Articles tagged “uk”

Branson has been throwing around fighting words since FirstGroup was awarded the lucrative rail contract and now plans to defend his position in person as Virgin has successfully filed for a judicial review of the DfT’s decision.

There's a difference between breaking up costs to keep prices lower for consumers and adding them back in as exorbitant fees to gouge them as many operators have done with credit card fees.

Knowing that it can't compete with Branson when it comes to press manipulation, FirstGroup has held its fire until the time was just right. And pointing out that Virgin is late and not well liked is exactly the right attack at this point.

Britain's rail privatization has largely been a failure as prices have gone up and service has gone down. The differences between Virgin and FirstGroup are minor, then, compared to turning the lines back over to the government.

Several car rental startups popped up around the globe a few years and claim to have been the first, but these peer-to-peer services take time to grow a community of local users so there’s room for at least one in every city.

Local Parliament members have agreed to look into UK's Air Passenger Duty after 100,000 emails sent by British travelers describe how the tax limits travel plans and hurts the economy of popular destinations.

Virgin wants to take over British Airways' old slots at Heathrow in order to offer the company's first short-haul flights, but it will first have to outbid Aer Lingus, which is expected to also compete.

Oh, but that we knew. Imagine if you were to fly from Luton to Newark, that would be the perfect storm.

Travelodge now has a shot at turning around its business, but the chain's landlords are concerned about the company's additional plans to find new operators for almost a tenth of its hotels.

UK wants to catch up with its EU neighbors whose economies are benefitting from China's growing middle class, but they'll first need to lower flyer fees and simplify the visa system for tourists.