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Airlines transparent administration fees are a jokeEarlier this morning I read on Europe a la Carte that EasyJet has ditched its free fee payment option for passengers using the Visa Electron card and now charges 9 administration fee for all debit cards payments. What has annoyed me though is that this move is supposedly to improve the transparency of surcharges for [...]This post was syndicated from theTravel Rants Consumer Blog.Airlines transparent‘administration fees’ are a joke
Air Passenger Duty to increase in April 2012
I am sat here wondering if the UK government gives a damn about tourism, or, do they even want the electorate to leave the country frustration for travel consumers as we face more expensive holidays after the Chancellor announced that the Air Passenger Duty (APD) increase will go ahead as planned in April next [...]This post was syndicated from theTravel Rants Consumer Blog.Air Passenger Duty to increase in April 2012
Advice for passengers affected by airport strikes
Quite a lot of buzz this morning about the announcement that airport operator, BAA have warned passengers of delays of up to 12 hours on flights coming into London Heathrow on Wednesday 30 November. This has meant a number of airlines have cancelled flights or reduced services. News on other UK airports I spent some [...]This post was syndicated from theTravel Rants Consumer Blog.Advice for passengers affected by airport strikes
Thomas Cook financial troubles: dont panic!
As expected today I received a flurry of emails from consumers worrying about their holiday or concerns about booking a holiday with Europes second biggest tour operator, Thomas Cook, who are reportedly asking banks for an extra 100m to add to a debt that was 900m in September this year. Tough times for travel industry [...]This post was syndicated from theTravel Rants Consumer Blog.Thomas Cook financial troubles: dont panic!
No surprise that domestic holidays go uninsured
I dislike the term Staycation and I dont trust consumer surveys when they are being used to promote travel products, but a recent press release from Columbus Direct caught my attention because it highlighted that 55% of domestic holidays are uninsured. To be honest, I am surprised that figure is not higher. Need for travel [...]This post was syndicated from theTravel Rants Consumer Blog.No surprise that domestic holidays go uninsured