An industry body has said that China’s airlines are refusing to pay the EU’s carbon emissions taxes. The comments come via the China Air Transport Association (CATA); officials from the organisation told Reuters on Tuesday that China would simply “not cooperate” with the European emissions trading scheme. The CATA represents the four largest state-backed Chinese [...]

Ken Livingstone, Labour’s candidate for Mayor of London, has attacked the hike in ticket prices on the London Underground, buses, Overground, boats, Docklands Light Railway and trams by starting a leaflet campaign. He said that the hike of an average 5.6 per cent in the cost of tickets was too steep, and had been delivered [...]

Hotel giant Hilton has announced that it will be returning its brand name to Albany, New York. Hilton Hotels & Resorts said in a press release issued on Friday that the Hotel Albany, formerly the Crown Plaza Albany, is to undergo extensive renovations before a re-launch in 2012 as the Hilton Albany. The company said [...]

The SNP is calling on Westminster to take advantage of the European Union’s Trans European network – Transport scheme to help fund a high-speed rail link north of the border. The Scottish Government has already said that it is committed to finding between £8 and £9 billion to contribute to the project, which has an [...]

A super-complaint made by watchdog Consumer Focus to the Office of Fair Trading over the charges made by credit card companies and banks when customers buy foreign currency has resulted in the fees being scrapped. The firms have also agreed to show other costs incurred more clearly on statements. The investigation was conducted after Consumer [...]

Car hire firm Sixt has experienced a 72% spike in rental enquiries after news broke of engineering work and strikes on rail networks. The increase, which comes at a peak travel period ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, was particularly apparent in London, where call volumes are up 38 per cent from the [...]

Qantas officials and engineers have finally reached a deal after months of disputes. The agreement between the flag carrier and the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) is the first deal reached amid mediated talks between three labour unions and the airline following a months-long standoff. The ordeal culminated in late October when Alan Joyce, [...]

Beggars in Paris are being aggressively targeted by the authorities at the city’s major tourist attractions in the run up to Christmas. Officials maintain that the moves are to help to protect tourists and residents from criminal gangs. The move is expected to focus on groups of children from Eastern Europe. Right-wing Interior Minister, Claude [...]

Two British entrepreneurs have announced the launch of a new car rental scheme in which owners will be able to rent their cars whilst not using them. Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of easyJet, and Brent Hoberman of lastminute.com say the new program, dubbed easyCar, will allow people to make money from their vehicles and take [...]

Hotel firm Rezidor has announced that it will soon be opening two new hotels in the Norwegian capital. Officials for Rezidor Group, one of the world’s fastest growing hotel firms, unveiled plans for 135-room Radisson Blu Hotel Oslo Alna and the 208-room Park Inn by Radisson Oslo Alna, both of which are set to open [...]