Uk Outbound Tourism Market News
easyJet prepares for record breaking weekend as school holidays start
easyJet will welcome more than 312,000 passengers, travelling on 1,970 flights across its network, this Friday as the school holidays start. In the UK alone, over 100,000 passengers are set to fly to or from easyJet’s UK airports on 600 flights with Mallorca, Malaga and Alicante topping the list of favourite sunshine destinations this summer.
British Airways to move to Daxing airport in Beijing
British Airways has announced that all direct flights to and from Heathrow and Beijing will move to new state-of-the-art Daxing airport from October. The new airport is approximately 50 kilometres from both Beijing city centre and the Xiong’an New Area and only 80 kilometres from Tianjin.
One Too Many campaign returns to UK airports
For the second summer in a row, those travelling from the UK’s airports are set to be warned of the cost of disruptive behaviour at the airport or on a flight. The campaign will remind passengers that the penalties can range from being denied boarding, fines of up to £80,000 or jail for the most serious offences.
Holiday Place collapses with hundreds of travellers overseas
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has stepped in to support holidaymakers who were booked to travel with the Holiday Place. The London-based company ceased trading earlier.
Hotelplan UK snaps up Flexiski for undisclosed sum
Flexiski has operated tailor-made short-stay ski holidays since 1990, and currently offers five high-quality chalets and over 175 hotels across 48 resorts in France, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Canada and Japan.
ABTA reveals thousands of UK holidaymakers hit by fraud
ABTA, Action Fraud and Get Safe Online are joining forces to warn the public about the dangers posed by holiday booking fraud and give advice on how to spot and avoid it.
Nau takes up leadership role with James Villa Holidays
James Villa Holidays has appointed Andreas Nau as its new managing director. He joins the firm from Expedia where he served as managing director for central Europe since 2011 and subsequently managing director for EMEA since 2016.
FCO advises against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka
The British Foreign & Commonwealth Office has advised against “all but essential” travel to Sri Lanka. The move is likely to deal a body blow to the tourism industry in the country and follows a coordinated series of terror attacks over the Easter weekend.
England Rugby Travel prepares for World Cup 2019 in Japan
England Rugby Travel’s experts don’t simply rely on reviews to put packages together for clients with the best possible accommodation, excursions and dining options.
Competition watchdog warns UK holiday companies over unfair terms
The ‘Small Print, Big Difference’ campaign is being run in partnership with the lead associations representing the holiday and travel industry, including ABTA, UKHospitality and the Association of Independent Tour Operators among others.
San Francisco appoints Hills Balfour to UK representative role
Following a competitive pitch process, the company was awarded the two-year contract due to its in-depth US knowledge and extensive industry experience in marketing destinations across the globe to a UK audience.
European Parliament approves no-deal aviation arrangements
The European parliament has voted in support of UK airlines still being able to operate routes to and from the UK to EU countries, in the event of a no-deal Brexit.