Archive for 2009

Hotels near Gatwick Airport – Review

Friday, November 13th, 2009

If you’re planning a winter break from Gatwick before the end of the year then have you considered a stay a hotel near Gatwick Airport the night before you fly? Airport Hotels are great from travellers with an early start as you can rest the night before your flight safe in the knowledge that you … read more »

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New Gatwick Airport Hotel Added

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

This week we have added a new budget hotel to our range of Gatwick Hotels. With everyone keen to make the most of their holiday budgets at this time of year, The Britannia Lodge Gatwick is a great choice for the cash-savvy traveller. Situated in the grounds of the Europa Hotel Gatwick, the Britannia Lodge … read more »

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Top 5 Gatwick Airport Parking Services

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

FHR, a leading travel services company based near Gatwick Airport, have compiled a list of the top 5 Gatwick Airport Parking services based on reviews from customers combined with feedback from FHR Reservations and Customer service team members. “FHR continually monitor the car parks and airport hotels we offer to customers to ensure that we’re … read more »

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Flights in and out of Sydney disrupted after worst dust storm in 70 years

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

We’ve been looking at some of the photos from yesterday in Sydney where residents woke up to an orange doomsday-esque scene caused by the biggest dust strom in 70 years. Winds carried topsoil from the dry inland to the coast causing disruptions to Flights from Sydney Airport, fery crossings and traffic. Luckily no one was … read more »

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New Airport Hotels Added

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve added to our range of airport hotels at Liverpool and Cardiff Airports to give you more choice when flying from a regional airport. Liverpool Airport Hotels The Hampton by Hilton Liverpool Airport is a newly built hotel and is the first on-site hotel at Liverpool Airport. Guests can … read more »

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New FHR website launched

Friday, September 11th, 2009

After weeks of hard work and tinkering by Andy, the new FHR website was finally launched this week and has already shown to be an improvement on the previous design. Taking all the elements of the old design that worked well, we have now incorporated these to create a fresh look to the site to … read more »

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Airbus A380 Edinburgh Airport Flypast

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Last week we reported on the Airbus A380 heading to Edinburgh Airport on Saturday and it seems from the comments we’ve received over the weekend that many of you saw this and were impressed with the sight of Airbus’s latest avaition genuis heading over Scotland’s capital. For those of you not fortunate enough to see … read more »

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Bank Holiday Travellers Breathe Sigh of Relief

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Travellers jetting away this Bank Holiday weekend can breathe a sigh of relief as planned strike action by baggage handlers at Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester airports has been postponed. FHR reported yesterday that over the bank holiday weekend a normal service will be running as the planned strike action overĀ  unfair pay will not be … read more »

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Gatwick Baggage Handler Strike – Your views

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Last week we reported on the potential strike action by baggage handlers at Gatwick Airport and have received a number of comments from travellers regarding the issue as many fear disruption to their bank holiday travel plans. On Friday, the Gatwick and Stansted baggage handlers voted in favour of strike action in their row over … read more »

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Heathrow Airport Introduces Driverless taxi pods

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Heathrow Airport has introduced its new $41 million dollar automated transport pods as a more environmentally friendly way for people to move around the airport. The pods can travel up to 25mph and as well as being a green battery-powered alternative to traditional coaches, it also has the advantages of running on thinner tracks and … read more »

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