Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and former potential French president, is countersuing the Sofitel hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault and cost him his reputation as a diplomat, political figure and [...]
Priceline.com Inc. has reported Priceline Group’s financial results for the first quarter. Gross travel bookings for the company were up 43.9% year-over-year to $6.7 million. Revenues were up 28.2% at $1 billion, and international operations contributed $617 million to revenues [...]
The Beverly Hills Hotel, which sits on California’s Sunset Boulevard, is celebrating its 100th anniversary since opening on May 12, 1912. The hotel was founded two years before the city was built around it and has been host to a [...]
The AA has revealed that insurers spent over £2 billion last year on whiplash injury claims, which boiled down to adding about £90 to a typical car insurance policy. The organisation says a reform for the system of claiming injuries [...]
Stagecoach has announced that its South West Trains franchise has launched a new alliance with Network Rail, the nation’s rail infrastructure operator. The alliance aims to deliver better services in the south and south-west of England. In a first for [...]
According to an investigation by Which? Travel, hidden fuel charges can make what looks like an affordable car hire into an expensive rental. The magazine sent researchers to Spain following many of its members complaining about unavoidable fuel fees. Car [...]
Transport for London (TfL) has launched a website – getaheadofthegames.com – to give Londoners full details of the rail disruptions that will be caused by the Olympic Games this summer. The site has outlined operations at 88 rail and London [...]
WHSmith – the books, newspapers and stationery retailer – is planning to expand its focus on travel stores domestically and internationally. It wants to open new locations at travel hubs and in growing markets overseas, where sales are helping the [...]
Two brothers – 17-year-old Robert Culley and 19-year-old Charles Culley – have been jailed for stabbing a c2c Rail ticket inspector on an East Tilbury train. The incident happened on Friday, December 16 in the evening. On Monday, Basildon Crown [...]
Caernarfon Crown Court has heard that Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans and Port Vale player Clayton McDonald raped a drunken 19-year-old woman in a Premier Inn hotel room while two friends watched and filmed the act. Evans is said to [...]
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