VisitBritain is the official website for information on travel and tourism in the United Kingdom, offering practical advice and great deals.
The latest offering sees the online specialist team up with both Easyjet and British Airways to provide a range of new promotions for British cities. The new advertising campaign is a continuation from the successful 2009 promotion which showcased the likes of London, Glasgow, Bristol, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Cardiff and Oxford. In keeping with last year’s formula the new campaign will see the VisitBritain site provide a valuable publicity boost for destination cities for the entire year.
The advertising on [...]

It would appear that a number of UK airports are having to remain closed due to the adverse weather conditions, which are affecting the whole country. Airports like Gatwick, Bristol, Exeter and Blackpool had to remain closed yesterday due to worsening snow conditions. Other airports like Heathrow, Birmingham, Luton and Southampton remain open, but they say that people should expect some long delays and cancellations.
Stansted Airport, one of the few airports that is running normally, said that everything is running as it should, but travelers should allow extra time to get to the airport due to bad road conditions. All [...]

Apparently a number of UK airports had to shutdown and a lot of rail services delayed recently due to a big freeze that continues to hold the UK at its mercy. Places like Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester had to close down their airports earlier in the week due to heavy snowfall and ice on the runways. Although most airports are now back open, the damage has already been done to some flight schedules.
For example, easyJet was just one of the many airlines that was forced to cancel dozens of flights in both the UK and European airports. Snow fell overnight [...]

Recently there seems to be no hope for the UK travel industry. With reports of strikes, businesses closing and bad weather, it would appear that no one is going to make it to their holiday destination. However, the bad news is not over yet. Apparently bad weather continues to be a problem for many people trying to make it to their destinations before Christmas.
Right now temperatures in the UK are lower than that of Alaska, and it continues to plunge the UK into travel chaos. However, airports are not the only places that are seeing delays. Apparently travel has [...]

The Scottish public agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has announced that it has allocated some £4 million in funding over the next three to four years for the iconic Cairngorm funicular railway.
HIE claimed that its investment would see the site brought up to an appropriate standard that would enable bids from new contractors hopefully from the private sector. Car parking changes for the railway service have also been proposed by HIE.
The agency took over responsibility for the operation of the funicular railway at Cairngorm’s ski resort in May 2008 and the latest announcement comes at a time when the [...]

Britain’s leading car hire company Europcar has announced the UK launch of EuropcarClub which offers the flexibility of daily car hire with the benefits of a car club membership. The UK launch is a continuation of the successful French roll out in 2008.
The program is a subscription based service which has two tiers – Premium and Easy. The company claims that Europcarclub membership is ideally suited to those unwilling to purchase a second car but still want the flexibility of options. Other attractions include a range of green cars for the more environmentally conscious. EuropcarClub can also tailor business packages [...]

Fresh calls have come from health and travel experts for the need for travel insurance for those UK holidaymakers planning on visiting the Channel Islands following the end of a mutual agreement between the Islands and Britain.
Securing effective travel insurance has been promoted as essential by Post Office Travel after the announcement earlier this year that visitors to the Channel Islands from the UK would be required to pay for their own medical treatments in their entirety if they do not have the appropriate travel insurance cover. Prior to the announcement UK-based visitors were entitled to some medical treatments free [...]

Ecarz UK has revealed its new website after branding itself as a specialist in budget car hire with the cheapest rates available to customers. The group aims to be somewhat of a discount carrier in much the same way the initiative has stormed the airline industry.
The best budget rentals are complimented by a simple to understand booking process whereby customers simply enter their age, destination and start and end dates for the booking. The bookings engine the searches well over 400 suppliers across Britain to find the cheapest options. Booking confirmation is sent by way of an emailed voucher with [...]

Scottish ministers have been accused of providing misleading information regarding the costs of the Glasgow Airport rail link by the head of the Glasgow City Council Steven Purcell.
Purcell has raised doubts over the accuracy of double-accounting on the rail project which has been scrapped by the government. The Scottish ministers had decided to disband the project over forecasted budget cuts and rising construction costs. The government claimed that costs for the project had risen to a level where they were no longer able to support the rail link but Purcell argues that the rise in cost has been just £2.5 [...]

A new draft European Union proposal could see overseas ‘superlorries’, some up to 60 tonnes, traversing the country.
The superlorries or road trains are around 30% heavier and longer than what is currently allowed on British roads and have a history of condemnation from motoring groups who claim they endanger other drivers. However, the latest discussions in Brussels look set to overrule objections from the UK as they look to implement laws allowing free travel for superlorries across all EU member states.
Advocates of the giant rigs claim that congestion is reduced due to the sheer size of the vehicle which limits [...]