Tag: Britain

Emirates collaborates with VisitBritain to boost inbound UK tourism

Emirates collaborates with VisitBritain to boost inbound UK tourism

Emirates is collaborating with VisitBritain to boost inbound tourism to the UK. Under the agreement, the world’s largest international airline will collaborate with Britain’s national tourism agency to boost visitor traffic into the UK from more than 140 global destinations, including key stra...

British Airways celebrates 75 years of connecting Britain with Japan

75 years ago, British Airways became the first British airline to operate passenger flights between the UK and Japan.   On 19 March 1948, BOAC extended its Poole-Hong Kong Plymouth class flying boat service to Iwakuni. In November, the weekly service was further extended to Yokohama, Tokyo, with...

New ‘Global Britain tax’ causes passengers flying long haul to pay an extra £200

Post-Brexit travel will see an extra £200 in tax for passengers flying to destinations over 5,500 miles from the UK. The Global Britain Commission told City A.M this tax will see a cumulative annual bill of nearly £1bn, a figure based on pre-pandemic flight data trends. As travel picks up again, t...

Heathrow’s Family-Friendly Revamp in Time for Half-Term

Heathrow is rolling out its purple carpet for families and children flying through the airport during half-term with new services and limited-time offers to ensure their journeys start off right.   From February 13th to the 23rd,  Heathrow’s Mr. Men characters – Mr. Adventure and L...

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