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Swiss and its parent company, the Lufthansa Group, have partnered with synthetic fuel group Synhelion to use its solar fuel. This will make Swiss the first airline in the world to use “sun-to-liquid” fuel. Swiss-based Synhelion, which is a spinoff from the Swiss Institute of Technology, has developed a technology for manufacturing sustainable aviation fuel […]

Marriott and Edition Hotels are celebrating the soft opening of the brand’s second property in Spain, with the unveiling of the Madrid Edition this month. The hotel is situated on Plaza de Celenque in the Sol district of the capital, and features 200 rooms and suites, some with private terraces. Facilities include what Edition says

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has announced its growth plans for this year across the EMEA region. This month will see the group enter Poland with the upscale 205-room Wyndham Wroclaw Old Town, which we reported on here. Wyndham will also open its first Tryp hotel in Greece with a property in Corfu next month. Tryp

UPDATE 1530: To see the updated situation, scroll to the bottom of the article…. All British Airways short-haul flights from Heathrow have been cancelled this morning. The decision is as a result of a massive IT failure yesterday which caused huge delays across the airline’s network. All short haul flights from London Heathrow have been

Aer Lingus is resuming its connections to San Francisco from the UK, with flights from eight airports via Dublin. From today the IAG carrier will operate flights four times per week from Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London Heathrow and Gatwick to the ‘Golden City’ via Dublin. The airline will increase this to a daily service

An extension to the rear of the property will create “enhanced public areas”, and the building’s facade and drop-off area will be renovated. The Polo Bar will be retained, and there are plans for a signature restaurant, speakeasy jazz bar, fitness centre and spa. There are currently no St Regis properties in London – The Lanesborough

LATAM has launched a new set of ‘travel eco kits’ for passengers travelling in its Premium Business cabins. The amenity kits feature design by emerging Latin American artists and are reusable “with a very long lifespan”. The bags are not wrapped in plastic as part of the airline’s commitment to eliminate single-use plastic, and the

The European Council has recommended that member states of the European Union ease restrictions on non-essential travel into the bloc from March 1. The Council advises EU nations to lift testing and quarantine requirements for travellers who have been fully vaccinated with an EU or WHO-approved vaccine, or who have recovered from the virus within 180

Qatar Airways has officially unveiled one of its B777 aircraft painted in a special retro livery, as part of the carrier’s 25th anniversary celebrations. The airline in fact began operations in early 1994, but considers 2022 to be its 25th birthday as the carrier was relaunched in 1997 under the mandate of His Highness The

SAS has announced plans to operate 230 routes to 120 destinations this summer, including the resumption of several UK services. The carrier said it would offer “an extensive summer programme” in response to rising demand, with 150 weekly flights between Scandinavia and North America, including a second daily Copenhagen-New York service. SAS is also set