Spirit sales soar when airlines swap tomato water for real ingredients. Singapore Airlines, recently crowned Best First Class Airline and Best Long-Haul Airline of 2025, has selected Longbottom & Co. as its exclusive tomato mixer partner across Suites, First, and Business Class, ending a decade-long search for a Bloody Mary that passengers re-order.The move signals the aviation industry's overdue reckoning with tomato juice quality. While other mixers evolved from concentrates to premium offerings, tomato juice remained stuck in the 1970s – until now.

Qatar Airways’ loyalty programme has launched Privilege Club Pro, a subscription service for members to seamlessly collect additional Avios and Qpoints on a monthly basis. This marks the first time a loyalty programme with Avios has introduced a subscription that allows members to collect status points, setting a new standard for how members can boost their rewards and tier status.

The operator and owner of London Luton Airport (LLA) are laying the foundation for up to 150 new jobs following an £11.5 million refurbishment programme that includes two new aircraft engineering and repair hangars and a new airport logistics consolidation centre. The new premises will be housed in previously vacant hangars, once owned by Monarch Airlines and acquired by LLA in February 2024.

Gen Z and Millennial holidaymakers are fuelling the trend for nostalgic travel by returning to holiday destinations they visited as a child. A study of 2,000 holidaymakers aged 18 and over, commissioned by Jet2holidays, found that 82% of Gen Z and 75% of Millennial Brits have returned to a holiday spot from their childhood, compared to just 55% of those aged 65 and over. The research shows that older generations are more inclined to try new destinations, with 45% of those over 65 preferring to try new destinations compared to just 27% of nostalgic 18-24 year olds.

Strawberry season has arrived and to celebrate the quintessential British summer fruit, Emirates is launching a new seasonal strawberry menu on flights between Dubai and the UK this July. Available from 14th to 31st July 2025, the special menu will follow Emirates’ Wimbledon-themed offering and continue the celebration of British seasonal flavours. Featuring a curated selection of dishes showcasing the versatility and freshness of British strawberries, the bespoke menu will be served across all cabin classes.

Air Canada has announced it is further expanding its winter 2025-26 network by resuming non-stop service to Lima, Peru with twice weekly flights from both Montreal and Toronto. The airline is also adding three new routes to Central America and Mexico including, Montreal-Belize, Toronto-Puerto Escondido*, and Vancouver-Tepic, Riviera Nayarit*, building on its recent Latin America expansion announcement. Flights are now available for sale at aircanada.com, through Air Canada Contact Centres, and via travel agents.