What kind of hotel group orders a first-of-its-kind long-range business jet to fly guests to its hotels from all around the world?...
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published 2022-10-01 09:08:17
I recently needed to visit Los Angeles (LA) for a short stay. It was an expensive outing but it had to be done
writes Malcolm... (more)
published 2022-09-23 10:01:42
A first trip on a new British cruise line. When CMV failed in July 2020 due to Covid-19 the UK lost an established homegrown cruise...
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published 2022-09-17 15:47:56
Ambience is the lead ship for a new British cruise line Ambassador, best described as an up-market reincarnation of CMV, one of the first...
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published 2022-09-17 15:46:40
Get one city and gain two more for free! Poland comes with a special offer, says our regular contributor, photographer of The...
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published 2022-09-09 13:08:01
Alison Chambers previews Britain's newest airline. Our regular contributor Alison Chambers tells the tale of Hans Airways,...
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published 2022-09-03 15:19:32
If you are travelling between New York City and Singapore, bring a book. A very long book says London-based aviation analyst...
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published 2022-08-26 11:46:43
Montenegro, Mediterranean glamour without the prices. And now Luton too.
BTN's Editor-at-Large, Jeff Mills, revisits a...
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published 2022-08-20 08:16:39
There is still time to visit Southern Norway and the fjords this summer before the long nights and the winter trips for the Northern...
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published 2022-08-14 14:01:15
In London with a couple of hours spare?Try the unlikely location of Waterloo Station. There is real heritage around. The station...
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published 2022-08-03 13:46:35
Green is the word. Telling non-aviation friends you are off to an air show usually engenders a positive, envious response. Not this...
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published 2022-07-21 13:55:11
Helsinki may be as far north as Anchorage but on a balmy summer's day you would not know it. With an invitation to join the Swan...
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published 2022-07-16 17:16:45
BTN's Editor-at-Large, Jeff Mills, explores France's second city and likes what he finds. French charm and a touch of...
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published 2022-07-10 10:20:41
Alison Chambers took a day out from St Maarten's CARIBAVIA22 Event to fly to Saint-Barthélemy."Aviation is crucial to St...
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published 2022-07-02 23:19:48
On Monday 21 November the 22nd FIFA World Cup finals begin in Qatar with England v Iran one of the opening-day matches.ON TOUR: The...
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published 2022-06-24 22:02:27
Europe's western seaboard is a popular destination for cruise ships whether venturing south from the UK, or starting from Barcelona....
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published 2022-06-17 01:34:31
BTN's railway guru Andrew Sharp takes an in-depth look at London's full size underground train, the central section at last... (more)
published 2022-06-12 22:50:44
The highlight of European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition 2022 (EBACE) in Geneva?
asks Alison Chambers....
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published 2022-06-05 12:00:58
A major business centre and now increasingly a favourite port of call for cruise ships, BTN's Editor-at-Large, Jeff Mills, explores... (more)
published 2022-05-29 09:51:44
ON TOUR: Carnival Pride was covered last week. This is a reassessment of the Carnival voyage.
BTN's Editor-in-Chief and his...
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published 2022-05-22 22:50:46
Chalk and cheese from across the Atlantic.American cruise ships have been most welcome in European ports during the summer months as...
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published 2022-05-15 18:23:12
A new British cruise line gets the Olympic winning treatment.Local girl and 1992 Barcelona 400 metre women's...
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published 2022-04-30 21:28:11
With summer fast approaching, what better time to explore the fascinating religious history of Britain? Marvel at the impressive...
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published 2022-04-23 22:35:56
Built on its success at Blenheim Palace the Salon Privé London is set to make its debut at the Royal Hospital Chelsea from next...
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published 2022-04-12 07:29:05
Rotterdam may have a bit of an image problem, but not amongst people who have actually visited it, says BTN's Editor-at-Large,... (more)
published 2022-04-09 19:54:38
A totally keyless ship. Eleven nights. Portsmouth, a Coruna, Santa Cruz Tenerife, Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Lisbon, Portsmouth. This...
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published 2022-04-03 20:50:31
With the draw for the World Cup made last Friday
BTN has here reminded readers of our visit to Doha and a look at Qatar and the...
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published 2022-04-02 17:16:20
It has been a busy time for the business aviation fraternity and not just in terms of flying. March kicked off with Corporate Jet Investor...
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published 2022-03-24 23:08:07
Chris Pocock is a veteran aerospace journalist. Rather like most of us he has been nowhere for the last two years and is now in... (more)
published 2022-03-16 10:42:05
With Easter just around the corner, and hopefully a pandemic-free summer to look forward to, BTN brings you here a ranking of the top...
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published 2022-03-13 10:09:48
Alison Chambers reports from Dubai. Sustainability, digitalisation, collaboration were the three big themes at the...
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published 2022-03-06 10:40:11
BTN's ON TOUR column is normally a feature piece for readers to relax and read about a variety of places and events that...
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published 2022-02-26 00:25:02
BTN's Editor-at-Large, Jeff Mills, explores India's capital city.It has been described by its fans as...
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published 2022-02-20 10:25:45
Did you know that all new buildings in England need to have electric car charge points from 2022?
Chloe Davies reports.Are...
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published 2022-02-13 11:19:19
A remarkable portrait exhibition has opened at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, complimented with a programme made by the...
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published 2022-02-06 16:39:10
With dining out an essential part of any holiday and staycations in the news, ON TOUR stays close to home this week as BTN's Richard...
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published 2022-01-27 09:43:54
Head to Jamaica for some winter sun and a laid-back lifestyle.
As the Covid-19 rules governing travel start to ease, BTN's... (more)
published 2022-01-23 01:27:09
In last week's issue
BTN focussed very much on the 2022 FIFA World Cup due to be played in Qatar next November/December....
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published 2022-01-13 08:47:47
On Monday 21 November the 22nd FIFA World Cup finals begin in Qatar completing on Sunday 18 December, which is also the Qatar... (more)
published 2022-01-03 22:41:28
BTN Editor-at-Large Jeff Mills explores Austria's glamorous capital city. If you're feeling flush and fancy...
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published 2021-12-12 12:41:42
"I have been coming to the Scillies for over 40 years, an English utopia, 28 miles from the mainland, sometimes sub-tropical and... (more)
published 2021-12-04 07:13:55
Our roaming reporter Alison Chambers of Emerald Media was at the Dubai Air Show as the event returned. Here is her report....
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published 2021-11-28 13:33:57
Quite rightly the modern Liverpool is very much tied into The Beatles. Its most world famous sons were said in 2016 to bring £82m a...
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published 2021-11-20 15:05:32
Business Travel News first mentioned the new and exotic Pan Pacific hotel back in January 2020. Twenty dramatic months later it is finally...
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published 2021-11-08 11:07:35
As thoughts turn to remembering the fallen of two world wars and other conflicts, BTN's Editor-at-Large, Jeff Mills, suggests a... (more)
published 2021-11-07 16:14:04
Just as 9/11 triggered a rush to private jet charter, so too has the pandemic. NetJets has temporarily halted jet card sales because of...
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published 2021-10-23 12:38:12
Since the lifting of lockdown restrictions London has come back alive with events, attractions and places for families and friends of all...
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published 2021-10-17 18:31:11
COP26. BTN's Editor at Large Jeff Mills looks at the issues.As the focus turns increasingly to sustainability...
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published 2021-10-09 14:26:43
Chris Tarry, BTN's air transport analyst is also something of a cruise fan. This first report is sent by wi-fi from Regal Princess... (more)
published 2021-10-03 19:22:11
With the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) looming up, it officially starts 1 November, BTN previews the host city, but... (more)
published 2021-09-26 10:19:45
Delegates attending the 77th annual general meeting (AGM) of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) 3-5 October will find...
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published 2021-09-17 11:18:00
Across five memorable days at Blenheim Palace, this year's Salon Privé Week blended established favourites such as the Concours...
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published 2021-09-09 12:50:21
BTN's Editor-at-Large, Jeff Mills, looks at JetClub as it eyes a sustainable future with Bye Aerospace's ‘eFlyer 800'... (more)
published 2021-09-04 11:37:51
Who should take the title? Not Hugh Jackman and the marvellous Christmas 2017 film hit, but the much more English Jay family of Great...
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published 2021-08-27 14:09:40
BTN continues with a series of travel reviews of places that are open for Brits. With Singapore off the ‘red' list Jeff Mills... (more)
published 2021-08-22 13:33:47
Now for something completely different.
BTN first came aboard the latest Virgin franchise in February 2020 at Dover. Our...
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published 2021-08-14 22:23:14
With school holidays looming up
Business Travel News brings you some useful and most popular possibilities for FREE days...
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published 2021-08-04 17:50:31
Business Travel News Editor-in-Chief Malcolm Ginsberg (and wife Linda) were on board Fred Olsen Cruise Lines' ship Borealis...
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published 2021-07-28 10:11:00
Assuming one is double vaccinated at last we can travel to (most) of Europe without the risk of quarantine when we return. BTN keeps up... (more)
published 2021-07-24 21:57:37
Our Editor-at-Large, Jeff Mills, reminisces regarding Dublin. Ireland is part of the ‘Common Travel Zone' and as things stand...
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published 2021-07-16 20:52:55
Editor-at-large Jeff Mills continues BTN's series for those whose summer visits are UK-bound. A cloudy morning in...
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published 2021-07-10 19:45:54
Alison Chambers is half way through 10 days' isolation at home.Kathryn B. Creedy contributed to this report."Last...
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published 2021-06-25 07:58:16
Much as
BTN wants to promote overseas travel sadly for this year our indecisive government has left the country traumatised. Do...
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published 2021-06-20 09:25:50
Our intrepid Editor-at-Large Jeff Mills reviews a UK city that needs a flight (or sea travel) for people in England, Scotland and... (more)
published 2021-06-10 23:05:58
Just a few days ago the Edinburgh International Festival announced their reimagined Festival for 2021, marking the return of live... (more)
published 2021-05-29 12:03:19
Not for
BTN the media rush to Faro and other Portuguese holiday places on the Green List. That will wait. There is more than...
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published 2021-05-22 21:53:18
With the opening up of Portugal by virtue of the Government's ‘Traffic Lights' scheme now seemed a fine opportunity to... (more)
published 2021-05-14 21:05:53
With the first round of English reopenings starting on Monday 17 May this week's ON TOUR is unusual.
BTN's...
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published 2021-05-09 00:14:53
BTN's editor-at-large Jeff Mills explores Monaco's high life and a touch of low life, too. If travellers were able...
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published 2021-04-29 18:23:18
With the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's death on St Helena Wednesday (5 May)
Business Travel News recalls here the...
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published 2021-04-26 20:48:21
In January 1979 the late Stephen Piercey of
Flight International, and a small team of aviation aficionados published...
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published 2021-04-24 09:03:17
Touch down in Iceland, step outside the ultra-modern Scandinavian-style terminal building at Keflavik airport, the gateway... (more)
published 2021-04-17 09:56:28
Today's
Business Travel News has a short review of the exciting Mazda MX-30 and plans a long trip with the Kia e-Niro in...
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published 2021-04-08 17:14:05
A wonderful town.New York is, quite simply, one of the most vibrant and exciting places to visit on business, or for any other...
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published 2021-03-27 08:21:54
"Resilience" was the buzz word at The British Business and General Aviation Association's (BBGA) virtual conference on 4...
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published 2021-03-21 09:48:31
There are probably more direct flights from the United Kingdom to Amsterdam than any other continental city. Our Editor at Large Jeff... (more)
published 2021-03-12 15:56:01
In a momentous announcement on 17 July 2006, at the Farnborough Airshow, Viking Air Ltd unveiled its intention to offer a new de...
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published 2021-03-03 16:04:38
With this a cruise issue it seemed a good idea for our editor-at-large Jeff Mills to take a look at this most special of Italian cities, one...
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published 2021-02-25 15:12:06
With the future still uncertain regarding overseas air travel
Business Travel News looks at Britain's regional...
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published 2021-02-18 15:55:24
The capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a remarkable city with a short heritage. Its first airfield did not open until 1955, oil... (more)
published 2021-02-14 00:02:13
As it rapidly approaches its 75th anniversary (2023) it's all change at Lotus Cars Ltd. PLEASE SEE THE LINK PUBLISHED 10:00...
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published 2021-02-06 01:49:10
With the hope, and expectation, that border restrictions between Gibraltar and Spain will be lifted by the summer (and travel controls... (more)
published 2021-01-23 23:10:58
Berlin New airport New life With overseas holidays effectively cancelled until we don't... (more)
published 2021-01-15 14:00:39
Clarkson is rubbish.As Lotus Cars PR manager I once loaned out press cars to journalists
writes BTN editor-in-chief Malcolm... (more)
published 2021-01-07 23:39:47
This Christmas will be different from any other Christmas we have ever known. But how can you make the best of what is, for most, a rather...
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published 2020-12-11 10:29:25
BTN's resident analytical guru completes the year with a positive forward looking view. He writes a monthly column for...
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published 2020-12-06 14:54:05
Post lockdown and Covid-19. Somewhere to visit. Last week ON TOUR visited York, Middlethorpe and Castle Howard and took readers to a...
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published 2020-11-26 15:44:31
Regular readers will be aware that
BTN over the last few months has concentrated on UK places to visit. We are being very...
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published 2020-11-19 07:33:41
This is the time of year when we think of Christmas presents and
BTN follows with a suggested list of reading. It has been...
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published 2020-11-13 10:06:40
If the 2019 figures are anything to go by, once the pandemic is out of the way, VisitEngland is in for a boom. The trend last year was...
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published 2020-11-08 16:30:17
The doyen of British cruising, Douglas Ward, he of the Berlitz Cruising & Cruise Ships, has recently been to sea on MSC...
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published 2020-10-31 09:45:17
In May 2017
BTN Editor-in-Chief was one of two British journalists to fly into St Helena for the opening of its new airport....
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published 2020-10-23 11:48:04
With overseas holiday trips now more or less taboo, late last summer the Editor-in-Chief and wife took a week off in the Cotswolds. It does...
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published 2020-10-16 23:05:14
The Salon Privé has issued their own review of the event which takes a different look at the occasion and with this a motoring issue...
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published 2020-10-08 16:43:03
Photo-Journalist Geoff Moore reports as Eastern Airways announces a daily service between Cardiff and Belfast City starting 11 January.... (more)
published 2020-10-08 16:37:35
With Hebridean Princess awarded "Good for Go" status by Visit Scotland it seemed a fine idea to resurrect a review in ABTN... (more)
published 2020-10-03 09:28:27
Forget your woes if you are into motoring.On a glorious day last Tuesday, the motoring and upmarket press were invited to a preview of...
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published 2020-09-25 10:44:12
The de Havilland Canada Twin Otter DHC-6 has many claims to fame but one fact stands out. It has been in production longer than any other...
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published 2020-09-17 20:20:10
Castle Combe is one of the prettiest villages in the whole of England. It has other claims to fame, a fine ‘club' motor racing...
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published 2020-09-10 15:12:27
Are you a frustrated cruiser sitting at home anxiously waiting for the next time you can board a ship? The Editor in Chief is/was! My...
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published 2020-09-02 07:29:46
In this exclusive paper which provides cause for some deep thinking, BTN's regular contributor Chris Tarry has partnered with... (more)
published 2020-08-29 17:55:47
BTN this week adds to the ‘wish list' for many at any time, even more so now. John Burke recalls a breathtaking scheduled... (more)
published 2020-08-19 12:13:29
Looking for somewhere to go during the final weeks of Britain's summer this August, and not having made it abroad. Why not a pier...
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published 2020-08-15 13:47:58
Alison Chambers reports from a super quiet Mallorca. For the tourists this week at Molins Beach, Cala Sant Vicenc, the immediate...
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published 2020-08-08 21:33:49
According to WTTC's 2020 Economic Impact Report, during 2019, Travel & Tourism was responsible for one in 10 jobs (330m total),...
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published 2020-08-06 21:06:44
Saga has been in the cruise business since 1997 steadily building up a fine reputation as a leader in the market for the over 50s, a very...
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published 2020-07-29 15:19:34
The coming month of August is the traditional holiday period for all schools in the United Kingdom although it is true that for Scotland...
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published 2020-07-24 15:37:40
Alison Chambers takes a look at two of the south coast's local airports and considers the future for regional... (more)
published 2020-07-17 20:18:45
London City to Teesside International by Eastern Airways and back via LNER. Travelling, whether it be by road, rail or air, is usually...
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published 2020-07-09 14:09:09
John Burke looks at sailings across the narrow seas.Even if every aircraft were grounded and every cruise-ship in dock, it...
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published 2020-07-04 14:03:31
We live in strange times. London City Airport (LCY) is in a mortal struggle to stay alive. It will succeed.June sees the publication...
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published 2020-06-25 18:06:37
Last week John Bell for
Business Travel News reminded us that today 22 June celebrates the 36th birthday of Virgin Atlantic Airways....
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published 2020-06-19 22:20:28
Seven days' time will see the 36th anniversary of Virgin Atlantic's inaugural flight from Gatwick to Newark Liberty... (more)
published 2020-06-12 17:15:38
The European Aviation Group, based at Bournemouth International Airport, was originally founded back in 1989 by Australian Paul...
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published 2020-06-06 14:46:15
When putting together the JUNE CRUISE ISSUE: River Ships it quickly became apparent that what was being written about was only half of the...
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published 2020-05-29 15:02:06
Singapore Airlines and Changi Airport again took the Skytrax award as the world's best airport as reported in last week's BTN.... (more)
published 2020-05-22 14:04:02
A fine nostalgic read in difficult times. In January 1979 Braniff introduced Concorde on what we would now call ‘branded'...
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published 2020-05-16 15:32:41
'The Picture Palaces'Fancy a London tour sitting comfortably with perhaps a cup of tea, or something stronger...
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published 2020-05-08 09:24:25
John Burke looks at the prospects for the Newhaven Dieppe ferry and other sea-links run by northern Europe's biggest operator. See...
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published 2020-05-01 14:51:31
Jeremy Feldman is a captain for a large UK airline flying the Airbus A320. He is also an editor of the BALPA newspaper 'The... (more)
published 2020-04-25 22:35:35
With a background that includes membership of the 'Vision 2050' Group, established by the director general of IATA to... (more)
published 2020-04-17 23:12:31
Britain's railways get government backing.
BTN's expert on these matters Andrew Smart, the former director general of... (more)
published 2020-03-30 09:09:01
Just before all hell broke loose, the BBGA (British Business and General Aviation Association) and the UK CAA came together to discuss...
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published 2020-03-28 11:01:48
Exposure to loss from cancelled flights and pre-booked hotels is adding to the woes of coronavirus. This insurance report was written... (more)
published 2020-03-20 17:46:56
The eminent aviation analyst Chris Tarry shared his views on the near, medium and also the longer-term outlook for the aviation... (more)
published 2020-03-15 11:29:39
Such is the size and complexity of the
Business Travel Show, it really was impossible to produce more than a fleeting report last...
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published 2020-03-08 10:31:23
The veteran travel writer, John Burke, once again took his camera to London's Olympia last week for the exhibition and conference... (more)
published 2020-02-29 16:11:05
A programme to encourage long-haul travellers to extend Madrid stopovers from one to six nights, with special deals on hotels,... (more)
published 2020-02-23 11:25:43
To sea with SAGA. From Venice to Brindisi along the Adriatic coast of Italy is getting on for 600mi, not a difficult drive, passing...
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published 2020-02-15 11:50:57
Singapore Airlines SQ119 Singapore to New York * This account is by David Bowden, an award-winning travel writer and... (more)
published 2020-02-07 14:31:08
As we start the new decade, Glasgow Airport sees growth ahead with major events in the city, Emirates increasing capacity, easyJet...
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published 2020-01-29 09:41:32
With Sir Tim Clark confirming his forthcoming retirement (see
BTN 6 January) a trip to the Dubai Air Show seemed a great...
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published 2020-01-25 08:17:48
Travel from London to Glasgow (and for that matter Glasgow to London) really depends on your requirements essentially where are you starting...
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published 2020-01-17 20:09:12
It's been quite a year for Hilton celebrating 100 years since Conrad purchased his first hotel in Cisco, Texas. In 1925 the Dallas...
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published 2020-01-12 12:39:23
The editor-in-chief and wife spent the new year's week on the River Danube between Vilshofen (Germany) and Budapest (Hungary) on... (more)
published 2020-01-05 08:18:51
Air Force One is a flying White House which could become the command centre of the United States in a serious emergency situation. ...
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published 2019-12-02 03:23:50
Alison Chambers explores the 2019 Dubai Airshow and looks ahead to next year's World Expo in a country where, she says, the welcome... (more)
published 2019-11-28 08:01:27
With the introduction of a new chief executive at Virgin Atlantic (VS) in the form of the charismatic Jerusalem-born Shai Weiss, it was...
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published 2019-11-24 16:26:48
In a change from our usual ON TOUR format, we highlight a piece by the independent aviation analyst Chris Tarry, a member of the "Vision...
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published 2019-11-17 07:53:31
With Lufthansa set to launch a new direct flight between Bristol and Frankfurt from 30 March next year (see
BTN last week), Andrew...
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published 2019-11-07 16:14:41
It is billed as the world's biggest business aviation show. As promised last week, Alison Chambers of Emerald Media looks at some of... (more)
published 2019-11-03 11:45:22
Thinking of a quiet seaside holiday place, within 100 miles of London and not on the British mainland? Hayling Island might fit the...
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published 2019-10-26 09:38:20
BTN last visited York, one of our favourite UK cities, back in 2014. With this most recent trip we have kept away from those...
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published 2019-10-18 07:51:30
In terms of journalism, how do you link Castle Combe, one of the prettiest villages in England, a motor-racing circuit, and nearby...
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published 2019-10-10 14:37:04
On a visit to the Netherlands, John Burke visits the Aviodrome to catch up on the history of KLM among other pioneers of flight,...
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published 2019-09-30 23:16:41
Marking its first foray into South America, Virgin Atlantic is planning to launch direct flights from Heathrow to Brazil's... (more)
published 2019-09-27 14:10:57
Guests at the September Aviation Club lunch last week were treated to an usually forthright and detailed overview of the industry by Dubai...
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published 2019-09-22 10:40:36
Alligators, a river of grass and miles of white-sand beaches on a tour of "the other Florida", BTN editor Richard Cawthorne... (more)
published 2019-09-15 08:10:21
In a joint session Joanna Geraghty (JetBlue), Sir Tim Clark (Emirates) and Johan Lundgren (easyJet) were perhaps the star performers at last...
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published 2019-09-07 15:21:34
Deep-sea cruising in Europe seems to be developing in two ways. You either take a vacation on a port-to-port basis, your ship docking for...
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published 2019-08-31 06:42:26
Continuing his journey round Florida, BTN editor Richard Cawthorne drops in on one of the Sunshine State's most historic cities, now... (more)
published 2019-08-22 07:06:05
Seeking escape from the theme parks, BTN editor Richard Cawthorne chills out in some lesser-known areas of America's Sunshine... (more)
published 2019-08-17 09:23:17
This week's ON TOUR takes a look at Thessaloniki in Greece, sometimes called Salonika, a new destination from Luton by Wizz Air UK...
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published 2019-08-10 06:48:06
Earlier this summer,
BTN editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg and his wife took off from Gatwick bound for Bordeaux and a seven-night...
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published 2019-07-31 22:32:46
The Grove luxury hotel, golf resort and spa sits just off the M25, halfway between Luton Airport and Wembley Stadium. It is surrounded by...
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published 2019-07-28 12:51:19
The last lap of a recent long weekend sojourn in what is technically West Sussex saw a visit to Arundel Castle, the historical home of the...
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published 2019-07-18 18:30:53
Once again, John Burke was with his camera at London's global workshop for the events industry. Now in its seventh year, the... (more)
published 2019-07-12 16:48:13
Portsmouth's Historical Dockland covers a number of historical and not so historical attractions that make it more than a one-day visit....
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published 2019-07-10 20:14:40
NATS Holdings, formerly National Air Traffic Services and commonly referred to as NATS, is the main air navigation service provider in...
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published 2019-07-07 07:52:40
New-generation flying and the arrival of the millenials were features of the Paris Air Show this year. Alison... (more)
published 2019-06-30 09:32:14
This being the monthly cruise edition, it seemed a good idea to bring readers' attention to the Solent Forts. Ships sailing in and out...
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published 2019-06-24 16:17:00
Afternoon tea, that most quintessential of English customs, is perhaps surprisingly a relatively new tradition. While the custom of drinking...
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published 2019-06-21 13:32:52
Singapore's Changi Airport recently won the World's Best Airport Award for the seventh consecutive year, making it one of the...
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published 2019-06-16 07:44:13
Malcolm Ginsberg, editor in chief, first became involved with the motoring business 50 years ago, firstly as a part-time reporter for... (more)
published 2019-06-06 09:18:09
Fuel for thought EBACE 2019 started in the UK this year before flying off to Geneva.
Alison Chambers... (more)
published 2019-05-29 14:39:27
How many hotels can you stay in around the globe where the walk down for breakfast is worthy of a relaxing classical garden experience....
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published 2019-05-22 18:46:13
On a trip to Denmark,
BTN editor Richard Cawthorne swaps countries to delve into the world of Swedish TV drama Television...
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published 2019-05-18 16:29:47
ON TOUR this week visits Gdańsk, one of the destinations featured by Wizz Air in its monthly ‘Wizz You Were Here' spotlight on...
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published 2019-05-11 17:07:39
When
BTN was invited to join the naming ceremony for the AMADouro river cruise ship at Porto, it seemed an ideal opportunity to...
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published 2019-05-02 15:28:21
Thinking of going to Hamburg for a long weekend? It's a fine city which we will not deprecate, but if you have the time
BTN...
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published 2019-04-27 11:15:13
Trendy Copenhagen serves up a smorgasbord of experiences for
BTN editor Richard Cawthorne. Nyhavn, referred to...
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published 2019-04-20 09:10:07
On 15 July 2010, then culture minister Ed Vaizey announced Londonderry, better known as "Derry", as Britain's first...
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published 2019-04-12 20:28:44
Working at Gatwick, making a slow connection at Gatwick, overnighting at Gatwick?
BTN has a suggestion. Ever had a need to...
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published 2019-04-05 20:39:31
BTN editor Richard Cawthorne, a cruise beginner, tries out his sea legs with a three-night trip aboard Cruise & Maritime Voyages'... (more)
published 2019-03-29 08:41:27
Last Wednesday it was the turn of the head of arguably Britain's largest airline in terms of passenger numbers to deliver the guest of...
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published 2019-03-22 10:58:41
"If we don't focus on the grass roots aviation we can't foster the next generation into aviation." This was the...
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published 2019-03-15 21:28:18
Tim Huppler and Jane Stanbury head out to the frosty landscapes of the Eastern Townships of Quebec.Just a 90-minute drive from...
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published 2019-03-10 15:06:50
John Burke returned to London's Olympia (with camera). International CONFEX falls between Business Travel...
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published 2019-03-02 17:06:57
Last week, Olympia London once again hosted The Business Travel Show (BTS), where
BTN editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg was joined...
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published 2019-02-23 13:34:28
On the eve of a visit to Brooklands Museum, BTN editor Richard Cawthorne samples its next-door-neighbour hotel. The first...
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published 2019-02-16 15:57:54
Acting as host for the CAPA Aviation, Aeropolitical and Regulatory Summit in Doha last week, Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al...
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published 2019-02-10 08:35:27
Auckland, New Zealand, features in the top five of many bucket lists. Colloquially known as the City of Sails, Auckland is a town that...
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published 2019-02-03 17:03:43
In December, IATA held a Global Media Day at its Geneva HQ hosted by director-general Alexandre de Juniac. It was a powerful briefing,... (more)
published 2019-01-22 11:33:43
Just before the holidays,
Business Travel News visited the impressive Madrid headquarters of Amadeus, a company that most of us...
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published 2019-01-14 22:05:30
Over the past year, The China Guide (TCG), a Beijing-based travel organiser, has put together customised private tours in China for...
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published 2019-01-12 08:25:24
With two new twice daily-services starting today (7 January) from London City Airport, to Warsaw with LOT and Newcastle with Flybe, ON...
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published 2019-01-05 17:32:21
On a much-delayed first visit,
BTN editor Richard Cawthorne explores one of the UK's foremost motorsport and aviation...
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published 2018-12-11 08:05:16
Hertfordshire-based photographer Brian Arnopp, whose interests range from food and drink to restaurants and travel, reports on a... (more)
published 2018-12-08 13:06:09
Up the creek, but with a paddle BTN editor Richard Cawthorne takes a trip with a difference down the Thames. Exploring the...
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published 2018-12-01 10:44:25
BTN editor Richard Cawthorne samples a hotel whose dedication to wine is only part of the story You don't have to be a...
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published 2018-11-24 20:35:03
With Christmas coming up now is the time to think of presents. Why not a book? Here is a short list of publications that in some respect...
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published 2018-11-18 12:34:12
An announcement is expected imminently regarding the opening of Ilan and Assaf Ramon International Airport, Eilat, the brand-new entrance...
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published 2018-11-10 12:05:02
NBAA-BACE is now such a big event for the world's business aviation fraternity it can be staged in only two cities Las Vegas and...
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published 2018-11-02 17:16:22
Yet to have a title (See AND FINALLY) New Istanbul International Airport (ISL) is today (29 October) due to celebrate its ‘grand...
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published 2018-10-27 09:15:48
BTN is often asked "where is the best place for a 4/5-night trip combining sea, sand and some good weather. It is...
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published 2018-10-21 10:19:18
Alison Chambers here offers a BTN special. For ERA, she needed to fly to Edinburgh from Gatwick and back into London City....
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published 2018-10-14 10:38:25
After the sunshine of the Eastern Med in 2017, the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) gathered in the Athens of the North...
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published 2018-10-14 09:14:52
Since this is the monthly motoring issue BTN thought it a good idea to reproduce, with minor alterations, a recent piece (28 August)... (more)
published 2018-10-07 22:59:20
MURMANSK (Russia) BTN editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg (and wife) in August took a cruise from Tilbury to... (more)
published 2018-09-29 19:52:25
Returning from Spain, BTN editor Richard Cawthorne takes the opportunity to renew acquaintance with possibly the strangest of all... (more)
published 2018-09-23 12:27:54
Among America's East Coast cities, New York and Boston have traditionally commanded the most attention. That could be about to...
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published 2018-09-14 17:04:22
From US carrier JetBlue hinting at launching transatlantic services to a call from easyJet for legislation to ensure airlines recruit more...
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published 2018-09-08 14:15:18
Last year,
BTN editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg and his wife took a cruise on NCL
Jade to southern Norway from Southampton...
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published 2018-09-01 11:49:34
Spitfires and Hurricanes have been taking to the air at Biggin Hill again as Britain's most famous front-line fighter station of... (more)
published 2018-08-24 15:57:21
London's Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is running special guided tours on weekends until 9 September to give visitors and... (more)
published 2018-08-17 17:30:24
Thinking of a late-summer resort holiday with no passport requirement and a mini cruise involved?
Malcolm Ginsberg reports....
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published 2018-08-09 11:35:04
Business Travel News has been on the Eurostar service from London to Amsterdam introduced in February. It is probably best...
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published 2018-08-02 16:42:17
By João Fernandes, Founder and CEO of BuzzStreets.
João Fernandes, a UK-based Portuguese is the founder and... (more)
published 2018-07-27 15:08:33
Any report on this year's biennial Farnborough Air Show (FAI 2018) must start with the opening by prime minister Theresa May last Monday...
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published 2018-07-19 08:38:11
Once again, regular contributor
John Burke has taken himself and his camera to Olympia to what may now be the busiest opportunity...
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published 2018-07-14 22:39:44
One of London's top aviation attractions has been given a £26m new look. Richard Cawthorne went to explore. ...
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published 2018-07-08 14:33:35
If you have never been to Normandy there is no better way of an introduction than by joining a river cruise down the Seine from Paris...
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published 2018-06-30 07:20:19
On a much-delayed return to Scotland, Richard Cawthorne discovers plenty to admire in a small corner of Argyll Loch Awe is...
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published 2018-06-24 09:41:42
Alison Chambers has been to Geneva to report on the European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (EBACE). Here is her... (more)
published 2018-06-15 22:58:53
With an opening address by Sir Peter Cosgrove, Governor General of Australia (See BTN 4 June), the International Air Transport...
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published 2018-06-10 09:22:47
Few cities in the world have a more iconic gateway than Sydney and its sometime controversial Opera House,
writes Malcolm Ginsberg....
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published 2018-05-30 22:38:37
From next Sunday (3 June) and the following two days, Sydney, New South Wales, will be the centre of the aviation universe, where the...
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published 2018-05-24 21:11:56
Readers will be aware editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg (and wife) spent late February cruising on NCL's
Jewel from Sydney...
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published 2018-05-19 11:36:45
Stretching for 1,400mile off the coast of Queensland The Great Barrier Reef is a World Heritage Site. It is on most people's bucket list....
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published 2018-05-13 18:47:02
BTN last week was invited to try out the new British-built Hitachi Intercity Express Trains (IETs) that have begun to enter...
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published 2018-05-05 08:16:32
On Tuesday morning (1 May) a Qatar Airways A350 XWB will land at Cardiff International Airport after a non-stop 7hr 15min flight from...
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published 2018-04-28 10:40:31
Continuing his exploration of Western Australia, BTN editor Richard Cawthorne heads south toward a famous meeting point of two... (more)
published 2018-04-22 08:45:51
Readers may be aware that editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg cruised from Sydney to Singapore in February on Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL)...
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published 2018-04-14 12:11:54
BTN editor Richard Cawthorne takes time out from his latest trip to Western Australia (WA) to renew acquaintance with one of the... (more)
published 2018-04-07 12:48:13
This week's ON TOUR is effectively a two-part read.
BTN has recently visited Brisbane, stopping for the day as...
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published 2018-03-31 10:07:26
With the theme of ‘Tomorrow's World Today,' much of the focus at the British Business and General Aviation (BBGA) conference...
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published 2018-03-25 09:02:06
Mike Carrivick, former chief executive of the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK (BAR UK) Ltd, reports on something... (more)
published 2018-03-17 20:20:26
Inveterate airline enthusiast Brother Michael Bartlett, known in civil aviation circles as the Mad Monk, holds a number of Guinness... (more)
published 2018-03-10 19:30:48
On Monday 26 March, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, will take off at lunchtime from Heathrow on a 16hr-plus direct flight to Perth, Western...
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published 2018-03-01 06:03:41
Complete with camera, Business Travel Show veteran John Burke once again attended the annual exhibition of services and products for... (more)
published 2018-02-24 11:23:33
Regular readers of
Business Travel News will know that editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg has been looking after the weekly...
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published 2018-02-18 11:18:51
Alison Chambers looks back at in business aviation 2017 and considers where it might go this year. "While the airline industry...
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published 2018-01-28 09:53:57
2017 was a good year for Southend Airport (SEN) with 1,095,915 passengers passing through, a 25% growth on the 874,549 of 2016. 2018...
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published 2018-01-21 10:53:54
For his latest trip Down Under, BTN editor Richard Cawthorne flew Business Class with Cathay Pacific from Heathrow to Hong Kong and then... (more)
published 2018-01-14 12:26:57
On the eve of an extended trip to the Far East and Australia, BTN's Richard Cawthorne samples one of Heathrow's most iconic... (more)
published 2018-01-05 08:35:40
Airline enthusiast Brother Michael Bartlett, known in civil aviation circles as the Mad Monk, is an inveterate traveller and the... (more)
published 2017-12-07 12:26:41
John Burke reports on the latest meeting between suppliers and buyers at the 2017 Destinations & Travel Management... (more)
published 2017-12-03 16:39:57
The Israel Airport Authority is close to completing the country's most significant recent infrastructure project and one of the western...
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published 2017-11-26 15:57:53
There are probably very few travellers who sing the praises of airlines, aircraft, airports and the travel industry in general more... (more)
published 2017-11-19 23:23:46
For the second part of his report on Sicily, BTN's Richard Cawthorne visits Siracusa and seeks out some of the lesser-known... (more)
published 2017-11-12 16:55:25
The government's new Aviation Strategy will not be about just Heathrow but encompass every airport in the UK, transport secretary...
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published 2017-11-05 13:19:48
Alison Chambers reports from Athens on the ERA's 2017 general assembly The European Regions Airlines Association returned...
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published 2017-11-04 19:17:02
In spite of being something of a world traveller, Johannesburg (JNB) and South Africa (my first visit was last year to Cape Town) has...
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published 2017-10-27 08:36:51
Put it on your "wish list" says e
ditor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg.Viewed as we drop out of the clouds at only 1500ft,...
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published 2017-10-22 07:44:28
St Helena Another scoop for BTN BTN editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg was on the inaugural scheduled flight... (more)
published 2017-10-14 12:10:12
Imagine if the centre of the town or city where you live and its people, shops, houses and all suddenly plunged hundreds of feet into a...
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published 2017-10-08 09:07:45
PS Waverley is the last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world. Since 2003 Waverley has been listed in the National...
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published 2017-10-01 16:47:03
New tours of Bahrain have been announced to enable a growing number of visitors to discover more about the kingdom. As
BTN's...
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published 2017-09-24 14:09:23
Just over a week ago Ryanair introduced a three times per week service between Stansted (see BTN 11 September) and Pardubice in the Czech...
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published 2017-09-17 10:38:12
As China opens up to visitors, many of its most-cherished but least-known treasures are becoming known for the first time....
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published 2017-09-06 20:05:36
I have been to most places you can get to on mainland Europe by sea but the southern part of Norway has always escaped me. It is all...
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published 2017-09-03 07:59:16
Fans of sun, sea, history and good living have a feast in store along Israel's Mediterranean coastline. From Tel Aviv, listed regularly...
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published 2017-08-25 14:59:14
In an extract from the new Lonely Planet book Epic Drives of the World, Oliver Berry discovers haunting lava fields, wild coastline,... (more)
published 2017-08-20 08:09:14
New air services have focused attention on the US state of Colorado. It's known as a wintersports haven but it's fun in... (more)
published 2017-08-12 18:36:57
Back home for a visit to Norfolk, BTN's Richard Cawthorne catches up with a fast-growing hospitality company and explores some... (more)
published 2017-08-05 16:21:13
In Part 2 of the saga of his latest adventure (Pt 1 appeared in BTN last week - The Wizz Air way to Israel), aviation fan Mike... (more)
published 2017-07-28 17:08:55
Having in the past enjoyed some aviation firsts including British Airways' introduction of the Boeing B757 and CityJet's... (more)
published 2017-07-23 11:30:23
Kazakhstan's flag carrier Air Astana is going from strength to strength, with the added boost of EXPO 2017 this summer, which is... (more)
published 2017-07-13 10:41:13
ON TOUR this week is in Barcelona, one of six cities featured in a new series of "Destination Experiences" produced by the... (more)
published 2017-07-09 17:03:11
Three-night cruises seek a number of different markets. Those who have never taken to the sea before; an opportunity to try a new ship;... (more)
published 2017-07-02 06:34:44
Scorching temperatures at last week's Paris Air Show did not detract from what turned out to a surprisingly buoyant 52nd biennial...
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published 2017-06-25 20:40:54
Complete with camera, John Burke attended a leading opportunity for hosted buyers to meet the representatives of resorts and venues... (more)
published 2017-06-17 11:05:18
The great and the good from Airbus, easyJet and engine manufacturer CFM International gathered in Toulouse last week for the... (more)
published 2017-06-17 07:02:44
Hertfordshire-based photographer Brian Arnopp, a regular visitor to Norway, reports on his latest trip to the country's second... (more)
published 2017-06-11 12:48:08
TULIPS FROM AMSTERDAMThere is no better time to visit the Netherlands (Holland does not actually exist today as a country as...
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published 2017-06-04 10:42:04
ON TOUR : Widening the reach at EBACE The over-riding theme from this year's EBACE Show in Geneva, played out under clear blue skies,...
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published 2017-06-04 10:30:43
Delta Air Lines began flying from Heathrow to the important business centre of Portland in the US state of Oregon on Friday, opening up a...
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published 2017-05-28 06:09:45
Fuelled by an interest in wine and then hooked on the history, BTN's Richard Cawthorne explores a picturesque community in the... (more)
published 2017-05-21 12:57:43
Freelance journalist Jan Edwards takes a trip to a largely unknown but picturesque island off Mallorca. Edwards has lived on Mallorca... (more)
published 2017-05-14 09:22:41
Northpoint Aviation Services director and BTN contributor Basil O'Fee reports from the Routes Europe gathering in Belfast on the... (more)
published 2017-05-07 07:21:34
Jane Stanbury continues her tour of Thailand, which began with Bangkok (BTN 20 March) and now moves out to the islands The...
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published 2017-04-28 16:18:07
BTN's Richard Cawthorne takes to the Thames to sample the new Bateaux Windsor experience. As of earlier this month, the...
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published 2017-04-23 07:29:24
Stephanie Taylor provides a round-up of the most exciting IFEC news from this year's Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg...
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published 2017-04-16 06:35:25
Tarragona is just about to hit the big time. Once again. In the days of the Romans it was a major Mediterranean port and is a World...
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published 2017-04-09 19:10:28
On 9 February 1969, the aviation world was stunned by the first flight of the Boeing 747. It could carry twice as many passengers as anything...
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published 2017-03-31 21:47:34
Dreamliner to Paris It is amazing to think that the Boeing 787 first entered commercial airline operation as long ago as...
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published 2017-03-25 10:06:52
Jane Stanbury goes messing about on the river in this case Bangkok's Chao Phraya. Bangkok is on the move, in all...
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published 2017-03-17 15:37:26
ON TOUR: Hunger for change at BBGA Stephanie Taylor reports on the 43rd annual meeting of the British Business and... (more)
published 2017-03-11 10:42:32
Air France has been highlighting the arrival of its first Boeing 787, but it is not the lead French air carrier when it comes to the...
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published 2017-03-04 17:43:48
John Burke, who travels worldwide, has covered the Business Travel Show since it began for several British daily papers besides... (more)
published 2017-02-26 15:55:33
Planet Appetite reports on BTN's latest Flying at the Front End feature, this time on Vietnam Airlines...
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published 2017-02-17 11:53:15
Celebrating its first birthday, and launching its ‘Aviation Summit', A4E (Airlines for Europe) hosted in Brussels last week...
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published 2017-02-11 11:25:09
Portugal has always had a great affinity with Britain. It is after all our oldest ally and the mother of its most famous prince, Henry the...
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published 2017-02-04 20:27:15
Jan Edwards reports from Mallorca on the latest developments in the capital, Palma. A freelance journalist, she has lived on Mallorca... (more)
published 2017-01-29 08:09:40
Edward Dee reports on a trip to Reykjavik last month and reviews his WOW Air flights between Gatwick and Keflavik The journey...
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published 2017-01-21 11:45:56
Taking a flight if you have dementia can present a few challenges, so what steps can be made to make the experience smoother, and what are...
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published 2017-01-15 18:19:30
Civil aviation enthusiast Brother Michael Bartlett is known in airline circles as the Mad Monk and is the Guinness World Records... (more)
published 2017-01-08 11:01:26
It is not nearly as large as the Disney extravaganzas in Los Angeles and Orlando, and, let's face it, the French weather, rather like...
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published 2016-12-12 09:41:30
Jane Stanbury of Emerald Media finds innovation taking centre stage at the first African Business Aviation Conference More...
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published 2016-12-10 15:09:00
Following the Business Travel News
report on the new Eilat airport named Ramon (ETM), editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg... (more)
published 2016-12-03 16:15:12
Alison Chambers reports from this year's SETops Conference at London Oxford Airport The imminent arrival of Single Engine...
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published 2016-11-27 13:57:40
Richard Cawthorne samples Belgian hospitality and the weather on a midweek break in Bruges It rained on my first morning in...
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published 2016-11-19 16:27:57
TRAVEL MARKET CONFRONTS CRISES John Burke has visited 79 countries as a travel writer and photographer. He has...
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published 2016-11-13 11:14:22
BTN's Richard Cawthorne enjoys a repeat visit to Lion City, while editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg catches up with developments at... (more)
published 2016-11-03 14:31:57
With exploring the UK, or staycationing, growing in popularity, it's useful to know the best places to rest your head. A close... (more)
published 2016-10-29 11:10:16
BTN correspondent Alison Chambers reports from Madrid on the ERA's annual gathering (alison.chambers@emeraldmedia.co.uk)...
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published 2016-10-22 17:47:15
Richard Cawthorne continues his tour of Spain with a visit to one of its most historic cities. See also BTN 10 October If you ever...
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published 2016-10-16 10:19:43
Just returned from his latest visit, BTN's Richard Cawthorne speaks up for a much-maligned destination. Friends look askance...
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published 2016-10-08 14:23:21
Edward Dee takes a look at British Airways World Traveller Plus.The check-in area at Grantley Adams International...
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published 2016-09-28 08:15:20
Following last week's ON TOUR of CAPE TOWN the editor-in-chief follows up with some further words on the southern part of South...
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published 2016-09-22 22:13:52
You have only to look at the weather maps to see why Cape Town is such a popular destination from the UK for the year-end holiday period and...
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published 2016-09-15 14:02:53
Island enthusiast Richard Cawthorne renews acquaintance with an intriguing destination far out in the Indian Ocean. A...
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published 2016-09-11 11:42:46
RMS Queen Mary has been docked at Long Beach, southern Los Angeles. since 9 December 1967. The City of Long Beach had won an auction for...
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published 2016-09-02 00:06:09
Editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg takes a day out. If you are reading this article on Monday morning (29 August), there is still...
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published 2016-08-26 16:01:42
With time to spare in Florida, BTN's Richard Cawthorne finds the ideal place to get away from it all. I am walking down a...
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published 2016-08-20 17:09:02
Editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg reports on a splendid domestic three-day break. With UK holidays now the vogue, it was off by... (more)
published 2016-08-12 19:00:46
BTN's Richard Cawthorne combined a visit to see developments at Lyon St-Exupéry Airport with a couple of days in the city it... (more)
published 2016-08-07 15:58:09
Magellan, the Spanish explorer, was not the first to circumnavigate the world (
BTN has looked into that see issue 2 May 2016) and...
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published 2016-07-29 10:30:29
Low-cost airline Norwegian (DY) has taken another significant step in its huge investment programme by opening a British headquarters by...
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published 2016-07-24 08:29:55
Last Friday the all new Bombardier CSeries short- to medium-range single-aisle passenger jet operated a scheduled service for the first...
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published 2016-07-16 20:20:32
Lyon Saint-Exupéry in France has been showing off its plans for the future as it moves towards becoming the country's... (more)
published 2016-07-09 15:05:13
Jeffrey Singer is an occasional contributor to BTN, a seasoned traveller and a surgeon in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona. He is... (more)
published 2016-06-27 07:16:37
John Burke has visited conference and exhibition centres worldwide over the past four decades while writing about business travel. ...
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published 2016-06-25 09:08:23
The first of the new generation of ‘passenger friendly' regional jets has arrived in Europe with CityJet of Dublin as the lead...
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published 2016-06-15 14:20:48
On a first-time trip to Sydney, BTN's Richard Cawthorne basks in a long weekend in one of the world's most exuberant cities....
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published 2016-06-10 18:50:18
Alison Chambers (alison.chambers@emeraldmedia.co.uk) reports for BTN from EBACE 2016 in Geneva and sees bright skies ahead despite... (more)
published 2016-06-04 11:41:19
BTN editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg was taken as a small boy to a ‘Navy Days' at Portsmouth around 1950 and boarded HMS... (more)
published 2016-05-29 08:26:37
Getting on the tourist map. Port Elizabeth. Officially founded in 1822 the city of Port Elizabeth is the motor...
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published 2016-05-21 23:09:53
With a few days to spare after a trip to New York, BTN's Richard Cawthorne takes the train to Boston. Boston is an easy city to...
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published 2016-05-14 09:51:04
John Burke, who speaks Dutch, has written about the Netherlands over many years in such diverse publications as ‘Travel Trade... (more)
published 2016-05-08 08:54:19
Editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg reports on a voyage that took him and his wife Linda from Hong Kong to Cape Town in 23 days. See also CRUISE...
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published 2016-05-01 08:34:32
ON TOUR this week is from the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. It is the undisputed global showcase for seats, IFE, lighting,... (more)
published 2016-04-23 10:23:45
Last week, BTN's editor-in-chief paid a fleeting visit to the French island of Reunion, off the coast of Madagascar, where the only... (more)
published 2016-04-16 06:03:27
In bustling Singapore, a business city full of classy hotels, BTN's Richard Cawthorne discovers a property with a... (more)
published 2016-04-08 18:26:27
ON TOUR takes a different slant this week, the tour in question being round a kitchen but not just any kitchen. With inflight food a... (more)
published 2016-04-03 08:56:51
Our intrepid man in Germany, a Brit by the name of Alan Lathan, ex-Jeppesen (since 2000 a Boeing company), has been off on his travels... (more)
published 2016-03-21 20:57:04
Leonardo DiCaprio won an Oscar for undertaking the performance of his life in The Revenant. In his acceptance speech he made an impassioned...
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published 2016-03-20 07:41:49
And the rest of the year too. With Easter just around the corner why not consider a break in Devon and finish up in Plymouth and while...
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published 2016-03-13 10:55:23
Our visiting editor Richard Cawthorne used to live in New York. Here he reports on his latest visit and finds the city as compelling... (more)
published 2016-02-29 08:26:46
Perhaps it was the sun shining through the Victorian roof of Olympia's Grand Hall, maybe at the second time of asking both...
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published 2016-02-28 11:49:29
Our visiting Editor Richard Cawthorne on his way to Australia stopped by to report on the biennial Singapore Airshow which took... (more)
published 2016-02-20 08:05:36
John Burke has long covered Latin America for several media, ranging from Reuter's Television to Travel Trade Gazette. With the... (more)
published 2016-02-11 16:32:52
From time to time BMW/MINI holds a general press day to bring journalists up-to-date on their latest model introductions and...
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published 2016-02-07 08:09:06
Your editor in chief (and his wife) definitely come into the age group of the ‘silver traveller', loosely defined as the 50+ age...
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published 2016-01-31 12:23:53
Out now is the 2016 edition of the Good Hotel Guide, the authoritative register of many of Britain's thriving independent... (more)
published 2016-01-22 15:20:12
Towards the end of last year our regular columnist Jane Stanbury reported on her trip to Dalaman and Kas bordering the Turkish... (more)
published 2016-01-16 19:03:37
With the Christmas holidays behind us now is the time to plan where to take the family for a special outing in the spring. Alton Towers,...
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published 2016-01-08 20:31:29
There is a hotel in London that towers above all the others. A hotel that can only be described as "outstanding", architecturally...
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published 2015-12-16 21:49:41
Jane Stanbury is our regular reporter for the NBAA (the US National Business Aviation Association) annual gathering this time back at Las...
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published 2015-12-11 10:19:57
There cannot be many who can claim to have docked in the largest ship on the harbour of Monte Carlo, bigger than Azzam (590ft) owned by...
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published 2015-12-05 23:09:35
The British scheduled airline aviation industry gathered last week at London's Hilton Metropole under the auspices of the Airport...
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published 2015-11-27 21:05:25
With the Airport Operators Association annual conference opening today (as noted elsewhere in BTN, and for the first time the airline... (more)
published 2015-11-22 16:07:30
There used to be a certain dread when checking-in at Gatwick (LGW)
writes Jane Stanbury. As the desk loomed, the heart sank at the...
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published 2015-11-09 12:06:15
John Burke has visited 79 countries as a travel writer and photographer. He has attended World Travel Market (WTM) since 1985,... (more)
published 2015-11-06 22:10:11
The mighty river Rhône is perhaps not one of Europe's best known waterways but it stretches for over 500 miles from its source in...
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published 2015-10-30 09:19:57
There was an upbeat mood in Berlin as the European regional airline fraternity celebrated their 35th annual get together. This despite the...
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published 2015-10-22 15:50:02
Richard Cawthorne explores an intriguing corner of northern France To walk through the ancient streets of Montreuil is to...
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published 2015-10-17 13:33:21
When the opportunity to visit Shanghai again via Lufthansa and its new Premium Economy product arose it was clearly a trip not to be missed....
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published 2015-10-11 13:56:17
Business Travel News has always found Hanoi a fascinating place to visit and it has featured in these columns over the...
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published 2015-09-28 00:04:20
Brother Michael Bartlett, the Guinness World Records aviation champion, "the eccentric globetrotting monk" and a civil... (more)
published 2015-09-26 11:27:30
It was back in March 2012 that Business Travel News reported in detail on Vietnam Airlines, making the point that while it was a fine airline...
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published 2015-09-20 04:18:40
By way of an introduction to Richard Cawthorne joining Business Travel News
as Visiting Editor (see BTN's... (more)
published 2015-09-11 10:54:10
Just a few weeks ago your Editor and wife took number one grandson on a two-week cruise into the Mediterranean from Southampton. It was the...
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published 2015-09-05 09:13:18
Up to very recently visiting Myanmar (previously Burma) was something of a headache now with e-visas and many more flights, that... (more)
published 2015-08-28 15:36:10
The announcement that Emirates are to start flying between Dubai and Panama City, the world's current longest non-stop flight at... (more)
published 2015-08-19 17:45:32
Over the years Business Travel News has reported on helicopter trips over some of the world's great landmarks including the Grand... (more)
published 2015-08-19 09:40:02
In Southampton for a football match, crossing to and from the Isle of Wight, or meeting and greeting a cruise ship? Or in the city for...
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published 2015-08-15 11:39:17
Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, Glacier National Park, and Whitefish, Montana Unexpected delights by Bill Baker... (more)
published 2015-08-09 10:50:45
Wendy Long was the Editor's long suffering Secretary for many years. Now retired and settled near Saillac, north of Toulouse, she... (more)
published 2015-07-31 20:16:05
Special Correspondent Ken Brookes visits the Imperial War Museum's Duxford Airfield near Cambridge, UK. He also took the... (more)
published 2015-07-26 16:00:30
John Burke is a travel writer with 40 years of experience attending conferences and visiting congress centres all over the... (more)
published 2015-07-18 14:49:21
Our railway expert Andrew Sharp, the former Director of the International Air Rail Organisation (IARO), was a real glutton for... (more)
published 2015-07-10 20:01:55
For the British holidaymaker (and businessman) Portugal has a lot going for it. The weather is generally very kind, they keep to the...
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published 2015-06-30 13:04:35
The eagerly awaited rail link between Toronto's Union Station and Pearson International Airport has finally opened. And not before... (more)
published 2015-06-27 15:00:59
But first the rant.It started out so well. A 50-minute uneventful drive on Sunday to recently modernised Bournemouth Airport and a new... (more)
published 2015-06-20 14:07:47
Our fan of the Far East, and regular contributor, Jane Stanbury, has been to Nagoya, home of Japan's largest port, 212 miles from... (more)
published 2015-06-12 23:01:53
During March the Editor and wife embarked on a 15-night cruise from Colombo (Sri Lanka) to Muscat (Oman) via the west coast of India. It...
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published 2015-06-07 17:49:11
Alison Chambers reports from Geneva and a record European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE). The large...
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published 2015-05-31 16:00:44
There have been two Boeing 757 US flight introductions from London in the last few weeks. On Friday 24 April La Compagnie started a new...
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published 2015-05-22 22:51:24
Still the ‘historical' capital of America. Did you know that Philadelphia was for 10 years, 1790-1800, the capital of the...
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published 2015-05-15 23:44:42
For most cities and holiday destinations the way to quickly familiarise oneself is to take the local open top bus tour upon...
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published 2015-05-09 15:20:56
If you have any interest in history or the spectacular Petra (Jordan) must be on your wish list. It is one of the great sites of antiquity...
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published 2015-05-03 09:50:05
Business Travel News
sent over Andrew Sharp, normally our railway expert, to Hamburg to report on the handover of easyJet's 250th... (more)
published 2015-04-25 23:22:30
Alison Chambers of Emerald Media has been to Hamburg for the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo.... (more)
published 2015-04-25 22:29:28
Over 1,200 delegates from 64 countries with over 100 airlines, 350 airports, and 45 tourism authorities joined the speed dating format...
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published 2015-04-19 16:15:39
Good news for both Gatwick and Luton airports and London too. Andrew Sharp was for many years a stalwart at the... (more)
published 2015-04-09 22:05:16
John Burke, a former Reuters correspondent in Paris, reports. Put your car or freight on the 18,425-ton Côte...
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published 2015-04-05 09:57:15
Business aviation operators defended a charge at the recent British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) annual general...
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published 2015-03-28 18:42:19
Continuing our west coast theme (last week was San Francisco) our roving reporter Jane Stanbury reports back from a trip to San Diego,...
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published 2015-03-16 14:08:38
If you're going to San Francisco wear some flowers in your hair… or just read Steve Bridgewater's guide to this...
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published 2015-03-11 08:39:08
Alan Lathan was for many years the face of Jeppesen, the vital pilot's guide, at the regular air shows such as Farnborough, Le... (more)
published 2015-03-07 22:19:46
As they say ‘first impressions count'. Staged in the Grand Hall of Olympia last week the Business Travel Show looked breezy and...
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published 2015-03-01 10:22:06
The words are by Captain Bob Colvin and reproduced with thanks from
Aviation Week & Space Technology."As a pilot...
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published 2015-02-21 08:59:27
A PREVIEW The
Business Travel Show returns to Olympia in 2015 for its 21st outing. The occasion, Europe's...
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published 2015-02-13 17:29:16
With the Corporate Jet Investor conference opening today (9-10 February) at London's Royal Garden Hotel next week, the...
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published 2015-02-08 08:05:25
Franco Mancassola, once of the short-lived Debonair based at Luton Airport, has picked up on the new ‘Business Class only'... (more)
published 2015-01-27 22:25:20
The UK's regional airports have told the government's Transport Select Committee that the importance of regional and...
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published 2015-01-24 15:09:19
Last Thursday (15 January) Qatar Airways introduced the Airbus A350-900 XWB into scheduled airline service with the return flight...
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published 2015-01-15 15:39:06
There are not many places that offer entry by scheduled air services, cable car, or by donkey. And cruise ship or ferry.Santorini you will...
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published 2015-01-11 08:27:25
It is amazing to think that Etihad Airways was only formally established in July 2003 and commenced operations in November of that...
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published 2015-01-03 09:38:41
Oceania Riviera visited some notable places during our Eastern Mediterranean water borne tour (see CRUISE NEWS in this issue)....
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published 2014-12-13 17:05:24
Sally Gethin has been to the UK Air Rail conference organised by The Global Air Rail Alliance (GARA), held at the iconic Paddington... (more)
published 2014-12-07 18:13:14
Peter Smart is the Chair of the Aberdeen International Airport Consultative Committee and an avid traveller. He also previously... (more)
published 2014-11-29 08:21:06
Jane Stanbury has had a wonderful time with raw nature, plus some much appreciated luxury. Welgevonden, meaning "well...
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published 2014-11-20 11:57:04
Sally Gethin reports. Runway capacity in the southeast was the overriding theme at this year's conference. What will Sir...
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published 2014-11-14 16:06:54
NBAA the biggest biz av show meets in Orlando. Orlando, Florida and Las Vegas have become the only US cities with convention centres big...
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published 2014-11-09 09:38:21
The Rhine rises in the Swiss canton of Graubünden near the Austrian border and flows for 760 miles through Switzerland forming...
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published 2014-11-02 16:43:13
Sally Gethin reports: Calabria has suffered from a reputation as the poor relative of southern Italy, the last stop on the mainland...
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published 2014-10-25 22:17:45
Alison Chambers has joined the chiefs of Europe's regional airlines (and some important guests from all over the world at their... (more)
published 2014-10-18 09:11:12
Steve Bridgewater reports: When it comes to city breaks, Vienna must surely take some beating. Its central location means...
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published 2014-10-08 16:42:21
The Polish city of Lodz (pronounced Woodge, rhyming with huge) did not exist before 1800, or at the best was a tiny village. By 1939 its...
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published 2014-10-03 08:33:35
This week's ON TOUR is a little different in that our two roaming reporters Alison Chambers and Jane Stanbury were generously... (more)
published 2014-09-28 16:05:14
Sally Gethin of Gethin's Inflight News www.gethinsinflight.comIt's not really appropriate to speak of low...
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published 2014-09-21 12:14:00
The madness that is The Fringe
Alison Chambers and family went north last month for The Fringe. Up on Little Red and back on BA. And... (more)
published 2014-09-13 12:19:32
If you have not been to Venice add it to your wish list. Venice goes back to antiquity and comprises of 118 small islands separated...
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published 2014-09-04 17:54:21
Business Travel News has had the privilege of visiting from time to time Heathrow's new Terminal 2, The Queen's Terminal,...
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published 2014-08-31 11:18:19
Dubrovnik and the Dalmatian Coast may be familiar to British holidaymakers. Even in the days of Tito and Yugoslavia the charter...
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published 2014-08-24 18:59:44
Later this week the Donegal Food Festival takes place. Perhaps we have given you too little warning. But as the Irish say "not to...
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published 2014-08-16 22:22:34
Boris Johnson officially opened King's Cross Square earlier this year although it was not really complete. Clearly it was in the...
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published 2014-08-10 09:30:00
Some 60% of
Business Travel News readers are UK-based and so we feel justified in this week's ON TOUR which takes in UK...
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published 2014-08-03 10:04:04
Thinking of a short UK break? Have a requirement to take a grandchild away for a few days. York is the capital of the world of chocolate. It...
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published 2014-07-27 00:00:00
The sun shines on commercial aerospace.Alison Chambers and Jane Stanbury were at the show whilst Anthony Quayle... (more)
published 2014-07-20 22:36:44
Alison Chambers has been off on her travels.Thirty minutes' flight time from Gatwick, four times daily now by...
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published 2014-07-12 19:02:52
Kristina Foster has been to Sardinia on behalf of Business Travel News. With a flight time of less than 2hrs 30mins it is Italian with a...
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published 2014-07-06 17:28:29
As the world prepares to commemorate the centenary of the start of the Great War,
Stephen Bridgewater makes a pilgrimage to Ypres in...
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published 2014-06-23 19:42:42
The Editor has been to the South WestNewquay is a very long way from London, 300 miles by road, and 50 more if you want to go on...
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published 2014-06-19 17:43:25
Jane Stanbury, our regular reporter, has been to Lleida, about 100 miles west of Barcelona, for air racing and clearly enjoyed... (more)
published 2014-06-14 17:30:01
By Norman Bartlett news editor Buses WorldwideWith the World Cup kicking off this week Business Travel News is focussed somewhat on...
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published 2014-06-03 16:54:09
A successful trade show is defined by a) headline grabbing orders / b) new products. And on the latter, the 14th annual edition of EBACE, the...
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published 2014-05-31 23:13:47
And as a bonus the Mayor's latest pitchLast week Business Travel News
took a look at the Heathrow... (more)
published 2014-05-24 19:16:55
Heathrow Airport Ltd has submitted to the Airports Commission its improved plan to expand the UK's hub airport, and with it an...
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published 2014-05-16 10:31:43
John Burke is an old South American hand whose reports from Brazil have been syndicated worldwide by The Observer Foreign News Service.... (more)
published 2014-05-11 13:46:19
It seemed a good idea to feature Cologne as this week's ON TOUR, one of the stops on Emerald Sky's maiden voyage, the feature... (more)
published 2014-04-28 14:04:22
Slipstream by Richard Wilson RASlipstream by Richard Wilson RAThe new T2 Queen's Terminal at Heathrow is rapidly approaching its opening...
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published 2014-04-27 00:00:00
published 2014-03-10 00:00:00
It was a tale of two cities at EVIP's first Future of Business Aviation conference held at the new Hilton Terminal 5 last week...
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published 2014-03-03 21:13:01
We are all pretty familiar with Switzerland. It is easy enough to fly to Basle and Geneva from the UK, or go that little bit further to...
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published 2014-01-25 07:31:50
On the day that London was announced as the world's favourite tourist city, Runways UK attracted nearly 500 souls to the Grange...
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published 2014-01-19 14:12:33
In the last two issues of Business Travel News Editor Malcolm Ginsberg has described Swan Hellenic Minerva and its pre-Christmas... (more)
published 2014-01-10 15:03:56
Readers may recall that your Editor was in the Caribbean for the last issue of 2013 and used the world wide web for a report regarding... (more)
published 2014-01-05 09:59:16
Jane Stanbury travelled to Barcelona on Air Charter TravelEIBTM, the annual global meeting and events expo held...
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published 2013-12-08 23:17:42
Better Late Than Never?For the January edition of
Jets magazine, Editor Steve Bridgewater has...
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published 2013-11-29 17:53:32
Mega airliner orders, a brand new airport venue and sandstorms combined to make this year's Dubai AirShow a memorable one...
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published 2013-11-24 08:54:34
BTN contributor Michael Asher has been a resident of Istanbul for more or less the last 10 years but has also worked in... (more)
published 2013-11-14 11:22:00
It has taken 34 years but World Travel Market has really got itself organised in terms of layout. There are two massive halls at the Excel...
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published 2013-11-08 15:01:54
Sometime in the middle of November the structural contractors for Heathrow's impressive new Queen's Terminal will hand the...
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published 2013-10-31 08:11:17
Monday and Tuesday of last week was taken up by the UK Airport Operators Association (AOA) annual conference, at its now regular...
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published 2013-10-26 19:23:00
easyJet may have jumped on the bandwagon with the introduction of a four times a week service from Gatwick to Bucharest but there is no...
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published 2013-10-20 20:01:08
By the time you have read this article some 3,000 aviation types would have returned home from Las Vegas from all over the world. Utterly...
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published 2013-10-13 09:25:29
Alison Chambers has been off on her travels again, this time to the musical city of Salzburg, famous for Richard Rogers (who probably... (more)
published 2013-10-06 12:11:59
Sally Gethin is an expert on inflight entertainment and connectivity. She edits Gethin's Inflight News, an independent... (more)
published 2013-09-27 16:49:00
Game Changer at London City Airport?The historic first flight of the highly anticipated Bombardier CSeries aircraft...
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published 2013-09-22 17:13:06
Korea is an enigma. The southern half of the Peninsula, the Republic of Korea, is one of the most advanced nations on earth, whilst the...
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published 2013-09-15 14:25:47
John Burke, a former Reuters staff man and a Dutch-speaker, used to cover the Amsterdam bourse for the Investors Chronicle, and has... (more)
published 2013-09-06 18:21:50
As a general rule Business Travel News does not go in for detailed hotel reports. We leave it for others, usually giving a comment, and... (more)
published 2013-09-01 18:56:23
We have something of a railway theme this week (See COMMENT) and since the holidays are still with us and plenty of Europeans will be... (more)
published 2013-08-25 11:58:14
Jane Stanbury used her inaugural Finnair flight to Hanoi to travel south to Hue, an "interesting" 12-hour train journey and the... (more)
published 2013-08-17 22:16:20
It is still holiday time for a few more weeks.If you live in London and fancy a day out of town, or an overnight, you are spoilt for...
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published 2013-08-10 11:55:25
Our story last week (
BTN Cruise News Monaco Grand Prix) seems to have aroused great interest from readers who would like to pretend...
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published 2013-08-02 14:54:54
Jane Stanbury tries out for Business Travel NewsFinnair, Finland's national flag carrier, marked...
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published 2013-07-28 13:58:57
Business Travel News recently reported on Virgin Upper Class to Lagos (BTN 17 June). Therefore it seemed a good idea to take up...
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published 2013-07-21 19:11:06
Our intrepid traveller Jane Stanbury has been to Hanoi, courtesy of Finnair and its inaugural to the capital of Vietnam, part of a plan... (more)
published 2013-07-12 15:49:00
Newly qualified 17-year old driver Oliver Smith, already a successful Kart racer and Kart race reporter for Karting World... (more)
published 2013-07-06 14:06:35
With British Airways due to unveil its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner later this week (Thursday 4 July) Business Travel... (more)
published 2013-06-29 14:35:59
Alison Chambers and Malcolm Ginsberg report, the Editor only staying for the Monday via Eurostar and RER. Once again there was... (more)
published 2013-06-23 17:54:23
Virgin Atlantic Heathrow to Lagos Readers may recall that Jane Stanbury recently reported on the Nigerian Business... (more)
published 2013-06-13 15:26:43
The fact that it is not the easiest of places to get to did not put off some 600 delegates who attended last week's International Air...
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published 2013-06-08 09:57:20
Alison Chambers has been to Geneva. This year's EBACE, Europe's biggest business aviation gathering, certainly didn't...
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published 2013-06-01 20:39:42
Thomson Airways may not be a business travel airline but it is flown by business travellers. Business travellers, and their families like...
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published 2013-05-26 09:49:35
Alison Chambers of Emerald Media has been over to Hungary. Over 4,000 face to face meetings, 1,100 aviation delegates, 115...
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published 2013-05-19 10:28:33
Jane Stanbury has been to Lagos.The first week in May saw the inaugural Nigerian Business Aviation Conference (NBAC) take place in...
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published 2013-05-12 18:19:37
Fancy a weekend away in some of the prettiest countryside south of London? Thinking of holding a business gathering away from, but within...
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published 2013-05-05 16:04:06
Malcolm Ginsberg reports The introduction of daily flights by Vueling from Heathrow to Majorca seemed a good opportunity of not only...
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published 2013-04-26 12:20:50
Regular users of Qantas flights between London's Heathrow and both Melbourne and Sydney have been experiencing changes over the last few...
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published 2013-04-21 10:23:20
Alison Chambers reports: Simon McNamara made his public debut in Edinburgh last week as the new Director General of the European...
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published 2013-04-14 09:05:57
John Burke reportsIsrael gets an annual four million tourists, but most whether Jews, Christians or anyone on...
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published 2013-04-01 11:34:43
Back in 1951the Cold War was at its peak. Russian Supremo Joseph Stalin was very concerned that the United States might bomb Moscow....
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published 2013-03-30 11:58:32
Moscow has been the capital of Russia on and off for 1,000 years. For the last three centuries it has competed for the title with St...
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published 2013-03-24 10:59:55
Alison Chambers from Emerald Media reports from the BBGA's annual conference "Are we too... (more)
published 2013-03-15 20:37:52
These are interesting times for airports, a vital part of business travel. New Doha International opens in a few weeks' time, late...
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published 2013-03-10 00:41:20
During the 1920s there was a crazy race, mainly in New York, as to who would build the world's tallest structure, won by the Empire State...
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published 2013-03-03 12:28:54
When Emirates (not it seems Emirates Airlines) was created in 1985 things were rather different in the Middle East. Sadam ruled in Iraq,...
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published 2013-02-24 14:13:17
Invented by Taiwan's EVA Air in 1992, and then taken up most enthusiastically by Virgin Atlantic, Premium Economy is now offered by... (more)
published 2013-02-16 08:35:44
Giving the opening address at the Business Travel Show (BTS) last week, and in his role as President of the London Chamber of Commerce,...
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published 2013-02-08 21:30:55
As reported in two recent editions of Business Travel News
(MEBA 14 January - Royal Brunei 28 January) our intrepid... (more)
published 2013-02-03 08:56:48
Regular readers of ON TOUR would have read just two weeks back Jane Stanbury's report on the MEBA (Middle East Business Aviation)... (more)
published 2013-01-27 08:29:49
London's latest visitor attraction, The View from The Shard, and bound to be a winner, opens to the public on Friday 1 February at...
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published 2013-01-20 10:59:59
Buzzing as usualOur roving reporter Jane Stanbury was at the MEBA (Middle East Business Aviation) gathering in Dubai... (more)
published 2013-01-13 11:18:09
Forget the superstitions. 2013 is going to be a spectacular year.VisitBritain has come up with 13 events in the UK which will once...
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published 2013-01-05 11:39:14
Vernon Murphy has a foot in both the airport and rail camps having achieved senior management posts at Aberdeen, Gatwick and Heathrow... (more)
published 2012-12-16 11:23:46
The 20th annual Future of Air Transport Conference took place at London's Millennium Mayfair hotel last week, with some 200...
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published 2012-12-08 21:35:11
Mumbai show for 2013EIBTM (European Incentive and Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition) celebrated 25 years at...
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published 2012-12-02 16:09:42
OR: Any port in a storm! Now it may be that on first sight Hurricane Sandy and the Panama Canal are not connected,... (more)
published 2012-11-24 21:58:21
Business Travel News tries for the most part to steer clear of awards and award ceremonies. We like... (more)
published 2012-11-18 15:02:47
The 33rd World Travel Market took place at East London's Excel exhibition centre last week. The final show attendance has not yet...
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published 2012-11-11 17:10:10
North Wales is a long way from London (but not so far from Manchester and other points in the north). Llandudno is arguably the capital and...
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published 2012-11-03 18:24:12
Elsewhere in this week's edition of Business Travel News you will read of the stir that the latest Minister of State for Transport,...
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published 2012-10-25 15:19:37
You may have heard of Zeebrugge. It is the main North Sea port of Belgium, a way by ferry into Germany and continental Europe from the...
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published 2012-10-20 21:58:21
Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, is one of the great cities of the world, and also one with tremendous longevity. According to Jewish...
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published 2012-10-14 18:26:30
The 18th World Route Development Forum (Routes) took place in Abu Dhabi last week attended by 2,800 senior professionals representing...
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published 2012-10-06 19:57:33
The European regionals meet at Dublin. Alison Chambers reports For this year's...
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published 2012-09-30 16:26:27
Istanbul, Turkey's long established Ataturk Airport hosted the ninth Airex Civil Aviation show this year 6-9 September.
Jane... (more)
published 2012-09-21 16:15:55
The city of Los Angeles is one of the most popular destinations from the UK and worth 1.3m passengers in 2011, 9% up from the previous...
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published 2012-09-15 20:35:07
The Editor in Chief reports British Airways has now celebrated three years of its London City (LCY) Kennedy New York (JFK)...
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published 2012-09-09 10:19:27
Buckingham Palace is probably the world's best known building in this technological age. Suffice to say it received tremendous media...
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published 2012-09-01 09:18:26
Perhaps best known by some mature types as Lufthansa's UK Sales Manager during the 1960s and 1970s Brian Walters, a most affable of...
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published 2012-08-25 20:08:29
As Editor in Chief of The Business Travel News just occasionally I write an ON TOUR piece for my own enjoyment and record. This is the... (more)
published 2012-08-13 20:39:03
Did you enjoy the Olympic men's Marathon yesterday (12 August)? At 26 miles plus it was four laps of some of London's most...
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published 2012-08-12 09:14:14
Guernsey can trace its heritage back to before 1066 when it was part of the Dukedom of Normandy. In 1205 the Islanders were given the...
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published 2012-08-05 12:10:01
When Great Britain first occupied Hong Kong in 1841 the island was said to be the home of 7,450 Chinese residents. Today the population...
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published 2012-07-28 14:26:31
You may have seen on TV over the weekend the first man to sail around the world single handed, Sir Robin Knox Johnson, with the Olympic...
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published 2012-07-22 07:14:29
When the flying stars of the opening days of Farnborough are three bombers, one from the 1940s, and the other two early 1950s you might...
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published 2012-07-15 22:00:18
Jan Edwards reportsWhat do Miami Beach, St Tropez and St Barths have in common with the infamous party resort of Magaluf, on...
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published 2012-07-07 11:41:33
Last week the London Evening Standard, which has the same ownership as
The Independent, held an open discussion at Westminster's...
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published 2012-06-30 19:26:26
Now in its 14th year SITA's IT Summit, together with
Airline Business, last week brought together the airlines of the world to...
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published 2012-06-23 14:08:34
Under the new ownership of Reed Exhibitions, who also run World Travel Market, the Business Travel Market (BTM) took place last week at...
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published 2012-06-17 08:13:11
With the dollar now worth around 1.60 to the pound sterling, New York once again offers terrific value for the UK holidaymaker and is well...
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published 2012-06-08 20:41:19
Alison Chambers of Emerald Media reports Not since Tallinn played host to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002 has this stunning...
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published 2012-06-03 08:57:41
The Boeing 767 has always been the dark horse of the Boeing aircraft line-up. Back in October 1982 Delta Air Lines (DL) received its first...
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published 2012-05-27 11:56:54
Cautious optimism as Europe's business aviation fraternity starts to rebound The big aircraft orders of yesteryear may...
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published 2012-05-19 17:04:11
Will Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) succeed with a long haul Business Class only service from its home base to Gatwick inaugurated on 8 March...
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published 2012-05-12 20:13:25
Last week Lufthansa, and Boeing, introduced to the media the all new 747-8 Intercontinental, the fourth incarnation of what is arguably the...
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published 2012-05-06 09:13:44
Poland, together with Ukraine will host the UEAFA Euro 2012 soccer competition that runs from 8 June until 1July 2012. The tournament...
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published 2012-04-29 13:41:57
The Welsh rugby team are very much on the up (Six Nations Champions 2011/2012) and so is their home city Cardiff. Even if you are not into...
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published 2012-04-20 16:52:21
Sharon Ross reportsWe had friends who had just moved out to Gibraltar and thought this would be an excellent opportunity to check...
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published 2012-04-12 16:19:13
Regular readers will know that our roving reporter Jane Stanbury has been off to India. This is her report from deep down on the South... (more)
published 2012-04-07 08:10:32
Aircraft Interiors Expo 2012 opened its doors on 27 March in Hamburg with more than 500 exhibitors from 30 countries participating and a...
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published 2012-03-31 19:19:57
On Wednesday 12 December 2012 (12-12-12) it is very likely that the ruler of Qatar, Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, will declare open New...
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published 2012-03-25 18:01:31
In December 2011 Vietnam was linked for the first time with a non-stop air service to the United Kingdom. Vietnam Airlines, the national...
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published 2012-03-17 18:59:23
It is not very often that the Editor pulls rank on AERBT's distinguished Motoring Correspondent. Ted Wilkinson has been earning a...
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published 2012-03-11 09:35:34
Let's face it, if you are stuck at Heathrow for some reason for 24/48 hours nearby there is the world's greatest selection of...
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published 2012-03-03 10:23:34
Arguably Britain's oldest airport with scheduled operations (it became Royal Flying Corp Rochford in 1916) and during the 1960s the...
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published 2012-02-25 11:09:28
Jane Stanbury has been off on her travels again. Italian travel writer Nicolas Conti famously said in the Middle Ages, "If...
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published 2012-02-18 23:13:35
It has moved about quite a bit from an initial home at Wembley, a tenure at Islington, then the unpopular Olympia, and now for the last...
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published 2012-02-12 10:37:31
Business travel providers and organisers will this week be hotfooting it to Earls Court 2 for the annual Centaur-organised Business Travel...
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published 2012-02-04 21:34:33
Jane Stanbury has been on her travels again, flying down from Heathrow to Bilbao, and thence by road to San Sebastian. It is...
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published 2012-01-24 22:42:51
Airports in the Thames estuary are nothing new. They were headline news 40 years ago. David Hurst, these days an aviation consultant, was... (more)
published 2012-01-21 09:03:06
Incorporated in last week's ON TOUR "Speedbird Centre", British Airways archive at Waterside, was a mention of... (more)
published 2012-01-15 11:50:15
The Speedbird Centre at British Airways Waterside headquarters has reopened after an extensive redevelopment programme. It is a...
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published 2012-01-05 12:48:11
With people's minds clearly set on 2012, and this the final motoring edition of AERBT before the turn of the year, it seemed a... (more)
published 2011-12-05 16:23:45
Our regular contributor Jane Stanbury has been off on her travels again, this time to Barcelona and the biggest incentive meetings... (more)
published 2011-12-04 14:47:54
Jane Stanbury has been on her travels again, this time to Dubai for the airshow. Here is her comprehensive report. Record...
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published 2011-11-25 12:39:16
The name Biggin Hill is synonymous with the Royal Air Force and the Battle of Britain. In fact it has been around as an airfield for...
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published 2011-11-20 20:34:16
There is still room for improvement (Paris hosted a very well organised opening day via a City Cruises Thames voyage to the show...
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published 2011-11-13 17:26:43
Alison Chambers reports Europe boasts the second largest fleet of business aircraft in the world. In 2010 this comprised 4,000...
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published 2011-11-06 15:44:49
Before we know it the New Year holidays will be upon us and for many an extended break. This preview offers a whole host of... (more)
published 2011-10-27 09:30:48
Figures published by Hotels.com Hotel Price Index for the first six months of the year show that New York is still the favourite... (more)
published 2011-10-22 15:20:46
When the Chief Executive of a major UK company takes time to come to a reception and welcome a visiting journalist you suddenly realise that...
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published 2011-10-15 13:11:25
Alison Chambers reports "You are in Bern, you don't need to hurry," says Tomislav Lang, CEO of SkyWork Airlines,...
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published 2011-10-02 12:35:51
A jazz band, a big red London bus and gourmet cuisine were just some of the unique features of the Business and General Aviation Day (BGAD)...
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published 2011-09-25 14:10:54
Jane Stanbury reports The region of Rioja, in North East Spain and south of Bilbao, is renowned for its long heritage of wine...
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published 2011-09-17 09:53:54
Last week's ON TOUR article by Jo Bacon on the perils of travelling to and within the United States provoked an interesting... (more)
published 2011-09-10 20:28:50
Jo Bacon is a translation expert (over 100 books), a member of the Guild of Food Writers and a regular traveller. She also tends to get... (more)
published 2011-09-01 06:30:54
Jane Stanbury reports Mallorca's sun is famed more for bronzing bodies, than for the crucial role it plays in cultivating a...
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published 2011-08-28 14:39:13
For the last fortnight or so the London area (and Weymouth) has hosted a series of events that will form part of the Olympic Games of 2012....
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published 2011-08-21 08:00:59
NOTHING CHEAP AT PEGASUS EXCEPT THE PRICE Michael Bartlett, that Brother of the Anglican Order, ‘Oratory of the Good...
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published 2011-08-14 21:41:21
Not planned your summer break? With the holiday season in the UK now upon us, and the pound sterling weak even against the Euro, now is as...
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published 2011-07-21 08:39:22
Jane Stanbury has been to Northern Spain from Heathrow. "You don't need an overcoat in Vigo," proclaims Abel...
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published 2011-07-16 21:48:47
Not since 1939 has Brooklands staged anything like it. What was once the home of British Motor Sport was lost with the outbreak of World...
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published 2011-07-08 16:58:28
Whilst the airlines of the world congregated in Paris a couple of weeks back to look at the hardware of the air transport business, the...
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published 2011-07-02 19:19:42
Now established as a very serious part of the travel scene the annual two day Business Travel Market (BTM) at London Excel exhibition centre...
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published 2011-06-26 17:09:26
Your Editor in Chief was honoured to be the only British journalist invited on Lufthansa's highly successful A380 inaugural from...
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published 2011-06-18 15:02:55
It was supposed to be just a normal IATA (International Air Transport Association) conference, if they are ever normal, but the 67th...
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published 2011-06-08 21:42:25
Whitwell Middle School Tennessee is the home of a remarkable project that from a small beginning has helped to educate a whole generation...
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published 2011-06-04 23:20:40
Jane Stanbury and Alison Chambers of Emerald Media report: Figures from EBACE 2011 suggest that European business aviation has...
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published 2011-05-28 21:18:46
Michael Bartlett, or Brother Bartlett, as is his official title, has set yet another world travel record. A member of the Oratory of... (more)
published 2011-05-20 14:35:01
London's Southbank, the historical Bermondsey, used to be a pretty rundown area of former wharfs and warehouses. Severely bombed during...
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published 2011-05-14 22:50:52
If you have not had reason to travel through London City Airport (LCY) in recent times the place in many ways is unrecognisable. A facelift...
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published 2011-05-08 19:43:39
Malcolm Ginsberg reportsAstana is one of the world's most astonishing cities. Whilst it was officially founded in 1824, and...
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published 2011-05-01 11:24:35
Alison Chambers reports Some 160 delegates from the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) gathered in sunny Valetta (Malta)...
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published 2011-04-23 07:54:58
Some thoughts of a travel writer by Malcolm Ginsberg As it gets dark this evening (Monday 18 April) Jewish families all over the...
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published 2011-04-17 13:31:05
Premium Economy is here to stay, seats may have reached the limit of their ‘thinness' and the IFE (in-flight entertainment)...
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published 2011-04-10 19:30:29
Jane Stanbury of Emerald Media reports for AERBT More than 170,000 visitors, 11,000 exhibitors, and over 7,000...
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published 2011-04-01 16:05:34
Hawaii may seem a long way from the United Kingdom, but in air travel time it is not as far as Australia, which is in total around 25 hours...
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published 2011-03-24 18:11:51
The role of Brooklands in the Battle of Britain is celebrated in a new exhibition at the Brooklands Museum which will run through the summer...
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published 2011-03-19 08:36:51
Jane Stanbury has been off to Canada in the Winter as has Chris Cain who reports on Porter AirlinesPickering, Whitby, Bradford,...
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published 2011-03-12 17:06:35
It is true that the Scots over the centuries have explored just about every point on earth and one is never surprised to come across a...
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published 2011-02-28 16:11:01
This fascinating report is by Ian Sheppard, MRAeS, aerospace journalist and Managing Editor of Regional International, the journal... (more)
published 2011-02-24 22:02:17
A survey by Virgin Atlantic has revealed that sightseeing and experiencing culture are the most popular activities for Brits when... (more)
published 2011-02-19 17:53:03
Chris Cain reports Just a week after Mayor Boris Johnson published his report on the need for additional airport capacity to...
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published 2011-02-13 11:36:12
Last week's COMMENT "Is Northolt the answer?" produced a record postbag (if that is the right term in this... (more)
published 2011-02-05 10:05:42
Last Wednesday Junior Transport Minister Theresa Villiers led off a thoroughly interesting Transport Times air transport conference at...
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published 2011-01-29 12:25:51
The introduction last week of a daily (except Saturday) service by CityJet to Florence from London City Airport is expected to open up...
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published 2011-01-23 09:36:11
Arik is an airline name that you will not be familiar with unless you come from Nigeria or have a need to go the that country. But you ought...
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published 2011-01-15 09:22:06
How quickly we have forgotten that before the advent of Eurostar in November 1994 the best alternative way across the English Channel was...
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published 2011-01-03 22:42:58
If you are thinking of a family trip next spring or summer Disneyland Paris is to be highly recommended. Yes it is in one sense very...
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published 2010-12-16 15:29:45
Last week AERBT reported on Ecuador and that remarkable country's leap in the 21st century. 500 miles off the coast are... (more)
published 2010-12-08 09:04:55
What does the name Ecuador mean and where are the Galapagos? The translation of Ecuador in simple terms means "the centre of the...
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published 2010-11-30 11:17:44
"Is there a future for Business Jets?" posed Edwin Brenninkmeyer, CEO of Oriens Advisors during the final panel of...
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published 2010-11-26 19:58:04
Magnificent, fiery and festive Seville, Spain's city of superlativesJane Stanbury reports "Baile...
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published 2010-11-20 11:14:27
WTM opening day reveals cautious optimism of travel industry World Travel Market (WTM), now well established at...
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published 2010-11-12 16:54:03
Alison Chambers reports for AERBT Atlanta, Georgia, is the world's busiest airport hub. Home to Delta Airlines, Coca-Cola,...
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published 2010-11-04 09:25:07
With Mike Ambrose ON THE SOAPBOX this week we have held back our report on the ERA AGM which took place 22-24 September. As more...
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published 2010-10-29 16:42:50
Recent trends show that a vegetarian diet is continuing to become more popular, with many choosing the diet for environmental as well as...
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published 2010-10-23 22:29:23
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published 2010-10-17 16:16:05
Heathrow's sparkling new Soiftel Hotel at Terminal 5 was the venue for the recent 2010 World Low Cost Airline Congress. The layout was...
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published 2010-10-09 19:05:25
Edwin Brenninkmeyer, CEO of UK-based Oriens Advisors is a busy man. Not only has he held forth as AERBT's ON THE SOAPBOX luminary for...
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published 2010-10-01 22:34:29
A Retrospective on the 16th Worldwide Routes Conference from Vancouver. Chris Cain reports. The 16th annual Routes Worldwide...
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published 2010-09-25 09:31:52
Peter Foster, President of Air Astana, was the forthright and entertaining speaker at the Aviation Club in London last week. Prior... (more)
published 2010-09-19 15:55:30
The Goodwood Revival motoring event, which begins next Friday (17 September), now ranks second only to the British Grand Prix at...
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published 2010-09-08 17:18:10
What does Ho Chi Minh City mean to you? Do not be muddled up with Hanoi, 1,000 miles to the north and the capital of the People's...
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published 2010-09-05 17:54:46
What does the name Okinawa mean to the average Brit or European? Probably very little except it is something to do with Japan. For an...
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published 2010-08-27 07:20:15
If you are on a visit to Hong Kong for business and/or pleasure, Macau, one hour away across the Pearl River Delta to the south west,...
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published 2010-08-21 14:01:25
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) claimed to be the world's premiere resource for corporate travel professionals...
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published 2010-08-14 08:45:28
Those in the airline business are always worried by what is called ‘range and performance', meaning how far will the aircraft...
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published 2010-08-07 17:19:12
With the holiday season in full swing, Samsonite in the UK have put their 100 years of travel knowledge into a handy packing guide... (more)
published 2010-07-30 22:07:00
£31bn of orders and 120,000 trade attendance It is impossible to compare one air show with another. In truth it is a...
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published 2010-07-25 14:46:17
Whether Farnborough, or its Paris equivalent at Le Bourget, is the world's number one Airshow is really neither here nor there. They...
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published 2010-07-12 09:37:47
What does the term Shangri-La mean to the average business traveller? It probably equates to a top grade 5-star hotel group mostly to be...
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published 2010-07-10 17:37:01
Air Asia X is probably the world's first long haul ‘low cost' airline. In a practical sense it is a development of the...
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published 2010-07-02 08:02:28
A PREVIEW OF THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED Thursday 1 July until Sunday 4 July In the 1930s...
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published 2010-06-25 10:45:39
Last week's second Business Travel Market has established the June date as a must for European corporate transport buyers. The location...
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published 2010-06-19 17:52:01
The presence of one individual dominated the annual gathering of world air transport leaders in Berlin last week at IATA, a surprise...
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published 2010-06-11 18:50:48
The Sultanate of Oman is situated on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the...
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published 2010-06-04 18:18:01
Alison Chambers has visited the World's most important aircraft cabin services exhibition. This is what you may experience in... (more)
published 2010-05-28 22:10:21
Terry Spruce reportsAlmaty (previously Alma Ata) is 7.5 flying hours from London, about the same as New York, but to the east....
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published 2010-05-23 08:56:09
"Optimism" was the key word at EBACE, Europe's premier business aviation show, as industry players gathered to celebrate its...
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published 2010-05-15 21:07:28
Vernon Murphy reports The railway folk seem to be infiltrating into air transport with Andrew Adonis (as we... (more)
published 2010-05-07 17:15:25
Rizon Jet are a Qatari executive jet company that are currently building a new executive jet complex at Biggin Hill Airport. Rizon Jet...
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published 2010-04-27 10:21:14
This four star hotel is situated in 200 acres of tranquil Manx countryside. The hotel is located between the Ronaldsway Airport and...
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published 2010-04-20 21:52:19
On Friday 16th April an invite was accepted from London Oxford Airport for a pre-EBACE briefing from the airport management and the other...
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published 2010-04-12 10:54:01
Your Editor-in-Chief is on his way to Bangkok even as this issue of AERBT hits cyberspace and therefore if Thailand gains exceptional... (more)
published 2010-04-07 22:43:52
Behind France, Germany, Korea, China and possibly the US, it seems a decade late, the UK is joining the 21st Century's railways. With...
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published 2010-04-02 16:20:30
RAF Northolt is London's oldest airport with Croydon and Hendon gone and Gatwick somewhat moved and upgraded. Its use for the second...
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published 2010-03-26 09:10:14
MSC launched their latest mid-size cruise liner, Magnifica, with an extravagant two-night party at Southampton in late...
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published 2010-03-20 22:08:56
Is the name of an airline (or indeed any other product) that important? One of the most successful British carriers in the nineteen...
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published 2010-03-12 08:35:24
Jeremy Clarkson eat your heart out. I've been trying out a means of executive travel that is quicker, maybe in the long run cheaper and...
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published 2010-03-05 22:20:27
Our roving reporter Jane Stanbury has been east to a wonderful island now returning to peace. Sri Lanka...
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published 2010-02-22 13:19:12
Through the good offices of Boeing we are able to reproduce the following article from the distinguished American publication Aviation... (more)
published 2010-02-16 08:16:51
It was bound to happen considering the global economic outlook but the 2010 Singapore Air Show must be recorded as one of the quietest on...
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published 2010-02-13 16:08:33
Tony Harrington runs Asia Pacific Public Relations Pty Ltd based in Brisbane Australia. A former journalist he reports on the Low Cost... (more)
published 2010-02-05 16:33:57
Following initial scepticism the inaugural Bahrain International Airshow, held at the Sakhir air base, has proved to be a resounding...
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published 2010-01-29 16:07:28
Florence is one of those places that ought to be a requirement to visit at least once in a lifetime. Many go back numerous times. It is...
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published 2010-01-23 09:33:18
2009 was a record year for travel between Israel and the United Kingdom. Whether this high record of tourism will continue in 2010...
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published 2010-01-16 12:00:47
Just before the holiday break there were two significant announcements regarding what many agree is the major transport project of the next...
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published 2010-01-08 10:46:50
The Middle East region has witnessed unprecedented growth within the commercial and private aviation sectors over the past decade and this...
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published 2009-12-19 17:14:20
Hanging over the entrance to the 2009 International Luxury Travel Market swayed an enormous banner proclaiming "Definitely...
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published 2009-12-13 09:47:36
Thirty years ago Tenerife, and indeed all the Canary Islands, were the popular winter sunshine holiday destinations from the United Kingdom....
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published 2009-12-05 17:13:39
So you fancy a trip to Rome. From the UK it is very easy with a variety of airports linked to the "Eternal City". Once you...
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published 2009-11-28 12:41:52
Word and pictures by Eryl Crump:It is amazing to be reminded but last week's Dubai Airshow was the 11th in the biennial series...
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published 2009-11-20 20:27:16
In spite of the gloom enveloping the world's airlines, especially the less efficient ones, World Travel Market (WTM) has successfully...
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published 2009-11-14 09:07:42
"Is Mach 1.6 good enough," questioned Oscar Garcia, Chairman of US-based InterFlight Global speaking about supersonic business jet...
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published 2009-11-08 11:49:45
The Peak District, often called the Derbyshire Peaks, is a huge area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern... (more)
published 2009-11-01 20:34:16
If you think times are hard, think again. Life for the mining community was brutal 150 years ago. Until 1840, prior to a House of...
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published 2009-10-22 07:25:49
There was a blend of the old (tried and trusted) and the new at the recent European Regions Airline Association's annual meeting in...
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published 2009-10-16 21:42:50
Jane Stanbury reports:"We're at the beginning of the end," declared Norman Lamont, former Chancellor of the Exchequer....
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published 2009-10-09 17:23:07
Alison Chambers reports from Barcelona. The talk at last week's World Low Cost Airlines Congress in Barcelona was...
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published 2009-10-02 07:49:00
The entry level jets have arrived (ELJ). Forget the term VLJ (very light jets). This description does not go down well with banks and...
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published 2009-09-25 20:01:44
Since this is a cruise issue it did seem a good idea to also include an ON TOUR which highlighted a destination accessible from not only...
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published 2009-09-17 08:02:10
The international aerospace circus moved to Hong Kong last week in a clear demonstration that in spite of the most serious industry...
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published 2009-09-11 18:24:25
"'We certainly do get around. Like Webster's Dictionary we're Morocco bound." That was Bing Crosby singing in 1942....
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published 2009-09-04 23:23:27
Lockerbie burst back on to the headlines once again on the evening of Wednesday 12 August as the BBC broke an exclusive story of the...
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published 2009-08-27 17:49:00
The Brits have been going through Malaga for the last 40 years since the introduction of the airborne package holiday. Normally it is no...
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published 2009-08-23 22:44:21
The Peak District, often called the Derbyshire Peaks, is a huge area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire,...
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published 2009-08-11 14:15:25
St Petersburg to Moscow (and visa versa) on the inland waterways of Russia continues to be popular in spite of the difficulties placed in...
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published 2009-08-05 12:22:58
In just three years time the London Olympics will be opened. The winning of the 30th Olympiad is probably the best thing that has...
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published 2009-07-31 15:12:42
Moscow has been the capital of Russia on and off for one thousand years. For the last three centuries it has competed for the title with...
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published 2009-07-25 11:27:07
Marcelle Nethersole and Alan Peaford from the new Arabian Aerospace magazine (www.arabianaerospace.aero) visited Jordan last... (more)
published 2009-07-17 22:58:56
As a base for a weekend break, or longer, the Cotswolds and Gloucester could not be bettered. That is if you like glorious rolling...
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published 2009-07-11 09:38:14
There is one truly European city that is still not within the scope of the budget airlines and is poorly supported, by which I mean only...
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published 2009-07-03 16:00:06
Sharon Ross our editorial assistant reportsLet's face it when you take a 20-month old toddler on a holiday / work trip, it is...
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published 2009-06-27 17:20:29
Alison Chambers and Malcolm Ginsberg struggled through the rain and wind to bring you this report. The Monday was particularly gloomy in...
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published 2009-06-21 18:36:31
Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland, it was granted city status by Queen Victoria in 1888. The city has been a key part of the...
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published 2009-06-13 11:43:51
It seemed to be the standing joke about Luxembourg, because it was so small that if you did blink you would miss the country. However, the...
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published 2009-06-04 19:38:01
Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands with 350 miles of coastline and just over 1350 square miles of land. Originally it was a...
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published 2009-05-29 22:20:49
David Hurst is a aviation consultant and sometime journalist. Here he reports on Ghana the former British West African colony which... (more)
published 2009-05-22 20:55:40
Alison Chambers reportsThe perception of business aviation as a luxury form of transport must be quashed. That was the message that...
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published 2009-05-17 15:24:21
In spite of the gloom the annual EBACE (European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition) opens today (Monday 11 May) in Geneva. Star...
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published 2009-05-10 09:49:18
Oxford Airport was established in 1935 at a time when enlightened municipalities were realising that the aeroplane was here to stay. In...
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published 2009-05-02 10:54:01
Chicago has a reputation. Whether it be "The Windy City", or the home of gangsters and their molls, it is noteworthy.Let us deal...
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published 2009-04-25 13:55:13
We live in a day and age where even the world's most far flung capitals are within 24 hours flying time and just one stop from...
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published 2009-04-13 21:39:28