Business Traveller

This week's Business Traveller newsletter includes the following news reports:   🇹🇭 British Airways returns to Bangkok 🏨 MAMA SHELTER to debut in Amsterdam ✈️ Virgin Atlantic's Flying Club revamp comes into effect 🏙️ House of Gods Hotel to open in London’s Canary Wharf 📈 Heathrow increases 2024 traffic forecast to 83.8 million 🇬🇧 British Airways Executive Club extends loyalty partnership with Nectar until 2028 🍺Eurostar launches second pale ale with Two Tribes brewery 🏩 citizenM hotels London Olympia to open in 2025 🛩️ easyJet expected to gain most remedy slots at Milan Linate 📑 Cirium reports on CO2 emissions on UK domestic services 👷 Sofitel Sydney Wentworth unveils AUD $70 million refurb 🥂 Emirates launches Champagne and canapés at Dubai Concourse B lounge 🇳🇱 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines steps in to replace Lufthansa at Belfast City 🚘 Blacklane report says business travel can impact productivity   To view this week's newsletter click on the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/d7WSJtb8

This week's Business Traveller newsletter is sponsored by World Travel Market (WTM) London, and includes the following news reports: ✈ Aer Lingus to launch #Dublin-#Indianapolis service 📶 Qatar Airways launches first Boeing 777 equipped with STARLINK connectivity 🛫 Air India Limited to switch #Bengaluru-#Gatwick route to Heathrow 🛎 IHG Hotels & Resorts set to open first UK properties under #Garner brand 📈 Virgin Atlantic temporarily increases Reward+ credit card sign-up bonus to 30,000 points 🚄 Eurostar faces competition on busy #Amsterdam-#Brussels route ✈ Transavia to launch London Stansted Airport-#Rotterdam route 🌎 Finnair to offer largest ever US schedules for summer 2025 🏨 Premier Inn to open hotel close to #Leeds rail station 🆕 Norse Atlantic Airways to launch #Rome-Los Angeles routes 💶 Lufthansa is losing up to $550,000 on every #Frankfurt-#Beijing flight 🏗 Staycity Group to open Wilde Aparthotels property in #Oxford 🛎 Plaza Premium Group to open #Aerotel at #Shanghai Pudong International 🏨 Travelodge Hotels Limited to open properties in #SanSebastián, #Cádiz and #Alicante ✈ Loganair Limited to launch #Glasgow-#Newquay route 🚲 World of Hyatt members can earn 12,000 points per year for Peloton Interactive workouts Plus Jonny Clark reviews recently-launched all-business class airline beOnd on a flight between the #Maldives and #Switzerland. To view this week's newsletter click on the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/e3Dtvr8Y

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This week's Business Traveller newsletter is sponsored by Delta Air Lines - which is celebrating ten years of partnership success with Virgin Atlantic - and includes the following news reports: 💺 First look: Cathay Pacific unveils #Aria Suite and retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER 🚄 Exclusive: Eurostar brings back ‘Snap’ service for discounted last-minute tickets 🆕 #Delta to update entire fleet with new cabin interior design ✈ British Airways pushes Kuala Lumpur restart back to April 2025 📈 United Airlines unveils “largest international expansion” in its history 🍽 No1 Lounges Ltd Lounge to open at Heathrow T2 🏗 London Stansted Airport airport outlines £1.1 billion investment plan over five years ❌ European Union delays #EES rollout yet again 🛫 Business travel expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels this year 🥗 #Eurostar to launch new culinary partnership ✈ Manchester Airport surpasses 30 million passengers in 12 months 👜 Louis Vuitton opens new store and cafe at #Heathrow T2 ✈ Delta to launch Minneapolis-Copenhagen route 🍽 Swiss International Air Lines adds pre-select dining options for short-haul business class passengers To view this week's newsletter click on the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/ey4fWrMT

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This week's Business Traveller newsletter is sponsored by Tourspain, and includes the following news reports: 🛌 First look: Park Hyatt London River Thames ✈ KLM Royal Dutch Airlines unveils measures aimed at boosting profits by €450 million 🎸 Aer Lingus to launch flights to Nashville 🛎 Marriott International rebrands Four Points Express as Four Points Flex by Sheraton 💺 Cathay Pacific schedules #Aria Suite debut 🍽 Singapore Airlines unveils premium dining menus by Monica Galetti 🏗 Whitbread to build 693-room hub by Premier Inn next to Charing Cross station 🚆 SkyTeam announces Trenitalia as second rail partner 🚕 Uber announces plans to increase electric vehicles 🏨 Dalata Hotel Group opens #Maldron Hotel Shoreditch ✈ Virgin Atlantic signs codeshare agreement with SAS - Scandinavian Airlines 🍁 Qatar Airways to launch Toronto service 💚 Marriott Hotels UK launches Winnow AI food waste reduction technology 📶 Japan Airlines rolls out free inflight wifi 🛌 The Standard, Singapore to open next month 🍲 Virgin Atlantic launches winter menu 🛎 room2 hometels | B Corp™ launches new loyalty scheme offering a free birthday stay 🏨 Plus we round up some of the latest hotel openings in locations including #PalmSprings, #Chantilly, #Barcelona, #Auburn and #Shanghai. 🏨 To view this week's newsletter click on the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/ePbtzdi5

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This week's Business Traveller newsletter is sponsored by travel specialists Little America UK, and includes the following news reports: ✈ Virgin Atlantic moving to dynamic pricing for reward seat redemptions 🍽 Plaza Premium Group opens new lounge at Heathrow T4 📶 Air France to introduce free wifi across its fleet 🏨 Premier Inn to open new-build hotel at Manchester Airport 🚧 Edinburgh Airport announces check-in hall revamp 💺 Thompson Aero Seating Limited unveils #VantageNOVA seat 🤝 Icelandair and Southwest Airlines announce bilateral partnership 🛫 Escape Lounges set to open space at #Edinburgh Airport ✈ ITA Airways looks to its heritage with “Inspired by #Alitalia” tagline 🛎 Moxy Hotels #Barcelona to open this month 💺 Chicago Midway Airport opens first ever lounge 🛌 First #MICHELIN Key hotels unveiled in Great Britain and Ireland 🆕 Red by Dufry loyalty programme rebrands as Club #Avolta ✅ Aer Lingus joins TSA PreCheck programme ✈ Qantas adds #A380 to #Johannesburg route for the first time 🛒 Sainsbury's’s to open first ever airport store at Edinburgh 🚆 #LNER unveils new first class menu for autumn Plus we report on why 👜 luggage goes missing and what the industry doing to prevent this in the future, and take a look at how airline lounges are utilising 🎨 art, design, 🍜 food and 🧘♀️ wellness to offer a premium space to all travellers. To view this week's newsletter click on the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/eqf7uU5N

📢 The October 2024 issue of Business Traveller is out now, with a cover story looking at how airline lounges are utilising art, design, food and wellness to offer a premium space to all travellers. 📢 Destination features include a look at medieval sights and meeting sites in the Slovakian capital #Bratislava, highland hikes and whisky tastings across Scotland’s dramatic landscapes, and developments in the world's last Grand Duchy (#Luxembourg). We also report on why luggage goes missing, and round up the latest in wellness wearables. Plus Tried and Tested reviews include the JW Marriott Hotel Berlin, Hôtel des Grands Voyageurs in #Paris, Malmaison Manchester Deansgate, #Travelodge London Oval Cricket Ground and The Bodmin Jail Hotel. Subscribers can access the digital edition through the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/dtx29rX

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