Posts Tagged ‘ Jet 2 ’

After Brexit there will be flights to counties; some have been already agreed. Other items catching Adrian’s eye include a virtual reality Helsinki, airline seat sizes, Zambia fake news and the Mary Rose

Destinations are pointing out what a good summer it has been for them. But a VAT increase in Ireland may deter UK tourists from visiting the Republic.

Recently we have had views about travel this summer from TUI, Thomas Cook, On the Beach and Jet 2. What might be in store for travellers and holidaymakers?

Adrian sums up some of the smaller stories of the week.

New passports, the new year sales, a new funicular railway and a new record in visitor numb ers at the Giant’s Causeway wrap up the pre-Christmas sippets column.

A seal appeared on an Alaskan runway and the runway at Mykonos will be closed for repairs soon. As well as those stories Adrian ponders about who should receive fines when our personal data is hacked and congratulates Hastings Pier on winning the Stirling prize.

Britons feel more comfortable about holidaying in Turkey again and by the end of 2019, it wouldn’t surprise many if a British surge had occurred.

With the summer holidays underway, Adian looks at where we are going, some of the problems and ends with Jet 2, the only travel company in the top 50 for customer satisfaction according to the ICS.

In a busy week, a beaututiful garden re-opens in Spain, a museum in London is open for just tomorrow and yet more news about travel insurance fraud.

Nobody wants to stop legitimate travel insurance claims. But the last nine months or so has seen an explosion in those people claiming fraudulently.

On this Christmas Eve, may I wish all readers a very joyous Christmas and may Storm Barbara have no effect on your travel, holiday or the celebrations you will have.

Christmas trees, (well it is that time of the year,) new transport facilities in Venice, more help for people with disabilities at airports and the end of the Thomson holiday name attract Adrian’s attention this week.

In the report releases this week both Travelodge and Premier Inn made the list of the top 100 companies. Only Jet 2 carried the banner for low-cost airlines. Why is there a difference in customer expectation between the two sectors in the travel industry?

In the annual customer experience survey published by KPMG Nunwood, the travel and hospitality industry doesn’t come out of it as well as it should.

jet 2 said that the six were rude and aggressive to staff on a flight to Tenerife from Newcastle a week ago last Saturday.

In the week that it was suggested the old blue passports might return after Brexit, Adrian also looks at visas, the Heathrow/Gatwick debate, Roald Dahl and Bridge Day which attracts 200,000 people to West Virginia

Does the problem warrant this gnashing of teeth? In two years, those 442 cases were split over the tens of millions of us flying through UK airports. The percentage is infinitesimal yet when a single case happens it causes misery for other passengers and expense for the airlines.

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.

For those who have holidayed in France and Germany in particular this half term you may be aware that flooding that has taken place. For those travelling there this coming week be aware that five major museums in Paris – the Louvre, Musée des Egouts de Paris, Grand Palais, Palais de la Découverte and the Musee d’Orsay are closed due to the need to protect their exhibits. It is unlikely that they will open before the middle of next week. There are also no tour boats
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It’s St George’s Day and the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare. Even in Shakespeare’s day, his fame was widely known as a letter in the National Library of Wales shows. Two of his contemporaries are praised for having presented the public with treasure greater than the gold of Mexico in the Bard’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies of 1623. I mentioned last week the main celebrations in the UK today. Apparently, the only other purpose buil theatre in Shakespeare’s day outside London was in
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Adrian takes a first look at some of the smaller travel stories of 2016.

The new James Bond film and claims that various parts of the world are linked attract Adrian’s attention this week along with fuel surcharges and disruptive passenger behaviour

Since airlines started charging for luggage being placed in the hold, people have been trying to place as much in the overhead bins as possible.

UPDATE: 21st August: Ryanair has announced that it will appeal this judgement thus adding even more delay before a final outcome.

A number of tour operators and airline operators are drawing up measures to try and curb the increasingly unruly behaviour of passengers during flights.

A Cleaning Day holiday and twilight check-in catches Adrian’s attention this week in his summary of the less well-known stories of the week.

A relaxation of the newly launched visa rules in Egypt heads Adrian’s summary of the lesser known stories of the week

At the end of last week, Aer Lingus, Jet 2 and Wizz were accused by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) that they are breaching consumer law.