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Seychelles delegation to attend World Travel Market, London

Chief Assignment Editor- November 1, 2016 0

More than 50,000 senior travel industry professionals, government ministers, and international press visit World Travel Market (WTM) each year in November to network, negotiate, and ... Read More

Landing at Heathrow: Britain’s first arrivals blow dry bar

Global Editor- November 1, 2016 0

Celebrity hairdresser Bradley Smith taps into growing demand for the blow-dry, with first hair salon at Heathrow exclusively for Terminal 5 arrivals Read More

Church House Westminster strikes Gold

Global Editor- November 1, 2016 0

Church House Westminster strikes Gold in latest BDRC Continental VenueVerdict accreditations Read More

Lord Deighton: Heathrow will be a British success story, just like Olympics

Global Editor- November 1, 2016 0

Heathrow expansion will use the same principles that delivered a successful London Olympic and Paralympic Games, focussed on budget, timing, design and reducing impact on ... Read More

First UK service comparison site launches flight search

Global Editor- November 1, 2016 0

Gocompare.com has become the first UK-based comparison website to launch a flight search service with Skyscanner, the world’s leading flight search engine. (more…) Read More

Immerse yourself in the magic of the holidays at Corinthia Hotel London

Chief Assignment Editor- October 31, 2016 0

This holiday season, Corinthia Hotel London is taking visitors and guests on a magical journey through the legendary story of Swan Lake. Read More

Heathrow Skills Taskforce Chair calls for action on national skills shortage

Global Editor- October 31, 2016 0

Taskforce ready to deliver a much needed boost to skills, following the Government’s decision to expand Heathrow Read More

Business and union leaders join forces to back third Heathrow runway through to delivery

Global Editor- October 31, 2016 0

Government backing for Heathrow triggers immediate £50m of supply chain investment before the end of 2017, creating up to 2,700 new British jobs Read More

PATA CEO Mario Hardy – featured speaker at IIPT World Travel Market event

Chief Assignment Editor- October 27, 2016 0

The concept of sustainable tourism was first introduced at the IIPT First Global Conference: Tourism – A Vital Force for Peace, Vancouver 1988. IIPT subsequently ... Read More

Heathrow expansion to unlock new British supply chain opportunities

Global Editor- October 26, 2016 0

British businesses of all sizes would benefit from Heathrow's expansion from day one Read More

Heathrow decision declares Britain “open for business”

Global Editor- October 25, 2016 0

Government's choice for Heathrow expansion will help deliver the Prime Minister's vision of a stronger, fairer UK Read More

Heathrow Airport issues statement on Government announcement

Global Editor- October 25, 2016 0

Expansion of Heathrow is the only option that will connect all the UK to global growth Read More

Best Available Rate replacing commercial demand at UK hotels

Global Editor- October 24, 2016 0

Tidal shift towards BAR is crucial as it suggests that booking patterns are evolving from traditional channels, such as locally-negotiated corporate rates Read More

Chinese Visitors frightened about terror attacks on France

eturbonews- October 23, 2016 0

Analysis from ForwardKeys, which predicts future travel patterns by crunching and analyzing 14m booking transactions a day, reveals that Chinese Visitors  outbound travel bookings to ... Read More

RwandaAir: London Gatwick instead of Heathrow

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome - eTN Africa- October 23, 2016 0

The lack of slots for flights from Kigali to London Heathrow is seen as the key reason why RwandAir is now eying Gatwick, the UK ... Read More

Thomson Airways emergency in London Gatwick

eturbonews- October 23, 2016 0

Thomson Airways is operated by Thomson Holidays, a holidaymaker in the U.K.  The tour company has its own airlines. 45 minutes after take off from ... Read More

New millennials wipe the board at Scotland’s fashion Oscars

Global Editor- October 21, 2016 0

11th Annual Scottish Fashion Awards was all about the new millennials shaping the global fashion landscape Read More

Valencia’s top chefs promote city’s gastronomy to UK travel trade

Global Editor- October 21, 2016 0

Over 100 British tour operators, MICE agents and specialist media attended the event at the Hispania restaurant in London Read More

UK travelers name USA as top solo travel destination this fall

Global Editor- October 21, 2016 0

9.9% of UK travelers named the USA as their top destination for a solo trip this September to November Read More

Heathrow: Today’s five year-olds will take over 1,000 flights in their lifetime

Global Editor- October 21, 2016 0

New data released from Heathrow shows a sharp rise of children under five flying through the airport Read More

Results for the nine months ended 30 September 2016

Dmytro Makarov- October 19, 2016 0

• Continued strong Airport Service Quality score of 4.14 in Q3 reflecting Heathrow’s high service standards. Heathrow is recognised as the leading airport in Europe, ... Read More

London’s Corinthia Hotel receives traveler award

Chief Assignment Editor- October 19, 2016 0

Readers of Condé Nast Traveler choose Corinthia Hotel London as one of world’s best hotels. Read More

WTTC: One in ten of all tourism investment dollars go into ASEAN by 2026

eturbonews- October 17, 2016 0

One in ten of all tourism investment dollars will go into ASEAN countries over the next ten years, according to new research by the World ... Read More

Winners: The PATA CEO Challenge 2016

eturbonews- October 16, 2016 0

A province in Lao PDR and the city of Meishan in China are the winners of the US$1 million PATA CEO Challenge 2016. Southern Laos receives ... Read More

London Heathrow expansion for take-off ?

eturbonews- October 16, 2016 0

Leading figures from every major political party in the UK have called on Prime Minister Theresa May to clear Heathrow expansion for take-off. The PM ... Read More