Archive for the ‘Holiday News’ Category

British holiday company Pontins are being criticised as they cancel Jubilee weekend deals that were sold to customers in January 2012 at £33, only to re-sell them for £550. Holiday makers were excited when they bagged themselves what seemed like a fantastic deal in January this year, looking forward to spending the Jubilee weekend at [...]

There was drama at Gatwick airport yesterday, with a Virgin Atlantic flight being forced to make an emergency landing after experiencing ‘technical problems’. The flight, bound for Orlando, was already crossing the Atlantic Ocean when smoke was reportedly found in the cockpit and the aircraft was forced to turn back after 40 minutes in the [...]

The budget airline Ryanair is seldom out of the news for one reason or another, and last week was no exception. It was announced that the airline would be making yet more cuts at Edinburgh, which could see up to 500 jobs put at risk. It has already been confirmed that Ryanair will be discontinuing [...]

Britain has seen some rather extreme weather of late, with an early spring heat-wave inspiring people everywhere to dig out the sunglasses and flip-flops and head out to a scenic location to enjoy some of the rare sunshine. How the tide has turned in the last week though, with widespread reports of heavy snowfall and [...]

Easyjet is facing yet more criticism this week after news that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld three complaints relating to an Easyjet advertising campaign, which was broadcast throughout January and simultaneously advertised on their website. The airline claimed that it was offering a 30% discount on all of its seats. However, customers began [...]

The government recently launched the first ever English Tourism Week, designed to encourage people to choose domestic holidays here in England, over trips abroad. The campaign has already proved to be a great success, gaining support from several sectors of the tourism industry, including organisations such as Visit England, and even gaining endorsement by Prince [...]