{"id":2654,"date":"2008-02-28T10:59:56","date_gmt":"2008-02-28T10:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globetrotters.co.uk\/newsletter\/2008\/02\/28\/news-from-the-travel-industry\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T07:02:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T07:02:48","slug":"news-from-the-travel-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globetrotters.co.uk\/newsletter\/news-from-the-travel-industry.html","title":{"rendered":"Ultra-Cheap Fares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve all seen the one cent ultra-cheap fares that Ryanair, Easyjet and and other low cost carriers (LCCs) frequently offer from European hubs. It&#8217;s a great way to skip around the EU if you&#8217;re flexible and haven&#8217;t got a lot of cash; it thus has recently become pretty popular with students and vacationers on a limited budget.\u201d. 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