British Airways service to Tripoli International Airport is to re-launch in the spring. The airline said in an official statement released on Monday that its route between Heathrow airport and the Libyan capital would recommence flights on 1 May, more than a year after the service was put on hold as a result of the [...]
Low-cost airline Air Asia X has revealed that it will soon scrap its routes to India and Europe. The announcement from the Kuala Lumpur-based carrier came via its Facebook page on Friday, where officials said that it would be discontinuing its service to London, Paris, New Delhi and Mumbai in the effort of focusing its [...]
The Annual Post Office Holiday Money Report has said resorts in Europe are likely to have a successful 2012. The report says that shrinking travel budgets for many families and the euro reaching all-time lows means that long-haul destinations will be out of reach for many over the next 12 months. The organisation says that [...]
A recent poll has shown that Americans are planning to spend more and travel greater distances over the next 12 months. Statistics gathered via a survey of 640 travel firms show long-haul bookings to Asia, Europe and Australia up in 2012 and that destinations on the three continents make up 11 of Americans’ top 20 [...]
A British man has died following an attack at a Sri Lanka resort over the Christmas holiday. Officials from the Foreign Office have reported the man to be 24 year-old Kuram Shaikah Zaman. The agency said that his next of kin have been notified but would not release any further details. According to police reports, [...]
Road and rail travel in Scotland has been disrupted by snowfall and severe winds. Tuesday saw snow and gusty winds of up to 70mph stretch across the central region. Similarly, heavy snowfall is expected to continue in the highlands, according to forecasts. The conditions wreaked havoc on dozens of roadways, including the A9, where a [...]
Hotel firm Marriott International has unveiled plans to build its first-ever property in the Haitian capital. The announcement came late last week via Arne Sorenson, Marriott’s chief executive, during a special ceremony in Port-au-Prince attended by a variety of VIPs including former US President Bill Clinton. The company said in its official press release that [...]
An official from Durham Tees Valley Airport has denied allegations that passengers or crew are able to transit through the facility without proper border checks. The airport’s manager Shaun Woods told reporters on Wednesday that any suggestions that crew or passengers were moving through the airport without going through appropriate border check procedures were ‘plain [...]
British Airways is re-launching its Airmiles loyalty scheme as ‘Avios’ on Wednesday. The move by BA’s parent firm IAG comes after the carrier’s merger with Madrid-based airline Iberia earlier in the year. Now all Airmiles members, as well as members of the BA Executive Club and Iberia’s Plus program are being combined to form an [...]
The UK transport secretary has said it could be several weeks before the cause of the recent M5 carriageway crash was known. Justine Greening confirmed during an official statement on Friday that 37 vehicles were involved in the incident and that more than 50 people were injured. There were also several fatalities, which included two [...]
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