International
GAZ Group receives order for 2000 low floor buses
RUSSIA GAZ Group has received an order for 2,000 SLF buses from the Moscow transport authorities.
Month: October 2011
Uncategorized
Hess reaches new milestone
SWITZERLAND Bus manufacturer Hess recently passed a new milestone, when it completed the 250th SwissTrolley bus. The bus was delivered to the city of Winterthur, and is currently in its third iteration. Hess claims it […]
International
German government rejects motorway tolls for tour coaches
GERMANY The German Bundesrat, the upper house of parliament has voted in favour of draft Federal Government legislation which will stop the introduction of motorway tolls for tour coaches. While the issue is not totally […]
Tourism
The Eden Project’s stunning ice rink returns this winter
A number of special offers for a range of activities on the ice The Eden Project’s magical ice rink is back from October half-term with a new glacial look, with skating sessions for all ages […]
Tourism
Silver jubilee crown jewels at Tower of London
Visitors will be able to admire a new, distinctly royal attraction at the Tower of London in 2012. In Easter, the Crown Jewels, which have been held for safekeeping at the Tower for over 600 […]
Tourism
Encouraging figures for UK tourism industry
As the UK moves up to the ‘third most admired country’ in the world in Anholt-GfK Roper NBI’s latest figures, the Office for National Statistics’ data for August suggests Britain’s strong inbound trend is set […]
Tourism
Duchess of Hamilton and family fun at the NRM
The National Railway Museum (NRM) in York displays a collection of over 100 locomotives and nearly 200 other items of rolling stock. A plethora of items and records of social, technical, artistic and historical interest […]
Business
Eurotunnel sees 10% revenue growth
For the first nine months of 2011, revenues increased by 16% Groupe Eurotunnel has seen a 10% increase in traffic and revenue to €231.7m in the third quarter of 2011. At €192.2 million, Eurotunnel’s revenues […]
Business
Business rates to rocket as RPI inflation hits 5.6%
Businesses face the biggest annual jump in rates for over 20 years as the government is using September’s 5.6% increase retail price inflation to set next April’s rates rise. Retailers called for the government to […]
Business
Small business confidence collapses
A dramatic fall in confidence over the economy has prompted small firms to lay off staff as costs rise and revenues decline. A balance of 5.8% of small firms intend to lay off workers over […]
