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US Confirm Visitor Database Proposal

The US Dept of Homeland Security (DHS) have announced that from 12th January 2009, all visitors to the United States will be required to provide the countries authorities with a range of personal data via an online form, a minimum of 72 hours before flying out to the country. Travellers failing to comply will be [...]

France maintains lead in World Tourism

Recent figures released by the Tourism Ministry for France, have revealed that France still appear to be the front runner in the world tourism industry with many people choosing to take their holidays there.
hroughout 2007 France laid claim to approximately 82 million visitors representing a healthy growth of 4% in comparison to 75 million in [...]

Ryanair Predicts Oil Prices Will Hit Rivals

One if Europe’s biggest airlines, Ryanair have predicted that continually increasing in oil prices may well force some of their minor competitors into bankruptcy. In a recent statement Ryanair predicted that of the many hundreds of airlines operating throughout Europe, it expected only EasyJet, British Airways, AirFrance, Lufthansa and themselves to either break even or [...]

Scotland plans a year of celebration for 2009

Scotland announced yesterday that they intend to arrange a diverse assortment of inspirational events and festivities in order to celebrate is first ever ‘Homecoming Year’, which will take place in 2009 and has been designed to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Scotland’s’ native bard Robert Burns.
An extensive range of events was unveiled [...]

Changes in Employment Law Changes to Impact Hotel Industry

As the result of a deal agreed at the European Union last week, the government has announced its intention to offer all agency employees employment terms equivalent to those of permanent employees, including earnings and annual leave entitlements, after just 12 weeks of service. However the agreed deal is not thought to extend to sick [...]

Scottish Firm Secures Hotels Contract

An up and coming Scottish company, Bravara Management which was set up just last year in Stirling, has been awarded the contract to manage a number of hotels in the Best Western Group. The arrangement with the UK branch of Best Western Hotels will be officially made public at an event housing a number of [...]

Tower Hotel Approval Good News for Hearts’ FC

Heart of Midlothian Football Club have been involved in talks with the council regarding their proposed £51 million improvement plan and re-development of Edinburgh’s’ Tynecastle Stadium.
HEARTS chiefs claim that their chances of being granted approval on their nine-storey £51 million Tynecastle development scheme have been greatly increased by the approval of the ultra-modern but [...]

Steel Tycoons Quest to Invest in UK Heritage Hotels

In addition to having acquired a number of the UK’s most luxurious stately homes, one the wealthiest families in the world are preparing to invest in a number of the most exclusive privately owned affluent hotels in Britain.
Steel tycoons the Mittal family are reported to have instructed their advisers on discussions regarding investments  with  Von [...]

Marriott Forewarns Hotel Industry of Slowdown

Marriott International, one of the leading hotel operators in the world, reduced its annual earning estimations again and announced some troubling news for the rest of the global hotel industry recently.
It confirmed that dwindling US business travel over the second quarter of 2008 has resulted in the groups’ profits taking a nose dive by 24% [...]

European visitors to the UK on the increase

As media focus on the credit crunch continues to munch its way through UK consumer confidence, increasing numbers of Brits are intending to protect their finances and save cash by taking their summer breaks in the UK this year.
But statistics released recently could indicate a nasty surprise for UK residents planning to holiday on UK [...]

Eurostar sees growth in first half of 2008

The operator of Eurostar, the rail network between UK and France - Groupe Eurotunnel, has claimed recently that takings have up-turned significantly. The company which transports travellers by train under the English Channel first began operating in 1994.
Faster crossing times have seen the number of travellers on passenger trains continue to expand, reaching around 4.63million [...]

New UK & Irish Border Checks

For the first time since the 1920’s, travellers between Britain and the Republic of Ireland by air or sea, face passport or alternative photographic proof of identity inspections in the midst of concerns that the open travel scheme between the two countries could be abused by terrorists, organised criminals and illegal people traffickers.
The drive for [...]

Always Check Your Boarding Pass

An all inclusive five star family holiday to the Canary Islands was slightly delayed for one welsh family recently when they travelled almost 3,000 miles in the wrong direction and touched down in Bodrum, Turkey. The stunned family only realised that something was amiss when an air stewardess welcomed all passengers onboard the flight to [...]

Barclays Purchase Major Stake in Corporate Travel Company

Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has attained a majority share in renowned business and corporate travel agent ATP International Group in a deal worth an estimated £73million.
ATP boasts in excess of 5,000 clients across a number of sectors including gas and oil, and government and finance and lays claim to a healthy turnover of more than [...]

World Class Hotel Resort Designed For Edinburgh

Plans have been announced to build the “first world-class hotel resort” in Edinburgh, with work scheduled to begin later in 2008. The £50 million project is expected to draw an increased number of international visitors to Scotland’s capital city and will create in excess of 300 local employment opportunities.
The 18 acre development is set to [...]

Airline workers propose Bank Holiday walk-outs

An estimated 400,000 passengers hoping to travel by air this August Bank Holiday weekend face severe disruptions after staff at Gatwick and Stansted airports rejected the offer of a below inflation pay increase of 3%, and elected to support industrial action in favour of the dispute.
Ground staff, including baggage handlers and check in operators at [...]

BAA challenged over market monopoly

It has been reported recently that BAA, which is owned by Spanish corporation Ferrovial, may be forced to put three of its seven UK airports on the market.
The Competition Commission is proposing that BAA should be compelled to sell two of its three London airports – Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted after voicing concerns over the [...]

London Celebrates Olympic Host City Status

After nationwide celebrations acknowledging Team GB’s incredible success at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the world has turned its attention to London following the passing of the Olympic baton to the UK’s capital on 24th August, when London’s Mayor Boris Johnson was given the official Olympic flag.
James Bidwell, the chief of Tourism in London, [...]

New Edinburgh project approved

Controversial plans to develop an area just one mile outside Edinburgh’s Royal Mile have been approved by local councillors, although ministers for the Scottish Government will be required to grant final consent for the scheme.
The £300 million Caltongate project will sit in the centre of Edinburgh in close proximity to Waverley Railway Station and Edinburgh’s [...]

Consumer Experience Study Planned for UK Airports

It has been revealed that consumers travelling via UK airports will be invited to disclose their views on an assortment of aspects and features relating to air travel in the UK in an appraisal to be conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
The regulatory body have announced that they will carry out the survey as [...]

Tourism in Edinburgh remains strong

It would appear that the dark clouds appearing over Edinburgh in recent weeks have nothing to do with the much publicised credit crunch but more to do with a traditional Great British summer!
For decades now, Edinburgh has expanded and developed its tourism industry and if this summer is anything to go by, that trend looks [...]

Results of online hotel study revealed

The results of an online hotel survey were recently published, revealing some remarkable findings.
Of the 2,200 individuals that took part, 92% confirmed that they mean to lodge in a hotel or in bed and breakfast accommodation at some point over the coming 12 month period, with 19% claiming that they will require overnight accommodation on [...]

ABTA backs BAA’s decision to sell Gatwick Airport

The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has confirmed its support of BAA’s recent decision to put London’s’ Gatwick airport on the market.
The 1,500 affiliates of the organisation suggested to the UK’s Competition Commission (CC) that Gatwick be released into the open market with the expectation that the new owner would focus valuable resources on [...]

Budget Airline to allow use of mobile phones in-flight

Passenger’s onboard Ryanair flights will shortly be permitted to operate their mobile phones whilst actually in the air.
Customers using the O2 and ‘3′ networks which are taking part in the scheme will have the facility to make in-flight calls, though charges are expected to be in the region of around £2.00 per minute. Up to [...]

Further Eurostar disruptions

The operators of Eurostar, the rail network between UK and France, Groupe Eurotunnel, recently claimed a significant upturn in revenue.
The company, which transports travellers by train under the English Channel and first began operating in 1994, has now revealed that Eurostar services will encounter severe disruptions this Monday 6th October, with all trains to [...]

London’s Tube set for air-conditioning

A prototype of a highly advanced tube train featuring full air conditioning has been publicly unveiled in London recently.
The train is expected to be launched on the London Metropolitan Line late in 2010 and will be available on the District and Hammersmith and sub-surface Circle lines during 2011.
The brand new fleet of super-trains comprises of [...]

Travel industry continues to grow

The much publicised credit crunch doesn’t look to be putting off holiday loving Brits from booking their annual holidays, nor deterring corporate travellers.
A report published by the Confederation of Business Industry recently revealed  travel as the sole consumer service to report any increase in business levels, proving that UK citizens value their holidays away more [...]

ABTA poll reveals 25-44 year age group most likely to book holidays online

A recent survey carried out by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has revealed that more than 50% of travellers make their bookings online.
Figures showed that 57% of holidaymakers booked their most recent foreign trip online, compared to just 19% booking by telephone.
In the meantime, 25% of people preferred to book their holidays via [...]

BHA confirms growth in hospitality industry

The BHA - or British Hospitality Association - has confirmed that the UK’s hospitality industry is currently experiencing the greatest period in hotel construction in history, which is great for corporate travel.
In the six years since 2002, more than 74,000 additional hotel rooms have been made available throughout the UK, with more than 15,000 more [...]

Travelodge announces Aldi alliance

Economy hotel chain Travelodge which enjoyed more than 6.5million hotel bookings throughout the course of 2007 made up by and large of corporate hotel bookings and travellers on city breaks, has sustained its 2008 expansion strategy and is reported to have spent an estimated £150million constructing 55 new hotels along the coast of the UK [...]

Delta Airlines support National Breast Cancer Awareness month

This October was National Breast Cancer Awareness month and staff from Delta Airlines and their customers came together to help raise funding for the cause which it is hoped will assist in finding a cure for the disease.
As well as flying Deltas signature pink Boeing 757, increased sales of all pink products including pink lemonade [...]

Premier Inn drives profit increases

The owners of Premier Inn, the largest hotel chain in the UK, have announced an impressive rise of 24% in pre-tax profits during the first half of its financial year.
The Whitbread Group confirmed that pre-tax revenue came in at £123.3million in the six month period to 28th August in comparison to just £99.4million for the [...]

BMI chairman to market 50% stake in airline

The Chairman of British Midlands Plc, Sir Michael Bishop has confirmed that he will sell his 50% controlling stake in leading British carrier BMI. It is believed that   Lufthansa, who already own 30% of the company, will attempt to acquire Mr Bishop’s stake.
If approved, the deal worth an estimated £318 million will leave German based [...]

London hosts Third annual Luxury Travel Fair

Those considering an extravagant trip or just corporate hotel bookings in the near future may want to consider attending the 3rd Luxury Travel Fair in London this week.
The annual event takes place at he Olympia on London’s Hammersmith Road in Kensington from 6th to 9th November inclusive.
This exclusive travel fair is a platform for some [...]

Winter tourism in Scotland hailed a success

A recent report published by VisitScotland has hailed their Winter Tourism Campaign for 2007-2008 a success, after figures released confirmed that the campaign helped to contribute £46 million to the Scottish economy.
The campaign which was launched in November 2007, continued through to March of 2008 was designed predominantly with UK tourists in mind. Its primary [...]

Mcfly switch on London’s Regent Street Christmas lights

British band McFly have turned on Regent Streets star themed Christmas lights in central London in front of a crowd of more than 50,000 in an annual tradition which dates back more than 50 years, marking the beginning of London’s yuletide celebrations.
The popular boy band flicked the switch which illuminated many thousands of tiny energy [...]

BAA fined for unacceptable standards at London airports

After being told by the Competition Commission that it must relinquish its stranglehold on London’s airports, BAA suffered a further blow recently when they were issued with a series of financial penalties for unacceptable standards at both Gatwick and Heathrow.
The CAA, the UK’s autonomous expert aviation regulator whose activities incorporate airspace policies, safety regulations and [...]

Flybe pick up two prestigious carrier awards

Since acquiring BA Connect in March of 2007, Flybe has gone from strength to strength and is now considered one of Europe’s leading regional budget airlines.
Its business network comprises of 70% UK domestic, 20% European business and 10% European leisure passengers, and the Flybe currently operate flights from more airports in the UK than any [...]

EasyHotels on target to achieve 200 hotels in 10 year period

UK holidaymakers visiting Cyprus and hoping to bag a bargain will be please to learn that they can now make bookings to stay at the new 56 roomed easyHotel located just five minutes away from the beach, bars and restaurants in Larnaca, which will open during the summer of 2009.
EasyHotels will provide budget conscious travellers [...]

Hotel consumers vote for London hotels in awards

The city of London excelled recently at the 2nd annual  HotelClub Awards, bagging two out of the principal three awards as voted for by 70,000 hotel consumers from around the world.
A spokesperson for the awards commented:
“With the spotlight on London in the lead-up to 2012, it’s fantastic to see the city’s hotels are continuing to [...]

Virgins Upper Class Wing celebrates first birthday

Airline Virgin Atlantic has celebrated the first anniversary of its renowned upper-class section located in Terminal three at London’s Heathrow airport. The first class facility offers its premium rate clientele a private check-in service and various other benefits, which is great for corporate travel.
Virgin Atlantic says of the facility:
“Take complimentary ground transfers, relax in our [...]

No aviation tax increase request to Chancellor

The Association of British Travel Agents is putting pressure on UK Chancellor Alistair Darling to agree not to increase aviation taxes in today’s pre-budget report.
The report is expected to contain elements relating to aviation tax.
But ABTA official are alleged to have penned a letter to Mr Darling requesting that the government reduce the financial afflictions [...]

Hotel staff trained to manage sleepwalkers as numbers multiply

Members of staff at Travelodge hotels are to be provided with additional training in order to help them to deal with the growing numbers of sleepwalkers found wandering around their hotels in the middle of the night.
The news was announced after a receptionist at a Travelodge in the Scottish capital Edinburgh discovered a man sound [...]

London’s Christmas markets open

The City of London will hold its 401st annual Frost Fair Winter Market this year, featuring a lantern parade, scheduled to take place on December 12th, during which more than 270 pupils from local schools will show their handmade lanterns in front of the Tate Modern Gallery.
In excess of 30 separate stalls are expected to [...]

Mobile phones bookings doubted for 2009

The managing director of Mantic point, the company that supplies a travel information service to travellers directly to their mobile phones has revealed his doubts that mobile technology is not yet of a high enough standard make the service as efficient or as effective as booking online using a PC.
Mike Atherton believes that consumers will [...]

BA announces significant performance improvements

British Airways has revealed that their greatest punctuality statistics for almost seven years were recorded during November 2008.
Accrediting their achievements to the systematic and continuous improvements made at Heathrow airport’s terminal 5, BA went on to confirm that an impressive 87% of the short-haul flights planned across its entire network flew out at the [...]

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Business Travel Agents Surviving the Credit Crunch

According to a recent online poll, business travel agents in the UK do not yet appear to have been radically affected by the current credit crunch, with 44% of business agents claiming that the deteriorating economic climate did not seem to have weakened their sales figures by the end of 2008’s first quarter. It’s claimed [...]

Travel advice & safety measures

According to a recent survey around 17% of UK holidaymakers fell victim to thieves abroad throughout 2007. But there a number of steps that you can take to increase your safety overseas.
Safety savvy travellers are planning ahead to ensure that their cash and possessions are protected and secure. In particular, corporate travellers can be at [...]

Small Businesses Opting for Eco- Friendly Accommodation

A recent online report revealed that a massive 54% of small businesses confirmed that they have revised their attitudes towards business travel due to growing concerns on the impact of business travel on the global environment.
Around 25% of companies that were surveyed revealed that they were encouraging the employees to travel by train to business [...]

Business Travel Week scheduled for February 2009

February 9th -13th 2009 will see the launch of Business Travel Week, which is set to take place in the UK business capital, London.
The event will present both consumers and traders in the energetic and rapidly growing corporate travel industry throughout Europe, with an entire week of motivating and informative activity which it is hoped [...]

Virgin Atlantic receives boost from Corporate Travellers

Leading airline Virgin Atlantic Airways has recently revealed that increases in the numbers of corporate passengers have vastly elevated the company’s annual pre-tax profits, by some 38%. These figures have been mirrored in the recent increase in corporate hotel bookings.
The British airline of which is part owned by world famous billionaire Sir Richard Branson has [...]

Forty per cent of corporate travellers aim to mix business with pleasure

A recent study has confirmed that 17% more of corporate travellers from the UK are economical and cost-conscious in comparison to the travellers that took part from other countries.
More than 2,000 travellers from inside the UK, France, Germany and the USA and Canada took part in the survey, which also revealed that French travellers were [...]

Corporate travellers driving airline industry growth

An annual survey carried out by a leading business financier has revealed that financially savvy business travellers are increasingly favouring budget airlines over the traditional British carriers  in efforts to  sustain existing levels of corporate travel as they aim to maximise business growth opportunities, which in turn is helping to drive the businesses of UK [...]

Tories propose TGV rail link to Heathrow

BAA, the current owners of London’s Heathrow Airport, has rejected proposals made by the Conservative party supporting a high speed rail link as an alternative to a third runway at UK airport.
The proposed TGV (train à grande vitesse, French for “high-speed train”) styled line would cost in the region of £20billion and would connect Birmingham, [...]

Virgin Trains to reduce cost of pre-purchase tickets by 50%

UK rail operator Virgin Trains has announced that the cost of tickets purchases in advance is to be reduced in an effort to attract British motorists who have endured unprecedented rises in the cost of fuel.  This could be great news for corporate travellers as well.
By December 2008, Virgin Train will cut its pre-purchase train [...]

BHA confirms growth in hospitality industry

The BHA - or British Hospitality Association - has confirmed that the UK’s hospitality industry is currently experiencing the greatest period in hotel construction in history, which is great for corporate travel.
In the six years since 2002, more than 74,000 additional hotel rooms have been made available throughout the UK, with more than 15,000 more [...]

Travelodge announces Aldi alliance

Economy hotel chain Travelodge which enjoyed more than 6.5million hotel bookings throughout the course of 2007 made up by and large of corporate hotel bookings and travellers on city breaks, has sustained its 2008 expansion strategy and is reported to have spent an estimated £150million constructing 55 new hotels along the coast of the UK [...]

Historic Stirling site to be transformed into luxury hotel

Local councillors in the Scottish city of Stirling have approved a planning application to restore a category B listed building in the town in order for it to be re-opened as a luxury hotel.
The restoration of the building will be closely monitored by city officials to ensure that all period features are retained.
During 1827, archaeologists [...]

Hilton Hotels agree new deals in Europe

The infamous Hilton Hotels Corporation has agreed long term contracts to operate addition hotels throughout Europe in Italy, Poland and Russia.
The new deal comprises of two Hilton Garden Inns located in Treviso, Northern Italy and Poland’s capital city Warsaw, in addition to a Hilton brand Doubletree Hotel in the city of Perm on banks of [...]

London hosts Third annual Luxury Travel Fair

Those considering an extravagant trip or just corporate hotel bookings in the near future may want to consider attending the 3rd Luxury Travel Fair in London this week.
The annual event takes place at he Olympia on London’s Hammersmith Road in Kensington from 6th to 9th November inclusive.
This exclusive travel fair is a platform for some [...]

Winter tourism in Scotland hailed a success

A recent report published by VisitScotland has hailed their Winter Tourism Campaign for 2007-2008 a success, after figures released confirmed that the campaign helped to contribute £46 million to the Scottish economy.
The campaign which was launched in November 2007, continued through to March of 2008 was designed predominantly with UK tourists in mind. Its primary [...]

Virgins Upper Class Wing celebrates first birthday

Airline Virgin Atlantic has celebrated the first anniversary of its renowned upper-class section located in Terminal three at London’s Heathrow airport. The first class facility offers its premium rate clientele a private check-in service and various other benefits, which is great for corporate travel.
Virgin Atlantic says of the facility:
“Take complimentary ground transfers, relax in our [...]