Heathrow’s newly refurbished Terminal 4 now has a brand new store that will not only whet the appetite of many a travel shopaholic with it’s designer luggage offerings, but as the only excess baggage shipping company at Heathrow, will also appeal to the practical traveller.
February 27, saw the launch of ...
March 2nd 2010
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The UK’s tallest travellers have rallied in support of the world’s podgiest passengers against so called ‘body discrimination’ by airlines.
Following the recent poll on travel site Skyscanner where 76% of people voted in favour of a ‘Fat Tax’ being charged for passengers who cannot safely fit into a single seat, ...
February 19th 2010
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Flight comparison site Skyscanner investigates which countries like to flash their cash the most when they travel – the Germans are in the lead, but China is hot on their trail. With the world economy apparently on the road to recovery, tourism will play a huge part in many countries’ ...
February 16th 2010
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13% of people would be happy to share a Skycouch with a stranger they met in queue, according to the latest poll from flight comparison site Skyscanner.
The Skycouch, which has been developed by Air New Zealand, works by converting a row of three airline seats into a bed. It is ...
Harmony Cars announce the extension of their services to cover Paris and Israel, offering clients more choice. They have also extended the currency in which to view and pay for their services to include the US. Dollar and the Euro.
Harmony Cars, already an established airport-transfer and chauffeur service provider in ...
February 11th 2010
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Spain dominated January’s search rankings, with five Spanish cities in the top ten. Faro and Dalaman also made the hot list, suggesting that sun and sand are still top priorities for British travellers, although the presence of flights to London, New York and Amsterdam shows that city breaks are ...
February 10th 2010
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Flight comparison site Skyscanner has researched the top ten most unmarried populations in the world; places where holy matrimony is low priority and love is free.
Those facing a lonely Valentine’s Day may do well to visit a country where the chances of finding other singletons are highest. Skyscanner has taken ...
February 5th 2010
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Following the successful launch of its first, North American theme park in 1999, Merlin entertainment’s LEGOLAND Florida is set to open in early 2011. This will be the fourth “LEGOLAND” park to be built, mirroring the successful Danish, German, UK and Californian versions.
Skyscanner Travel Editor, Scot Carlson commented “After the ...
February 5th 2010
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Skyscanner have recently spotted that flight searches at either side of the school holiday period are up and that there are bargains to be had for those travelling without children during these times.
School holidays are a notoriously expensive time to travel. In the world of supply and demand, airlines ...
February 3rd 2010
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Flight comparison site Skyscanner has reported a significant change in the way people are booking flights since the global downturn began.
Examining data for three of its most popular routes from the UK, including cheap flights to Malaga from London, Skyscanner found that although overall search numbers were up in 2008, users ...
January 26th 2010
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Despite frozen pipes, blocked roads and cancelled flights, it seems that most Brits enjoyed the recent ‘Big Freeze’ which saw the entire UK snowbound.
In a poll run by leading cheap flights search site Skyscanner, 64% of people voted that the Big Freeze was a good thing. With more cold, snowy weather ...
January 26th 2010
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With the Vancouver Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games coming up in February (12th-28th 2010), cheap flights search engine Skyscanner reports a 71% increase in flight searches to Vancouver compared to this time last year.
Vancouver itself is a ski city, with three ski areas within the city limits: Grouse, Seymour and Cypress ...
January 22nd 2010
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Erroneous reports in the British tabloid media this week stated that French flag carrier, Air France, will force overweight flyers to pay for two seats, or they will be prevented from boarding for 'safety reasons'.
However, Air France has officially denied the accusation, stating on their website that ‘Air France has ...
January 20th 2010
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Two thirds of travellers are in favor of plans to install body scanners in airports, according to the latest poll on the travel search site Skyscanner.
The cheap flights search engine found that 66% voted that airport scanners were a good idea as they would speed up security checks and improve security, ...
January 19th 2010
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Travel search site Skyscanner has seen a huge rise in flight searches to Vancouver in the run up to this year’s games.
With the Vancouver Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games coming up in February (12th-28th 2010), cheap flights search engine Skyscanner reports a 71% increase in flight searches to Vancouver compared to ...
January 12th 2010
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With the demise of an unusually high number of airlines in 2009 the industry was looking in poor shape. However, things are not all doom and gloom in 2010 with many airlines still announcing new routes for the coming year.
Cheap flights search engine Skyscanner takes a look at some of ...
LAN Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries, ('LAN' or 'the Company') (NYSE:LFL / IPSA: LAN), one of the leading airlines in Latin America, has reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators for November 2009.
LAN Airlines system passenger traffic for November increased 13.3% as capacity rose 8.8%. As a result, ...
January 5th 2010
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Cheap flights search engine Skyscanner reveals the top 50 most searched for destinations from UK airports for travel in 2010.
In the top spot was Malaga, moving up one place from last year. Tenerife and Alicante were second and third most searched for, meaning Spain took the top three positions.
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December 19th 2009
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Travel search site Skyscanner has already reported an 283% rise on searches for cheap flights on Flyglobespan routes and expects to see traffic increase further as news of the airline’s collapse spreads and affected travellers scramble to find replacement flights.
Flyglobespan went into administration last night (16th December 2009), cancelling all flights.
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December 17th 2009
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2010 is gonna be a New Year’s Eve like you wouldn’t believe! Skyscanner presents North America's most-searched/most-popular destinations for welcoming in the New Year!
Using the magical technology that we have here at cheap flights search engine Skyscanner, we've collected flight search data from our website to find out where Americans and ...
