Posts Tagged ‘
Jet 2 ’
Nov 12th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Now people in the south west will see the service and solid customer satisfaction levels for which the airline and holiday company has become well known
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Bristol Airport must be cock-a-hoop
Tags: Bristol Airport, Cardiff Airport, Jet 2, Jet 2 Holidays, TUI
Jan 6th, 2020 |
By The Editor
Jet2.com was the UK’s most punctual airline in eight of the eleven available monthly OAG reports in 2019.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Jet 2 is the best again
Tags: airline punctuality, Copa Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Jet 2, OAG
Jul 18th, 2019 |
By The Editor
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.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Severe enough?
Tags: disruptive passenger behaviourur, Jet 2
Feb 1st, 2019 |
By The Editor
Morgan Stanley contend that Thomas Cook and TUI are losing market share to newer entrants.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on We’re falling out of love with TUI and Thomas Cook
Tags: Jet 2, Morgan Stanley, On the Beach, Package holidays, Thomas Cook, TUI
Dec 1st, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
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
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: December 1st 2018
Tags: CairnGorm Mountain Funicular Railway, disruptive passenger beahviour, Helsinki, Jet 2, Mary Rose, Northern Ireland, Portsmouth, stopovers, Tourism NSW, Virtual Helsinki, Vivid Sydney, Zambia, Zoan
Oct 13th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
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.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 13th October 2018
Tags: Birgufest, British Airways, Cornwall Airport Newquay, disruptive passenger behaviourur, Greece, Ireland, Jet 2, Malta, Nepal, Netherlands, Over 55's
Feb 25th, 2018 |
By The Editor
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?
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What might be in store for travellers and holidaymakers this summer?
Tags: Jet 2, On the Beach, summer 2018 holiday outlook, Thomas Cook, TUI
Jan 6th, 2018 |
By Adrian Lawes
Adrian sums up some of the smaller stories of the week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 6th January 2018
Tags: Air Canada, CADW, Canada, easyjet, Egypt, Greece, Jet 2, King Abdulaziz Camels Festival, Maldives, Niagara Icewine Festival, Oakland-Oregon, Ontario, Primera Air, Saudi Arabia, Scone Palace, Severn Bridges tolls, The News-Review, Toronto, Wales
Dec 23rd, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
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.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 23rd December 2017
Tags: Advertising Standards Authority, airline sales, Copenhagen, economy class benefits, Etihad, Freeport Lisboa Fashion Outlet, Giants Causeway, Jet 2, Lisbon, negative hotel reviews, passport replacement, Saint Lucia Food and Rum, St Lucia, Stoos, Stoos Bahn, switzerland, Tivoli Gardens, Travelmole, Uk as a safe holiday destination
Nov 4th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
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.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 4th November 2017
Tags: Alaska, British Airways, China Airlines, day trips, Eurowings, France, Greece, Hastings Pier, Hilton Hotels, Indonesia, Jet 2, London, Mitsitam, Mykonos, Puerto Rico, Regent Street Motor Show, Royal Caribbean, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian., St Maarten, Taiwan, US Virgin Islands, Utqiaġvik, Washington DC, World Travel Market
Aug 11th, 2017 |
By The Editor
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.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on The Turkish revival has started
Tags: Jet 2, Professor Dr. Numan Kurtulmuş, Turkey
Jul 29th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
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.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: July 29th 2017
Tags: ABTA, Barra, Blackpool, booking patterns, Dundee Airport, easyjet, Formentera, Ibiza, Institute of Customer Service, Inverness Airport, Islay, Jet 2, Jetlag, Mallorca, Menorca, Pavilion Theatre- Blackpool, Ryanair, Seattle, spain, Tenby, Thomas Cook Airlines, travel insurance, Turkey, Wick Airport
Jun 24th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
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.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: June 24th 2017
Tags: ACI, Antigua and Barbuda, Bogus food poisoning claims, Costa Dorada, fraudulent insurance claims, Heathrow, Jet 2, Machu Picchu, Mali, Museum of Immigration and Diversity, Parc Samà, Peru, Samarkand, spain, terrorist attacks on tourists, Thomas Cook, Uzbekistan, virtual reality marketing
Jun 23rd, 2017 |
By The Editor
Nobody wants to stop legitimate travel insurance claims. But the last nine months or so has seen an explosion in those people claiming fraudulently.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Don’t make fraudulent claims
Tags: ABTA, David Lidington MP, fraudulent insurance claims, Jet 2
Dec 24th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
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.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 24th December 2016
Tags: Airline Seat Sizes, APD in Scotland, Athens, Benidorm, Dubi, easyjet, Etihad Museum, EU 261, Eurowings, Flybe, holidays in school terms, Jet 2, Jon Platt, LEGO NINJAGO World, Munich, New York, NYC & Company, Travel Counsellors, UAE
Dec 17th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
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.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 17th December 2016
Tags: Bristol Airport, Brownsville, credit card fees, Delray Beach, easyjet, Gatwick, Glasgow Airport rail link, Jet 2, Karl McCartney MP, Luton Airport, Miami, Monarch, On the Beach, Southend Airport, Thomson Holidays, TUI, UK cultural heritage, Venice, Zika virus
Oct 2nd, 2016 |
By The Editor
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?
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Customer experience with low-cost airlines and hotels
Tags: Jet 2, KPMG Nunwood, low cost airlines, low-cost otels, Premier Inn, Travelodge
Sep 28th, 2016 |
By The Editor
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.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Customer experience in travel
Tags: American Airlines, British Airways, Emirates, Eurostar, first Direct, Jet 2, KPMG Nunwood, Marriott, Premier Inn, Saga, Travelodge, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays, Virgin trains
Sep 24th, 2016 |
By The Editor
jet 2 said that the six were rude and aggressive to staff on a flight to Tenerife from Newcastle a week ago last Saturday.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Getting tougher with passengers
Tags: disruptive passenger beahviour, Jet 2
Sep 17th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
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
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 17th September 2016
Tags: Birmingham Airport, Boris Johnstone, Cardiff, Celtic Colours International Festival, City of the Unexpected, Gatwick, Harry Potter Festival, Heathrow, Jet 2, Manchester Airport, National Parks in Scotland, Philadelphia, Roald Dahl, Scottish Campaign for National Parks, Ski Club, Stansted, Thailand, West Virginia, zika
Jul 31st, 2016 |
By The Editor
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.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Drunken air passengers
Tags: drunken flight passengers, Jet 2, Lord Ahmed, Ryanair
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
Jun 4th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
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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Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 4th of June 2016
Tags: bmi regional, Brussels Airport, Cervantes, Delta, Eureka - National Children’s Museum in Halifax, Jet 2, Louvre, Musée des Egouts de Paris, Musee d’Orsay, Nanchang, Palais de la Découverte, Paris, Ryanair, Slovenia, St Albans, Toledo, travel insurance, Wanda City
Apr 23rd, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
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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Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 23th April 2016
Tags: Corfu, Greece, Invictus Games, Jet 2, Kos, Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Maine, Memphis, Norwegian Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Tweed Run, Wizz
Jan 9th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
Adrian takes a first look at some of the smaller travel stories of 2016.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 9th January 2016
Tags: Adele, Camping Travel Club, credit card surcharges, Dawson and Sanderson, Europa Park, Finnair, Flybe, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Heathrwo, Jet 2, Jet 2 Holidays, Miami-Dade Art, Ryanair, Sainsbury's, Stephen Fry, Vietnam, Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc, Visit Britain
Oct 17th, 2015 |
By Adrian Lawes
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
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 17th October 2015
Tags: Austria, Disruptive passenger behaviour, James Bond, Jet 2, Manchester Airport, Priority Pass, Spectre, Stansted, Tenerife, Thomas Cook, Thomson, Tirol, Tunisia
Oct 15th, 2015 |
By The Editor
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.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on More overhead bin space
Tags: Air Europa, Alaska Airlines, carry on baggage, Jet 2, overhead bin locker space
Aug 21st, 2015 |
By The Editor
UPDATE: 21st August: Ryanair has announced that it will appeal this judgement thus adding even more delay before a final outcome.
Posted in Travel rumblings |
Comments Off on Claims are up to 6 years
Tags: Bott & Co, flight delay compensation, Goel & Trivedi v Ryanair, Jet 2, Ryanair, Wizz Air