Travel

I’m not one for flying, as I’m a natural coward, so I need at least a few pints to get on a plane. However, before the alcohol kicks it is very noticeable the difference in the quality of airport facilities across the UK. However, according to research by Which?, London Luton Airport has been named as the airport with the lowest customer satisfaction. Over ten categories it was only given one star in half of them. Staff, variety of shops...

Commuters faced fresh misery this morning as journeys in and out of London Waterloo were disrupted by faults with the signalling system. Following weeks of delays and reduced services due to a £800m project to increase capacity the re-opening got off to a rocky start with delays and cancellations expected until midday. A Network Rail spokesman said: "During the process of testing the complex signalling, we identified an issue in this safety-critical system which we are working to resolve. "This will...

Long distance space travel could be powered by - human waste, according to new research. Waste products - such as urine and carbon dioxide - could also be used to make tools, suggests the study. That's one of the ultimate goals of scientists who are developing ways to make long space trips feasible. Astronauts can't take a lot of spare parts into space because every extra ounce adds to the cost of fuel needed to escape Earth's gravity. Doctor Mark...

A remote narrow-gauge railway is finally being extended to Scotland's highest village. The quarter-mile section of track is expected to boost tourism in the 1,531ft high village and is hoped to be fully running from 2020 -- 82 years after the last one ran. Work has finally begun on the section of the railway which will run from Leadhills into Wanlockhead in Dumfries and Galloway. It comes 20 years after original plans to extend the half-mile-long track across the border...

Game of Thrones tourism has led to an increase in flight-searches to fictional lands such as Kings Landing and Dorne, according to flight data. Following the huge success of Game of Thrones season seven flight booking site Kiwi.com has noted hundreds of flight-searches to the mythical lands of Westeros and Essos as Brits confuse the locations on screen as real destinations. Furthermore, Brits searching for the fictional 'North' are coming across northern UK locations, sparking an increase in searches to the likes...

Whether you’re planning on helping your children with their progression into the world of driving or not, as soon as they reach their magical 17th birthday, it’s all that is going to be on their minds. According to a study from the RAC, nearly half of UK teenagers learn to drive when they were 17-years old whereas only a small 13% waited until they were 26 to learn. The majority of parents admitted to paying, supporting or sharing a car...

It has only been 3 years since the website started working. But it’s unique algorithm and first class customer service makes trenes.com a benchmark in the train tickets purchase sector. In 2014 a group of Spanish entrepreneurs realized that websites selling train tickets had many deficiencies. Whoever wanted to buy a ticket could not do it with the same ease with which they bought other stuff, even though they entered in the same railway operator site. In a very short...

Firefighters were today called to tackle a major blaze following an explosion inside an airport hangar. The fire broke out inside a building next to Southend Airport, Essex, at around 10.30am on Wednesday. There were no aircraft within the hanger at the time and it's not yet know known what caused the explosion. The fire was put out after around an hour and caused no disruption at the airport. Aaron Chesham, who witnessed the fire, said: "I would like to...

Salcombe beach in Devon has been voted as the best beach in Britain in a new study, closely ousting Weymouth of the same county and North Yorkshire's Whitby. Online searches for ‘staycations’ and bookings for holidays in the UK have increased by almost a quarter in 2017 compared to 2016, according to data analysts, which means more people than ever will be looking to hit the British shores this summer. With over 7,700 miles of coastline there's a lot to...