Whether you are planning on travelling abroad this May or have booked a weekend break in the UK, Economy Car Hire are here to keep you up-to-date on all major travel news. Ensure your travel plans go without a hitch and check back regularly for news and events that may affect your journey.
Don’t forget to check out our handy travel tips for more advice and ideas on saving money, and staying safe and stress-free on holiday.
30th May
- British Airways, easyJet, and Ryanair have all been forced to cancel some flights travelling in and out of Italy today, due to strike action. The airports that have been effected are Milan Linate, Venice and Bologna. We would strongly recommend you check the status of your flight before leaving for the airport, in-case it has been effected by the disruptions.
- The regularity of service on the Heathrow Express train from the airport to London Paddington is set to be halved on June 4th to deal with strike action by employees. This is the third strike by employees this year as a dispute over potential cuts.
25th May
- The Civil Aviation Authority has issued a warning regarding scam holiday websites. They urge customers to double check their bookings as it arises that a number of holiday websites are displaying a false ‘Atol protected’ logo. Indicators of a ‘scam’ holiday website include “unusually cheap flights”, “poor contact details” and “no online payment facility”. The CAA also point out that a web address ending in co.uk is no proof a company is based in the UK. To ensure you aren’t duped check that the Atol Protected logo is legitimate by noting whether it has the required reference number and that it belongs to a registered company on the CAA website.
- If you have concerns regarding a website check your Atol reference number on the CAA website here.
14th May
- Good news for travellers as EasyJet have launched an online lowest-fare checking tool. This will allow customers to see the lowest fares within their chosen month of travel. The company has also launched a flight tracker so friends and relatives of anyone flying can see the live position of the aircraft.
- Booking.com have launched a new holiday villa website aptly named villas.com. The website is in response to an increased demand for high quality holiday rental properties. The new site is focused on providing instant confirmation and guaranteed availability on all listed properties to reduce disappointments.
6th May
- Prime minister David Cameron backs suggestions that school terms should be staggered in order to combat travel companies’ drastic price increases during holiday peaks. Cameron identified budget airlines Easyjet and Ryanair as two of the main culprits of this growing trend. Proposals to spread holidays more evenly through the year have also been discussed to alleviate the pressure on teachers as well as reduce holiday prices. Earlier in the academic year the government gave academies and free schools in England permission to vary term-times and are due to extended this to all state schools next September.
