> This just gets better and better. Could this be the dawn of a new era
> where wasteful and polluting hypermobility becomes too expensive a
> hassle for many?
>
> "XL Leisure, Britain’s third biggest tour operator, plunged into
> administration this morning, grounding all of its flights and leaving
> 85,000 passengers stranded overseas.
>
> Customers who booked through a travel agent will be able to claim a
> refund. However, travellers who made bookings through the company’s
> website, xl.com or via xl call centres, will not qualify.
>
> In a statement on its website, the group blamed high fuel prices, the
> economic slump, and a failure to obtain further funding..."
>
> More:
>
> http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article4737592...
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> Travel broadens the damage.