As reported last week, the new open skies agreement between Europe and the United States has prompted British Airways to create a subsidiary airline also called Open Skies that will operate from its hubs on the European continent and fly directly to the US instead of being transferred in England. But this venture hasn’t pleased  Continue Reading »

The last of the wreckage of the British Airways jet that crash-landed at London’s Heathrow International Airport was being moved off the tarmac last night, according to an airport official. The near-tragedy of the crashing jet didn’t take any lives, but certainly gave everyone in the plane and on the ground, including prime minister Gordon  Continue Reading »

London has always been one of the most popular weekend getaway spots in the western world, and the last year has proven that the allure is far stronger than the expense involved in getting there and having a good time. The Visit London organization is keen to promote the city, and the British capital plans  Continue Reading »

Hotels.com has begun the new year with a focus on local language and currency sites for it’s European customers. Five new local language sites have been launched in the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Iceland and Turkey. These sites complement the company’s 25 European sites that include the Benelux countries, Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Scandinavia and  Continue Reading »

Air travellers this week have no doubt been confused by the new rules concerning hand baggage. In what appears to be a move to ease security restrictions and benefit the passenger, certain air routes in the United Kingdom have begun to allow passengers to carry two bags on to the plane instead of one. The  Continue Reading »

mp3cityguides are downloadable files that will give you a guided tour of the city that you find yourself in. What has until now been the fare of museum exhibits now goes out of the buildings and on to the streets as travellers have a chance to be guided around their favourite neighbourhoods in the world’s  Continue Reading »

The travel comparison site for British travellers, travel.co.uk has proven to be very popular among would-be tourists looking to shop around for travel deals. The site has been successful enough to think about an upgrade, and now Comtec, a leading technology supplier for the leisure industry has accepted the job. The ownership will still stay  Continue Reading »

Being London’s foremost five-star hotel is no easy task, and Grosvenor house has recently done some spring cleaning and appointed two new senior executives in its sales division. The hotel is just about finished with its multi-million pound refurbishments and renovations, and with its new title of a JW Marriott hotel, the only one in  Continue Reading »

An ‘open skies’ agreement will come into effect between Europe and the United States beginning around Easter time, and British Airways plans to take full advantage of the agreement, using it as a marker for the first time British Airways flights will be allowed to enter the United States from countries outside the UK. Sources  Continue Reading »

With an impressive 91 percent record of flights leaving and arriving on time, bmi regional has been awarded the title of Britain’s most punctual airline by the CAA. The period in question went from January to September 2007, where average delays from all their points of operation in the UK were only 6 minutes. This  Continue Reading »

If a home office proposal goes through, American visas for the United Kingdom may be cut back to three months of validity from the present six months. This would bring regulations more in line with the 90 day permit Britons are given for entry to the United States, but nothing has been written in stone  Continue Reading »

As airlines on both sides of the Atlantic gear up for the implementation of Open Skies agreement, competition at Heathrow Airport is heating up. Several airlines based in America have recently announced that they will start operating flights between Heathrow and major American cities. Northwest Airlines and KLM airlines are two of the groups with  Continue Reading »