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International Hotel Group (IHG) has opened two new properties in Warsaw.
Sited in The HUB, a huge new mixed-use skyscraper complex, Crown Plaza makes its debut in Poland whilst the adjoining Holiday Inn Express is an established brand.
W…
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The market between Heathrow and Mumbai will become increasingly congested when Vistara joins the route on 16 January.
Heathrow is also currently flown by Air India twice daily (except Monday and Wednesday), British Airways daily and Virgin Atlanti…
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Next year 21 April has been set for The Londoner Hotel to open in Leicester Square. It is bound to become an icon.
As first reported by BTN last February the property has been described as an ‘urban resort’.
It featur…
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Whilst the London City Airport NATS remote air traffic control awaits certification Highland & Island Airports (HIAL) is developing a system of its own.
Based at Inverness a number of HIAL’s airports could be controlled from …
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Perhaps not ideal timing but the Hampton by Hilton Manchester Northern Quarter opened last week.
It joins Hampton by Hilton’s growing portfolio, which includes 32 UK properties.
The 221-room property is situated in the vibran…
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BTN’s resident analytical guru completes the year with a positive forward looking view. He writes a monthly column for Airline Business Magazine, and is a visiting professor at Coventry University as well as lecturing and commenting on industry iss…
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Heathrow is working with its transatlantic carrier partners as they trial different testing regimes to help safely re-build international routes.
The independent trials will inform an industry-funded study – representing the biggest pre-depar…
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The publication of its “Master Plan” has been announced by London City Airport (LCY), originally set for March, and which talks about providing capacity for 11m passengers.
2019 was a record year with 5,122,271 (+6%) travellers passing …
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EasyJet is pushing ahead with an inflight retail platform which will allow passengers to browse and order easyJet Bistro and Boutique products onboard, on their own device.
The trial is being run in partnership with gategroup, a leading provider o…
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To mark International Disability Day last week, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) highlighted the progress that airports have made since the introduction of the regulator’s airport accessibility framework five years ago.
In a report for …
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Always full of initiative, Virgin Atlantic is set to open doors to its last Boeing 747 aircraft for one day only next Saturday 12 December.
It was a 747 that launched Virgin Atlantic on 22 June 1984. BTN’s John Bell was on the inaugural…
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By this time next year private car users entering Heathrow’s terminals could be charged £5 for depositing or picking up passengers. This would bring it in line with all the other UK major airports who already charge, or are thinking about it.…
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A strike at Heathrow by mainly airside staff, members of the Unite trade union, last Tuesday had no effect on the airport’s smooth operation.
The union has now chosen Thursday 17 December and Friday 18 December for further action, likely to b…
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The Government announced last week a limited number of exemptions for passengers arriving into England, including for business travellers who meet a set of required criteria.
Individuals undertaking specific business activity which would deliver a…
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A parliamentary Petition has been raised regarding Duty Free after Brexit which sets new protocols putting the United Kingdom in a greatly disadvantaged position regarding our airports and those on the Continent. Readers and their friends are welcome to …
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The Birmingham North Aspire lounge will reopen next Thursday (10 December).
This follows Gatwick North and Heathrow T5 South. Manchester Terminal 1 is also open but with the region being in a Tier 3 restriction area bookings are only b…
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Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports, the MAG Group, have launched Covid-19 testing facilities at all three of its airports.
The announcement means the full range of tests – RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, Rapid Antigen and Antibody – will…
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Dale Keller joined BAR UK, the trade organisation representing the UK interests of 70 international airlines serving the UK, as Chief Executive in November 2012. He was active in aviation in his home country New Zealand before moving to the UK in 1990, with mo…
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Calls for a ban on night flights at airports have been rejected by the Government. Existing limits on night flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted will be preserved until at least October 2024 under new Department for Transport (DfT) proposals. The …
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A dedicated Boeing 737 customer since its very early days Ryanair has upped substantially its MAX order which Seattle now calls “The Gamechanger”.
Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline, has signed a purchase agreement with Boeing for …
Global Travel News -
The Japanese oneworld member will trial its latest sustainability initiative in mid-2024
by Business Traveller Asia Pacific at Thu, 06 Jul 2023 07:45:20 +0000
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Qatar Airways carried 31.7 million passengers, an increase of 71 per cent over the previous year
by Varun Godinho at Thu, 06 Jul 2023 07:15:53 +0000
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Voco Beirut Central District is expected to open by the end of this year
by Varun Godinho at Thu, 06 Jul 2023 06:24:04 +0000
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These exclusive flights between Delhi to Baku, Azerbaijan will begin starting August 11, 2023
by Anithya Balachandran at Thu, 06 Jul 2023 05:21:43 +0000
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Cafe-bar and restaurant operator Loungers has opened two Brightside roadside diners in Exeter and Saltash, with more sites to follow
by Mark Caswell at Thu, 06 Jul 2023 01:00:17 +0000
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If approved the scheme will see a three-bay extension added to the back of the existing terminal building
by Mark Caswell at Wed, 05 Jul 2023 09:54:49 +0000
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The airline’s North American network now stands at 14 destinations
by Varun Godinho at Wed, 05 Jul 2023 09:21:59 +0000
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The property’s rooms, lobby, bar, restaurant and outdoor space have all been renovated
by Mark Caswell at Wed, 05 Jul 2023 08:55:05 +0000
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The country has broken all previous inbound travel records from India this year as it saw an increase of 88.03 per cent travellers until April 2023 alone
by Anithya Balachandran at Wed, 05 Jul 2023 07:55:22 +0000
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This will be the first Moxy property in Australia
by Business Traveller Asia Pacific at Wed, 05 Jul 2023 07:15:00 +0000
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The Garuda Indonesia subsidiary once again flies to Western Australia
by Business Traveller Asia Pacific at Wed, 05 Jul 2023 07:02:37 +0000
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The group ended the year with more than 102,000 employees, after having welcomed 17,160 people across various roles during the year
by Varun Godinho at Wed, 05 Jul 2023 06:09:10 +0000
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The services will operate every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
by Varun Godinho at Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:30:14 +0000
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Ruby Hotels has opened its second property in London's Notting Hill with Ruby Zoe Hotel & Bar
by Tamsin Cocks at Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:20:39 +0000
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This marks the airline's fifth and sixth US destinations from the London airport, with existing services to New York JFK, Washington DC, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale.
by Hannah Brandler at Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:58:06 +0000
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Hyatt Place debuts in Linyi’s historic commercial center with 109-room hotel
by Business Traveller Asia Pacific at Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:32:09 +0000
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Post pandemic, a new era of travel has been born and airlines are responding to it, SITA's head of Asia-Pacific, Sumesh Patel, tells Business Traveller Asia-Pacific
by Business Traveller Asia Pacific at Tue, 04 Jul 2023 07:09:18 +0000
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Ramada Encore by Wyndham Al Khobar Corniche is located in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province
by Varun Godinho at Tue, 04 Jul 2023 05:18:19 +0000
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A total of 152 flights are scheduled to depart the UK for the US today, compared to 145 on July 4, 2019
by Mark Caswell at Tue, 04 Jul 2023 01:00:53 +0000
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The airport has spent £1.6 million upgrading the facility, but drivers will now pay £5 to use the zone for ten minutes, up from the previous £4
by Mark Caswell at Mon, 03 Jul 2023 10:42:40 +0000
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