Archive May 2009

Ryanair – mandatory online check-in 0

Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, confirms that from Thursday 21st May onwards all new passenger bookings made including those travelling passengers travelling with infants are now required to check-in online and bring their printed boarding pass(es) to the airport.

For your convenience we have highlighted below the main changes to our check-in procedure.

Important Information for passengers that have made new bookings made from 21st May 09 onwards:

All passengers must check-in online and bring their printed boarding to the airport for presentation at airport security and at the boarding gate. continue reading »

Airlines move to clean up ticket selling websites 0

New EU results published today show a “step change” in airline ticket selling websites across Europe in terms of compliance with consumer protection rules. The findings feature in a final report on an 18 month EU-wide process to crackdown on misleading advertising and unfair practices.

As a result of an EU enforcement investigation started in September 2007 – with 15 EU national authorities and Norway – 115 airline websites out of the 137 websites investigated have been corrected. Following an additional “health check” process involving independent mystery shopping in March 2009 on 67 major airlines, 52 airlines have either been given a “clean bill of health” and undertaken to maintain the same standards or immediately responded to the Commission’s consultation with undertakings to remedy outstanding issues (see lists after the jump). continue reading »

Getaway in Lisbon 0

Lisbon was voted the third-best tourist city to visit in the world by The New York Times in 2007; tourism up by 12 per cent in the first quarter of 2008; two new world-class museums (the Berardo Collection of Contemporary Art and the Oriental Museum) opened in the past 18 months; some of the best nightlife anywhere in Europe; fabulous eateries; atmospheric bars; trendy shops; a great live music scene and a bevy of beautiful parks, monuments and palaces… Lisbon boasts all this, plus around 280 sunshine days a year. What more could you ask for?

If modern, cutting-edge architecture is your thing, then there’s nowhere better in Lisbon than the former Expo 98 site, now the Park of Nations. Located in the north-east of the city on the Metro’s Red Line, this landscaped riverside park is a great afternoon out for the kids with Europe’s largest Oceanarium and the science and technology Pavilion to Knowledge.

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Hotel Star inn Oporto 0

A new star appeared in the city of Oporto, thought to satisfy the desires and necessities of everyone who likes to spend their time in what really matters. The new Star Inn low cost hotel and you can spend the night for just 29.99€, with pleasant ambiances and with style.

The Star inn Hotel is the new low cost brand which goes along with the evolution of the new touristic trends. The New Travellers search for an unbeatable relation quality / price and refuse to pay for luxuries they just don’t need. The Hotel Star inn gives an answer to the demands of the New Travellers, presenting itself as a budget brand with unmistakable design and style. The Hotel Star Inn is also a non-smokers hotel. continue reading »

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