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Expedia Dismisses Airbnb ‘Threat’

November 17, 2015
Expedia has downplayed the threat from Airbnb, saying that the ramifications of the room-renting company have been ‘immaterial at this point’. Speaking earlier this week, the Expedia president and CEO told investors that AirBnb has had no effect on their business due to it’s ...Read More

First Great Western Trains Slower Than The 1970’s

November 12, 2015
New trains worth £4.5 million which run from London to South Wales will be slower than they were 40 years ago, a transport union has claimed. The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union shows that 1970’s services were faster than those advertised by Great Western ...Read More

Virgin Atlantic Sacks 50 Senior Cabin Crew Employees

November 11, 2015
Virgin Atlantic airways is to make 50 Hong Kong cabin crew redundant by March next year, in a new cost cutting exercise which targets senior staff. In a letter which was given to local press, Virgin Atlantic said that cabin service supervisors and senior ...Read More

Travelodge To Create New Jobs

November 10, 2015
Hotel chain Travelodge is creating over 500 new jobs, ranging from managers to plumbers. Around 100 new posts will be for brand new hotels which are opening in the London and Oxford areas. 45 posts will be at the company’s head office in Oxfordshire. ...Read More

Air India Offers Low Fares For Diwali

November 6, 2015
Air India has introduced an all inclusive fare, starting at 1,777 Rupees, for its domestic network in order to encourage bookings for the Diwali season. Tickets can be booked through the Air India booking offices, call centres, authorised travel agents, the mobile app and ...Read More

New TFL Proposal Could Cost Uber £19M

November 5, 2015
Drivers of Uber taxis could lose as much as £19m a year if new proposals by Transport for London come into effect. The proposal means that operators of taxi apps would be forced to wait five minutes before a pick up. Research published by ...Read More