Qantas have provided details of their compensation for victims of the grounding who are not Australian residents. Travellers affected by the grounding will be able to claim a voucher worth the equivalent of $250 (Australian). The voucher can only be…
Air travel, health
Avoid aircraft cabin flu
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Many travellers return from their journeys with colds, flu or upset stomach. While some of the colds may have resulted from frolicking in the wet grass, in a number of cases these illnesses have been acquired in the aircraft. Air…
Tour operator
Thomas Cook refinanced with significant restrictions
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Thomas Cook has been given the lifeline that it sought. The recent £100m loan has been withdrawn and has been replaced by a £200m facility offered by a syndicate of 17 banks. The company will thus have the extra working…
Tour operator
Thomas Cook in cash flow crisis
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Thomas Cook, the company that bears the name of the man who invented tourism, is in deep trouble. The company is trying seemingly desperate measures to keep going. Including the reduction of its fleet of aircraft by 6 to 35,…
Air travel
Cheap flights – beware of ticket class
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You have spoken to your travel agent and you got a price for a flight on a particular airline to a specific destination for a given day. Then you go online and you find seemingly the same ticket, on the…
Hotels
Auction sites – Cheap accommodation
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The Dutch Consumer Association recently investigated whether one consistently gets cheaper accommodation via online auctions. Their conclusion: often, but not always. They tested 10 different bookings and found that the average price was 60% percent lower than the price offered…