Iraqi Airways takes off again after 14 years
- Sep 20, 2026
After being grounded for some 14 years, Iraqi Airways resumed commercial flights yesterday – even if very few people were…
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SN Brussels / Virgin Express merger imminent
- Sep 17, 2026
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Express airline is reportedly on the verge of completing a merger with SN Brussels, after talks…
French hospitality industry admits ‘surliness’ problem
- Sep 17, 2026
French catering unions have admitted that hospitality staff in French bars and restaurants are “surly, service-slow and hygiene horrendous”. According…
Travel shares stagnate
- Sep 17, 2026
There were mainly small moves for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity indices managed small gains. …
Ivan finally hits US Gulf Coast
- Sep 16, 2026
Hurricane Ivan has finally arrived in the US, battering the Gulf Coast and causing mass evacuations in the states of…
BA to cut nearly 1,000 flights
- Sep 16, 2026
British Airways is to cancel nearly 1,000 flights out of Heathrow over the next three months after admitting that it…
Ebookers and BA shares fall back again
- Sep 16, 2026
Shares in British Airways and ebookers suffered once more yesterday as London’s main equity indices stagnated. The benchmark FTSE…
Stonehenge transformation plan revealed
- Sep 16, 2026
Plans have been announced to restore Stonehenge – once dubbed a national disgrace – into a “jewel of conservation”. …
Thailand’s “etiquette guide” for foreigners
- Sep 15, 2026
Thailand is reportedly to publish an “etiquette guide” for visitors, after complaints about “culturally-insensitive” foreigners. According to the BBC,…
New Orleans braced for direct hurricane hit
- Sep 15, 2026
As many as two million people in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana have been told to move to higher ground as…
BA and ebookers shares fall back
- Sep 15, 2026
Travel and tourism shares experienced mainly downward moves yesterday as London’s main equity indices dropped back. The FTSE 100…
Ivan keeps forecasters guessing
- Sep 14, 2026
Hurricane Ivan – one of the fiercest Caribbean storms on record – is still keeping forecasters guessing as it continues…
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