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The British public is going to great lengths to give support to their home teams during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. British Airways, a UK-based airline company, has released the results of a survey that shows that British fans are prepared to cancel holiday plans or personal engagements to cheer for Team GB and ParalympicsGB during the summer. With less than 50 days to go to the official opening of the 2012 Games, around 40 percent of people in Britain have begun to juggle their personal lives and careers to take time off to cheer for the home…
Thomas Cook Group Plc, a UK-based travel company, is offering tours to some of Europe’s best music festivals this summer. The Roskilde Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark, is held every year, and this year it is taking place from July 5 to 8. The company is offering three nights in Denmark for prices starting from £296 per person, for a bed and breakfast stay at the Hotel Danmark in Copenhagen, flying with Easyjet from London Gatwick Airport, departing on July 4, 2012. The Hultsfred Festival is being held in Stockholm, Sweden, between June 14 and 16, 2012, and features bands including…
International Airlines Group (IAG), the UK-based parent company of British Airways, has reported reduced passenger traffic results for May 2012 from its subsidiary airline, Iberia, while premium traffic from another subsidiary, British Airways, has offset the decline. The company has reported an increase in overall traffic of 6.6 percent, supported by an increase in premium traffic of 1.7 percent during the month, while economy passengers increased by 7.5 percent in May 2012, from May 2011. The total number of passengers carried in May 2012 has grown by 9.3 percent, to 4.8 million, from that in May 2011, aided by the…
Thomas Cook Group Plc, a UK-based travel company, is releasing a new London 2012 Olympic Quiz smartphone app, for fans attending the UK Olympics. The new smart phone application is designed to test the knowledge of British Olympics fans, and is offering winners of the quiz, tickets for the athletics final, which takes place on August 9, 2012, in the Olympic stadium. Fans are invited to answer a series of questions to test their Olympic knowledge, with the questions becoming more difficult with each round. The contestants will be judged on correct answers, as well as on the time that…
The Francis Hotel, which is located in the historic city of Bath, England, has opened on completion of a renovation project. The hotel was opened to the public on May 28, 2012, as the Francis Hotel Bath, a member of the MGallery collection by Accor, a brand of hotels from Accor, a French hotel company. MGallery is a portfolio of a luxurious hotels owned by the Accor group, which operates around 4,200 hotels and has 145,000 employees in 90 countries. Each MGallery hotel property is distinct in its features, design, and decor. All MGallery hotels offer their guests the chance…
Alexander Dennis (ADL), a bus and coach manufacturer in the UK, and the company responsible for providing public service vehicles for the 2012 Olympic Games, will be using new machine-to-machine technology to improve passenger safety. The company is partnering with Traffilog, a web-based telematics company, to provide the maximum levels of security and safety for passengers using its fleet of buses. The Traffilog machine-to-machine solution will also be providing safety and security on the fleet of buses to be operated by Kings Ferry, a UK coach operator with the responsibility for the transportation of police and VIPs during the Games.…
Aviation industry leaders will be gathering in Beijing, China, next week to discuss the industry issues at the 68th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit, to be held in the Chinese capital by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA, an industry-wide association of 240 airline companies that operate around 84 percent of all global air traffic, will be discussing the industry outlook on various issues, including bio fuels, the effect of social media on the aviation industry, and the future of airline distribution. The IATA Annual General Meeting will be commencing on June 11, 2012,…
A recent Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report has highlighted that a massive market exists for luxurious travel offerings, as increasing numbers of the world’s super rich vie for most exclusive travel experiences. Super luxury travel adventures, or one of a kind trips are what the world’s millionaires are searching for these days, according to the BCH report. One of the key findings in BCG’s ‘Luxe Redux: Raising the Bar for Selling of Luxuries’ report, was that the global super rich population is on a drive to acquire exclusive experiences, with around 55 percent of total luxury spending worldwide being on…
The first issue of the Asia Pacific Family Travel 2012 survey, conducted across key cities in seven Asia Pacific markets, indicate that families in the region are ready to spend more on vacations. According to the survey, around 44 million people go for family vacations each year, for an annual expenditure of $29 billion worldwide. Families also indicated that they were willing to spend more money on vacations, which is good news for the travel and lodging industry in the Asia-Pacific region. The survey, conducted by Turner Media Solutions, in association with Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts, has reported that…
Generator Hostels, a company operating hostels in Europe, has announced the launch of its newest hostel in Hamburg, Germany. The Hamburg Generator has 686 beds, in a mix of two bedded, four bedded, six bedded, and eight bedded rooms, for budget conscious travellers, especially when travelling in a group. Prices commence from €17 for a dormitory bed, to €37 for a twin-bedded room. The hostel also has 540sqm of public space, which includes the Generator bar and lounge, a terrace garden, a separate lounge, a cafe and a dance floor. Other amenities on offer are a movie screening room, complimentary…