One of the most reliable airlines in Europe operating long-haul flights in based in Britain. Bmi was recently identified as one of the most dependable airlines in the region. The Assocaition for European Airlines (AEA) recently released a consumer report evalutating the success of long-haul airlines in Europe. The report indicates that three airlines had  Continue Reading »

Virgin Atlantic has declared that it’s former plans for business class only flights between Europe and America are ‘too risky’ in the face of a future where the Open Skies agreement might one day be reversed. The airline has withdrawn it’s plans to offer exclusively executive service. Previously, Virgin was planning to offer all-business class  Continue Reading »

Opening its doors for the first time today is the second Hilton property in the Czech capital of Prague, The Hilton Prague Old Town. The hotel was not built from the ground up, the property taking over the building formerly housing the Prague Renaissance. The multi-million dollar renovations to the 305-room property was headed by  Continue Reading »

Next year the European budget airline easyJet will introduce technology that will utilize third party travel agents to sell easyJet flights on their sights. This decision was taken in no small part due to the practice of what is known as screen scraping. The process involves a third party taking information for easyJet’s website and  Continue Reading »

Back in April, it was reported that a cruise ship had sunk off the coast of the Greek island of Santorini, after the craft hit some rocks in the coastline’s shallow waters. The Sea Diamond’s captain and his company were subsequently fined for the pollution and mess caused by the crash, the company also being  Continue Reading »

London’s Heathrow International Airport is the busiest airport in the world and a principal hub for inter-European travel and international connections to the continent alike. With the Open Skies agreement signed between the United States and the European Union, the airport that’s currently operating at 98% capacity will have to perform some serious timetable shuffles  Continue Reading »

The Spanish government is considering the demolition buildings which are the home of holidaymakers from Britain. In an effort to crack down on illegally built structures, the government is threatening to demolish homes and hotels which are contributing to damage of the Mediterranean and Canary Island coastline. A newspaper reported that the government will spend  Continue Reading »

Flights for summer 2008 travels are already going on sale with bmibaby, one of the UK’s popular low-cost airlines. Flights from several UK airports including Manchester, Birmingham, East Midlands and Cardiff are on sale. Summer flights with the airline are available from March 29th to October 25th and include a number of additional routes and  Continue Reading »

Drivers booking their car rentals for 2008 with Auto Europe will receive a guaranteed one car class upgrade for rentals in a variety of European countries. The special means that anyone booking a compact class car can automatically drive away with an intermediate class car for no extra charge. Upgrades are available in the following  Continue Reading »

Monarch Airlines, a low cost carrier in Europe, recently announced that it would add more flights to its routes to serve an increased demand for flights over the holiday period. Over the holiday period, from December 22nd to January 2nd, the following routes will be operating more frequently than usual: Birmingham to: Alicante, Faro, Malaga,  Continue Reading »

No one wants to know that they are travelling on a plane with a drunk pilot, and flight attendants and crew members are obliged to abstain from drinking alcohol eight hours before getting on the plane for work. This weekend a pilot on a Virgin Atlantic flight leaving London’s Heathrow International Airport bound for Miami  Continue Reading »

The Marriott hotel chain will add a new branch of its Renaissance brand of hotels to the lodging choices available near Amsterdam’s Schiphol International Airport. Opening in 2009 with 318 rooms, the hotel offers easy access to the airport and Amsterdam’s city centre 15 kilometres form the airport. Marriott chief financial officer and president of  Continue Reading »