Posts Tagged ‘
Competition and Markets Authority ’
Sep 17th, 2019 |
By The Editor
The CMA said that it will be watching to make sure that these major brands stay true to their word.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Hotels and booking sites told to toe the line
Tags: Competition and Markets Authority, hotel booking sites, online accommodation review sites, online hotel comparison websites
Feb 7th, 2019 |
By The Editor
The CMA has smacked their hands and told them not to be bad boys. The companies have said they won’t do it again and the CMA has settled for that
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Getting away with it?
Tags: Competition and Markets Authority, online hotel comparison websites
Oct 27th, 2017 |
By The Editor
Just about Travel has commented about the problems with hotel comparison website, welcomes the CMA investigation and urges readers to submot comments to the CMA.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Investigating hotel comparison sites
Tags: Competition and Markets Authority, consumer protection legislation, hotel comparison websites, online hotel comparison websites, Travel Comparison Websites
Dec 22nd, 2016 |
By The Editor
“In an effort to prevent customers being misled and ‘scammed’ in this manner, Ryanair has offered to pay Flight Delays the €25 admin fee it charges customers for every claim settled, on condition they do not deduct any fees from the compensation paid to customers.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Ryanair and EU261
Tags: CAA, Competition and Markets Authority, EU261, FlightDelays.co.uk, Ryanair
Dec 21st, 2016 |
By The Editor
The Swissport strike has now been called off so there should be no airport disruption other than that which can be expected at any major holiday time.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Ground-handling strike is off
Tags: Competition and Markets Authority, ground-handling, Swissair
Jul 16th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
Adrian summarises the stories you might have missed in a week that saw yet another tragic attack that will reduce the number of tourists visiting France but, hopefully, not for long.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets:16th of July 2016
Tags: "Lady Luck", Aer Lingus, Angkor Wat, Barbados, BBC, Cambodia, Competition and Markets Authority, dress etiquette at temples, easyjet, Florida, Holidays in term-time, Jet 2, Jon Platt, National Space Academy, Oregon, Pompano Beach, Portland 2016 Biennial of Contemporary Art, restrictiive hotel pricing practices, Skull Island: Reign of Kong, speedy bag drop services, Universal Orlando Resort, USA
Jul 9th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
What do elephants, Beatrix Potter, Durham Cathedral and Elizabethan theatre in France have in common? They are all in Adrian’s column this week
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 9th of July 2016
Tags: Beatrix Potter, Brexit, car hire, Competition and Markets Authority, Cumbria, dog friendly, Durham Cathedral, Entente Cordiale Cultural Centre, Euromonitor, holidaymakers who lie, jordan, Malawi, Melford Hall, Miami, Miami Spa Month, Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, Suffolk, sunshine.co.uk, USA, Vietnam, YHA
Jul 22nd, 2015 |
By Adrian Lawes
There is competition on our railway lines. That’s absolute rubbish as I have mentioned to readers before.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Competition on the rails
Tags: Competition and Markets Authority, Douglas Fraser, railway competition