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Travelodge has accelerated its hotel reopening programme, with a further 100 properties returning to market this week.The company added it would continue to reopen around 100 hotels per week this mont…

Michael Erfert will join Eurowings as head of sales on August 15th.He is currently head of global sales steering, products and processes for hub airlines at the Lufthansa Group.In addition to his func…

Madeira and Porto Santo Islands have been included in the global list of destinations exempt from the Foreign & Commonwealth advice against ‘all but essential’ travel.The duo is includ…

Fedhasa (Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa) has clarified its position on Advanced Level 3 lockdown measures for leisure travel in South Africa.“Fedhasa’s stance on this…

The Civil Aviation Authority has said airlines operating in the UK still had work to do when it came to offering refunds for cancelled flights in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.The government bo…

In November last year, staff from False Bay Nature Reserve spotted a dispersing hippo in Rondevlei, probably having been pushed out of the main herd.Staff helped to move the animal to a pan at the Str…

London Southend Airport has opened its terminal doors to passengers the first time in three months after being closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.Airport chief executive, Glyn Jones, cut a rainbow ri…

Airbus has announced plans to downsize its global workforce with the loss of 15,000 jobs.The move follows the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent sharp fall in demand for new commercial aircraft.The p…

On the Beach recorded a first-half loss of £34 million in the six months to the end of March, compared to a profit of £12 million for the same period last year.The reversal in fortunes was…

All TUI tour operators and airlines are ready to restart their businesses as travel restrictions are eased across Europe.The first leisure flights have already taken off, with planes departing from Ge…