned because traditional airport security tests are outdated and open to abuse, a top US official said yesterday.
"As a general principle, certainly in the area of international travel, biometrics is the way ...
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