Author: Shawon Hannan

The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane has recently been awarded the Best UK Day Spa at the SPA Traveller Awards 2012. The hotel’s rooftop spa has a viewing terrace, a fitness centre, and nine luxurious fitness rooms, each with its own private relaxation pods. The spa is offering a new menu for New Year 2013, with around 40 individual body and facial treatments, and a wide range of Spa Day packages, in partnership with ESPA, Omorovicza, The Organic Pharmacy, Vaishaly and CACI. The spa’s patrons can also buy gift certificates for their friends and relatives, online…

British Airways, the UK based airline, will be increasing its flights to Toronto, Canada, from London Heathrow airport in the UK. The airline will be offering its extended schedule of services from March 31, 2013, with additional flights on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays, taking the total weekly flights on the route to 17. The new service will be operated with a B767-300 aircraft, with fares including Club World (business class), World Traveller Plus (premium economy), and World Traveller (economy class). The flights will be departing from London Heathrow’s Terminal 5. The extended service is also intended to assist customers flying…

There’s nothing like giving the whole family something to look forward to. With these fabulous five star hotels in Cyprus and Turkey, there’s something for every member of your family to enjoy. Why not book a holiday with your loved ones and make memories that will remain with you all forever? The Hotel Elysium, Paphos This five star wonder is situated on a Mediterranean beach, looking out onto a blissful, blue paradise. Perfect for the whole family, it boasts a fabulous spa with some divine all-over-body treatments, a diving school, car rental, a hairdressing salon, 6 restaurants, and several top…

With Christmas travelling in full swing at all UK airports, London 2012 volunteers have returned to London Heathrow airport to help the passengers tide over the rush hour of today, which is likely to see around 123,000 passengers departing from various airport terminals. The London 2012 volunteers had earlier helped passengers at London Heathrow Airport during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The volunteering initiative reaped rich dividends during the period, when the airport recorded its customer rated best performances for July arrivals and August departures. 150 volunteers are currently back at the airport to help out with the rush of…

Cathay Pacific Airways, a Hong Kong based airline operator, has reported averting the industrial action by its flight attendants that was announced earlier. The airline, on completion of talks – mediated by the Labour Department of the country, between the company and the Flight Attendants Union (FAU) – reported that the outstanding differences between the parties have now been resolved. The airline general manager for cabin crew, Liza Ng, said, ‘The agreement we reached today addresses issues important to the company and the crew. It is incumbent upon the company to always ensure its long-term success when discussing short-term issues.…

London features among top ten locales that US travellers are flocking to for a Christmas vacation. This Christmas, travellers are reportedly opting for traditional cities known for their Christmas revelries, rather than exotic locations, to celebrate the festival and ring in the New Year. According to US based discount travel site, Hotwire.com, the top ten most popular destinations to ring in the New Year for US travellers are Orlando, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; Las Vegas, Nevada; New York City, New York; Miami, Florida; San Francisco, California; London, England; San Diego, California; Los Angeles, California; and New Orleans, Louisiana. London is the…

Midland Metro, a tram system operated by National Express, a subsidiary of Travel West Midlands, has been granted a £130 million package for completing developmental milestones. The company has entered into an agreement with Centro, a UK based organisation operating bus and rail transport, for a partnership to implement various improvements for its passengers. The initiatives for better customer service include increased frequency and capacity with the addition of 20 new, larger trams, introduction of Smartcard technology, upgrading of existing tram stops, ways to deal with metal and cable theft, and offering more Park and Ride facilities to commuters. Centro…

UK based British Airways is offering iPads to its 3,600 pilots to improve its customer service. The airline is investing around £5bn on new products, and equipping its ground and flying crew with iPads as part of the initiative to increase operational efficiency. The iPads are intended to offer pilots access to real-time operational data, which can be shared with ground crew and which will allow pilots to plan efficient flights before departure. The iPad connectivity will also allow the airline’s pilots to provide passengers with more accurate flight information, as well as offering them a more customised flight service…

For those travellers concerned with holiday travel problems in the UK during the Christmas period, reassurances are being offered by the UK’s car rental services, which are available to bridge the gap left by scheduled maintenance work on the rail service, and strike action called by ASLEF, the London Underground drivers’ union. Car rental brokers, Holiday Autos, said, ‘We understand how expensive travel can be. Whether for work or leisure, transport is becoming one of the most expensive outgoings in many households so the government’s recent u-turn on an increase in fuel prices is a welcome one. However, the Christmas…

The government of Ireland has expressed its unwillingness to support a bid by Ryanair, an Ireland-based low cost airline, to acquire its rival Irish airline, Aer Lingus. Ryanair, which owns a 29.8 percent stake in Aer Lingus, has previously offered EUR694 million for the remaining Aer Lingus stock. The Aer Lingus’ board subsequently rejected this on the basis of it being an insufficient offer. The airline is now willing to offer around 40 routes from major airports in Ireland to other airlines in return for the acquisition, as part of a comprehensive remedies package. The European Commission will take the…