Classic cars and super-yachts at Mallorca’s most luxurious rally event, the Oris Rally Clásico at Puerto Portals May 6, 2016 Thanks to its clubbing capital Magaluf, Mallorca has developed an unfair reputation as a place full of barely-clothed, sunburnt Brits, all clambering over each other to contract the latest, greatest sexually transmitted disease. There are a few locations actively attempting to repair that perception, though, by attracting lovers of sport and culture to the island, [...]
There’s going to be 40,000 fewer seats on London flight routes to Isle of Man this summer May 4, 2016 There will be 40,000 fewer seats on London routes to the Isle of Man this summer, according to TravelWatch. The transport watchdog said that the fall was due to the planned reduction in Easyjet flights from Gatwick on peak summer Saturdays and some peak summer midweek days, as well as the loss of Flybe's Stansted [...]
Grenada: The chocolate capital of the Caribbean May 3, 2016 Sitting outside the front of the Spice Island Beach Resort I asked a young bellman where he would go to get the best food on the island of Grenada. He smiled, his eyes glazed over and he described how his mother makes the local porridge called tanya log. “She puts bay leaves and nutmeg into [...]
Passenger numbers and profits fly higher at IAG, but shares drop on Brussels fears April 29, 2016 Profits soared at British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) in the first three months of the year, but it wasn't enough to offset warnings of a slowdown over the next few months, which sent shares down four per cent The FTSE 100 airline giant, which was formed by the merger of British Airways with Spanish [...]
Former Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland tipped to take up director role at British Airways owner IAG April 25, 2016 Marks & Spencer's former chief executive Marc Bolland is tipped to be named as a non-executive director of International Airlines Group (IAG), the owner of British Airways. An announcement about his appointment could be made as soon as this Friday, Sky News has reported, when IAG unveils its first-quarter results, according to headhunting industry sources. It [...]
The British Airways website suffers technical glitch leaving people unable to book flights or check in April 25, 2016 The website of British Airways went down for more than an hour, leaving people unable to book or check in for flights, or check flight times for arrivals and departures. Anyone going to britishairways.com or ba.com was met with an internal server error message while anyone using Google to search flights was also greeted with a message after choosing [...]
E-cigarettes are “not safe” and damage lungs within minutes, particularly those of asthmatics, according to new study in CHEST Journal April 14, 2016 The mainstream, scientific view that "vaping" is not harmful has been challenged by a new study that has concluded e-cigarettes are "not safe" and cause immediate lung inflammation and damage. The research, from the Hellenic Cancer Society, surveyed 54 cigarette and e-cigarette smokers between the ages of 18-31, half of whom had healthy lungs, while the other had [...]
Costa boss Chris Rogers to leave after 11 years as Royal Caribbean exec takes the ship’s wheel April 12, 2016 Whitbread's share price fell this morning, after the group revealed Costa managing director Chris Rogers is leaving the firm after just over a decade. Rogers, who joined Costa as financial director in 2005 before moving up to the top job in 2012, will step down from the board on 20 April, but will stay on until 1 July [...]
Virgin Atlantic profits rise for second consecutive year as it plots bullish course and says it expects further growth March 23, 2016 Virgin Atlantic has reported an increase in pre-tax pre-exceptional items profit in 2015, benefiting from lower fuel costs. Profit before tax and exceptional items were reported at £22.5m, up £10.1m from the year ending December 2014. Last year it returned to profit after three years of losses. Group revenues fell four per cent to £2.78bn and passenger [...]
Brussels travel advice from FCO: UK government tells Brits travel to Brussels is now OK March 23, 2016 Brits have been told they are OK to travel to Brussels again, after being told last night not to visit the city. The government said it was no longer advising against travel to the Belgium capital, but visitors should follow advice from local authorities. Travellers had last night been warned against travelling to Brussels following Tuesday's terrorist attacks. The Foreign and [...]