BAA runway subsidy battle
- Dec 17, 2026
BAA is reportedly squaring up for a battle over whether it can subsidise the expansion of Stansted airport with money…
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Stansted it is!
- Dec 17, 2026
The Government has effectively approved a massive expansion of the aviation industry in Britain, with the go-ahead for two major…
Travel Stockwatch
- Dec 17, 2026
Amid falling markets, there was little cheer for travel and tourism shares yesterday. The FTSE 100 share index fell 15…
Tourist kidnappers jailed for life
- Dec 16, 2026
Four South Africans who kidnapped a British traveller and killed a man who tried to protect her were jailed for…
No-frills price hike?
- Dec 16, 2026
Industry commentators are today predicting that UK no-frills airlines will be forced to raise their fares, following the publication of…
Travel Stockwatch
- Dec 16, 2026
There were real mixed fortunes for travel and tourism industry shares yesterday, with a roughly-even number of price movements up…
Zimbabwe’s tourist dilemma
- Dec 15, 2026
Tourists are shunning what is probably the most famous attraction in the whole of Africa, leaving those who rely on…
Straits of Gibraltar tunnel plan
- Dec 15, 2026
Plans are afoot to build a tunnel linking Spain and Morocco, with the aim of completing the project within 10…
The world’s most luxurious first-class seats?
- Dec 15, 2026
Emirates Airlines has launched what it is modestly calling the world’s most luxurious first-class seats. According to a report in…
More jobs to go at British Airways?
- Dec 15, 2026
Reports suggest that British Airways could be ready to announce thousands more job losses, on top of the 13,000 redundancies…
Weddings on board Concorde?
- Dec 12, 2026
Thought you’d heard the last of Concorde? Not by a long shot, it seems – the legendary jet could now…
Chaos at Channel ports
- Dec 12, 2026
There have been chaotic scenes at ferry ports in France and England, with thousands of travellers stranded because of blockades…
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