United Airlines celebrates 15 years at Birmingham Airport
Since United inaugurated its New York/Newark daily nonstop service in 1997, more than 1.5 million customers have travelled on the route.
No.1 Traveller opens latest lounge at Birmingham Airport
No.1 Traveller will open its latest lounge – and its first outside London – at Birmingham Airport tomorrow.
Cheesetastic launch for Flybe’s new service to Amsterdam
Leading regional airline welcomes high profile business leaders and award-winning cheese-makers for a taste of its brand new daily service between Birmingham and Schiphol airport.
Half-Term Adventures I
There’ll be no bored kids if we can help it.
All aboard that’s going aboard!
Nightclub owners putting Birmingham on the map
Birmingham Airport enjoying a boom
Birmingham Airport is flying high after figures released this week reveal passenger growth increased by over 9% year-on-year in August.
Turkish Airlines ups frequency from Birmingham International
Turkish Airlines is going from strength to strength at Birmingham Airport, increasing the number of flights to Istanbul from seven to ten flights a week
City awaits the Conservatives
ICC staff are ready for Cameron & co.
World-Class Ironbridge
There’s a packed programme of events coming up at the birthplace of industry.
Laurence Inman on the value of ‘Live Feeds’ at mac Birmingham
Mr Inman is rather pleased to have found a better means of transport to London culture than actually going there.
Clent Hills; Writer in Residence appointed
Poet & writer Helen Calcutt has been appointed the Clent Hills Writer in Residence, under the volunteer scheme with the National Trust.
Birmingham businessman relaunches Southside bar
Nightingale Club owner and businessman Lawrence Barton is set to launch a new bar in Birmingham’s Southside district.
#BigupBirmingham gains pace
The city’s #BigupBirmingham campaign continues to grow with new billboard posters appearing across the city yesterday (Friday 24th August).
Birmingham’s visitor numbers reach new high
Birmingham attracted an additional 740,000 visitors last year according to new figures. Visitor numbers rose to 33.5m in 2011, up from 32.8m in 2010. The overall value of the city’s visitor economy is now £4.9bn.
A letter from Italy: Rain won’t stop us
Chiara Fiorillo is a young student who lives in a small village near Caserta. She dreams of becoming a journalist and we are happy to help her on the way by publishing this and some of her photos she kindly sent.
Iron Age
Here’s a few ideas to keep bored kids occupied.
Turkish Airlines named Best Airline in Europe again
Turkish Airlines was celebrating success at the recent 2012 Skytrax World Airline Awards for the second year running, as passengers voted them as the best airline in Europe.
United from Birmingham for 15 years
United Airlines celebrated the 15th anniversary of service between Birmingham and its New York hub, Newark Liberty International Airport, with a gate ceremony at Birmingham Airport today.
Meeting Royalty
Details have been released of this week’s royal visit to Birmingham.
University summer school showcases the best of West Midlands’ culture
Students from two leading universities in Taiwan are visiting the West Midlands this week to participate in a University of Birmingham summer school.
Birmingham welcomes VisitEngland’s ‘Fan in a Van’
Rachel Kershaw, officially named “England’s biggest fan” by national tourism board VisitEngland, starts the seventh week of her 70-day journey around the country in a vintage camper van with an action-packed trip to Birmingham this weekend.