Cut the cost of... communication

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:01:00 GMT

Business Traveller offers tried-and-tested tips on getting more for your money. This month: communication

Win flights and hotel stays with Business Traveller

Sat, 19 May 2012 00:02:00 GMT

This month we're giving away great prizes including a four-night stay at the Regal Airport Hotel Hong Kong, flights to Edinburgh with Cityjet, and a two-night stay at Aloft London Excel

Route of the month

Sat, 19 May 2012 00:01:00 GMT

Alex McWhirter looks at how new services can benefit business travellers. This month: options from London to Paris

Starwood gears up for luxury expansion

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT

The group has entered an intensive period of new openings for its St Regis and Luxury Collection brands, with upcoming properties including the St Regis Abu Dhabi, and the ITC Grand Chola Chennai

First look: Meliá Dubai

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:08:00 GMT

Spanish group's first Middle Eastern property contains novel designs and two culinary showcases

Eurostar to launch wifi next year

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:28:00 GMT

Eurostar passengers will be able to use wifi to surf the internet onboard from early next year, and the high-speed rail operator is also set to refurbish its business lounge at Brussels Midi

BA to launch Gatwick-Las Vegas route

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:13:00 GMT

The new three times-weekly service will join the carrier"s existing Heathrow-Las Vegas flights, and will compete directly with Virgin"s service from Gatwick

Birmingham welcomes Europe"s largest Hampton by Hilton

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:15:00 GMT

The 285-room hotel is housed within the former Cumberland House office building on Broad Street in Birmingham"s city centre

Berlin airport delayed until 2013

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:51:00 GMT

The opening of Berlin"s new airport is set to be delayed until March next year – nine months after its originally planned debut

Iberia introduces "virtual check-in agents"

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:26:00 GMT

Male and female "audiovisual projections" will relay information to passengers at Madrid airport"s T4, including the use of check-in kiosks, express bag drop counters and boarding procedures

London and India on Peninsula's radar

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:20:00 GMT

But deals will only be signed where it can have an equity position and it must be in an 'A-plus location'

Air Nigeria relaunches Gatwick route

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:12:00 GMT

The former Virgin Nigeria has commenced a daily service between Lagos and Gatwick, using A330-200 aircraft

Cathay Pacific to reduce frequencies to North America

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:51:00 GMT

Flights to Los Angeles, New York and Toronto will be adjusted from September onwards

The big picture: BA 'Firefly'

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:37:00 GMT

BA has released an official image of the Airbus A319 aircraft which will transport the London 2012 Olympic Flame to the UK later this week

Lufthansa to axe LCY-Munich route

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:11:00 GMT

Flights will cease on October 26, with a spokesperson for the carrier stating that the route "has not been economically viable"

Virgin to drop Nairobi route

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:55:00 GMT

The carrier says that “increasing costs and a challenging economic environment in both Kenya and Europe” have led to its decision to withdraw from the route in September

Apex rewards guests for booking direct

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:30:00 GMT

Customers booking their stays directly via the Apex Hotels website or central reservations will now receive a £10 voucher which can be spent on food and beverage at the hotel

Lufthansa to go ahead with new Berlin routes

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:12:00 GMT

The German carrier has confirmed that its new UK routes to Berlin from Birmingham and Manchester will go ahead as planned on June 3, despite the delayed opening of the city's new airport

Singapore Airlines to drop Abu Dhabi and Athens

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:15:00 GMT

The two under-performing destinations will be suspended at the end of October

Olympic Flame to arrive on gold-liveried BA aircraft

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:18:00 GMT

British Airways will fly the Olympic Flame from Athens to Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall this Friday, ahead of the launch of the London 2012 Torch Relay

Fairmont launches ambitious global expansion plan

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:31:00 GMT

The relatively small North American luxury hotel brand has a substantial pipeline of properties in Asia

Delta opens new international terminal at Atlanta Airport

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:55:00 GMT

Delta Airlines is set to operate the first official flight from the new concourse F at Atlanta"s Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal, when flight 295 departs for Tokyo Narita tomorrow

Wizzair to launch Luton-Ljubljana route

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:15:00 GMT

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizzair is to launch a three times-weekly route from London Luton to the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana from the end of October

MAS to join Oneworld by year-end

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:19:00 GMT

The carrier says it is "on schedule" to join the alliance by the end of this year, and has started to streamline carry-on baggage policies ahead of the inauguration

Doubletree doubles up in Doha

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:18:00 GMT

Doubletree by Hilton Doha Al Sadd and Doubletree Suites by Hilton Doha are expected to open in 2014 and will join a further three Hilton Worldwide pipeline properties due to open in Qatar during the next three years