21% of British Travellers Risk Their Own Safety

September 9th, 2009 RALEIGH, North Carolina - - PRA Experts Present at the World Drug Safety Congress PRA International, a leading Clinical Research Organization, will chair and present at a session during the Third Annual World Drug Safety Congress to be held in London on 16-17 September, 2009. The Congress is a gathering of leading Safety, Risk Management and Pharmacovigilance professionals.

July 2nd, 2009 HOOFDDORP, The Netherlands - Despite all the promises and promotional videos, the European Union's regulation of the aviation industry has now hit an all time low placing passengers at an unacceptable level of risk. With 2009 rapidly becoming one of the worst accident periods for many years including the recent tragic events resulting in loss of life, any weaknesses within the European Aviation Authorities and the EU only serve to promote unsafe practices.

June 24th, 2009 LONDON - - Air Valid Recommends That Travellers Book Their Flights Through Travel Agencies Within Their Home Country Before Going on Holidays After publishing the new roster of blacklisted airlines ( www.air-valid.co.uk/airlines-blacklisted.html) by Europa on 8th April 2009, Air Valid is again forewarning travellers of the limitations of the blacklist when travelling abroad or reserving a plane ticket on the internet. For this reason, Air Valid is warning all Europeans heading abroad: "Don't forget that this blacklist cites the airlines that the travel agencies cannot refer you to when you book travel from Europe.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - TripAdvisor Reveals Holiday Habits of British, French, German, Italian & Spanish Travellers - With Photos A new survey by TripAdvisor(R), the world's most popular and largest travel community, has revealed snapshots of 24 hours in the average summer holidays of British, French, German, Italian and Spanish travellers. Whilst Britons clock up more time sunbathing and drinking in bars than their European counterparts, they also spend the least amount of time pursuing cultural activities.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - The Best Travel Value for 2009 Smart travellers know that a weak economy means a great time to travel, particularly when there are great deals around. As more people discover the benefits of home exchange it's now possible to holiday like there's no recession for as little as GBP69.99 a year.

May 3rd, 2009 LONDON - TripAdvisor Survey Reveals Highs and Lows of European Cities It may be home to some of the world's finest chefs, but London's cuisine has been voted the worst in Europe, in a survey of travellers' perceptions of European cities by TripAdvisor(R), the world's most popular and largest travel community. Yet whilst the capital's food may fail to whet travellers' appetites, its feast of cultural sights and open spaces meets with approval.

April 26th, 2009 EDINBURGH - Data from leading flight search company Skyscanner (www.Skyscanner.net) shows that travellers planning trips to Mexico have so far been undeterred by the outbreak of swine flu influenza announced by Mexico's Federal Health Ministry on the 22nd April. "Dire predictions have already been made about the impact that this will have on tourism, but the number of Skyscanner users searching for flights to Mexico has remained stable in the days since news emerged of the outbreak," said Skyscanner director and co-founder Barry Smith.

April 22nd, 2009 LONDON - 1st Airline Company Seat "Pitch" Comparison "Pitch", also known as "seat pitch" is the distance that the airline leaves between two plane seats. It can vary depending on the reservation class and the type of plane offered by the airline for any particular journey.

March 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Leading Science and Technology Broadcaster Dr Adam Hart-Davis Lends Full Support to Campaign A campaign begun by independent engineers in the letters page of Engineering & Technology Magazine, and covered by a full investigation in the new issue, has led to calls for safety socket covers to be banned in the UK as an unnecessary drain on parents' resources and a potentially lethal addition to any home. The potential dangers of using safety socket covers was originally highlighted by Peter M Munro in the May 2008 issue of Engineering & Technology (E&T) which led to the formation of FatallyFlawed - by a group of qualified engineers, doctors and child-care specialists - as a vehicle to campaign against plug-in socket covers.

March 17th, 2009 IRVINE, California - Relsys International today announced the release of the Argus Safety Suite 5.0, the new standard in global Drug Safety & Risk Management systems. The Argus Safety Suite 5.0 is a full stack release.

June 29th, 2009 LONDON - For British travellers, Italians fare the worst when it comes to driving, according to a survey. In the poll by TripAdvisor, over 30 percent of the 819 British travellers claimed that contending with the locals' driving style was the biggest challenge of motoring abroad.lmost 35 percent of survey participants were nervous of driving abroad, while 14 percent said that they never brushed up on local driving regulations.

July 7th, 2009 MELBOURNE - British travellers will soon be able to fly to Australia for ten pounds, which is less than the price of a guide book. The move to boost the tourism industry will see 150 Qantas tickets to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane or Adelaide available for anyone with a valid working holiday visa.

February 16th, 2009 LONDON - It must have been one of Britain's most passionate places but now the rule in Warrington Bank Quay's station is: 'No kissing, we're British.' No-kissing signs were put up at the station's taxi and drop-off zone designated for rail travellers, as outbreaks of passion appeared to threaten the punctuality of traffic at the station operated by - yes - Virgin Rail. The company declared Monday that the signs were 'a light-hearted way' of encouraging travellers not to clog the often crowded station, which is located on the rail lines between London and Glasgow as well as Birmingham and Scotland.

May 4th, 2009 LONDON - Heading to London? Well, here's a piece of information for you-the UK capital is Europe's dirtiest, most expensive and has the worst cuisine, according to a poll of travellers. The survey of 2,376 European travellers by the TripAdvisor company also called the British capital to inhabit the worst-dressed locals.

March 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - TripAdvisor, the world's most popular and largest travel community, today announced the launch of its "Top Values" Index. It is an easy way to sort the most popular hotels around the world to quickly find the hotels that are great values today.

July 9th, 2009 MAJORCA - A British man had to be saved by police after he began handing out 45,000 pounds in euros and travellers' cheques to strangers at the airport here on Wednesday. According to The Telegraph, the man was dishevelled, smelly and dressed like a "tramp" but had come into an inheritance and quickly attracted a crowd when he began giving away bundles of euros.

May 12th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Tourism has tied up with private carrier Jet Airways to offer 'Jet2Kerala', a special scheme that offers low-cost air tickets to domestic tourists flying to the state. The Jet2Kerala scheme, which was launched in Mumbai Tuesday, will offer travellers tickets - from premium to business classes - and accommodation - in luxury properties as well as budget hotels - at discounted rates, a government statement released here said.

June 23rd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Sleep while you fly - that's the inspiration behind a new range of airplane seats designed by a British designer. Emil Jacob believes while it isn't possible to extend the horizontal space in a plane, going vertical might just do the trick for passengers.

June 26th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A survey of Australian travellers has revealed that dirty toilets, overweight passengers and rude flight attendants are among what the passengers hate the most while flying. The Travel.com.au survey, which involved over 1700 Australian travellers, revealed flight delays as the top air travel grievance.

August 9th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A new service to be launched in Australia next year will make it possible for travellers to hire clothes for their holidays rather than lug heavy baggage to the airport. The idea is to enable people to book the clothes they want online before beginning a trip.