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London Pass – Save 10% in the London Pass End of Summer Sale

Sebastian — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:41:27 +0000

London Pass Summer Sale – Taking a trip up to London for the day with the family? Make sure you do not miss out on the London Pass Summer Sale where you will Save 10% if you buy Online.

But hurry as sale end’s soon!

Make more saving with this London Pass Code;

Voucher Code – londpas05
Promotion – 5% off All Orders of London Pass Tickets

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Essential Camping, Hiking and Mountaineering Gear – Get 75-99% discount at Amazon

Sebastian — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:39:00 +0000

Thinking of booking a camping holiday? Newquay">Newquay is one of the top destinations for camping holidays, and there has also been an increase in Britons booking France Camping holidays.

There are great opportunities to save money on your camping gear,Amazon"> Amazon are offering massive discounts of between 75-99% on selected camping gear.

Popular Valentines Weekend Break Deals – Including 50% off hotels

Sebastian — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:58:30 +0000

Here is what city break deals, hotels, flights and lastminute holiday deals that most people have been searching for on the Internet as we prepare for the Valentines Weekend break coming in February.

Most popular Valentines Weekend Deals at Thomas Cook:

Most Popular Valentines Day Deals at Lastminute

Other top Valentine’s Day Offers available on the Internet:

Popular Holiday and Travel Books

Sebastian — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:08:07 +0000

Here’s what travel guides, holiday books and accessories that have been bought by holidaymakers in their shopping at Amazon.

Top 10 Travel and Holiday Books

The most popular and currently the number one selling travel book is Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search For Everything by Elizabeth Gilbert. It has been in the Amazon top 100 selling list for the past 1066 days.

Popular Travel Accessories

There are a number of different items featured in the most popular travel accessories list, the items include:

Travel Company Boss Caught-Up In His Own Company’s Poor Service

Sebastian — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:00:00 +0000

There is nothing so annoying like being caught up in those long check-in queues at the airport. Worse when you are the boss of that travel company.
Philip Meeson the chief executive of Jet2Holidays.com , launched a very public expletive-ridden attack on sluggish check-in staff when he became frustrated by the length of the queue while carrying out a ‘spot check’ visit at Manchester airport.

He is reported to have marched to the desk and began his verbal assault on his staff, using a string of four-letter words and gaining the applause of many passengers stuck in the queue.

The upset staff called police who warned the abusive man about his future conduct and behavior.

Mr Meeson later said “We are family-friendly, we’re a leisure company taking people on holiday and I don’t want customers having to queue”.

I just hope after experiencing the pain of waiting in long queues, Mr Meeson is going to do something about his company’s check-in staff to speed up the process.

Will the increae in flight taxes stop you travelling by air?

Sebastian — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:51:00 +0000

I have been reading a newspaper report which say that experts have called for an increase in flight taxes, so that air travel will become expensive and this will lead to a fall in the number of airline passengers.

The Committee on Climate Change says the fare increases would deter people from flying and would ensure carbon emissions from aviation are reduced. I understand the need to ‘Go Green’ and save the climate, but is this proposed increase on flight taxes going to result in less air travellers?

There is no doubt this flight tax increase will raise more money for the government. Is the money going to be used to save the environment? I hope it will be used for that purpose.

An increase in the cost of air travelling may mean less airline passengers, but what are the alternatives? Is it just a matter of stopping people from travelling between countries? Or, there should be an alternative, ‘Greener’ form of travelling? Maybe we should consider ‘Cruising’, but that takes ages.

The British government recommends; Video or Teleconferencing, instead of flying to business meetings, taking a holiday within the UK or taking one longer holiday which will have a lower impact than going on several short trips if you are flying each time.

So, is expensive air travel the answer to solving the climate problem like the experts seem to suggest? How else can we reduce the carbon foot-print of air travelling?

Another Rail strike – More troubles ahead for London travellers

Sebastian — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:37:00 +0000

Rail travellers in London face fresh travel chaos after more strikes by train drivers were announced today in a row over pay and working conditions.

Passengers face a week of without train services after drivers on the National Express East Anglia franchise rejected a pay deal. Members of train drivers union Aslef at National Express East Anglia will walk out for a week from September 21.

Last month there was travel chaos in London when rail workers staged a series of strikes, which ended after a new deal with their employers. The rails drivers union Aslef reports that it’s members had refused to accept the deal.

This rail strike is once again going to cause trouble for passengers between London and Essex, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

Chelsea Football Club Stadium Tour Discount Voucher Code

Sebastian — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:09:00 +0000

Would you like to Save Money While Visiting London? Check out the London Pass

Thinking of taking a tour of Stamford Bridge? Now you can save money on your visit to Stamford Bridge the home of Chelsea Football Club when we use London Pass. Chelsea is one of the most popular teams in the English Premier League and by purchasing the London Pass you can experience the atmosphere of the enigmatic Stamford Bridge and relive the drama experienced during the games at a fraction of the cost. Use Discount Voucher Code: londpas05 when you buy your London Pass.

Part of the Chelsea FC Stadium Tour takes you to the changing rooms where the world famous players spend many tense and euphoric moments.

The best part when you use the London Pass is that it gives you the opportunity to experience some of the most famous places in London all for one cost.
Other Top London Attractions include the Wimbledon Tour Experience, London Bicycle Tour Company, Twickenham World Rugby Museum and Stadium Tours and many more.

Would you like to Save Money While Visiting London? Check out the London Pass, Use Discount Voucher Code: londpas05 and save money on your London visit.

The iconic American Greyhond bus comes to UK – We love the free Wi-Fi

Sebastian — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:16:00 +0000

From September 14, British travellers will be cruising down the highway in the iconic American Greyhound buses. FirstGroup said the buses would be running from London Victoria to Portsmouth and Southampton.

Tickets will cost from as little as £1, with the average journey costing £7. The hourly buses will take just under two hours non-stop and will offer free Wi-Fi, power sockets for each passenger, air conditioning, complimentary newspapers and leather seats.

If the introduction of the Greyhound buses makes our journeys more comfortable, I love this….especially Wi-Fi on board. Hope there will be a little bit more leg room for some of us with long legs.

A very costly way to finance an exotic holiday

Sebastian — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:07:00 +0000

A former head teacher who holidayed in Jamaica and Antigua on school money was found guilty of professional misconduct and banned from teaching for 5 years. ‘Paying the price for an exotic taste…!’

Susan Duncan is reported to have claimed expenses of more than £3000.00 for a trip to Jamaica with her female partner while she was head of Meadows School in Oldbury, West Midlands.

She claimed the money was for a risk assessment for a future school trip, a tribunal was told. Susan Duncan is also reported to have falsely claimed £306.00 for a ‘swimming with Dolphins’ experience in Antigua using the same reason.

We all love to have a holiday break sometime, but we have to work for our holiday money. ‘Stealing’ to finance an exotic holiday taste or stealing for whatever reason is never a good idea. Or is it borrowing without permission?