Whitbread Set to Get New CEO
Posted on: March 9th, 2010 Posted by Abi Bray
It now appears that the current CEO of easyJet is set to leave the airline after five years and head over to Whitbread, which is the company behind Premier Inn and Costa Coffee. The hotel and restaurant group’s current CEO, Alan Parker, will retire on November 25th on his 64th birthday. Ever since 2004, Parker [...]
Turkish Airlines orders 20 Boeing jets
Posted on: March 5th, 2010 Posted by Abi Bray
Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, said that the company aims to fly 20 per cent more travellers this year and to become Europe’s third largest airline. From 2005 to 2008, Turkish Airlines had increased its passenger figures by 75 per cent to 22.6 million.
The airliner plans to purchase 20 more passenger planes from Boeing to [...]
HolidayClick Reports Surge in Holiday Packages
Posted on: March 3rd, 2010 Posted by Helen Young
Just recently HolidayClick, which is a well known travel specialist in the UK, reported a huge surge of bookings for holiday packages. As it turns out, Turkey is the destination that received the highest number of bookings. This area has proven to be very popular among tourists who look for family or beach friendly holidays. [...]
Europe Launches First Alcohol Free Holiday Resort
Posted on: March 3rd, 2010 Posted by Abi Bray
It now seems that Portugal is home to Europe’s very first alcohol free holiday resort. This getaway spot is aimed at recovering addicts. Renovatio, the company behind the project, which is being calling Sober Holidays, has a goal to provide visitors with a safe and supportive environment that still allows them to have fun.
The [...]
Former Pontins Holiday Site to Become Eden of the East
Posted on: February 26th, 2010 Posted by Helen Young
Well it now seems that the residents in the Norfolk villages of Newport and Hemsby are choosing to back the construction of an Eden Project holiday center, which has become a shorthand name but will be given a proper name later. The plan right now is for this holiday getaway to be built on a [...]
German Travelers Spend the Most on Holiday Breaks
Posted on: February 25th, 2010 Posted by Dave Bond
Well it appears that no group of people like to travel more than Germans do, and when Germans travel, they apparently do it in style. According to new reports, Germany is the country that spent the most money on travel products last year. In fact, they coughed up $90 billion total.
The second most traveling bunch [...]