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LNER to boost Sunday services between Yorkshire and London – Business Traveller
30Sep By adminNo Comments
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LNER to boost Sunday services between Yorkshire and London – Business Traveller

LNER has announced plans to add more services and seats between Yorkshire and London on Sundays. The rail operator said that Sundays “are now one of the most popular days for journeys with 30 per cent more customers travelling across the 956-mile LNER network than in 2019”. To meet this demand LNER is adding three additional services to its timetable – two between Leeds and London King’s Cross and one between Doncaster and London. From December there will be a new 0830 departure from Doncaster to London King’s Cross (calling at Retford, Newark Northgate, Grantham, Peterborough), an 1140 departure from Leeds to London King’s Cross (calling at Wakefield, Doncaster, Peterborough), and a 1433 departure from London King’s Cross to Leeds (calling at Peterborough, Newark Northgate, Doncaster, W...
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No1 Lounges to open two spaces at London Luton airport – Business Traveller
28Sep By adminNo Comments
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No1 Lounges to open two spaces at London Luton airport – Business Traveller

Swissport and Airport Dimensions have announced plans to add two facilities under the No1 Lounges portfolio at London Luton airport. Firstly let’s take a step back and look at the background to this. In 2021 Airport Dimensions (a subsidiary of Collinson – owner of the Priority Pass brand) formed a joint venture with Swissport to acquire No1 Lounges. A Clubrooms lounge (part of the No1 Lounges portfolio) had opened in 2019 at London Luton airport, but this closed in 2020 following the onset of Covid-19, and did not initially form part of the above agreement. It has remained closed since then. Meanwhile there is an Aspire Lounge at Luton airport, which reopened in 2020 following renovation and has been operating since. Business Traveller last visited this lounge in 2017. Airport Dimensions...
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David McCallum, “NCIS” and “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” star, dies at age 90
26Sep By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

David McCallum, “NCIS” and “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” star, dies at age 90

Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular "NCIS" 40 years later, has died. He was 90.McCallum died Monday of natural causes surrounded by family at New York Presbyterian Hospital, CBS said in a statement."David was a gifted actor and author, and beloved by many around the world. He led an incredible life, and his legacy will forever live on through his family and the countless hours on film and television that will never go away," said a statement from CBS. Scottish-born McCallum had been doing well appearing in such films "A Night to Remember" (about the Titanic), "The Great Escape" and "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (as Judas). But i...
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Zetter Hotels to open third property in London – Business Traveller
14Sep By adminNo Comments
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Zetter Hotels to open third property in London – Business Traveller

Zetter Hotels will open its third boutique property in London in 2025, with a site in Bloomsbury. The hotel will mark the brand’s first opening in ten years and join existing properties in Marylebone and Clerkenwell. Business Traveller attended a hard hat event at the site near Russell Square, with signature cocktails and small plates served in the hotel’s beautiful garden which backs onto the British Museum. The Zetter Bloomsbury will be housed in six 300-year-old townhouses on Montague Street – formerly occupied by Grange White Hall hotel – and include 72 rooms and suites, a restaurant, gym and quaint garden. With regards to F&B, the restaurant will serve an à la carte breakfast at The Orangery, a beautiful glass-walled space which is also equipped with a bar for year-round dining....
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Blue Owl Eyes More Middle East Money With Plans for New Dubai Office
13Sep By adminNo Comments
Money

Blue Owl Eyes More Middle East Money With Plans for New Dubai Office

Private credit lender Blue Owl Capital Inc. is formalizing plans to open an office and hire a team in Dubai to focus on capital raising, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.The move is a stepping stone toward a broader Middle Eastern presence, said the person, who asked not to be identified as the details are private.
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Air Canada to increase services to London and Manchester in 2024 – Business Traveller
5Sep By adminNo Comments
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Air Canada to increase services to London and Manchester in 2024 – Business Traveller

Air Canada plans to operate 100 per cent of its peak summer 2019 transatlantic capacity next year, owing to “robust recovery” in the international market. The airline has announced an expansion of services to European destinations for summer 2024, which includes additional flights to London and Manchester. Toronto-London will increase to four-times-daily from April to October, while Toronto-Manchester will increase to six flights per week from June to September. The airline also revealed that the seasonal Toronto-Edinburgh service will begin earlier than originally planned, on 1 March, and run until January. Air Canada will also bring forward its services from Montréal to Amsterdam (30 March) and Copenhagen (2 May), as well as from Toronto to Brussels (1 May). Meanwhile, Air Canada has a...
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EasyJet to launch flights from London Luton to Cairo – Business Traveller
23Aug By adminNo Comments
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EasyJet to launch flights from London Luton to Cairo – Business Traveller

Easyjet has announced a new year-round route from London Luton to Egypt’s capital. This will be the first time that the low-cost carrier will operate to Cairo, with existing routes to Sharm-el-Sheikh and Hurghada in Egypt. The three-times-weekly service will take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, beginning on 31 October, 2023. This comes after competitor WizzAir announced plans to launch a three-times-weekly service from Luton to Giza in Cairo on 30 October. Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK Country Manager said: “We are delighted to be launching flights for the very first time to Cairo which further strengthens our unrivalled short-haul network from the UK and this continues to demonstrate our confidence in the resilient strength of demand for travel from the UK. “The new route from L...
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Emirates to increase flights to London Heathrow – Business Traveller
15Aug By adminNo Comments
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Emirates to increase flights to London Heathrow – Business Traveller

Emirates has announced plans to operate an additional five-a-week service to London Heathrow during the winter season, owing to anticipated demand. Flights will be operated by a three-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft (first, business and economy) from 31 October, 2023 until 30 March, 2024. The additional service will operate on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and complement the existing six daily A380 flights to the London hub. Flight schedules are as follows: EK41 departs Dubai 1320, arrives at London Heathrow at 1720 EK42 departs London Heathrow at 2015, arrives at Dubai at 0715 the following day Richard Jewsbury, Emirates divisional vice president in the UK, commented: “As we gear up to the peak travel season this winter, we’re pleased to offer customers enhance...
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London City airport to open Hithes restaurant – Business Traveller
12Aug By adminNo Comments
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London City airport to open Hithes restaurant – Business Traveller

F&B operator SSP Group has unveiled plans for a new upmarket eatery at London City airport. The group – which operates outlets at airports, rail stations and motorway service stations across the UK – has been awarded a seven-year extension of its contract at the airport. The agreement is part of the £12 million upgrade of LCY’s departure lounge which commenced last year, including more seating, expanded toilet facilities, and new retail and F&B outlets. London City embarks on £12 million departure lounge upgrade At the time it was announced that SSP would develop its restaurant and bar concept Juniper & Co (first seen at Gatwick’s North Terminal) at London City, alongside a landside Soul & Grain outlet offering coffee from Extract Coffee Roaster, as well as “indulgent tr...
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