Archive for September, 2008

UK Travel Firm Collapse

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Many UK travelers are stranded abroad after the country’s third largest package holiday group went into administration.
The XL Leisure Group, which operates XL airlines, flies to 50 destinations, mainly in the Mediterranean. All its flights have now been cancelled and its aircraft grounded.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said 85,000 people could be stranded abroad and [...]

Travel Comparison Sites Criticised for Failing to Offer Wider Consumer Choice

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Websites claiming to provide a complete travel comparison service are failing to deliver on car hire, according to leading online car rental comparator Carrentals.co.uk, which believes customers are being let down in terms of the choice of locations and the price they pay.
Carrentals claims that sites such as Travelsupermarket are simplifying their car hire business [...]

Virtually Walk To Fight Childhood Leukemia And Other Childhood Cancers

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

September represents Leukemia Awareness Month and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Childhood leukemia is just one type of the many childhood cancers. It accounts for about twenty five percent of all childhood cancers. About 2,200 young Americans are affected by the disease each year. You can read a young survivor’s leukemia story and learn more about [...]

Sundia Fruit Launches Fresh Product Line

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Sundia Fruit, the premier fruit brand in the US, has taken a big stride towards transforming itself as world’s no.1 fruit brand. Sundia has now launched an entire new range of fresh true fruit products-Sundia Original, Sundia Lite, Sundia Organic, Sundia Mini, and Sundia Fresh Produce. Sundia fruit cups will carry organically grown watermelons, peaches, [...]

Health-on-Line Calls For Clarity From NICE

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Mark Martin, Managing Director of Health-on-Line, the online private medical insurance (PMI) company, today responds to the allegations from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) of overpricing of drugs by the pharmaceutical industry.
Early August saw reports detailing the decision by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to deny access [...]