Channel Islands

Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, and Blue Islands, the growing Channel Islands-based airline, have formed an extensive partnership to offer their customers a broad new range…

As Premier Holidays celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Channel Islands portfolio, we speak with the group's short-haul product manager Beverley Scarr.

Jersey based hotel group Seymour Hotels has announced it has completed a recent investment programme, providing it with funds of GBP 5 million (USD 6.4 million) to prepare for the Channel…

Premier Holidays has doubled its agent incentive for Channel Islands bookings in a drive to push late deals.  From now until July 31, agents can earn £10 on all last-minute bookings…

UK tourism boomed in 2016 - what are the key factors driving this growth? I think it’s our wonderful tourism product, and our collaboration with the great campaign our national…

British ferry companies carried an additional one million passengers on services in 2014, surpassing 39 million. New statistics from Discover Ferries show a 2.6% increase on passenger…

BRIGHT has announced 14 roadshows for 2015 across the UK. The events will commence on 10 February in Bath travelling throughout England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Channel…

The first VisitGuernsey television adverts in 10 years feature as part of a new brand campaign from the Channel Island. A new identity based on the island’s most iconic sites and…

Guernsey has seen a 45% increase in cruise visits during the last three years with a further rise expected moving into next year. Sixty two ships visited the island in 2012 which went…

Flybe has announced a codeshare agreement with Finnair. The partnership focuses on Flybe’s Manchester base where passengers can now connect onto Finnair flights from Helsinki to…

Aurigny Air Services welcomed its first jet, the Embraer 195, into its fleet last night with a launch at Guernsey Airport’s hangar. The new aircraft has been hailed as a significant…

Flybe has announced a new multi-stop hop on hop off services between Aberdeen and Jersey. Commencing on 26 October, the ‘hop-on and off’ FlyShuttle service will operate three flights…

The UK’s aviation sector is estimated to generate more than GBP50 billion to the UK economy each year with many also playing a key role in local communities, a new report has said.…

Three hotels in the UK have been named among the top 10 in Europe with TripAdvisor users. Red Carnation’s Egerton House Hotel in London was 6th in the list of the top European hotels…

A record number of cruise ship passengers visited or started their cruise at UK ports in 2013, new figures have revealed. CruiseBritain has said more than 100 ships called into UK…

MPs will debate the introduction of school holiday fees and increased holiday prices at Westminster this afternoon following on-going comments from travel companies and parents. In…

The sound of Rudimental’s chart hit ‘Feel the Love’; pouring tea and the chimes of Big Ben are all being used in a new VisitBritain campaign launched today. ‘Sounds of GREAT Britain’…

VisitBritain has said its GREAT campaign is starting to see results after Office of National Statistics (ONS) data found inbound tourism at a record high. There were 6% more overseas…

Travelodge will invest another GBP100 million in new and modernising hotels this year, it has announced. The budget chain will open 15 new hotels including five in London and others…

Ferry travel has bounced back with nearly one million more British people travelling by the mode of transport in 2013. Figures released by Discover Ferries today found 38 million…

The British nation took more overseas trips in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the same period the previous year. New Office of National Statistics (ONS) data from the…