Pontins closes two parks, now down to four
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
UK seaside resort group Pontins has closed its resorts in Prestatyn, north Wales, and Camber Sands in East Sussex.
Virgin Australia faces Xmas cabin strikes
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
Virgin Australia cabin crew could be out on 24-hour strikes before Christmas, though the airline says it has yet to receive notice of industrial action and wants to work with the union to avoid disruption.
Qantas launches Xmas sale and 'earlier' free drinks on board
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
Australia's Qantas is offering domestic passengers double frequent flyer points if they select flights on a QantasLink Q400 'Dasher-8' or a B737 'Roo-dolph' plane before Xmas.
Forte sells 49pc to Saudi's PIF
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
Sir Rocco Forte has agreed to sell 49 per cent of his family’s 14-outlet luxury hotel chain Rocco Forte Hotels to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) in a deal that values the hotel group at about GBP1.2 billion.
Branson opts for 'tough love' at Virgin Galactic
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
Earlier this year Virgin Orbit – a space business in billionaire Sir Richard Branson's empire - filed for bankruptcy after failing to raise new funds. Hundreds of employees lost their jobs.
October demand continues to boost cabin loads
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports the recovery in air passenger demand continued in October, with total traffic in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs up 31.2 per cent on October 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 98.2 per cent of pre-Covid levels.
Post Covid tourism recovery 'at about 90pc' - UNWTO
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
The newest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer shows an estimated 975 million tourists travelled internationally between January and September this year, 38 per cent more than in the same months of 2022.
AirAsia adds Incheon run
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
AirAsia has launched a new route connecting Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia to Seoul (Incheon), South Korea.
Pegasus to launch Dortmund flights before Xmas
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Turkey's Pegasus Air will from 19 December offer flights between Istanbul and Dortmund, Germany three times a week.
BA inks Signcode contract
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 05 December 2023
British Airways (BA) has signed with Signcode UK to improve accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing customers, with new, signed video content containing a variety of travel information being made available to customers both pre-travel and whilst on board.
Virgin cabin crew okayed for stoppage action
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Australia's TWU-protected ballot has closed, with participating Virgin cabin crew voting in favour of 24-hour stoppages unless an agreement can be reached to improve pay, job security and work-life balance.
Flynas adds Brussels route
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Saudi Arabia’s budget airline flynas has added a direct route between Jeddah and Brussels, Belgium.
Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian for US$1.9bn
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Alaska Airlines plans to buy Hawaiian Airlines for US$1.9 billion, a deal that would allow Alaska to enlarge its West Coast network and gain access to Asia.
Pontins closes two parks, now down to four
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
UK seaside resort group Pontins has closed its resorts in Prestatyn, north Wales, and Camber Sands in East Sussex.
Virgin Australia faces Xmas cabin strikes
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
Virgin Australia cabin crew could be out on 24-hour strikes before Christmas, though the airline says it has yet to receive notice of industrial action and wants to work with the union to avoid disruption.
Qantas launches Xmas sale and 'earlier' free drinks on board
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
Australia's Qantas is offering domestic passengers double frequent flyer points if they select flights on a QantasLink Q400 'Dasher-8' or a B737 'Roo-dolph' plane before Xmas.
Forte sells 49pc to Saudi's PIF
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
Sir Rocco Forte has agreed to sell 49 per cent of his family’s 14-outlet luxury hotel chain Rocco Forte Hotels to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) in a deal that values the hotel group at about GBP1.2 billion.
Branson opts for 'tough love' at Virgin Galactic
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
Earlier this year Virgin Orbit – a space business in billionaire Sir Richard Branson's empire - filed for bankruptcy after failing to raise new funds. Hundreds of employees lost their jobs.
October demand continues to boost cabin loads
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports the recovery in air passenger demand continued in October, with total traffic in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs up 31.2 per cent on October 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 98.2 per cent of pre-Covid levels.
Post Covid tourism recovery 'at about 90pc' - UNWTO
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
The newest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer shows an estimated 975 million tourists travelled internationally between January and September this year, 38 per cent more than in the same months of 2022.
AirAsia adds Incheon run
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 07 December 2023
AirAsia has launched a new route connecting Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia to Seoul (Incheon), South Korea.
Pegasus to launch Dortmund flights before Xmas
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Turkey's Pegasus Air will from 19 December offer flights between Istanbul and Dortmund, Germany three times a week.
BA inks Signcode contract
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 05 December 2023
British Airways (BA) has signed with Signcode UK to improve accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing customers, with new, signed video content containing a variety of travel information being made available to customers both pre-travel and whilst on board.
Virgin cabin crew okayed for stoppage action
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Australia's TWU-protected ballot has closed, with participating Virgin cabin crew voting in favour of 24-hour stoppages unless an agreement can be reached to improve pay, job security and work-life balance.
Flynas adds Brussels route
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Saudi Arabia’s budget airline flynas has added a direct route between Jeddah and Brussels, Belgium.
Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian for US$1.9bn
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Alaska Airlines plans to buy Hawaiian Airlines for US$1.9 billion, a deal that would allow Alaska to enlarge its West Coast network and gain access to Asia.
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