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Coach and Bus Expo 2010

michael.nospam@nospam.coachhirebooking.co.uk (coachhirebooking) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:39:00 +0100

It was great catching up with everyone at the Coach and Bus Expo - http://bit.ly/a9dHLb There's plenty of good feeling in the coach industry at the moment, so its clearly not all doom and gloom! We'll be there at next years event so if you're planning on going, let us know and we'll meet up with you.

Coach and Bus Supply for the 2012 London Olympics

michael.nospam@nospam.coachhirebooking.co.uk (coachhirebooking) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:06:00 +0100

The 2012 London Olympics promises to bring a great number of opportunities to London and the United Kingdom. With the opportunities the Olympics bring, Coach Hire Booking also recognize there will be challenges, particularly with regard to the capacity of public transport.

The Olympic Delivery Authority has designated an Olympic Route Network (ORN); a network of major roads throughout London that will act as conduits for Olympic participants, staff and media. When engaged, the ORN will mean the roads will be closed for public use – something that is likely to be in place hours at a time.

With 10% of spectators expecting to use bus services, this amounts to an additional 900,000 passengers that will need accommodating on public transport. In addition to this, 21300 Media personnel will be transported daily using further dedicated bus services. It is estimated that almost 5000 further high capacity vehicles will be required throughout the Olympic Games the majority needing to cater for some 15-20% of passengers having specific access needs best suited to low access service buses.

It is possible that the London 2012 Olympics will create a void of coach and minibus availability in other areas of the UK and as such have an inflationary effect on coach hire prices.

Staff Christmas Party Transport from Coach Hire Booking

michael.nospam@nospam.coachhirebooking.co.uk (coachhirebooking) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:05:00 +0100

Coach Hire Booking are experiencing an increase in coach and minibus hire for this years Christmas Parties especially compared to last year. Many of our regular clients have already booked, and the new customers who are booking coaches are getting in quick! Booking a coach or minibus for a Christmas party means that your staff can get to and from the venue safely.

Spanish Strike - UK Airline updates

michael.nospam@nospam.coachhirebooking.co.uk (coachhirebooking) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:42:00 +0100

Air passengers are facing severe disruption on flights to and from Spain today because of a 24-hour strike by Spanish workers. The strike commenced at 00:00 on 29th September 2010 and is expected to officially end at 23:59. Coach Hire Booking are assisting major airlines in the movement of passengers disrupted by the strikes.

Current details from the airlines are as follows:

British Airways : http://www.britishairways.com/travel/flightops/public/en_gb?p_faqid=4081

We have been notified of general strikes in Spain on Wednesday 29September.

This is likely to cause delays and disruption to some of our flights into and out of Spain and possibly other European destinations. It will also have an impact on our ground handling and we request where possible that customers use online check-in and only bring hand baggage with them. Customers on connecting journeys from Spain will also be unable to through check their luggage.

If you are due to travel to or from Barcelona, Madrid or Malaga on the 29September and you wish to change your date of travel we will allow you to, free of charge. However you will need to contact your local contact centre or travel agent to make this change.

In the event that your flight is cancelled you will be able to

Change your ticket to an alternative date, if the same class is not available then the lowest class in the same cabin may be booked

Refund your ticket purchased to your original form of payment

Please check the status of your flight before leaving for the airport.

Thomson : http://www.thomson.co.uk/editorial/alerts/thomsonfly-travel-alert.html

Spanish Strikes

A general strike affecting Transport Workers, including Air Traffic Control, has been confirmed in Spain for 29th September 2010 commencing at 00:01 (Spanish local time) and lasting until 23:59 (Spanish local time).

At this time the Spanish Government are deciding on the minimum service levels to impose on airline activity and how this will affect each airline. We are working closely with the Spanish Government to try to minimise the impact to our customers.

We would like to reassure our customers that Thomson Airways will not cancel flights; however there may be delays to some flights. Please ensure that you have packed any essential items such as medication, nappies, baby milk etc in your hand luggage; however please bear in mind the hand luggage restriction of 5 kgs.

The majority of our flights are expected to depart on time with the exception of the following. Unless your flight is listed below please check in on schedule.

TOM4310 Gatwick to Mahon scheduled time of departure 0615 estimated time of departure 0945

TOM4311 Mahon to Gatwick scheduled time of arrival 1150 estimated time of arrival 1520

TOM1314 Newcastle to Mahon scheduled time of departure 0600 estimated time of departure 0845

TOM1315 Mahon to Newcastle scheduled time of arrival 1220 estimated time of arrival 1505

TOM7328 Birmingham to Mahon scheduled time of departure 0600 estimated time of departure 0935

TOM7329 Mahon to Birmingham scheduled time of arrival 1210 estimated time of arrival 1530

TOM2283 Palma to Manchester scheduled time of arrival 0625 29th September estimated time of arrival 0020 29th September

We are endeavouring to contact customers experiencing significant delays to their original itinerary and provide updated web information as appropriate. Please check our website before leaving for the airport.

In addition why not sign up to our Travel Buddy service to do this text REGISTER and your booking reference and surname to 82345 eg REGISTER 247654 PARKER.*

Should you wish to talk to a member of our team regarding your flight they can be contacted 24 hours on the following number - 02476 282501. If calling from overseas the number is + 44 2476 282501.*

Customers may experience some disruption to services whilst in resort and our local resort teams are working to minimise any inconvenience that maybe caused. We appreciate your understanding at this time.

While the circumstances are outside of our control we do apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused and reassure customers that we are doing everything possible to minimise the disruption.

Normal booking conditions apply.

*Please note, calls from abroad will be charged at international rates. Text messages to 82345 cost 50p plus your network extras.

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Thomas Cook: http://www.thomascook.com/customer-services

As yet there are no updates on the Thomas Cook Website.

Monarch: http://www.monarch.co.uk/news/flights/2010-news/spanish-strike-29-september

27 09 2010

The Spanish unions have confirmed that a general strike affecting transport workers will take place in Spain between 00.00 (Spanish local time) and 23.59 (Spanish local time) on Wednesday 29 September 2010. This strike will potentially affect the movement of all flights to and from Spain and the Spanish Islands.

Monarch continues to work closely with the Spanish Government to understand the restrictions being imposed on airlines and will endeavour to minimise the impact of the strike action on its customers.

All flights operating to and from Spain and the Spanish Islands are likely to incur delays on 29 September and it may be necessary to cancel some flights at short notice.

The following flights have been cancelled on Wednesday 29 September

ZB012/ZB013 Luton – Malaga – Luton

ZB736/ZB737 Gatwick – Malaga – Gatwick

ZB970/ZB971 Birmingham – Malaga – Birmingham

ZB654/ZB655 Manchester – Malaga – Manchester

ZB660/ZB661 Manchester – Malaga – Manchester

ZB516/ZB517 Manchester – Barcelona - Manchester

Customers that have booked directly with Monarch to travel on a cancelled Monarch scheduled flight (ZB flight number) are advised to contact the Monarch Customer Contact Centre on the following number to rebook an alternative flight departing within fourteen days or to arrange a full refund. Customers that have booked via a tour operator are advised to contact their tour operator directly.

Additionally, customers that have booked directly with Monarch to travel on any other Monarch scheduled flight (ZB flight number) to/from Spain on Wednesday 29 September may change their flight booking to an alternative flight departing within fourteen days. Flight changes can be made free of charge by calling the Monarch Customer Contact Centre on the following number. Customers that have booked via a tour operator are advised to contact their tour operator directly.

RyanAir : http://www.ryanair.com/en/notices/gops/100928-NL-ATCstrike28sep-EN-GB

ATC Strike Belgium – 28th-29th September 2010

Ryanair have this morning (Tuesday 28th September) just been notified of a Air Traffic Controllers strike in Belgium which will impact Belgian Air Traffic Control from today 15:00 (CET) 28th September until 15:00 (CET) 29th September 2010. As a result of the late notification of this strike Ryanair have been forced to cancel all flights scheduled to operate to/from Charleroi Airport between 15:00 (CET) 28th September until 15:00 (CET) 29th September 2010.

Jet2.com : http://www.jet2.com/status.aspx

General Strike in Spain Wednesday 29th September 2010

A general strike affecting all workers has been confirmed in Spain on Wednesday 29 September 2010 commencing at 00:01 (Spanish local time) and lasting until 23:59 (Spanish local time).

We would like to reassure our customers that Jet2.com will do everything possible to ensure your flight operates; however there may be delays to some flights.

Please be aware that public transport will be operating to a minimum so we would advise you to allow extra time to get to the airport and arrange transport in advance if possible. It would also be advisable to take refreshments to the airport as facilities may be limited.

Customers travelling to and from Spain on Wednesday are advised to check this section of our website, before they depart for the airport, to check the latest status of their flight.

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Flights that are currently affected by the strike in Spain on Wednesday 29 September 2010.

LS257 Leeds Bradford to Palma is delayed until 30 September 2010, new flight details as follows;

30 September 2010

LS257A Depart Leeds Bradford 14:00 Arrive Palma 17:40

We would like to advise all customers travelling on flight LS257 to Palma on Wednesday 29 September 2010 to stay at home and come to the airport on Thursday 30 September 2010. Check in will open 2 hours before departure at 12:00.

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LS258 Palma to Leeds Bradford is delayed until 30 September 2010, new flight details as follows;

30 September 2010

LS258A Depart Palma 18:20 Arrive Leeds Bradford 20:05

We have arranged hotel accommodation for you on Wednesday evening at Hotel Ipanema Park. Jet2.comwill settle your account at this hotel on a half board basis only (all extras must be settled directly by you with the hotel). Due to the situation, we would recommend that rather than making your way to the airport on Wednesday from where you are currently staying, it would be advisable to make your way directly to Hotel Ipanema Park, full address details below.

Hotel Ipanema Park

C/ Antoni Maria Alcover 11

07600 El Arenal

Majorca

EasyJet : No information is currently available on their site.

Price Vs Quality or You Get What You Pay For.

michael.nospam@nospam.coachhirebooking.co.uk (coachhirebooking) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:54:00 +0100

In 1850, 2 brothers set up a cotton trading company inAlabama. This soon expanding into trading other commodities and over the subsequent years the company was one of the first to trade in share issues.Continued growth in the 20^th Century saw the company emerge as one ofthe leading investment banks turning over $19.2 billion at its peak.

Following in the trend of other investment banks, thecompany invested in sub-prime mortgages – those of poor quality and high risk. Eventually all confidence in the investment banks disintegrated as it was unclear just how many high risk, poor quality loans were tied to each investment bank. The company, Lehman Brothers, which was over 150 years old, filed for bankruptcy in September 2008.

It can be argued that the failure of Lehman Brothers was due to an increased reliance on poor quality, high risk trading.

What significance does this have in the coach hire industry? Due to the current economic climate, more and more customers are requesting “cheap coach hire”. Coaches are assets run by businesses – they have the associated running costs and overheads and in order for the coach operator to stay in business they have a minimum charge that they need to meet. If customers insist on lower prices, the coach operators have less incentive to reinvest in quality vehicles,as well as maintaining high standards in their staff and drivers. Coach operators employ hundreds including cleaners, maintenance staff as well as office staff all of which need wages paying.

With reduced investment comes poor quality vehicles and eventually business failure as the coach operator struggles to make ends meet. Perhaps it’s time for people to appreciate that quality of service needn’t come at a prohibitive cost and that by paying a fair price all parties can benefit in the long run.

New Transport Manager joins Coach Hire Booking

michael.nospam@nospam.coachhirebooking.co.uk (coachhirebooking) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:12:00 +0100

Coach Hire Booking are delighted that Michael Harris has decided to join the team as Transport Manager. Michael has spent many successful years as transport manager at Classic Coaches in the North East of England. Michael brings with him valuable knowledge and experience in the transport sector and further enhances the talent and commitment to quality at Coach Hire Booking.

Coach and Minibus companies required for high quality work

michael.nospam@nospam.coachhirebooking.co.uk (coachhirebooking) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:35:00 +0100

Due to continued growth, Coach Hire Booking require new and existing coach and minibus operators to join us. We provide high quality work, the best payment terms in the industry and prefer to work with coach operators as a partnership.

With many corporate contracts in place throughout the country, we are able to provide regular quality work to coach operators able to demonstrate the quality and professionalism that is required with this type of work. We also provide a large variety of private hire work ranging from day trips, school visits or trips abroad.

Coach and Minibus Cleanliness from Route One magazine

michael.nospam@nospam.coachhirebooking.co.uk (coachhirebooking) — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:19:00 +0100

The current edition of route one magazine has a feature has a feature explaining the benefits of keeping vehicles clean. We think that it's essential that coach and minibus operators take every opportunity to keep their vehicles in top condition - not just mechanically which is vital in keeping them safe, but also the interior. A tired looking interior, or one that is just unclean puts passengers off. The first impression that a passenger gets is the cleanliness of the exterior. The smell and look of the coach that they get on is what they'll remember. If they like it, they'll book again. If they don't they wont. Coach Hire Booking use operators that are as passionate about their businesses as we are and it's for this reason we get a lot of repeat custom. If you put time and effort into keeping coaches clean you can be sure that customers will have been happy with the service. .

Coach and minibus Operators ride to the rescue of stranded passengers!

michael.nospam@nospam.coachhirebooking.co.uk (coachhirebooking) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:56:00 +0100

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of our coach operator partners who have assisted us during the chaos caused by the Volcanic Ash Cloud. We have provided stranded passengers coach transportation from places ranging from Rome, Milan, Geneva, Barcalona, Seville, Malaga, Oslo and Paris. None of this could have been possible without the flexibility and understanding of the coach operators. Providing emergency coach hire is always a challenge, but providing it on such a large scale abroad has been even greater.

Minibus Hire in Manchester

michael.nospam@nospam.coachhirebooking.co.uk (coachhirebooking) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:06:00 +0100

Coach Hire Booking are now providing executive minibus hire in the Manchester and North West of England areas. We are able to offer very competitive rates for our Executive 16 seater minibus.