Stansted Airport chief: Expansion key for Cambridge-London tech corridor amid ‘huge demand’ October 30, 2023 London Stansted's expansion will be key for the "globally important" Cambridge-London tech corridor, its boss has said.
On the Beach calls for CMA to stop low cost carriers’ ‘aggressive tactics’ as long-running feud heats up October 24, 2023 A long-running feud between online travel groups and low-cost carriers is heating up, after On the Beach called on the CMA to step in.
IAG: British Airways owner set to report £1.3bn profit but Israel-Gaza conflict sparks concern October 22, 2023 The IAG is set to report £1.6bn profit on Friday, but conflict in Israel and air traffic disruption could hinder its share price rally.
Why Aruba lives up to its nickname of ‘One Happy Island’ October 3, 2023 There are many places across the world where Brits aren’t truly welcome. Sure, our incessant politeness and love of queuing endears us to strangers, but we also like to drink, and we speak loudly and exclusively in our mother tongue. Amsterdam recently launched a “stay away” campaign specifically targeted at young British tourists in an [...]
WH Smith: Revenues surge 28 per cent as travel hub retailer boosted by summer splurge September 6, 2023 WH Smith said its revenues surged 28 per cent compared to a year ago, as the group was bolstered by a busy period for summer travel. The highstreet stalwart, which has stores in airports and train stations, said revenues across its travel hubs jumped 42 per cent as passengers return to their pre-Covid holiday habits. [...]
Air traffic control chaos: Over a quarter of UK flights nixed as Heathrow crippled August 29, 2023 Over a quarter of flights to and from UK airports were cancelled yesterday, revealing the huge and ongoing impact of the network-wide air traffic control failure currently disrupting the sector. According to aviation analytics firm Cirium, 790 departures and 785 arrivals were cancelled, equating to 27 per cent of all flights from the UK. Heathrow [...]
Extreme heat isn’t stopping Brits going on holiday yet – but it might do by 2028 July 21, 2023 Deadly heatwaves across Europe, the US and China are not causing Brits to cancel their holidays just yet, but travel insurance firms are preparing for that trend in the future. The UK foreign office issued new travel warnings on Tuesday about the “extreme temperatures” especially in Spain, Italy and Greece – known as the Cerberus. [...]
Bequia in the Grenadines: Tall tales and windswept shores July 10, 2023 Lawson Sargeant is bent over a scrubbed bench, fixing a tiny sail on a carved, wooden boat. It’s a fiddly and intricate business. In his workshop in Port Elizabeth, on the Caribbean island of Bequia, wooden replicas of yachts and sailing boats are lined up on turquoise-painted shelves all around the room. You might first [...]
Andaz Mayakoba is a near-perfect beach resort on the Mexican coast July 3, 2023 Playa del Carmen lies halfway between Cancun and Tulum, both geographically and spiritually. It’s not quite the tourist hellscape of the former, a haven for spring breakers and the kind of traveller who wears sports socks with sandals, but neither does it have the bohemian charm of the latter, which has positioned itself as the [...]
New transatlantic airline Global buys first plane May 29, 2023 A new UK-US airline, Global, which is intending to launch flights across the Atlantic by spring 2024, has officially announced the acquisition of its first plane. The company said this morning that it had acquired an Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger plane, according to the PA news agency. It confirms last week’s revelation’s in [...]