TRAVEL NEWS
Monday, June 02, 2008
Tube drinks party sparks mayhem
Six London Underground stations were closed as trouble flared when thousands of people marked the banning of alcohol on London transport with a party.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Thursday, November 15, 2007
First St Pancras Eurostar service arrives in Paris
The journey time between central London and Paris was cut to two hours 15 minutes today as Eurostar services from St Pancras began.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: Eurostar, London, paris
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Paris travel frenzy for World Cup final
Eurostar has laid on extra trains between London and Paris in the days leading to the England v South Africa game on Saturday and estimates that 25,000 people will use the rail service to travel to Paris between Thursday lunchtime and Saturday afternoon.
timesonline.co.uk
timesonline.co.uk
Labels: Eurostar, France, London, paris, world cup
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Mutiny looms on jinxed bus to Sydney
Maybe it was the threat of another sober night sipping bottles of Bavaria, Iran's famously alcohol-free lager. Or perhaps it was the mechanical breakdowns and hours of mind and bottom-numbing coach travel that threatened to bring the dream crashing down.
Whatever the final straw, on Sunday night it was reported that the 38 passengers aboard the OzBus, a 1960s-style charabanc trip from London to Australia, were threatening to mutiny.
independent.co.uk
Whatever the final straw, on Sunday night it was reported that the 38 passengers aboard the OzBus, a 1960s-style charabanc trip from London to Australia, were threatening to mutiny.
independent.co.uk
Labels: Australia, bus, London
Friday, October 05, 2007
Go-ahead expected for Crossrail
The £16bn Crossrail scheme to build a new rail line through the centre of London is expected to be given the go-ahead by PM Gordon Brown later.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Labels: crossrail, London, rail
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Travel chaos after Tube safety row
Commuters have been hit by travel chaos because of a row over safety on London Underground.
The Circle and Hammersmith and City lines were suspended and the District line was partially suspended after drivers refused to take out trains, claiming problems with the braking system.
ukpress.google.com (page not found)
The Circle and Hammersmith and City lines were suspended and the District line was partially suspended after drivers refused to take out trains, claiming problems with the braking system.
ukpress.google.com (page not found)
Sunday, September 16, 2007
London-to-Sydney bus tour set for roll-off
A group of 38 adventurers with three months and £3750 ($A9000) to spare will today board the inaugural London-to-Sydney bus service, which will wind its way through Gallipoli, Delhi and Bangkok before arriving in Sydney before Christmas.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
London Prices Top Of The World
London has overtaken Tokyo and Paris to become the world's most expensive city for dining out, researchers have found. The average cost of a three course restaurant meal for one is up 2.9% on last year to £39.09 including one drink, tax and service.
Source: uk.biz.yahoo.com
Source: uk.biz.yahoo.com
Labels: expensive, London, price
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Eurostar sets new record for Paris-London dash
A Eurostar train shattered the record for the quickest rail journey between Paris and London today, using a new high-speed track that shaved some 30 minutes off the previous fastest time.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Eurostar, London, paris
London airport strike cancelled
A proposed 24-hour strike by maintenance workers at Heathrow and Gatwick airports has been called off.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Tube strike causes travel chaos
London Underground passengers suffered travel chaos when workers went ahead with a 72-hour strike causing the cancellation of most Tube services.
guardian.co.uk (page not found)
guardian.co.uk (page not found)
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Carnival crowds take to streets
More than half a million people took to the streets of west London for day two of the Notting Hill Carnival.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Friday, August 10, 2007
Londoners fear misery at Heathrow Airport
London's ambition to overtake New York as the world's pre-eminent city faces a big obstacle: its gateway, Heathrow Airport, is enough to make visitors feel like flying home before they even see Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, or the financial superhub known as the City.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Security alert at London Heathrow
Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4 has reopened after a suspect bag sparked a security alert.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Labels: Heathrow, London, security
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Blazing car crashes into airport
A car was on fire at the time its drivers attempted to drive it into the main terminal building at Glasgow Airport, a day after two cars were found containing explosives in central London.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: bomb, Glasgow Airport, London, terror alert
Monday, April 23, 2007
London sees record number of overseas visitors
Visit London has announced that London saw a record 15.2 million tourists last year, an increase of 9.4% from 2005.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: London, tourists, Visit London
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
British hotel prices the highest in Europe
The price of an overnight stay in London has risen by 22 per cent, making hotels in Britain the most costly in Europe.
timesonline.co.uk
timesonline.co.uk
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
All aboard the bus from London to Sydney
Living costs rise in London as Oslo remains dearest city
The cost of living in London has skyrocketed, moving it from 7th to 4th place on the Economist's annual price survey of a basket of goods bought in 132 cities worldwide, a list topped by Oslo, Paris and Copenhagen.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: cost of living, Economist, London
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Most expensive in the world: London's fares rise again
London's public transport system has been declared the most expensive in the world as bus and tube prices rose by 33% yesterday.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: expensive, London, transport
Monday, July 31, 2006
Morocco air fares war
Record numbers of flights between London and Morocco have seen fares drop as low as 38 pounds.
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
Labels: flights, London, Morocco
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