Starting 1st May 2014, both of Dubai International Airport’s runways will be closed at alternate times for a project to resurface each of the runways, upgrade the lighting and construct extra taxiways. The work will continue until 20 July 2014. The airport’s southern runway will be closed from 1 – 31 May and the northern runway from 31 May – 20 […]
The Vereinigung Cockpit union, representing pilots at Lufthansa, have confirmed their intention to hold a further strike again this week. It has been confirmed, pending any further talks, that the strike will run from Wednesday 2nd April through Friday 4th April inclusive. However, the union has also said that it is ruling out any further strikes over the Easter […]
Please be aware that if you, or any of your colleagues, are due to fly to Amsterdam, then your journey may be affected due to the increased security measures being put in place because of the Nuclear Security Summit, which is taking place in the Hague on the 24th & 25th March. Until Friday 28th March the Dutch […]
Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) in France are planning industrial action from 1900hrs (local time) today, Monday 17th March, until 0600hrs on Wednesday 19th March. We have been advised that numerous French public service providers will take strike action across France tomorrow, Tuesday 18th March, for 24 hours. This will include Air Traffic Controllers (ATC), which […]
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines have announced plans to align their services at London Heathrow airport, as their transatlantic joint venture gets ready for take off. The two airlines have revealed details of their new combined schedule which will start on 30th March 2014. Among the changes, Delta will move flights on its key […]
With just one ticket you can now travel on Eurostar and Deutsche Bahn to twelve cities in Germany. By taking the Eurostar to Brussels you can then connect on to Deutsche Bahn services to: Aachen, Berlin, Bonn, Bremen, Cologne, Duisburg, Dusseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover or Munich. Fares start from just £49.50 one-way, with the shortest […]
Further to our partnership with One Fine Stay (see news item below), we have also recently begun working with a company called Flag in the Sand, who are a firm with a difference! Flag in the Sand specialise in obtaining tickets for sporting and music events, or film premieres and theatre shows, whether it’s the Monaco Formula […]
Global Travel Management has recently partnered with One Fine Stay, a company offering discerning travellers the chance to experience some of their favourite cities differently. Guests stay in a real home when its owner is out of town and enjoy all the comforts of a professional hotel-style service. However, the homes featured by One Fine Stay […]
Effective 30 March 2014, Finnair will operate a fifth daily service between London Heathrow and Helsinki. The airline has announced today that this extra rotation will offer even more choice for passengers flying onwards to the Far East, to where Finnair has an extensive network. To celebrate this new route Finnair is offering special Business and Economy Class fares […]
Air Traffic Controller (ATC) in a number of European countries are planning to take strike action over the next few days (29-31 January). Flights to Italy are expected to be the worst affected, however, other European flights may also be re-timed so that they operate outside of any strike action. We (GTM) are actively assessing […]
