Perle Hotels has purchased Lochardil House Hotel in Inverness for an undisclosed sum.Perle already owns the Marmalade and Bosville Hotels on the Isle of Skye, and the Perle Oban Hotel in Argyll & …
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Ryanair signs accommodation partnership with SiteMinder
Ryanair and SiteMinder have announced a partnership to provide European hotels direct access to sell their properties on Ryanair Rooms.The website is now available as a distribution channel to SiteMin…
Soho Residence reopens following renovations in London
Soho Residence has undergone a full £1 million restoration and is open for business.Spread across three floors of the 126-year-old Roundhouse building, the ritzy space offers a Botanical Bar wit…
Ryanair touches down at Región de Murcia International Airport
Ryanair has become the first airline to land at the new Región de Murcia International Airport, which was officially opened by his majesty King Felipe VI of Spain.Ryanair’s new daily serv…
Heathrow breaks 80 million passenger barrier in 2018
A record 80 million passengers travelled through Heathrow Airport last year, up 2.7 per cent on 2017, with growth boosted by the use of larger and fuller aircraft.Heathrow is one of only seven airport…
Lion Air flight JT610 black box located
Indonesian officials have located the flight recorder from Lion Air flight JT610.The plane came down just after take-off from Jakarta last October with the loss of 189 lives.The main body of the Boein…
Virgin Atlantic and Stobart lead consortium to rescue Flybe
Regional carrier Flybe has been saved from bankruptcy by a consortium of buyers including Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Group.Forming a new company, Connect Airways, the pair will join Cyrus Capital to …
Air France to close low-cost carrier Joon
Air France has revealed it will look to close low-cost airline Joon after it failed to catch the imagination of passengers.Originally planned as a carrier for millennial travellers, its staff and airc…
UK tourism expects boost from growing Japanese visitor numbers
Japanese tourism to the UK is expected to grow this year to its highest level since 2007, as the two countries continue to strengthen economic and cultural ties.National tourism agency VisitBritain ex…
London City breaks passenger records in 2018
London City has published its official passenger figures for 2018, showing the number of travellers passing through the airport last year totalled a record-breaking 4,800,190.The volume of annual pass…