Author: Shawon Hannan
Royal Caribbean Cruises, a cruise vacation company, has announced new offers on its cruises departing from the UK for the 2013 wave season. The company is offering up to £62 onboard spending money to customers that book cabins on certain cruises departing from the UK. The company also claims that the sale offers customers outstanding benefits, including reduced flights, and complimentary balcony upgrades. The company is offering a range of cruise options for passengers departing from the UK on board its fleet of ships, including the luxurious vessel, Independence of the Seas. Travellers that wish to join cruises by taking…
London Heathrow airport has reported that around 5.6 million passengers passed through the facility in December 2012. The airport’s December 2012 passenger traffic has set a record for the month and an increase of 2.0 percent compared to December 2011. This increases the yearly passenger traffic figure for 2012 to around 70 million, the most that the airport has reported for a calendar year in its history. The 2012 surge in passenger traffic is led by North Atlantic traffic, which increased by 3.2 percent, compared to that in 2011. Traffic to Brazil has increased by around 21.6 percent when compared…
Eurostar International, a UK-based high speed rail service between the UK and mainland Europe, has announced the suspension of its ticket sales for the London to Amsterdam, via Brussels, route. Previously, Eurostar passengers were travelling to Brussels Midi and switching to high-speed Thalys or regular trains for the final journey to Amsterdam. In December 2012, the company launched the new Fyra service to replace the earlier slower trains, which has created a problem with the company’s ticketing system. Following this the company has decide to temporarily suspend selling tickets to Amsterdam, or any Dutch destination, through its website. A Eurostar…
British Airways, the UK based airline, will be offering complimentary hotel rooms to visitors to the UK as part of its endorsement of the Big British Invite promotion, in partnership with VisitBritain, the official tourism website for Great Britain. The airline is offering two nights complimentary stay to customers that buy a roundtrip airfare between the US and the UK. The offer is valid until March 31, 2013, for travel from January 9, 2013, to May 31, 2013. Hotel accommodation is offered by the airline for roundtrip airfares originating in the US, during the promotional period. VisitBritain has invested £5m…
Sixt, a European car rental company, has expanded its services in the UK by launching an outlet at London Gatwick Airport. The company claims to be able to offer an exclusive portfolio of rental cars to its customers arriving at Gatwick, with rental models ranging from BMW, Opel, Volkswagen, Ford and Toyota to Audi Aston Martin, Ferrari, Rolls Royce, Bentley, and Mercedes, in all sizes, including small and mid-size cars, SUVs, premium vehicles, and minibuses. London Gatwick offers direct access from the terminal to the car hire collection and drop-off points, avoiding the need for the shuttle bus that caters…
UK travel buyers are set to have a good year in 2013, as the travel industry is not expecting a decline in business. AirPlus International Inc, a company that provides a suite of business travel payment solutions, has conducted a survey that reported that 64 percent of British travel buyers expect the number of trips to be the same as last year, while 28 percent believe that travel may increase. Only 7 percent of survey respondents are expecting a decline in travel. Around 45 percent of UK buyers believe that spending on travel will remain flat in 2013, while 38…
Promote Iceland, an Iceland based public-private partnership that aims to improve the marketing of Icelandic tourism in foreign locations, has entered into a partnership with London-based travel specialist, The Brighter Group. The Brighter Group will be the official public relations agency for Promote Iceland in the UK, and will aim to improve Iceland’s profile as a tourism destination for visitors from the UK, especially during the off peak seasons of autumn and winter. Steve Dunne, the executive chairman of Brighter Group, said, ‘This is a fantastic way to start the New Year for Brighter and we’re delighted to add such…
Etihad Airways, a UAE-based national airline, has reported setting a record for the number of passengers carried across its worldwide network in a single day. On Saturday January 5, 2013, the airline carried 33,802 passengers, its record highest number of people flown in a day, beating an earlier record of 33,766 people flown on July 14, 2012. Etihad Airways has reported a successful festive holiday season, with January 3 and 4, 2013, reporting yet more of its busiest ever days, with 32,622 and 32,918 passengers flying each day respectively. James Hogan, the airline president and chief executive officer, said, ‘It…
Everyone with a family knows how expensive it can be to take your kids on holiday, especially if you can only bring them away when school has broken up. That’s why we’ve put together some tips on how you can cut the costs of a family break this February half-term, so you can have a trip away together without breaking the bank. 1. Enjoy a staycation Many people instantly think of a holiday abroad with sun, sea and sand when they hear family getaways. But we want to prove that you don’t need to jet away to a sunny location…
Travelodge Hotels, a UK-based company that owns and operates hotel properties, has appointed a new chairman, Brian Wallace, who is expected to help steer the company out of its financial troubles. Wallace has extensive experience of serving in the hotel industry and was the deputy chief executive at the Hilton group. He is taking over the hotel chain at a time when it has announced a decision to offload around 49 properties to other operators. Grant Hearn, the chief executive of Travelodge, said, ‘I am really excited to welcome Brian as the new Chairman of Travelodge. He has extensive experience…