By Darren Cronian Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
As a travel consumer I am frustrated with the travel industry and it’s apparent lack of consideration for the environment and global warming. ABTA are holding their annual convention in Gran Canaria later this year, flying over 645 delegates, plus media.
Venue for the ABTA 2008 ...
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By Darren Cronian Monday, July 28th, 2008
From previous experiences some travel companies use the internet to hide behind their website but I want to be able to communicate online, not forced to use a premium telephone number. I contacted five travel companies to see who was the easiest to communicate with ...
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By Darren Cronian Monday, July 21st, 2008
Interested to read that a number of airlines will be running “ghost flights” through the winter i.e. flights with very few passengers on board to ensure that they keep the route. It doesn’t sound very environmentally friendly.
It’s no wonder that passengers are having to ...
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By Darren Cronian Monday, July 21st, 2008
I recently wrote about how the travel industry likes to think that it cares about the environment and global warming, and I invited a number of companies like Travel Trade Gazette, to prove me wrong, well, they didn’t because none of them commented.
I think they're ...
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By Darren Cronian Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Rush out and book your deckchair before they run out because the United Kingdom is set to become the new Costa del Sol as Europeans flock to the UK. Well that’s what online travel agency, Lastminute.com reckon is happening.
We'll fight them on the beaches
Oh dear, ...
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By Darren Cronian Thursday, July 10th, 2008
It's going to be a busy six months for me as I plan to get out and about and promote travel rants on the road. I'm starting next weekend with the UK WordCamp, in Birmingham. WordCamp is a conference for WordPress users which discusses all ...
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By Darren Cronian Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
The various fees that airlines now add on to the price of a flight ticket has been widely documented. The days of paying for a flight and it including a meal and drink, free in-flight entertainment, free window seat or a seat with more leg ...
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By Darren Cronian Sunday, July 6th, 2008
I know I should be promoting the UK to tourists abroad, and I feel quite guilty of not doing this, but I find other than camping trips, and weekend breaks, I prefer to travel abroad, and they’re a number of reasons why I don’t holiday ...
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