Articles By: Lisa Davidson

Europcar Opens Glasgow EV Hire Centre

Europcar Opens Glasgow EV Hire Centre

0 May 16, 2012 8:47 am

Europcar, the European leader in car rental services, is encouraging motorists in Glasgow to test the ground-breaking Peugeot iOn electric car. The car hire agent has launched a new all-electric car rental centre as part of a new interactive renewable [...]

Dollar Thrifty Posts Record 1Q Profit

Dollar Thrifty Posts Record 1Q Profit

0 May 11, 2012 10:58 am

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group – which operates the Dollar Rent a Car and Thrifty Car Rental brands – has reported results for its first quarter ended March 31. Net income increased to $40.4 million from the $16.5 million net income [...]

McCann Pic Used in Travel Website Ad

McCann Pic Used in Travel Website Ad

0 May 9, 2012 8:48 am

The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann, as well as many other people who are familiar with case, are appalled that a photo of the girl has been used in an advertisement by VoucherDigg, a site that sells vouchers [...]

Alamo, National in Trinidad and Tobago

Alamo, National in Trinidad and Tobago

0 May 4, 2012 10:58 am

Enterprise Holdings has announced the opening of three new National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car locations in Trinidad and Tobago. This is in partnership with Neal & Massy Automotive Ltd., which includes a multi-territory deal with locations in [...]

Travellers Face Paying for Border Staff

Travellers Face Paying for Border Staff

May 2, 2012 8:52 am

Under proposals from Whitehall – the ‘pay for your passport check’ scheme – airlines will pay higher landing fees in the future to help sort out the border chaos in Britain. However, there is fear that such charges will be [...]

New Heathrow Border Control Plan

New Heathrow Border Control Plan

April 30, 2012 8:08 am

UK officials faced more questions on Saturday after passengers trying to enter the country at London Heathrow Airport had to wait in long border control queues…yet again. On Thursday, some non-European Union arrivals were forced to wait for up to [...]

East Midlands Trains Drivers Set Strike

East Midlands Trains Drivers Set Strike

April 25, 2012 9:36 am

It’s been confirmed by the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) that drivers employed by East Midlands Trains have planned a strike for next month. This follows the staff voting in favour of taking industrial action on May [...]

Getaround Moves to San Francisco

Getaround Moves to San Francisco

April 20, 2012 11:05 am

Getaround, the company that leads peer-to-peer car sharing, has announced the opening of a new headquarters. The company has moved its offices to San Francisco in order to accommodate increasing demand for its services throughout the country and its growing [...]

Virgin Emergency Landing at Gatwick

Virgin Emergency Landing at Gatwick

April 18, 2012 8:48 am

On Monday, 15 Virgin Atlantic passengers were injured when their plane had to make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport and conduct an evacuation. Flight VS27 from Gatwick to Orlando, Florida was carrying 13 crew and 299 passengers at the [...]

India Calls EU ETS a Deal Breaker

India Calls EU ETS a Deal Breaker

April 13, 2012 11:02 am

Indian environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan has called the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) a ‘deal-breaker’ for international climate change talks. She strengthened her stance on the legislation, which has been fiercely opposed by non-EU governments. The Indian environment minister [...]