UK Travel News

Whitbread has donated over 27 tonnes of food to charity, the majority of which will be to food redistribution charity FareShare as part of its new partnership with the organisation.…

Cruise & Maritime Voyages’ (CMV) ship Columbus is sailing on a 7842 nautical mile repatriation voyage directly back to the UK, with 907 passengers including 602 British nationals and…

International Air Transport Association (IATA) has postponed the 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit. The event had been scheduled to take place on 22-23…

Environmentally focused global car rental brand Green Motion with franchised locations across 47 countries announced today that it is changing its name with immediate effect. If you visit…

ABTA demanded the government suspend the travel industry’s refund rules or face “catastrophic damage to the UK travel industry, and widespread consumer detriment.” The travel industry…

Following the news that 36,000 British Airways (BA) staff are expected to be furloughed as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19), GlobalData said it is an important step. Nick Wyatt,…

The majority of Airbus sites in Spain have joined forces to produce 3D printed visor frames, providing healthcare personnel with individual protection equipment in the fight against…

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has urged the UK government and EU authorities to implement exceptional flexibility around consumer refunds to alleviate the unbearable…

Hôtel Chais Monnet is doing its bit for the community of Cognac by preparing and delivering 365 freshly cooked meals to the town’s central hospital on 1 April – the first of the hotel’s…

TUI UK will furlough around 11,000 staff, including almost 4,500 retail agents. The company said 4,455 travel agency employees, roughly 99% of shop staff, will be sent home following the…

Hotelmize, developer of AI-based price prediction and profit-optimisation technologies for the hotel booking industry, is raising its B round investment largely in the Asia Pacific to…

VIVA Cruises is ‘bringing’ its newest ship, VIVA TIARA, to the comfort of our own homes. The European river cruise specialist has just launched a comprehensive virtual 360° tour to…

Emirates has announced that, as of  Monday 6 April, initial flights will commence from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels and Zurich, with four flights a week to London…

Lufthansa has announced that it will extend its repatriation flight schedule, which was originally scheduled to run until 19 April, to 3 May. This also means that all remaining flights of…

After announcing that the majority of its fleet would be grounded earlier, easyJet has now decided to ground its entire fleet in response to COVID-19. As well as grounding the fleet, the…

Charitable Travel has partnered with global donation platform JustGiving, and will offer customers a wide range of holidays, hotels, flights and ancillary products in late April this…

A cross-Irish Sea set of collaborative counties in Ireland and Wales has formed a partnership to deliver a new tourism heritage project known as the ‘Celtic Routes’, aimed at bringing…

The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has released a set of recommendations calling for urgent and strong support to help the global tourism sector not only recover from the…

Further to a statement made yesterday by the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Loganair has announced that it is working closely with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) to provide air…

With chances to spot the Big Five in real-time, viewers will be able to join up to two live safaris a day, each of which will last approximately three hours and will be able to interact with…

P&O Cruises is extending its pause in operations for all sailings up to and including 15 May, 2020 as a result of the continued impact of COVID-19. Paul Ludlow, president of…