BA vote to Strike can a solution be found to give travellers peace of mind

British Airways cabin crew have again voted in favour of a strike.

We are all watching and waiting hoping that BA can find a solution to this dispute and all praying that they do not decide to take action over the Easter period.
Of about 9,700 crew polled, 83% of the 6,981 who returned valid voting papers voted for strike action.

Travellers will again be worrying and wondering if or when this may happen and hoping that it will not disrupt their travel plans.

I think that it is time that BA find a final solution to this problem as so many travellers do think twice before booking BA flights following the disruptions that have occured over the past 12 months or so.

They need to give customers confidence that their flights will not be cancelled or disrupted due to industrial action and as agents we need to feel confident when we are booking our clients that their flights will be secure.

Fingers crossed that some end to this ongoing situation will happen soon.

The Budget will it be good news for travellers.

With the Budget due out tomorrow will this be good news for travellers.

We all sit pondering will there be a rise in fuel costs and will there be any increase in Air Passenger Duty. We know normally booze and cigarettes will go up as they seem to be the first things to be hit, but with all the troubles around the world and many people have lost their jobs or have been on short time over the last few years, are our holidays going to cost more.

Well speculation is that the government are not going to increase the Air Passenger Duty,so if this happens then this is good news for us all.

These extra charges can soon mount up especially for families and can sometimes just make a holiday unaffordable so please Mr Chancellor keep these costs at the same level.

Let us keep our fingers crossed that tomorrow will be good for our holiday makers who deserve a break.

Will Japan ever recover from the terrible events of last Friday

The terrible shock pictures and total devastation that we have all seen since last Friday have rocked the world not only the loss of life and destruction but also the nuclear fears.

Of course last Friday there were alot of cruise ships in and around the area affected by the Tsunami and also in areas that had been put on high alert.

I myself was on holiday in  France last Friday when the terrible news broke and I sat glued to the news and wondered if any ships had been affected by this extreme event. I felt relieved when one of the reporters mentioned that ships way out to sea would probably not be affected and that it would be ships in ports that could suffer at the hands of this Tsunami, and thankfully for the cruise industry all the cruise lines appeared to have departed and all was well.

With so many cruise lines offering cruises around the Far East either throughout our winter season or as sectors of the world cruise will this have an effect for the future.

I am sure until life gets back to normal and the threat of radiation has passed it will be some considerable time before we see cruise lines visiting Japenese shores.

Our hearts go out to the Japanese people and though life for alot may never be back to normal after what has happened lets hope that some normality can be regained around their shores so that their economy can get back to what it was and the people of Japan do not suffer anymore.

I am off to France

Hi Everyone,

I am off to France from Friday 4th March and back in the office on the 14th March.

I am hoping to do a spot of fishing and maybe improve on my personal best.

If I manage to catch that big one then I will post a picture on my return.

See you all soon

Diana