The UK is ranked as the world's fifth most powerful country for travel and tourism in new research. China is top followed by the US, India and Mexico with the UK above Spain, Turkey, Canada, Indonesia, Australia and the UAE.more
The airline has announced a UK wide reduction in prices for one day only and includes flights across Europe from airports including Edinburgh, Stanstead and Bristol Airport.more
A Tube strike will hit both the Central and Piccadilly lines on the same day next month. The hundreds of thousands of commuters that regularly use the lines are warned to prepare for travel chaos on November 7.more
Rail passengers on some of the country's busiest routes will suffer disruption for five days from Tuesday because of a prolonged strike in the bitter dispute over guards on trains.more
Profit after tax at Ryanair has fallen 7pc to €1.2bn in the six months to 30 September. In a trading update today the low-fares airline blamed the fall in profit on lower fares, as well as higher oil and EU261 costs.more
DUBLIN is falling behind other European countries thanks to poor urban planning, inadequate transportation and access to education. The latest IESE Cities in Motion Index ranks us 30th on the list of global smart cities, a fall of nine places on last year's ranking.more
The Department for Transport is considering the measure to boost protection of vulnerable road users going straight on at junctions. Road safety campaigners claim the Highway Code is unclear about what drivers should do when turning.
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Earlier this year, a driver was jailed for sexual assault. Before that, there were multiple reports of drivers stalking or intimidating their passengers. The company even had its licence revoked by TfL and its European boss quit to pursue other opportunities.more
As a resident of Borough Green and local councillor I am completely devastated by the information about plans of converting M26 into lorry park in case of no deal Brexit.
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More rights for passengers travels. Greater compensation for late arrivals, facilities for the disabled and space for bicycles on every train - The Committee on Transport and Tourism in the EP voted for a package of changes that increase the rights of rail passengers in the European Union.more
The British government minister in charge of transport, Chris Grayling, says that he expects driverless cars to arrive on British roads sooner than you might think. He told the annual gathering of the Conservative party conference in Birmingham that he believed they would be available and visible in less than five years.more
One of the UK's largest bus and rail operators has launched the country's first air filtering bus in an effort to tackle air pollution. The Go-Ahead Group unveiled the Bluestar bus in Southampton on Thursday claiming that the new filtration system attached to the top of the vehicle will clean the air as it moves around the city.more
RYANAIR, EasyJet and IAG's British Airways are among the three airlines most exposed to a no-deal Brexit, according to ratings agency Moody's. It warned that the scenario may hurt their ability to raise ticket prices and fill planes.more
The 48-hour strike on the Piccadilly line continues today, causing further travel disruption for Londoners. Stations including Finsbury Park, King's Cross St Pancras, Green Park and Hammersmith are expected to be extremely busy today during peak travel hours.more
