Train services have been facing continuous disruptions since the outbreak of a devastating fire in the channel tunnel that saw the evacuation of 32 people from the site. The recent statement made by the Euro Tunnel Operator has estimated that the repair works undertaken to set right the damages caused to the north tunnel by the fire would be somewhere around £46.8 million. On account of the disruption in rail services, Eurostar has been implementing a revised timetable. In addition, journeys at present are taking 20 minutes longer than usual.Due to the delays in service, the operator has lost the time gained while opening the high-speed link in November 2007 to connect London”s St Pancras station and Channel tunnel in November 2007. On its launch, the new high-speed link significantly reduced the journey time between London and to about two hours and 13 minutes thereby causing a considerable surge in passenger demand. The launch of this service affected airlines serving the same route.
Daily Archives: November 3rd, 2008
Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline launches an In-flight Festival for Children called W.O.W (World of Wonders) with the onset of the festive season. WOW – is a tailor-made, two month long in-flight fiesta suitable for viewing by the entire family, while they fly Jet Airways.The festival will feature an exclusive Disney Channel compilation of hit shows like Hannah Montana featuring the tween sensation balancing her twin lives of a superstar and a regular schoolgirl. Another favourite, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, is a comedy about twins who are always finding themselves in the middle of funny situations. Continuing the sibling madness is Phineas & Ferb who make up extraordinary inventions in their ordinary world. Or even Wizards Of Waverly Palace, a fantasy joyride about a family where kids do real magic with some unreal consequences.
As a student, there are plenty of opportunities to travel and broaden your cultural horizons. Student work programs are frequently available between one country and another and the costs of a trip are often subsidized by universities and other institutions. Availing of let you travel and broaden your horizons despite your limited student budget.How the International Student Identity Card Helps you get Cheap International Student FlightsThe International Student Identity Card (ISIC) is an internationally recognized student ID card; the only one of its kind. At about £9 sterling in the UK, it costs US $22 but the hike in price is because it comes with medical insurance for the American student.Signing up for the ISIC means that you’re a member of a club of nearly five million students an avail of cheap international student flights at a flash of the card.
AN Australian travel company is planning to take a group of wealthy Australian retirees to northern Iraq on a , despite federal Government warnings to stay away.Far Horizons specialises in taking older, well-to-do Australians to remote, exotic and sometimes dangerous destinations.The company will take up to 18 Australians on a 24-day tour, including nine days in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) warns Australians not to travel to Iraq, but Martin Wright, who founded Far Horizons in 1976, is unfazed.”If we took notice of DFAT, we wouldn’t be in business,” he told The Sunday Telegraph.Mr Wright was speaking from northern Iraq, where he was meeting with the region’s Tourism Minister and various hotel and tourist operators.
