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2020 will have had devastating effects on European air transport, including that of the United Kingdom. The results of IAG and the major UK airports, published last week, give a very clear idea of the extent of the damage. If we start with IAG - the holding company bringing together British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus -...

Voco, the new contemporary brand from the IHG group, is doing double duty in Scotland. While the development of this upmarket brand has also turned towards France, with its first hotel in 2020 in Paris, near Montparnasse station, followed by another unveiled at the start of the year in Strasbourg, voco is now launching...

The losses incurred by air travel in Great Britain as a result of the pandemic are forcing London Heathrow airport authorities to go after passengers' wallets. On Sunday 28 February, the airport authority announced that departing passengers will now have to pay a supplement of £8.90 (€10.30). This measure, which the airport hopes will be temporary, will enable...

How is the pandemic being managed in the United Kingdom, one of the worst affected countries in Europe and the world? Tristan de Bourbon - The figures, which are indeed catastrophic, are tending to improve with the confinement imposed at the start of the year, and even before Christmas in London. The number of deaths is down,...

While La Compagnie and its all-business class flights are now a thing of the past, the idea of transatlantic routes specialising in premium traffic remains. JetBlue's arrival in Europe in summer 2021 is eagerly awaited. The US carrier is due to begin flights from New York JFK and Boston to airports in...

This 18 January marks the entry into force of new, even more radical restrictions in the United Kingdom. The country has been overwhelmed by the surge in cases of covid-19. With almost 90,000 deaths and 3.5 million positive cases, the UK is the worst affected country in Western Europe. The British government has therefore...

The covid pandemic and the isolation of the United Kingdom are forcing British Airways to close a large number of its intercontinental routes for the summer of 2021. The carrier is adjusting frequencies and destinations at a time when demand is struggling to recover. For the IATA summer season, which begins on 31 March, the British airline is suspending...

A hard-fought agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom finally puts an end to four years of bitter and acrimonious discussions. On 24 December, all the protagonists were singing their own praises. According to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, "it was worth fighting for this agreement because...

As announced over the weekend, Boris Johnson's government has decided to apply even stricter containment measures. The reason: the discovery of a new, more contagious variant of the virus. A new danger level, labelled '4', now applies to London and the south-east of England. All travel is banned in this zone, while...

Will we be able to make duty-free purchases between the UK and the rest of the world in 2021? The answer is yes. Passengers will still be able to make duty-free purchases in Duty-Free Shops. The announcement even comes with some good news. Travellers between the EU and Great Britain will once again be able to buy alcohol and tobacco tax-free,...

It sounds like a Christmas present for the British people from Boris Johnson's very unpopular government. Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced that confinement in the country would end on 2 December. It will be replaced by a three-tier system of restrictions. Different degrees of rules will be...

The lifestyle hotel is part of the cultural and economic dynamism of Newcastle. In 2023, the city in the north of England will see the opening of a Radisson Red right next to St James Park, one of the oldest and largest football stadiums in the UK. Design, a sky bar, a rooftop, a trendy restaurant:...

Upmarket and sophisticated, the Kimpton brand is continuing to expand within the IHG group. Bought by the British hotelier in 2015 to strengthen its lifestyle offering, the trendy brand born in the United States has 34 projects in its pipeline, which will be added in the next three to five years to the 72 establishments already open across the...

Eurostar has just launched Eurostar For Business in the UK, a new booking platform for its cross-Channel trains aimed at business customers, with all booking files now grouped together in a single area. Above all, to encourage business travellers to use this portal, Eurostar is offering benefits for every 15 return journeys between London...

The travel experience on high-speed trains between Europe and the UK is now back to normal. Since 7 September, passengers have been able to enjoy a full range of catering services on board Eurostar trains. Limited for a time due to the pandemic, this development comes on top of the reopening of the lounges...

With the resurgence of infections linked to the covid-19 pandemic throughout the world, and particularly in Europe, travel conditions are once again becoming stricter for potential travellers. In less than two weeks, for example, the United Kingdom has decided to re-impose a quarantine on travellers from Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

The United Kingdom's sudden decision to re-introduce compulsory quarantine for travellers to several European Union countries within a matter of hours has further dampened hopes of a return to normal traffic flows. The decision was justified by the upsurge in cases of coronavirus in certain parts of these countries. The UK's Department for...

They are absolutely furious and ready to take the government to court. In a recent opinion piece, British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair, the three biggest players in British air transport, expressed their anger at the measure taken by Boris Johnson's government to introduce compulsory quarantine...

After London City Airport, which closed its doors last week, it is now London Gatwick's turn to announce the closure of its North Terminal from 1 April. This terminal handled all the flights of the airlines easyJet, Emirates, Qatar Airways and Virgin Atlantic. The airport also operates a reduced schedule, from...