Entries by Dave

British Airways brings back more flights in August

Throughout August, British Airways is resuming flying to more destinations. In Europe the airline will resume flights to Bari, Bastia, Bodrum, Bordeaux, Catania, Figari, Frankfurt, Genoa, Kefalonia, Lyon, Luxembourg, Malta, Paphos and Pula, while further afield Antigua, Islamabad and Nairobi join the long-haul line-up. Flights currently start from as little as £31 each way to […]

Delta Air Lines selects UK-based company to develop its disinfection protocols

Delta Air Lines is partnering with UK-based Reckitt Benkiser to drive greater confidence in travel by “innovating cleaner, more hygienic experiences for customers and employees, alike“. The partnership will pair Delta’s strength in safety and operational rigour with Lysol’s 130 years of germ-kill expertise and innovation to continue improving upon Delta CareStandard protocols launched during […]

What does the Focus Travel Partnership do?

The Focus Travel Partnership is a consortium of independent travel management companies, including Global Travel Management. Focus was founded in 1999 by fifteen companies solely to serve the growing and evolving requirements of corporate travel. In 2019 Focus became a limited company and, today has a membership four times its original size, with members’ combined […]

Recapitalisation of Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic has taken a big step forward in securing its future, by launching a court-backed process as part of a solvent recapitalisation of the airline and holiday business, with a “Restructuring Plan” that once approved and implemented, will keep Virgin Atlantic flying. The Restructuring Plan is based on a five-year business plan, and with […]

GTM gains real-time access to the latest Covid-19 travel restrictions

Global Travel Management has announced that it has integrated a global Covid-19 restriction tracker service for use by its travel consultants when clients need to know the latest pandemic information on any country in the world, in preparation for business trips. GTM is one of the first travel management companies in the world to integrate […]

West Indies mean business

Test cricket returns with the first post-pandemic series this month, when England host a three-match series against the West Indies. The Windies flew to the UK on 9 June, where they are scheduled to play three Tests within what’s being called a “bio-secure bubble”. West Indies captain, Jason Holder spoke about the flights from the […]

Government publishes England’s list of quarantine-free countries

The Government has, today, published the list of countries considered “safe”, from which travellers arriving in the UK from 10 July 2020 onwards will no longer be required to quarantine. The quarantine-free list includes Belgium, Greece and Spain, but excludes Portugal, the United States and Russia. The quarantine requirement was introduced by HM Government on […]

Etihad Airways launches digital Covid-19 risk assessment tool

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is partnering with Austrian-based healthcare technology company Medicus AI to launch a COVID-19 risk-assessment tool that will help passengers make informed decisions about travelling. The risk-assessment tool will guide Etihad’s passengers in evaluating the probability of having contracted the Covid-19 coronavirus by responding to a […]

Passengers can pre-book security slots at Manchester Airport, free of charge

Manchester Airport will trial offering free 15-minute pre-booked security slots as part of a new standard for safe air travel. The approach is designed to allow the airport to manage the volume of passengers coming through security more efficiently and help keep queues shorter. To improve the security experience and help restore confidence in travel […]