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Royal Wedding Boosts Easter Holiday Sales
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 11th 2011

Tour operators are rubbing their hands together as the UK heads for a bumper bank holiday period. With the Easter holidays falling later than usual this year and the extra bank holiday for the royal wedding in Westminster Abbey, we have no fewer than 4 bank holidays falling within 11 days of each ot

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First Choice For All Inclusive
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 8th 2011

Leading tour operator First Choice is to have a massive shake-up on the holidays it will sell, and from summer 2012, the TUI owned group will sell only all-inclusive holidays. The move follows a steady increase in sales in the all-inclusive market from cash conscious Britains, and First Choice feel

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Royal Wedding Moved To Legoland Windsor
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 6th 2011

Legoland Windsor is helping to celebrate the royal wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton with a miniature tribute to the happy couple. As the world is gripped by wedding fever, the Berkshire based theme park has created 4 inch tall replicas of the royal couple which will stand alongside Lego v

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Ryanair To Introduce Child Free Flights
Written by Yvonne Dawson April 5th 2011

Leading low cost airline Ryanair has announced it is to introduce child-free flights on high frequency routes from October 2011. The airline has so far revealed no further details on the plan apart to confirm that the decision was made following a Europe wide survey of 1,000 passengers. Results of t

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Spanish Airport Workers Threaten Easter Holiday Chaos
Written by Yvonne Dawson March 10th 2011

A series of strikes by workers at airports across Spain is set to cause travel chaos for British holidaymakers across Europe, playing havoc with many people’s plans for the Easter holiday weekend. The workers have called 22 days of strike action starting on the 20th April, and continuing on select

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Flight Attendant Sacked For Shutting Toddler In Overhead Locker
Written by Yvonne Dawson March 9th 2011

A male flight attendant has had his contract terminated after putting a 17 month old toddler in the overhead locker and shutting the door on him mid way through a flight from Fiji to Sydney, Australia. The child’s mother Natalie Williamson said her son, Riley, has been suffering from anxiety and w

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Football Giants Promote Spanish Tourism…
Written by Yvonne Dawson March 3rd 2011

Legendary football club Real Madrid have teamed up with the Spanish Tourist Office to promote Spain and Madrid as a tourist destination. Footballing giants including Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Casillas and Ramos will all be expected to act as ‘brand ambassadors’ as part of the ‘Visit Spain, Visi

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WARNING! Book Summer 2011 Holidays Sooner Rather Than Later…
Written by Yvonne Dawson March 3rd 2011

Leading travel experts are warning consumers to book their summer 2011 holidays sooner rather than later after one of Britain’s largest tour operators, Thomas Cook added £160 to the cost of a long haul holiday for a family of four, blaming the rising price of oil. The rise will appear across the

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It’s No Laughing Matter For Real Life Married Pilots…
Written by Yvonne Dawson February 16th 2011

Two married pilots have become the butt of some rather funny jokes following the success of BBC comedy series ‘Come Fly With Me’. Captain Jonathan and Debi Peskett are a husband and wife team of pilots who work for bmibaby and are based at Cardiff airport, but have become a laughing stock amongs

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Could This Be The Funniest In-Flight Entertainment Ever?
Written by Yvonne Dawson February 16th 2011

If you’ve ever found the in flight entertainment to be a little sub standard or just ‘plane’ boring, then this could be the flight for you. On 12th March 2011 a trio of comedians will attempt to entertain passengers on a British Airways (BA) flight for two and a half hours in a bid to [&hellip

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