Cruises and ski breaks off as borders close to Britons
Tens of thousands of Britons had cruise holidays and New Year ski trips cancelled yesterday as European border restrictions continued to tighten.
British Airways to restart short-haul London Gatwick flights from March
British Airways will return to short-haul flying from London Gatwick next year, the airline has said as it confirmed the go-ahead of its planned subsidiary, BA Euroflyer.
Amazon to sell low-cost PCR Covid tests for UK travellers
Amazon is to start selling low-cost Covid PCR test kits to travellers in a move that promises to shake up a market that has been described as a “rip-off jungle”…
Virgin Atlantic owners pump £400m into airline amid Omicron gloom
Virgin Atlantic owners Sir Richard Branson and Delta have pumped another £400m into the struggling carrier, as the spread of the Omicron variant and growing travel restrictions spread gloom around…
Heathrow passenger numbers down 60% as cancellations mount
Heathrow Airport reports a 60% decline in passenger numbers in November compared to pre-pandemic levels, citing high cancellations among business travellers due to new Omicron-related travel restrictions.
Business travelers are about to check in to smaller hotel rooms
Not small, but “compact” — that’s the message hotel group Yotel prefers when talking about the size of its rooms. But there’s no getting round the fact that business travelers…
UKs inbound tourism businesses count the cost of Omicron variant
The destructive impact of the Omicron variant on the country’s inbound tourism industry, the UK’s fifth largest export, has been laid bare in a new survey by travel trade association…
British Airways set for take-off from Gatwick again with new “Euroflyer” operation
BA is expected to announce plans for the new “Euroflyer” operation shortly. Details are sketchy, but it is likely to be based on the model followed by BA’s CityFlyer subsidiary,…
U.A.E. changes its weekend to align with West
The United Arab Emirates has changed its workweek, declaring Sunday, a work day in much of the Arab world, is now part of the weekend.
UK travel firms call for state help after Omicron hits turnover
Travel firms have called on the government to provide urgent financial help as fresh Covid-19 restrictions come in to force on Tuesday, hitting holiday travel just before the peak booking…