Archive for April, 2010
Eurostar adds flexibility to premium economy fares
Eurostar is to revamp its premium economy offering on its services between the UK and France and Belgium from September with the replacement of Leisure Select by Standard Premier.
Total Place – the future of public sector spending?
Collaborative purchasing is coming to the public sector and an effect on travel buying is inevitable.
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Civic mayors: IDeA issues travel advice in new guide
New mayors who take office in May can now look to a new guide by the Improvement and Development Agency for advice on travel and more.
Stagecoach “to cut CO2 emissions by 40,000 tonnes a year”
Rail and bus operator Stagecoach has launched an £11m carbon reduction investment programme across its UK and North America operations.
Scottish funding “may take 15 years to recover”
The Scottish Government may suffer five consecutive years of real-terms cuts, and then take 12 to 15 years before 2009-10 levels of expenditure are reached once again.
City Kabs wins Department of Health contract for Isle of Man
City Kabs has been successful in the tender to provide taxi services for Isle of Man National Health Service in and around Liverpool.
Volcanic disruption: guidance for local councils on absent employees
Local authorities have been urged by their leaders not to withhold pay from staff stranded by the air travel shutdown.
Managing demand to be an “issue” once UK airspace re-opens
A senior industry figure has warned that there will be issues of managing demand once airspace re-opens following the recent disruption due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland
Low carbon vehicle programme kicks off
The Metropolitan Police, HMRC and various local authorities are now testing low-carbon vehicles but charging them remains an issue.
The extent to which the front of the plane is full is strongly dependent on business confidence