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Thomas Cook began a campaign on Boxing Day to get an extra bank holiday in the UK, and so far over 100,000 people have signed the petition.

It might look like a cheeky publicity stunt but their argument is reasonable. There are only 8 public holidays per year in the UK, compared to 12 in some European countries. Spain tops the list with 16 Bank Holidays a year, with only Romania stopping the UK being at the bottom of the list.

There are 121 days between the last Bank Holiday in August and the next public holiday at Christmas, nearly a third of the year.


UK residents can sign the Bank Holiday petition at any Thomas Cook branch or online at www.thomascook.com

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The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce a contract for a high tech satellite system Thursday that would allow more jets to fly in the same airspace, but that improvement that should ease travel delays will be too late for the 15.7 million Americans who are expected to fly this holiday weekend.

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Gas prices are down this year over last by about 26 cents per gallon, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

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Millions of Britons have been making the most of a welcome spell of warm and dry Bank Holiday weather. Almost all of the UK has been basking in summer sunshine after enduring weeks of wet and miserable conditions.

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Research shows that Britons are increasingly taking 'well-being' holidays that include weight-loss streatments, detox diets, and massage therapy, rather than the traditional beach holiday.

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