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Posted under Industry by Philip H Green on Tue, Jan 24, 2012

Stress Free Parking reports major service improvements

Stress Free Parking’s National Operations Controller Laurence Lowery updates us on the latest innovations and improvements at their Heathrow Meet & Greet parking base.

Posted under Industry by Katie Greenbrown on Mon, Jan 9, 2012

What is ATOL?

When you booked your holiday, chances are you’ll have seen the ATOL logo on the website you used or the brochure you flicked through. But what is ATOL? And what does it mean for you?

Posted under Industry by Anthony Varenne on Fri, Dec 9, 2011

What the rise in Air Passenger Duty means for you

Hidden away in small print in a secondary document of Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement is an 8% increase in Air Passenger Duty (APD) starting in April next year.

Posted under Industry by Katie Greenbrown on Wed, Dec 7, 2011

Cabin baggage restrictions on major airlines

The stringent cabin baggage restrictions imposed by no-frills airlines such as Ryanair and EasyJet are well-known, but how do the big national airlines measure up? What exactly can we check-in for free?

Posted under Industry by Robyn Vinter on Wed, Dec 7, 2011

What to do if your flight is cancelled due to snow

what to do if your flight is cancelled due to snow
Tensions are already high this time of year so finding out your flight has been cancelled due to the snow is really the last thing you need. The good news is you are entitled to a refund or replacement flight.

Posted under Industry by Robyn Vinter on Mon, Dec 5, 2011

Snowy weather FAQs: will my flight be cancelled?

Will my flight be cancelled? Snowy plane
Answers to some snowy weather FAQs: Will my flight be cancelled? Why can’t a plane take off in snow? Why does snow affect flights so badly?

Posted under Industry by Aaron Whyte on Tue, Nov 15, 2011

Is My Thomas Cook Holiday Safe? UPDATED

In the past month shares in Thomas Cook plummeted and huge job cuts have been announced, prompting fears that the company may go bust, leaving thousands of its customers without money or a holiday. So, what are your options in a worst case scenario?

Posted under Industry by Katie Greenbrown on Wed, Aug 3, 2011

Edinburgh Airport scoops international award

According to our Edinburgh Airport parking team, Edinburgh Airport has just been voted Best European Airport of its size at the ACI Europe Best Airport Awards.

Posted under Industry by Katie Greenbrown on Tue, Aug 2, 2011

The Fair Tax on Flying campaign hits Linkedin

In a bid to draw Westminster’s attention to the negative effect Air Passenger Duty (APD) is having on the UK tourist trade, Looking4Parking has taken its support for the Fair Tax on Flying campaign to LinkedIn

Posted under Industry by Anthony Varenne on Mon, Aug 1, 2011

Luton Airport parking here we come

Our plans for world domination take a leap forward this week as our brand new Luton Meet & Greet parking service goes live.

Posted under Industry by Philip H Green on Mon, Aug 1, 2011

The World’s Favourite Airline?

So as the “season to be jolly” rapidly approaches, it seems that the festive cheer has bypassed BA cabin crew who yet again are threatening strike action. This ongoing saga that repeats itself year after year, and usually reaches a climax during school summer and Christmas holidays is set for another episode we are warned!

Posted under Industry by Claire Harrison on Fri, Jul 1, 2011

Australian airports in chaos over ash cloud

Our airport car parking team reports on the recent disruption to Australia’s travel industry as a fresh wave of ash from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon causes the country’s main airports to close.

Posted under Industry by Aaron Whyte on Wed, Jun 1, 2011

Feature: The Rise Of Yorkshires Price Comparison Website

This week we were featured on PR Log. Read an exerpt below and click the link for the full article:

Posted under Industry by Anthony Varenne on Fri, Apr 1, 2011

Malaga Airport Parking

My business partner and I have just returned from a recce mission to Malaga in order to try and kick start foreign language versions of our airport parking website businesses.

Posted under Industry by Martin Mansell on Mon, Jan 31, 2011

L4G acquires BAE Heathrow Parking

Bosses at L4G are celebrating this week as the group successfully acquires leading Heathrow Airport Meet and Greet brand BAE Heathrow Parking.

Posted under Industry by Jeremy Thompson on Thu, Jan 13, 2011

Luxury cruise line launches new Amazon holidays

This week high end cruise operators SeaDream have confirmed plans to run their first cruises up the Amazon river in 2012.

Posted under Industry by Philip H Green on Sat, Jan 1, 2011

easyJet carries over 50 million passengers in a single year

easyJet have this week announced the reaching of another milestone as they carry a record 50 million passengers in the year between February 2010 and February 2011.

Posted under Industry by Cedric Auchere on Tue, Nov 30, 2010

Tourism in Turkey

There's recently been a tourism boom in Turkey, so just what are the reasons why people are going there?

Posted under Industry by George Wall on Wed, Nov 17, 2010

The Quantas A380 is back!

This weekend Quantas will resume A380 flights to the United States again for the first time since the Rolls Royce midair engine failure. After the explosion on November the 4th over Singapore, all Airbus Flights were cancelled. This was caused by the failure of the Rolls Royce engine causing serious damage to that Airbus A380 aeroplane.

Posted under Industry by David H Greenbrown on Sat, Oct 30, 2010

Luton Meet and Greet Supplier

I’m delighted to announce the arrival of Luton meet & greet – our newest addition at Luton airport. This new meet and greet service is a great addition to the Looking4Parking portfolio at Luton and at £59 for a week it is a truly cost effective service.

Posted under Industry by Cedric Auchere on Sat, Sep 25, 2010

Petrol prices drive trade into airports

With the new year came millions and millions of new year resolutions (most ofwhich are probably already starting to get broken), England retaining the Ashes in Australia, January sales at the shops, VAT going back up to 20% and also the price increase in fuel.

Posted under Industry by George Wall on Thu, Sep 23, 2010

World of Aviation leaning towards a green future

With the world targeting a green future, many industries are looking at ways to reduce their carbon footprint. The aviation industry as a whole has undertaken a large role in combating climate change, for example many airlines are burning cleaner and more efficient fuel on long haul flights lowering emissions by up to 30 percent.

Posted under Industry by Katie Greenbrown on Wed, Sep 15, 2010

You got that Friday feeling? 10% off discount code off our products!

As it is Friday and a lot of people will be Christmas Shopping this weekend, most people like to save money where they can this time of year.

Posted under Industry by George Wall on Sat, Aug 21, 2010

Predicted tourism trends for 2011

With austerity measures threatening to hit the travel industry where it hurts next year, what’s the shape of tourism going to look like in 2011? Which areas will continue to grow? We sent our team to WTM to find out…

Posted under Industry by Chris Cousins on Thu, Aug 19, 2010

Is the world of airport parking about to go green too?

Along with the collapse of Goldtrail and Ryanair working on their plan for world domination, this year will probably be remembered by the travel industry as the year that sustainable tourism went mass market.

Posted under Industry by Philip H Green on Wed, Aug 11, 2010

Looking4Parking hits World Travel Market

This week our crack team of airport and meet and greet parking specialists have headed over to Docklands’ fabulous ExCel Centre for the travel industry’s annual biggy, World Travel Market.

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