Monthly Archives: December 2009
Betting on airlines going bust should be outlawed
Yesterday morning we picked up a copy of The Times and came across a story about Monarch Airlines. It said that the bookmaker Paddy Power had recently slashed the odds on Monarch being the next airline to go into administration from 50-1 to 4-1 favourite. This was after it had … Read more
Refunds on Globespan flights
FlyGlobespan entered administration on Wednesday 16th December. This is obviously devastating news for the company’s employees, the passengers overseas at the time and the tens of thousands of people who have forward bookings. We are in the process of refunding all customers who booked FlyGlobespan flights through us. Aware of … Read more
Fast Track 100 – strange rewards for winners?
The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 league table was published at the weekend. The No 1 company was Cyclescheme, which administers the Cycle to Work programme. Four travel companies made the list. Central London-based Your Golf Travel was the highest ranked, coming 15th, after its annual sales increased by 140% in … Read more