Articles By: Andy Simpson

£1000 Holiday Giveaway on YouTube

£1000 Holiday Giveaway on YouTube

0 May 15, 2012 9:37 am

22-year-old Tommy Frankenburg is looking to spread some cheer by giving away a holiday that he had booked for himself and girlfriend. That is, until the pair broke up and he decided to give the holiday away. As of early [...]

Deutsche Bahn Plans Flinkster App

Deutsche Bahn Plans Flinkster App

0 May 10, 2012 9:37 am

Deutsche Bahn is due to launch an app for its Flinkster programme, which offers car sharing. However, it wants to provide travellers will access to more than its own car sharing network. The company has been in negotiations recently with [...]

Asda Drops Fuel Prices for Holiday

Asda Drops Fuel Prices for Holiday

0 May 7, 2012 10:15 am

On Friday, supermarket chain Asda sparked a new fuel price war by reducing its prices up to 2p per litre. The decision meant that motorists were able to fill up at any of the store’s 195 forecourts across the nation [...]

Hertz Opens 125 Hertz Local Editions

Hertz Opens 125 Hertz Local Editions

May 2, 2012 10:20 am

The Hertz Corporation announced an expansion last week into the neighbourhood market by opening another 125 Hertz Local Edition locations. The openings are in 33 states and are part of the company’s strategy to accelerate expansion in the neighbourhood, off-airport [...]

TSA Agents Allowed Drug Smuggling

TSA Agents Allowed Drug Smuggling

April 27, 2012 11:44 am

Two Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers have been arrested this week on drug smuggling and corruption charges following accusations from federal authorities that they took bribes to allow shipments of methamphetamine and cocaine through Los Angeles International Airport’s security checkpoints. [...]

New Safety Policy after Concordia Review

New Safety Policy after Concordia Review

April 25, 2012 10:21 am

The cruise industry is stipulating new safety requirements for cruise ships, which include restricted visits to the bridge and more on-board life jackets. The new safety policy has been agreed on by the industry following the disaster with the Costa [...]

New Fuel Tanker Driver Talks Set

New Fuel Tanker Driver Talks Set

April 23, 2012 8:06 am

More fuel tanker driver talks are due to be held today with Acas after the deadline for Unite trade union was extended to 5pm tomorrow (April 24). This follows the union and its members rejecting a proposed deal that aimed [...]

Alamo, National Launch in Brazil

Alamo, National Launch in Brazil

April 18, 2012 9:33 am

Enterprise Holdings has announced it’s moving into the Brazilian car rental market with a franchise deal for its National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands to Unidas. This is the first time that Enterprise Holdings has entered the [...]

Fuel Tanker Driver Deal Drawn Up

Fuel Tanker Driver Deal Drawn Up

April 16, 2012 8:06 am

A deal has been drawn up that is hoped will resolve the dispute with fuel tanker drivers and prevent a strike that could wreak havoc for motorists. The Unite union held tense talks all last week with executives from six [...]

BBC Spends £2 million on Travel

BBC Spends £2 million on Travel

April 11, 2012 9:33 am

It’s been revealed that the BBC spent over £2 million in travel expenses over the last two years. The broadcaster has paid for over 500 flights and at least 24,000 train journeys for its staff and guests to get between [...]