The 2011 Christmas drink-driving crackdown in England and Wales saw more than 7,200 people arrested, new figures have shown. Statistics from the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) show that some 157,000 individuals were administered drink-driving tests between 1 December and 1 January. Of those, drivers 25 years of age and younger had higher offending [...]
Both Ford and General Motors have announced record sales figures in China over the past year. GM said in a press release issued on Monday that it saw Chinese car sales grow by 8.3 per cent in 2011, rising to a record high of more than 2.5 million vehicles. Ford also saw significant growth in [...]
One of Las Vegas’ most recognisable hotels has announced it is detaching itself from the Hilton brand name. The landmark property – for years known as the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino – will be dropping the Hilton title to become The Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, officials announced this week. Set on Paradise Road on [...]
The Olympics’ classic five-ring logo is now on display on the French side of the Channel Tunnel. The giant symbol was unveiled on Tuesday at the Coquelles tunnel entrance, not far from Calais in Northern France, marking the significance of the date: 20/12. Measuring 15ft (4.6m) high and 31ft (9.4m) wide, French workers assembled the [...]
Britain’s transport links are set for yet another round of heavy travel over the Christmas and New Year period. The AA said that about 18 million people reported they would be driving to their holiday destinations. Thursday, 22 December as well as Friday, 23 December are slated to be the busiest travel days over the [...]
Officials from Seattle-based Expedia told reporters this week that the firm is aiming to spin off the fast growing travel review site around 20 December as a publicly traded business, which will enable company investors to take advantage of the website’s current growth spurt. TripAdvisor will be traded on the Nasdaq market and with its [...]
Australian carrier Qantas has warned shareholders of a big hit on first-half profits in the wake of industrial action and high fuel prices. Officials for the troubled carrier said on Monday that it’s profits for the first two quarters would be as low as AUD $140 million and up to AUD $190 million (£89 million [...]
The European Commission has added four air carriers to its current blacklist. Officials said on Tuesday that one airline from the Congos, one Honduran airline and a pair of Filipino airlines would be banned from flying into airspace of the 27-nation European Union bloc. Those making the list include Interisland Airlines and Aeromajestic, both based [...]
Australia’s tourism industry is experiencing an alarming drop in tourist numbers, new figures have shown. Last month saw only 432,200 foreign tourists visit Australia, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This comes in stark contrast to the 790,600 Australians heading overseas to spend their cash elsewhere. The figure marks a 9 per cent drop [...]
No one was hurt when a Lot Airlines jet made an emergency landing at the Polish capital’s airport on Tuesday. All other aircraft were diverted elsewhere and Warsaw airport was closed yesterday when the pilots of the Boeing 767 told air traffic controllers that the plane’s landing gear had failed. The plane then circled the [...]
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