Entries by Paul

BA – Upgrade to First AND More!

Book a return Club World return ticket with British Airways and receive a complimentary upgrade one way to First. This offer is valid between 6th September 2016 and all travel must be completed by 30 December 2016; the last date for outbound travel is 23 December. It gets better! For a limited time only, eligible […]

British Airways Announces Codeshare Agreement With China Eastern.

British Airways has announced a new codeshare agreement with China Eastern Airlines, the 2nd largest airline in China, utilising their hubs in Shanghai Pudong (PVG) and Chengdu (CTU). The agreement enables BA customers to book selected flights via Shanghai Pudong, or Chengdu, to Xi’an, Nanjing, Chongqing and Kunming. The two letter airline code for China […]

Virgin & Delta to co-locate at Heathrow T3.

From 14th September 2016 all Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines flights from London Heathrow will arrive and depart from Terminal 3 (T3). Delta will transfer its Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and Philadelphia flights from Terminal 4 to join its services to New York-JFK, Boston and Seattle that already operate from Terminal 3. […]

India E-Visa

UK passport holders, along with numerous other nationalities, can now apply for an E-Visa for their visits to India. E-Visas are valid for leisure, tourist and casual business visits and are valid for 30 days. Certain other criteria apply and applications must be made online at https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html.

Vietnam Visa Update.

The Vietnam Embassy in the UK has advised that its government has decided to extend its visa exemption policy for British, French, German, Italian & Spanish citizens. The visa exemption will continue to be valid until 30 June 2017 and is for a period of up to 15 days for all purposes, e.g. business and […]

Travel Advice Alert – Poland.

The UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office has updated its advice for Poland due to two major events taking place in the country in July. The NATO summit is taking place on 8 & 9 July in Warsaw and the World Youth Day is taking place from 26-31 July in Krakow. Both events are likely to […]

French ATC Strikes.

There will be disruption to air travel services today, Thursday 26th May, due to the strike action taking place in France by air traffic controllers there. Not only will flights to/from France have to be cancelled today, but services flying through French air space will also be subject to delays. Unfortunately, further strike action is planned for […]

Virgin / Delta Offer Extra Comfort.

Virgin Atlantic passengers can now benefit from the airline’s ever closer ties with its Transatlantic partner Delta Airlines. Virgin’s Premium Economy passengers will now enjoy Delta Comfort+ when connecting to an onward US domestic flight. This will be an automatic enhancement at the time of booking. Delta Comfort+ offers lots of benefits like more legroom, […]

Important note regards travel to the USA.

New rules introduced by the USA’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on 1 April 2016 could see travellers from around 38 countries being refused entry under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), even if they have a valid Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA). The little publicised changes require all travellers entering the United States, under […]

GTM Wins Toast of Surrey 16 Award.

At a glittering event held at Woking’s HG Wells Centre on Thursday 28th April, Surrey’s business community came together to celebrate the Toast of Surrey 16 business awards. Prizes were handed out in 11 categories and Global Travel Management were extremely delighted to win the award for Company with a Turnover over £5million from one of […]