Articles tagged “british airways”

While there's no doubt the end of taxes would produce a small bump in inbound traffic, PricewaterhouseCoopers is out of its gourd if it thinks scrapping the tax would boost tourism by 40%. The biggest benefit to cutting the tax will be outbound tourism.

Which airline could be better suited for such a role? We hope the Styrofoam cups are shucked in addition to the better tasting tea.

The factors contributing to the rise in vacation sales following Christmas this year highlight tendencies in all travelers: bad weather, returning to work, or a vacation-less summer motivate us to book a trip.

Running the national carrier of a faded empire can't be easy, which is why Willie Walsh needs some friends now as he tries to make IAG's purchases of Iberia and other lines work.

Though the influential BA boss would love the longtime thorn in his side to be buried once and for all, unlikely Delta would bury the brand name which still has a lot of resonance with consumers. Not to mention UK and EU regulators may prevent too many changes with a deal anyway.

This is some tough talk by a man who's knees deep in labor problems and consolidation issues of his own making, but it will likely force movement on the ongoing saga of Heathrow's new runway.

The K-Pop video unintentionally set off an incredible case study in which soft power boosts tourism for a region, but we've quickly seen that you don't have to be in South Korea to use it to market your travel product.

Airlines in the U.S. that use Direct TV in the U.S. already have this feature, so it's nice to see our cousins over the pond finally joining in.

Nigeria seems to be welcoming an assist from British Airways in developing the country's aviation industry. An assist is one thing, but a heavy hand would be something entirely different.

While this hurts British Airways, it's largely self-inflicted: Virgin will be taking the slots of the BA-owned bmi airlines, which has shrunk under its administration.