UK flights during festive period remain 14 per cent below pre-Covid levels December 20, 2022 UK flights during the festive period have remained significantly below pre-pandemic levels, according to research. Data published today by aviation analytics firm Cirium showed that 30,979 departures have been scheduled from UK airports between 21 December and 4 January. This is 14 per cent below the 36,138 reported in 2019. UK flights are nevertheless 33 [...]
Christmas getaway: Five million Brits to travel during festive period December 18, 2022 Around five million Britons are expected to travel during this festive period, according to recent data. Figures published by trade body ABTA have shown that 640,000 people will leave from Stansted while 470,000 from Luton over the Christmas period. Gatwick will welcome hundreds of thousands of travellers, while Heathrow will see at least three million [...]
On the Beach’s boss to step down as group returns to black for first time December 8, 2022 On the Beach’s boss Simon Cooper is set to step down just as the group returns to profit for the first time since the pandemic hit. Cooper, who founded the beach holiday retailer in 2004, will leave within the next year and will be replaced by the firm’s current chief financial officer Shaun Morton. The [...]
Kentucky: Why the Bluegrass State is more than just horses and bourbon December 7, 2022 As we all pay more attention to what we are eating and drinking, flavour tourism is growing, particularly in the world of drinks. Visits to mezcal makers in Mexico, cognac chateaus in France, and now bourbon distilleries in Kentucky are on the up. If the idea of a well-made Old Fashioned, Mint Julep or simple [...]
Global travel inflation easing for first time this year December 6, 2022 For the first time this year travel inflation has eased worldwide, including in Europe. According to data from business travel platform TravelPerk, inflation in the fourth quarter of 2022 went down to -8 per cent from 15 and 3 per cent in the second and third quarter respectively. Overall the price of European flights has [...]
Govt will not introduce airport-specific EU visas post-Brexit, says aviation minister December 6, 2022 In a bid to strengthen its UK workforce, the government will not introduce any specific visas for EU labourers to help airports with staffing levels. Aviation minister Baroness Vere told journalists it was up to everyone working in the sector to establish a “sustainable and secure UK workforce that meets our needs, [and] that is [...]
Number of EU school visits to UK tanks after list of travellers’ scrapping November 10, 2022 The number of EU school visits to the UK has tanked after the list of travellers’ scheme was scrapped in October 2021. Data published today by the Tourism Alliance showed that the number of students sent to the UK through EU tourist operators plunged to around 37,000 – 83 per cent down on 2019 levels. [...]
Subsidies should not be relied upon to ramp up green aviation fuel production, says charter boss November 8, 2022 The aviation industry should not rely only upon government subsidies to ramp up the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), according to private charter company Victor. Produced from the likes of solid waste and food scraps, SAFs reduce CO2 by up to 80 per cent over their life cycle and are considered the best way [...]
Across the pond: Transatlantic travel booms following US border reopening November 8, 2022 Transatlantic travel has boomed over the last 12 months following the US border’s reopening last November. Data published today by aviation analytics firm Cirium showed that flights from the UK to the US have increased 79 per cent on last year’s level, going up to 92 per cent of pre-pandemic times. Heathrow was the UK’s [...]
Wizz Air’s losses widen as soaring fuel prices hit low-cost carrier’s profitability November 2, 2022 Hungarian airline Wizz Air today said soaring fuel prices had caused its losses to more than triple over the previous year. The budget airline said surging commodity prices and an unfavourable exchange rate had seen the price it pays for jet fuel double, as it posed losses of €384.4m (£330.6m) for the second quarter of [...]