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Archive for December, 2007

Pay more to get on first

No-frills airlines have been a wonderful invention.
Ten years ago, you had to pay £500 to go to the Continent – now it’s often a tenth of the price on a budget carrier.
Who needs a free sandwich and coffee? I’ll happily pay for them at that price and often do use Ryanair, easyJet and the like.
But [...]

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Tax and regulation on the horizon

A gloomy forecast of tax and regulation on travel has been made by one of Britain’s leading economists.
Douglas McWilliams, the chief executive of the Centre for Economics and Business Research, said environmental concerns would drive the clampdown over the next decade.
It seems that most of us will be forced to counterbalance the impact of the [...]

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

We prefer to holiday with friends

Who is your ideal holiday companion? Your wife, husband, partner, boyfriend or girlfriend?
It might surprise you that we actually prefer going away with our friends.
A survey of 2,000 Brits has found that 66 per cent of adults would rather holiday with pals, often without parents, friends or other family members.
Apparently, it’s all about re-igniting old [...]

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

Shop online with confidence

Identity fraud. Two words to strike joy into the heart of anyone plying their trade on the high street and refusing to get involved in that ‘www nonsense’.
The over-50s, according to recent reports, are getting more concerned about fraud, particularly over the Internet, and are drifting back to traditional shopping habits.
But are we all over-reacting [...]

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

Travel agencies fail to inspire

What makes you go into a shop?
We all use the Internet frequently, but occasionally we have to stretch our legs and see what the high street has to offer.
Maybe it’s an attractive shop window, the offer of a deal or something highly desirable on display.
Personally, I’m put off by posters promising me a massive discount. [...]

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

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