Edinburgh trials ToTo tram payment system
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 16 April 2025
In Scotland, a new 'tap on, tap off' (ToTo) payment system on Edinburgh’s trams is being trialled and should be launched within weeks (actual date to come).
Trump's hardline visitor vetting is 'hitting arrivals'
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 16 April 2025
As the tariffs fallout between the US and many of its trading partners continues, British Airways is selling return trips from many European cities via London Heathrow to New York for less than GBP500.
Global puts its A380-sized 'toe' into the UK-US airline market
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 16 April 2025
With British Airways now cutting northern summer fares to New York (from Europe cities routed via London) to as low as just GBP365 return, it leaves UK-based A380 startup Global Airlines potentially disadvantaged as it plans its transatlantic network.
China drops the boom on Boeing - for now
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 16 April 2025
China has ordered its airlines to suspend deliveries of Boeing jets and spares in response to the US decision to impose 145 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods, Bloomberg reported on April 15.
American to offer AAdvantage members free wifi
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 16 April 2025
The US's American Airlines plans to offer free AT&T-sponsored wifi to its AAdvantage loyalty program members from January next year.
HotelPlanner inks LTA tennis deal
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Travel technology platform HotelPlanner has inked a partnership with the UK’s Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) that enables LTA members to book hotels at special rates.
Tauck releases 2026 offers
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Cruise firm Tauck's 2026 small ship ocean cruising plans will see two new itineraries - Sakura Seas: Japan & South Korea and Arctic Days & Northern Lights.
SIA starts Changi T2 lounge upgrades
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is updating its SilverKris and KrisFlyer Gold lounges at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2, investing S$45 million in a project that is expected to complete around the middle of 2027.
Qantas puts Queensland on sale
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Australia’s national carrier Qantas has launched a 72-hour domestic flight sale to Queensland - in partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland - with some destinations priced at less than A$100 one way.
Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits central Europe
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 15 April 2025
A March outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among cattle in Hungary has prompted border closures in Hungary and the culling of thousands of animals. The virus now has spread to farms in neighbouring Slovakia as well as further in Hungary.
Santo Domingo nightclub death toll rises to 225
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 15 April 2025
The number of people who died after a nightclub roof collapsed in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, rose to 225 on the weekend after another four people died.
189 revellers were rescued alive from the rubble of the Jet Set club after the disaster on Tuesday, with five still in a critical condition on Sunday.
Canary Island under 'emergency response conditions' due to flooding
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 15 April 2025
The Canary Islands government has declared a state of emergency for Lanzarote due to widespread flooding across the island.
It is the first time authorities have done this under the Special Civil Protection and Emergency Response Plan for Flood Risk in Lanzarote.
US inbound business and tourism numbers under the microscope
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 15 April 2025
US visitation officials are watching the country's arrival stats after a swathe of reports indicated tourist numbers were being negatively impacted by president Trump's new 'vetting' procedures at the borders, which have seen foreigners turned back and in some cases, temporarily jailed, seemingly for little reason.
