Apparently the owners of Samling Hotel in Windermere now have a new offer to get travelers to choose them over other hotels in the area. This is the fact that the hotel will now be offering discounts to people if rain interrupts their stay. This offer holds true even if its just a light drizzle. [...]

For most places in the world, global air travel is now back on track. In fact, in many spots it is back to pre-recession levels. This is great news for passengers and airlines alike. However, European growth levels are still lagging behind other places, according to the International Air Transport Association. Passenger traffic actually jumped [...]

Apparently Ryanair is now going to be cutting out some of its UK capacity by 16 percent next winter. This is going to result in almost 2 million fewer passengers. This news comes as the airline chooses to shift its operations to its European base to take advantage of cheaper air passenger duty. This huge [...]

The European Union is trialling anti-terrorism technology that is aimed at detecting suspicious behavior on board aircraft. This new system uses a combination of CCTV, explosive detectors, and microphones all linked through a software package that analyzes data. This software picks up on unusual behavior and events. This could include things like a case being [...]

Finally some good news has come forward for British Airways and its consumers. Apparently the UK cabin crew union, Unite, has said on Monday that it will halt its plans for a strike ballot due to start Tuesday so British Airways cabin crew can consider one of the airline’s newest proposals. This could now be [...]

It appears that British Airways, who has been under attack by union strikes, has just recently launched a big recruitment drive in an attempt to lower costs at London Heathrow Airport. With the Unite union, who is representing the British Airways cabin crew, threatening a ballot over industrial action, the airline will also look to [...]

It now appears that the UK’s fastest growing online independent travel agent has won the award for best travel agency in 2010. Reports show that the TravelMole web awards at the Canadian High Commission in Central London earlier this week gave Sunshine.co.uk the best Travel Agency award. Sunshine.co.uk, which is a fleet-based online travel agent, [...]

As some have already heard, the hotel and restaurant chain Whitbread has been enjoying a strong start to the financial year. Its budget hotel chain, Premier Inn, has been leading the way for the company. The group, which is based in Dunstable, saw like-for-like sales at the hotel chain continue to increase by some 10.5 [...]

It now appears that the United States public pension fund CalPERShas taken a very large stake in London’s Gatwick Airport. The deal itself will see the fund take about 12.7 percent stakes in the airport, following a commitment of almost $155 million. This move marks the first direct infrastructure investment by CalPERS. This public pension [...]

Who said that traveling pets cannot travel in style? Well they may not be able to travel in style, but they sure can sleep in style thanks to a brand new luxury hotel for dogs. This is a hotel that offers flat screen TVs, spas and designer rooms. Of course, this is no ordinary hotel. [...]