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SMS Simplifies French Car Sharing

0 Samantha Williams / February 9, 2012 10:58 am

It’s been revealed that CityzenCar, a French peer-to-peer car sharing social network, has deployed the SMS-based communication solution provided by Netsize, a unit of Gemalto and a leading mobile commerce provider. The solution will help the car sharing business simplify and secure car rentals for [...]

Zipcar to Serve City of Boston Staff
0 Frank Todd / February 8, 2012 9:34 am
Zipcar has announced a new partnership with the City of Boston this week for the launching of FleetHub, a new fleet sharing programme. Under the deal, several of the city’s fleet vehicles will be fitted with the proprietary car sharing technology offered by Zipcar for [...]
Europcar Signs TCS for Strategic Partner
0 Garry Robertson / February 7, 2012 9:31 am
Europcar has just made a multi-million euro, multi-year deal with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, business solutions and consulting firm based in India. The IT subsidiary of Europe’s car rental leader, Europcar Information Services (EIS), chose TCS to manage the strategic development [...]
Rental Car Refund for Ferry Crash Family
Kate Poole / January 18, 2012 12:03 pm
A Taiwanese family was initially told that their car rental wouldn’t be refunded, nor replaced, after it was rear-ended and fell off the Balboa Island Ferry into California’s Newport Harbor last week. However, now Fox Rent A Car says that the family will get a [...]

All A380s to be Checked for Cracks Airline / February 9, 2012
SMS Simplifies French Car Sharing Car Hire / February 9, 2012
Trump to Turn Old Post Office into Hotel Hotels / February 9, 2012
Thomas Cook Posts £91 million Loss Holiday News / February 9, 2012
Window Seats Increase DVT Risk Health and Environment / February 9, 2012
FCO Advises Against Malé Island Travel Travel News / February 9, 2012
Obese Fliers May be Charged Extra Tax Airline / February 8, 2012
Network Rail Boss Gives Up Bonus Travel News / February 8, 2012
TUI Travel Losses, Bookings Up Holiday News / February 8, 2012
Zipcar to Serve City of Boston Staff Car Hire / February 8, 2012

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FCO Advises Against Malé Island Travel0 February 9, 2012 8:02 am
The Maldives is a fun, sunny holiday destination for any time of the year, but [...]
Network Rail Boss Gives Up Bonus0 February 8, 2012 10:52 am
Network Rail’s bosses have agreed not to take the controversial six-figure bonuses they have been [...]
UK Trains Worst in Europe0 February 8, 2012 8:51 am
According to a report by Just Economics, railways in Britain are the worst in Europe [...]
Extra Transport for NY Giants Parade0 February 7, 2012 10:59 am
On Tuesday morning, extra buses and trains will be deployed to get fans to the [...]
UK Snow Disrupts Travel0 February 7, 2012 8:03 am
The UK has been hit with travel disruption due to a snowstorm that dropped as [...]
PNG Ferry Sinks with 350 Passengers0 February 6, 2012 10:58 am
Early Thursday morning, a Papua New Guinea (PNG) ferry sank between Lae, the second largest [...]
MPs Call for Rail Chief to Reject Bonus0 February 6, 2012 9:50 am
Network Rail chief executive Sir David Higgins is being pressured by MPs to reject a [...]
EU Biofuel Target to Cost €126 billion0 February 6, 2012 9:15 am
The Friends of the Earth and ActionAid say that European Union policies to promote biofuel [...]

All A380s to be Checked for Cracks0 February 9, 2012 11:43 am
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has ordered that Airbus check all 68 of the [...]
Obese Fliers May be Charged Extra Tax0 February 8, 2012 11:37 am
After a Court of Appeal ruling, obese airline passengers could be closer to facing a [...]
French Aviation Strike Grounds Flights0 February 7, 2012 11:34 am
On Monday, French aviation workers began the first of a four-day strike against government plans [...]
China Bans Carriers from Emissions Tax0 February 7, 2012 10:16 am
China, which has the fastest growing aviation market in the world, has banned its carriers [...]
CAA Launches Airline Fee Guide0 February 6, 2012 10:23 am
British holidaymakers are now able to compare the extra fees charged by airlines thanks to [...]
Alaska Volcano May Hit Global Flights0 February 3, 2012 10:55 am
The remote Cleveland Volcano is being monitored by scientists for an eruption that may send [...]
Spirit Airlines Charges ‘Unintended’ Fee0 February 3, 2012 9:12 am
The row between the US Department of Transportation and budget carrier Spirit Airlines has worsened [...]
American Airlines to Cut 13000 Jobs0 February 3, 2012 8:39 am
AMR Corp, the parent of American Airlines, is expecting to cut about 13,000 jobs as [...]

M50 Crash Garda had Six Pints0 February 6, 2012 8:42 am
It’s been heard by Dublin District Court that a top Garda detective spent hours in [...]
Government Ditches MOT Reform0 February 2, 2012 10:18 am
The government has decided to scrap proposals to reduce the frequency of the MOT test, [...]
Women Park Cars Better than Men0 February 2, 2012 8:02 am
Women are stereotypically considered worse drivers than men, but even if this is true, recent [...]
M6 Wrong Way Driver had been Drinking0 February 1, 2012 9:48 am
Two motorists were killed in a head-on-collision on the M6 motorway when one of them [...]
Rising Fuel Prices to Deter Drivers0 February 1, 2012 8:40 am
According to a new survey of over 1,000 drivers from car insurance provider Hastings Direct, [...]
Met Office Warns of Icy Roads0 January 31, 2012 10:23 am
On Monday morning, there were several areas of south and west Wales that were affected [...]
Motoring Fines to Rise by 60%0 January 31, 2012 8:42 am
It’s been announced by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke that speeding fines are due to rise [...]
Traffic Wardens Have to Meet Quotas0 January 30, 2012 9:15 am
It’s been revealed that traffic wardens are given secret quotas for issuing parking tickets in [...]

Thomas Cook Posts £91 million Loss0 February 9, 2012 9:30 am
Thomas Cook has revealed a heavy quarterly loss of £91 million for the end of [...]
TUI Travel Losses, Bookings Up0 February 8, 2012 10:09 am
TUI Travel, the largest tour operator in Europe, says that it has won business from [...]
Diamond Jubilee River Pageant Details0 February 7, 2012 8:48 am
It’s been revealed that over one million people are anticipated to line the River Thames [...]
ASA Bans TripAdvisor Claims0 February 2, 2012 8:37 am
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned TripAdvisor from claiming that its reviews are [...]
Thomas Cook Sees Drop in Bookings January 24, 2012 11:24 am
Overall, the travel market is starting to recover somewhat. In fact, the economy in the [...]
Brits to Travel Less This Holiday December 22, 2011 8:09 am
Apparently, there are going to be fewer Brits that will be traveling to see friends [...]
Police Holiday Drink Driving Campaigns December 2, 2011 11:25 am
Police forces across Britain have launched Christmas campaigns aimed at urging people to stay sober [...]
Most Brits Eat Fast Food on Holiday November 25, 2011 1:07 pm
Research has revealed that at least 65 per cent of UK holidaymakers head to familiar [...]

Trump to Turn Old Post Office into Hotel0 February 9, 2012 10:15 am
The US General Services Administration (GSA) announced on Tuesday that it has chosen the Trump [...]
Top European Ski Resort Hotels from £300 February 6, 2012 8:07 am
Trivago.co.uk, the hotel price comparison site, has assembled a list of the top ten ski [...]
Super Bowl Boosts Hotel Sales0 February 3, 2012 9:47 am
This Sunday night, virtually everyone in the US will stop for about four hours to [...]
ASA Bans TripAdvisor Claims0 February 2, 2012 8:37 am
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned TripAdvisor from claiming that its reviews are [...]
LOCOG Releases 120000 Hotel Nights0 February 1, 2012 8:05 am
In 2005, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) reserved [...]
Haiti to Receive Best Western Premier0 January 30, 2012 1:14 pm
Best Western is a brand that is known all over the world, and for good [...]
Calgary Woman Beaten at Mexican Hotel0 January 30, 2012 8:07 am
On Friday, January 20, a Calgary woman was badly beaten by a young man in [...]
Judas Priest Guitarist to Launch Hotel January 26, 2012 9:49 am
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