Posted on 30th June 2010 by admin in Travel
Ryanair is trimming its UK capacity by 16 percent for next winter, which will mean 2 million fewer passengers, as it moves operations to its European bases to take advantage of cheaper air passenger duty.
All of its British bases will be affected apart from Leeds Bradford and Edinburgh. Stansted is the worst affected with 135 fewer weekly flights.
European base in Malaga will see the launch of 44 additional routes.
Chief Executive Michael O’Leary blamed the UK cuts on high airport charges and aviation taxes, stating that a combination of BAA’S high airport charges and the UK’s tourist tax are damaging the tourism market and the economy .
Growth has returned to the Belgian, Dutch and Spanish markets after their governments scrapped tourist taxes and/or reduced airport charges which has encouraged the tourism market as a whole and the job sector.
In November, APD is set to increase from £11 to £12 on short-haul flights, from £45 to £60 on flights between 2,001 and 4,000 miles, from £50 to £75 on flights between 4,001 and 6,000 miles, and from £55 to £85 on flights over 6,000 miles.
These figures were put in place by the previous Labour government, but after last weeks emergency budget, plans to review the aviation tax system were announced.
APD has already risen by up to 325 per cent since 2006, and senior aviation members claim that further increases will hit families hardest and lead to a decline in the travel industry as a whole.
Posted on 9th June 2010 by admin in Travel
A recent survey conducted by Broadband Expert, has shown that nearly everyone questioned admitted that they would seek internet access whilst on holiday. A massive 94% said that they couldn’t cope without using the two main social networks, Twitter and Facebook whilst abroad, and also needed to access their e mail accounts.
There are several ways that holidaymakers can do this, under half stated that they would access the internet/facebook by using their mobile phones. The survey also revealed that many people woulod use internet cafes of which there are now many in nearly all destinations, whilst others said that they would take their lap-tops on holiday with them .
Only a handful of people said they were not interested in accessing the internet at all while on holiday.
Broadband Expert commercial director Rob Webber commented that it was getting easier and easier to access the web as phones get more sophisticated. The survey heavily proved, that even while on holiday, people cannot bear to be out of touch , and find it a real necessity to be able to access social sites and their e mails.
Most internet cafes can charge anything between 2 and Euros an hour, depending on the country and also supply and demand. People with laptops can use mobile “Dongles” or WIFI access, which sometimes is free,if the person is lucky enough to pick up on a signal!.
