Europe News
United Continues Transatlantic Leadership with Debut of 2023 Summer Schedule
United Airlines today continued its transatlantic leadership among U.S. carriers with the debut of the airline’s 2023 summer schedule that includes adding new service to three cities – Malaga, Spain; Stockholm, Sweden; and Dubai, UAE – as well as six more flights to some of the most popular destinations in Europe, including Rome, Paris, Barcelona, London, Berlin, and Shannon.
MADEIRA HOSTS THE FINAL OF THE TRAIL WORLD CUP
After 6 thrilling legs in Europe and the United States, the world’s best trail runners head to Madeira for the last week in October for the Madeira Ocean & Trails Stage Race, the final of the Golden Trail Series.
IHG signs agreement at Expo Real with Solutions4Hotels GmbH to develop 10 new hotels in Germany
IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, today announces the signing of a Multi-Development-Agreement (MDA) with Solutions4Hotels GmbH (S4H), a commitment to develop 10 hotels of the Holiday Inn brand family with approximately 800 rooms in Germany. IHG and S4H have also signed Holiday Inn Express Leipzig South as part of the MDA.
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Opens Doors to Luxury Wellness Resort in Mallorca
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Luxury & Lifestyle Collection, has officially opened the doors to its first resort hotel in Europe. Located in Mallorca, Kimpton Aysla Mallorca emulates a sanctuary of luxury and wellness and represents an important step in the European expansion of Kimpton.
Fairfield by Marriott Expands Global Footprint with Expected Debut in Europe and the Middle East
Marriott International, Inc., today announced plans to debut the Fairfield by Marriott® brand in Europe and the Middle East by late 2023. Fairfield is the second largest brand within Marriott Bonvoy’s® extraordinary portfolio of 30 hotel brands, with a global footprint of more than 1,230 open hotels.
South Korea, Lebanon, And Luxembourg Drop All Travel Restrictions
Countries worldwide have been dropping Covid restrictions recently, and three more have joined the restriction-free world. South Korea, Lebanon, and Luxembourg have dropped their travel restrictions and will return to normal tourism.
Ryanair Announces New Route From Edinburgh To London Stansted
Ryanair, yesterday (30th Sept) announced a new route for its Edinburgh Winter’22 schedule to London Stansted, starting from the 30th of October. This route, which will operate up to 14 times per week, brings Ryanair’s total number of routes to/from Edinburgh for Winter’22 to 57, representing Ryanair’s biggest ever Edinburgh Winter schedule, connecting Edinburgh with top European cities like London, Madrid and Vienna.
KLM expands network this winter to 163 destinations
On commencement of the winter schedule (28 October 2022 through 25 March 2023), KLM’s network will embrace a total of 163 destinations: 92 European and 71 intercontinental.
IHG Hotels & Resorts and Grape Hospitality announce five conversion properties
IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hospitality companies announces a multi-property development agreement with Grape Hospitality for five conversion properties in prime European destinations The five properties include voco Madrid Centre Retiro – a market debut for the voco brand in Spain; three Hotel Indigo properties in Florence, Italy; Bordeaux, France; and Barcelona, Spain, respectively, and Crowne Plaza Madrid Centre Retiro.
dnata Travel reveals the top summer holiday hotspots of 2022
With summer vacation time truly behind us, dnata Travel, the UAE’s longest serving travel provider, has declared the top five holiday destinations over summer 2022. In order of popularity, the top five are: Turkey, Thailand, Mauritius, Maldives and Switzerland.
Mallorca prepares to host World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony 2022
Mallorca is making final preparations as it steps up to host the World Travel Awards (WTA) Europe Gala Ceremony 2022 on 1 October.
Latest face mask rules in Portugal for holidaymakers
Portugal has updated its guidance on wearing face masks, with the UK Foreign Office urging holidaymakers to make sure they are aware of the rules in the country before they travel.