Articles tagged “uk travel”

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Oyo Looks to Expand UK Presence to Over 200 Hotels This Year

Budget hotel chain operator Oyo has announced its intention to expand its UK presence with plans to increase its number of hotels to over 200 by the end of this year. As part of this expansion, Oyo will be adding more than 50 properties to its portfolio in the country by 2023, including in Leeds,…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 7 months ago

Tourism

New VisitBritain CEO Wants Visitors to Explore Beyond London

VisitBritain is focused on promoting the country's lesser-known sites, but CEO Patricia Yates acknowledges a big challenge it faces is getting people to understand there's a lot more to the island than London.

Andrea Doyle, Skift | 8 months ago

New VisitBritain CEO Wants Visitors to Explore Beyond London

Airlines

UK’s Gatwick Airport Increases 2022 Forecast But Flight Cancellations Persist

Finally a glimmer of happy news coming from a British airport after a turbulent summer across Europe for airports and airlines.

Muhammed Husain, Reuters | 1 year ago

UK’s Gatwick Airport Increases 2022 Forecast But Flight Cancellations Persist

Mergers and Acquisitions

Beyonk Snaps Up Bookinghound to Create UK’s Biggest Seller of Attraction Tickets

This deal will unite Beyonk's capital access with technology and geographic reach Bookinghound has. Bookinghound's founder will stay on, as Beyonk's CEO leads the combined company.

Tim Mullaney, Skift | 2 years ago

Beyonk Snaps Up Bookinghound to Create UK’s Biggest Seller of Attraction Tickets

Airlines

England Opens U.S. Travel and 11 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift’s top stories this week, England welcomes fully vaccinated tourists, hotels are focusing on conversions rather than mergers, and Brazil is setting itself up to become a travel tech hub in Latin America.

Angel Adegbesan, Skift | 2 years ago

England Opens U.S. Travel and 11 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

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U.S.-UK Travel Should Be Avoided, Say U.S. Officials in New Warning

The U.S. travel advisory against travel to the UK throws even more uncertainty around when a highly desired, open travel corridor — even for the vaccinated — might emerge between the two countries.

David Shepardson, Lisa Lambert, and Jan Wolfe, Reuters | 2 years ago

U.S.-UK Travel Should Be Avoided, Say U.S. Officials in New Warning

Tourism

Britain to Now Lift Quarantine Restrictions for Non-UK Vaxxed Travelers in Latest Twist

To say it's hard to keep up with the twists and turns in the UK's travel policies week to week, let alone day to day, would be vast understatement.

William James and Sarah Young, Reuters | 2 years ago

Britain to Now Lift Quarantine Restrictions for Non-UK Vaxxed Travelers in Latest Twist

Airlines

U.S.-UK Flying Will Be Back in Weeks: Airline Group Chief

In a move of optimism, the head of IATA says airlines could pressure governments enough to open the U.S.-UK corridor. Will it work?

Sarah Young and Tim Hepher, Reuters | 2 years ago

U.S.-UK Flying Will Be Back in Weeks: Airline Group Chief

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UK Opens Travel and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift’s top stories this week, the UK opens up more non-essential travel, Reserve with Google is ending, Hawaii's residents say tourism is worth its troubles and American Airlines sues Sabre — again.

Angel Adegbesan, Skift | 2 years ago

UK Opens Travel and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

Tourism

UK Expands List of ‘Green Light’ Countries for Travel

Real beach time is finally here for Britons eager to escape this summer, and it's great news for tourism-dependent spots such as the Caribbean, Malta, and the Balearics. But with the traffic light system potentially changing at any time, it isn't likely to boost consumer confidence for international travel.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 2 years ago

UK Expands List of ‘Green Light’ Countries for Travel