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December 6th - Taking the temperature of the holiday industry
Europe's biggest tour operator, Tui, is reporting souring profits and passenger numbers. Holiday bookings for the current winter are 11 per cent up f…
2 years, 5 months ago
December 5th - Something odd has been happening with Ryanair's boarding passes
The great Ryanair boarding pass mystery. Has Ryanair come up with a new moneymaking scheme just in time for Christmas? That is the question that has …
2 years, 5 months ago
December 4th - Day Four in the 2023 advent calendar of travel misery
After a miserable weekend for travelers in large parts of the UK, the working week has begun with more disruption. Thousands of airline passengers wo…
2 years, 5 months ago
December 1st - Simon Calder catches up with Mick Lynch following RMT pay deal
I’m speaking exclusively to Mick Lynch, general secretary of the RMT union, just after members voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay deal. But, he war…
2 years, 5 months ago
November 30th -Navigating the Rail Chaos: A December of Disruption Ahead
On today's podcast, I'm stationed at Manchester Piccadilly, exploring the impending rail challenges this December. From driver strikes to altered sch…
2 years, 5 months ago
November 29th - Downgauging is a sneaky airline trick you should know about
Another bit of aviation jargon unravelled. Some listeners and readers have been in touch about “downgauging" – when an airline uses a smaller plane t…
2 years, 5 months ago
November 28th - Shai Weiss Unveils Virgin Atlantic's Sustainable Aviation Milestone
Join me, Simon Calder, as I chat with Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin Atlantic, about their groundbreaking 100% sustainable fuel flight across the Atlantic…
2 years, 5 months ago
November 27th - The only public transport you can use this Christmas Day
Wish it could be Christmas every day? Probably not if you, like me, rely on public transport, because on 25 December all the UK trains close down. Bu…
2 years, 5 months ago
November 24th - Eurostar's shock Amsterdam and Rotterdam service announcements
News has just broken that Eurostar trains from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to London will be canceled from June 2024 to January 2025. The Channel Tunnel …
2 years, 5 months ago
November 23rd - How train strikes could stop Santa Claus coming to town
Traveling home for Christmas by rail? Good luck. Festive engineering works mean two key London stations, Paddington and King's Cross, are closed on C…
2 years, 5 months ago