Travel News For 2011 - Travel Insurance News
2011 Travel Insurance News
December
Read travel news for December 2011
29/12/2011 – Bombardier awarded £188 million contract
26/12/2011 – Qantas reports domestic passenger dip
22/12/2011 – Virgin America posts Q3 loss
19/12/2011 – Snow and ice warnings for Scottish roadways
15/12/2011 – Travel fears amid confirmed Underground strikes
12/12/2011 – EasyCar scheme to allow people to rent private cars
08/12/2011 – Qantas flight backlog cleared after WA storm
05/12/2011 – TUI warns of lower winter booking figures
01/12/2011 – Ministers worry over air links between London and Belfast
November
Read travel news for November 2011
28/11/2011 – Some single trip travel insurance excludes winter sports
24/11/2011 – Thomas Cook turns to advisors amid turmoil
21/11/2011 – Qantas talks with pilots end
17/11/2011 – UK updates Thailand travel advisory
14/11/2011 – Emirates submits record Boeing order
10/11/2011 – Flybe passengers had seen wheel come off
07/11/2011 – FSA looks to tighten packaged bank account rules
03/11/2011 – US carriers face fines over stranded passengers
October
Read travel news for October 2011
31/10/2011 – Qantas flying again after court ruling
27/10/2011 – Thailand fears tourism slump following airport closure
26/10/2011 – Experts say tour firm failures are inevitable
20/10/2011 – Qantas strikes both halted and ongoing
17/10/2011 – Flights disrupted at Buenos Airways airport due to volcano
13/10/2011 – Rules tightened for European air ticket websites
10/10/2011 – German airbus workers on strike
06/10/2011 – Travellers without insurance believe government will cover e
03/10/2011 – Kenyan tourism industry threatened by second kidnapping
September
Read travel news for September 2011
29/09/2011 – Calls for compulsory travel cover over Bali case
26/09/2011 – Corrupt doctors accused of travel insurance fraud
22/09/2011 – Five-day search finds US tourist feared dead in Ireland
19/09/2011 – Man appears in court over death of British tourist
15/09/2011 – Aussie passports to offer third gender option
12/09/2011 – Russian hockey air disaster claims life of last team member
08/09/2011 – Air disaster hits top Russian ice hockey team
05/09/2011 – Holiday health risks greatest in Spain, Turkey
01/09/2011 – Pilots, dependent on computers, are forgetting how to fly
August
Read travel news for August 2011
29/08/2011 – Tropical storm Irene leaves Brits stranded in the USA
25/08/2011 – Hurricane Irene slams the Bahamas
22/08/2011 – Grown-up gap years drive medical insurance claims spike
18/08/2011 – Engineers at Qantas expected to strike
15/08/2011 – Qantas pilots ordered not to minimise flight delays
11/08/2011 – Badly-beaten British student in Australia gets huge bill
08/08/2011 – British honeymooners die in Maldives accident
04/08/2011 – Men (and women) behaving slightly less badly abroad
01/08/2011 – British man in coma flown home from Bali
July
Read travel news for July 2011
28/07/2011 – Travel insurance is imperative
25/07/2011 – Top officials fired following deadly China rail crash
21/07/2011 – Woman pack twice as much as they need
18/07/2011 – Essex Police warning about the dangers of laser pointers
14/07/2011 – Passengers in France upset with Air Algerie strike
11/07/2011 – Dozens killed in Indian train crash
07/07/2011 – Revamp of ATOL holiday scheme announced
04/07/2011 – Tiger Airways and regulators talk about grounding
June
Read travel news for June 2011
30/06/2011 – Ash latest problem for Australian tourism
27/06/2011 – British woman in coma dies in Spain
23/06/2011 – Qantas and Rolls-Royce settle A380 case
20/06/2011 – Chile’s volcanic ash travels the world, upsetting flights
16/06/2011 – Qantas lowers targets, cuts plane orders
13/06/2011 – Tour bus company shuttered for carrying people with luggage
09/06/2011 – Scottish hotels doing well
06/06/2011 – Insurance premiums based on age could be illegal
02/06/2011 – FCO’s latest warning about travel insurance
May
30/05/2011 – Warning to be honest on insurance applications
26/05/2011 – Ash chaos could be avoided this weekend
23/05/2011 – New Iceland volcano threat for flights
19/05/2011 – Summer pilot strike threat at Virgin
16/05/2011 – Government to confront unions over rail operating costs
12/05/2011 – Earthquake kills nine in Spain
09/05/2011 – Malaria symptoms have travellers confused
05/05/2011 – Strong winds strand hundreds in Isles of Scilly
02/05/2011 – Flight data recorder found at Air France crash site
April
Read travel news for April 2011
28/04/2011 – Air India strike enters second day
25/04/2011 – Tornado-hit St Louis airport to re-open
21/04/2011 – Facebook updates can give house thieves the break they need
18/04/2011 – New shift rules for napping air-traffic controllers
14/04/2011 – Holiday jet in emergency landing at Gatwick
11/04/2011 – Jail for head of railway cable theft gang
07/04/2011 – Foreign Office updates Japan travel advice
04/04/2011 – Wreckage of 2009 Air France crash found
March
Read travel news for March 2011
31/03/2011 – Tourists in desperate rush for flights off Samui
28/03/2011 – Travel warnings multiply
24/03/2011 – Cockpit fires cause Qantas emergency
21/03/2011 – Plans back on for high-speed London-Frankfurt rail link
17/03/2011 – Brits advised to leave Tokyo over radiation fears
14/03/2011 – FCO warns on travel to Bahrain
14/03/2011 – Body of Lancashire man flown back from Thailand
07/03/2011 – US govt upgrades travel warning for Yemen
03/03/2011 – Rolls-Royce speaks following further reported Qantas issues
February
Read travel news for February 2011
28/02/2011 – Special forces in second rescue mission to Libya
24/02/2011 – Flights from Singapore to Christchurch resume
21/02/2011 – Gay hotels probed over equality laws
17/02/2011 – Airbus says new Boeing needs a passenger evacuation test
14/02/2011 – Government and BAA ‘colluded’ over drop-off charge
10/02/2011 – Nine hour New Delhi-London flight takes 21 hours
07/02/2011 – Belgian students taken off Ryanair flight from Spain
03/02/2011 – Ministers to have ATOL insurance scheme expanded
02/02/2011 – The latest from the FCO on Travel to Egypt
January
Read travel news for January 2011
31/01/2011 – Britons struggle to return home from Cairo
27/01/2011 – Moscow airport bomb triggers shakeup in transport police
24/01/2011 – New threat of action against British Airways
20/01/2011 – People in Australian town warned to flee approaching floods.
18/01/2011 – Stranded Brit travellers await flights with BA from Tunisia
13/01/2011 – PM agrees to review of anti-strike legislation
10/01/2011 – Many fatalities feared in Iranian plane crash
06/01/2011 – More rain for Australia’s flooded Queensland
03/01/2011 – Record year pushes mountain rescue teams to the limit
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