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Wednesday 9, June 2010
Heathrow serenades fans on the 'Great Escape' to South Africa
Thousands of dedicated football followers have begun pouring through Heathrow on their way to support England in South Africa. Fans leaving today enjoyed music by the England Supporters Band, and follow in the steps of the team themselves who left from Heathrow last week.
Tuesday 8, June 2010
London Midland’s trains sparkle thanks to pioneering liquid glass technology
London Midland is using pioneering liquid glass technology to help its trains sparkle, while protecting the environment. A thin coating of liquid glass – 500 times thinner than a human hair – is being applied to trains at London Midland’s Tyseley depot in Birmingham to produce surfaces that are easier to clean and highly durable.
Tuesday 8, June 2010
Meridian Club Think Tank for Senior Buyers proves a great success
World Travel Market, the premier global event for the travel industry, last week launched its first executive Think Tank programme for senior buyers in its Meridian Club.
Tuesday 8, June 2010
UK Government needs to recognise the importance of tourism to the world economy
In Westminster on 4th June, Dermot Blastland, Managing Director of TUI UK & Ireland called on the Government for the need to recognise the importance of tourism and how it can alleviate poverty around the world. He also called for the Government to support the travel industry and help it develop.
Tuesday 8, June 2010
A major win for NASA’s plan to use commercial rockets for astronaut transport
SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) announced that the inaugural flight of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle successfully launched and achieved Earth orbit right on target, marking a key milestone for SpaceX and the commercial space flight industry.
Friday 4, June 2010
City of Coventry Stadium announced as the new London 2012 Football venue
The Ricoh Arena, the home of Coventry City Football Club, has been selected as the new Midlands venue to host Olympic Football matches in 2012.
Friday 4, June 2010
The ABTA Plan - sustainable future for the travel industry
ABTA has begun to implement an ambitious new Plan, which outlines ABTA’s and its Members’ role in building a successful and sustainable future for the travel industry.
Friday 4, June 2010
ABTA - New online training course for travel industry
Accessible Travel Made Easy, a free online training course aimed at travel agents, tour operators and other front-line travel industry staff, launched yesterday (3 June 2010) to coincide with the ABTA Travel Matters Conference.
Thursday 3, June 2010
Oil disaster must prompt industry to greater efforts, says WTM chief
As travel and tourism considers the disastrous impact of the oil slick creeping relentlessly towards the Gulf Coast, it demonstrates just how exposed the industry is to the actions of mankind, Fiona Jeffery, Chairman of World Travel Market said this week.
Thursday 3, June 2010
Iceland Hour to inspire the world
In a world first, the entire nation of Iceland is to gather together online to show the world their country is open for business, open for excitement and open to inspire the world.
Thursday 3, June 2010
Virgin Holidays Expands Social Media Strategy
Virgin Holidays will soon launch their own social media solution. Following an increasing trend for onsite social media, Virgin Holidays are adopting the white-labelled Visitor Review solution from Digital Visitor to better interact with their existing customers, while reaching out to more.
Thursday 3, June 2010
Virgin Galactic to make use of real-time cloud computing infrastructure
Virgin Galactic, the world's first commercial spaceline developed by Sir Richard Branson, has deployed salesforce.com's Sales Cloud 2 to manage the direct sales process for its Astronaut Relations programme.
Wednesday 2, June 2010
Change to travel advice to Thailand
The Foreign Office has amended its advice regarding travel to Thailand. They are now advising travellers to exercise caution if travelling to Bangkok or Chiang Mai.
Tuesday 1, June 2010
Barclays Cycle Hire is all about helping make London a genuinely cycle friendly city
Many countries have already introduced similar schemes. The best known of these is Velib in Paris, which has over 20,000 cycles for hire.
Tuesday 1, June 2010
European Commission proposes visa free travel for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina
The European Commission adopted a proposal to enable citizens of Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina to travel with biometric passports to the Schengen countries without needing a visa. The proposal is conditional on both countries fulfilling three outstanding requirements.
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