United Kingdom

As a recent CWT study pointed out, the lifting of the administrative barriers that disrupted travel for two years is boosting the return to international mobility. This is particularly the case in the UK, and easyJet intends to capitalise on this phenomenon to make up for lost time. "The upturn in traffic has been boosted by the abolition of...

This might be anecdotal if Manchester were not the UK's largest regional airport. In 2019, before the Covid pandemic, Manchester welcomed 29.37 million passengers. Twice as many as Nice airport, France's largest regional airport. The airport has flights to around a hundred destinations, including around twenty intercontinental destinations. During...

Easyjet remains the number one carrier at London Gatwick airport, and has confirmed this for the French market. On 1 May, the low-cost carrier will launch three weekly flights to Limoges - on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. The flights will operate until 27 October. Limoges airport will be the 23rd French airport to join the EasyJet network. Limoges...

From the UK to Vietnam, business destinations are finally relaxing the regulations that have held back international mobility for two long years. And clearly, this return to normality is giving business travellers wings. Freed from the regulatory straightjacket, freed from quarantine procedures and repeated PCR tests, mobile professionals are catching up - in part...

March 18 is a special day for travellers to London and other major UK cities. On this date, all international travellers, whether vaccinated or not, will be able to enter the UK without any formalities. They will no longer have to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test or...

Already present in the United States, in Chicago, Dallas, Nashville and more recently in New Orleans and Las Vegas, Virgin Hotels will shortly be entering the European market in Edinburgh. The top-of-the-range lifestyle brand founded by Richard Branson's group will be setting up in June in the heart of Edinburgh's historic...

Is Boris Johnson's United Kingdom regaining some pragmatism in its border management? Over the last six months, the rules for entering the country have been repeatedly overturned. But this time, the latest measures adopted by the government seem to be moving in the direction of simplification. The Prime Minister...

EasyJet and Virgin Atlantic have just announced that the "Worldwide by easyJet" online platform now includes Manchester. This will enable passengers on both airlines to benefit from connections on the North Atlantic. Customers travelling from Europe with easyJet will benefit from Virgin Atlantic flights from the UK airport. This partnership will increase...

Aer Lingus has confirmed that its new regional subsidiary, Aer Lingus Regional, will commence operations on 17 March. The airline will specialise in routes between Ireland and Great Britain. The launch is more than 10 months ahead of schedule. The aircraft,...

It was the most resounding bankruptcy of early 2020, as the effects of the covid-19 pandemic began to be felt. In March this year, the British regional airline Flybe went bankrupt. A real disaster for many British regions. The company represented...

London-Gatwick, the British capital's second airport with over 46 million passengers in 2019, has always been associated with the national carrier British Airways. Even though since the 2000s the British carrier has gradually lost ground to its low-cost rival easyJet, it has remained a structuring element of the hub...

Close to Windsor Castle and its Grand Park, manicured lawns and a residence dating back to the last century: it's an eminently British and infinitely elegant setting that the Fairmont brand, which also manages the prestigious Savoy in London, is preparing to offer its customers, be they tourists or business groups. Currently in...

The French government has adopted tighter control measures for Covid in response to an increase in the number of cases of contamination in the United Kingdom. The country is now classified as a risk orange, meaning that there is active circulation of the virus there, albeit in controlled proportions. Hence the new measures for travellers...

Inaugurated in mid-July, following a £1 billion (€1.16 billion) construction phase, Manchester Airport's new Terminal 2 is now home to more than a dozen carriers. The two latest arrivals are none other than Air France and KLM, who join other major players,...

With all the new regulations that have been introduced in recent months, it's almost easy to forget about Brexit. However, the process is continuing, with changes that directly affect French travellers. From 1 October, French business travellers to the UK will no longer need an identity card, even if they are travelling on business...

British Airways has considerably reduced its presence at London's second airport, Gatwick, in recent years. The airline now operates only a few long-haul flights, mainly to leisure destinations. But it nevertheless wants to return to the South London hub as restrictions are gradually lifted, and to define a strategy for...

It is to be one of the major infrastructure projects of Boris Johnson's government. In 2020, the latter gave the green light to a project dating back to 2006. A project that would finally show that the United Kingdom was also embracing the idea of having a high-performance high-speed rail network. Officially launched in...

After months of uncertainty and constraints, demand is back for business travel on the Eurostar network. On 19 August, the rail company announced a 105% increase in weekend bookings in August and September compared with the same period last year. Admittedly, this increase is...

Businesses in the UK have no plans to go completely virtual, despite - or because of - the forced use of teleworking for more than a year. These are the findings of a survey commissioned by the UK government itself. The survey was conducted earlier this year by Ipsos MORI among 465 senior executives. "...

Executives are moving away from the city to the provinces: this phenomenon, which is the result of both repeated confinements and the widespread development of teleworking, is not confined to Paris. Many people in the UK have also left London and other major cities for a less urban atmosphere. The coasts of...