April 2009

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• 27/04/2009 -

  Fewer Flight Delays but More Misery For Gatwick Holidaymakers

  Passengers are suffering fewer flight delays as airline punctuality has improved at all Britain's major airports, according to the Civil Aviation Authority.

• 24/04/2009 -

  An update on insurewithease.com

  Insurewithease.com is an online insurance provider with one clear aim: to give you easy peezy insurance with the right level of cover for your needs.

• 22/04/2009 -

  Hoteliers Slash Room Rates

  The average price of hotel accommodation has fallen by 12%, according to the Hotel Price Index survey.

• 21/04/2009 -

  World Cup Tickets On Sale At Thomson

  Thomson Sport has been appointed one of the official tour operators for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, enabling it to sell travel packages including match tickets.

• 20/04/2009 -

  Passengers Left with Sinking Feeling

  Luxury cruise line Hebridean International last week sank into administration, leaving the holiday plans of dozens of Britons in tatters.

• 20/04/2009 -

  Scrap Air Tax, Say Travel Firms

  Britain's leading travel companies have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer demanding an end to Air Passenger Duty (APD) and better financial protection for airline passengers.

• 19/04/2009 -

  Titanic-like Disaster Brings Calls For Tougher Controls

  Tighter controls on cruise ships are being called for after the inexperienced captain of a tourist vessel almost caused a Titanic-like disaster in the Antarctic.

• 16/04/2009 -

  Free Health Checks Could Lead To Huge Medical Bills

  Thousands of Britons who take advantage of the government's offer of free medical check-ups for the over-40s introduced this month could unwittingly end up holidaying abroad without adequate travel insurance.

• 14/04/2009 -

  BRITONS URGED NOT TO VISIT BANGKOK

  Britons have been warned not to travel to Bangkok after the Thailand government declared a state of emergency in the capital city.

• 14/04/2009 -

  Credit Crunch Takes Chunk out of Holiday Treats

  Cost conscious holidaymakers are booking cheaper hotels and planning fewer days out and activities to save cash, according to a new study.

• 14/04/2009 -

  Car Hire firm to charge for No Shows

  Avis is to become the first car rental firm to charge customers for no shows.

• 13/04/2009 -

  Holidays Abroad 'Cost Less than Staying at Home'

  Staycation' might be the latest buzzword, but according to one travel firm, going abroad still works out cheaper than holidaying in the UK.

• 10/04/2009 -

  New National Forest Created

  The South Downs, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire, has been given national park status almost 60 years since it was first recommended.

• 09/04/2009 -

  Travelling Without Insurance Is False Economy

  Research from comparison website, moneysupermarket.com reveals nearly two-thirds of Britons recklessly refuse to take out travel insurance when going on holiday.

• 08/04/2009 -

  Queen Elizabeth Going, Going, Gone

  The maiden voyage for Cunard's new ship, the Queen Elizabeth, sold out in a record 29 minutes, making it the fastest selling voyage in the cruise line's 170-year history.

• 07/04/2009 -

  Regional Airports Get Passenger Thumbs Up

  Flying from Blackpool, London City or Doncaster Sheffield airports this summer? Lucky you. According to a survey of 9,000 passengers, they are the three best airports in the whole of the country.

• 06/04/2009 -

  Major Airlines Close Routes

  Europe's major airlines have closed 132 routes in the last year, according to research from new private jet company, Jet Republic, leaving passengers with less choice.

• 06/04/2009 -

  Earthquake Rocks Italy

  A state of emergency has been declared in central Italy following an earthquake that killed at dozens of people. The earthquake, measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, struck in the mountainous Abruzzo region, 60 miles north of Rome. The earthquake was clearly felt by people in Rome, where buildings swayed.

• 05/04/2009 -

  Sailing Holiday Firm Causes A Storm

  Hundreds of holidays were cancelled last week after the world's largest sailing holiday specialist suddenly closed all of its resorts in Turkey.

• 02/04/2009 -

  Pirates Hijack Seychelles Tourist Boat

  The hijacking in the Indian Ocean of a luxury yacht regularly used by British holidaymakers has raised fears that pirates are increasingly targeting tourists.

• 01/04/2009 -

  Ain't no mountain high enough

  Since celebrities Cheryl Cole, Chris Moyles and others climbed Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief, thousands of us have been planning to follow in their footsteps.