Travel rumblings

Why should the individual be pilloried? We travel on what is available

Jet 2 has been one of the most vociferous airlines in trying to stamp out bad – and in the case of this woman, it appears, absolutely stupid – behaviour.

What travel group, for example, would fit best of all in an Aldi, a Clark’s or a Wynn’s Garden Centre?

Companies have to understand that “giving something back” means more than tokenism and that the destinations they offer must also get the benefit of tourism in tangible and investment ways.

Urging us to use public transport to visit attractions and beauty stops is going to require a major re-think about how to plan, pay and implement it.

The CAA concluded that a policy of automatically cancelling a passenger’s return if they do not take the outbound flight is ‘disproportionate’.

At Dubai, Frankfurt, Gatwick, Heathrow, Singapore and Newark (New York) airports, there have been incidents with drones.

People unfamiliar with Penarth might reasonably ask themselves whether there is anything worth promoting in the town if it has to pass itself off as looking like someweher else.

How comfortable would passengers be when they know that the certification for the 737-Max is based on the one for the original model which dates back to 1967?

For those of us who can remember before liquids were a problem in hand luggage a return to those days will be bliss.

It is claimed that many of us are self-conscious about being British.

The Chinese government issued what seems to be the equivalent of a trade advisory to its citizens warning them against travelling to the USA warning them of robberies, violence, shootings and harassment.

I would be much more interested in knowing what time planes from Stansted arrived at their destinations and how punctual they were.

What she could also usefully do to reduce the number of vehicles is to promote a viable public transport system to get from the south of the airport.

Pow is a Somerset MP and, in a county where tourism is important, she might be expected to be more enthusiastic in the role than some of her predecessors

To many the company needs a good skake-up. Management ineptitude must be part of the problem as it has for many years

The growth of Dublin seems to suggest that, in the future, there will be just three international airports in the Republic of Ireland. Is that what Irish people living outside Dublin want?

Abolishing the tax was the policy in 2016 yet climate change was on the agenda then just as it is now. It seems that the Scottish government’s view is that the emissions issue only became crucial this year!

Sunday’s announcement is a real eye-opener and one that demands change.

Reports circulating in Thailand and confirmed by the Ministry of Tourism suggest that there is a proposal being considered cash is given to tourists so that they visit less well-known places.

The headline grabbing proposal Virgin makes that every seat must be bookable on long distance services has some benefits.

Who would have thought that a skeleton of a prehistoric monster would be such a big visitor attraction?

The company says that the survey found that only 8% are booking their holidays through the same package holiday company every time and that this, demonstrated a distinct lack of brand loyalty.

At the time of my writing this, everything looks fine for overseas Easter breaks and, if there is no exiting the EU until October 31st, summer holidays should be unaffected.

The question is whether there many women artists of stature to attract huge crowds?

This was the phrase used by the president of JetBlue to describe the premium-priced airline ticket prices between London and the US cities of New York and Boston.

Over €216 million has been raised which has been channelled into 156 projects in the Balearic isles.

Yesterday was April Fools’ Day. How did the travel industry respond?