Turkish Airlines increases flights from Birmingham

Turkish Airlines is increasing its daily flight programme from seven to ten flights each week from Birmingham Airport to Istanbul and beyond

Biking Through Burma: High Hopes, Doubtful Prospects

Sheilagh Matheson has returned from a month’s trip to Burma, travelling by bike, boat, bus, tut-tut, rickshaw, train and Honda 50

Burma By Bike: Through the Lens

Australian photographer Pete Delaney travelled with Richard Lutz and friends between Rangoon and Mandalay by bike. Here are some of his pictures

Biking in Burma: Long Miles, Silent Temples and Those Dogs

Richard Lutz continues his trip by bike through Burma

Tourism campaign puts city’s culture centre stage

Visit Birmingham has unveiled a new tourism campaign designed to boost the region’s cultural profile

Birmingham is UK’s most punctual airport

Birmingham Airport was the UK’s most punctual airport in the last quarter of 2012, with 85% of scheduled flights and 84% of charter flights operating on time

Meet Birmingham upping support for business events

Meet Birmingham is ensuring that its event visitors will get the most out of the city’s new transport links and facilities by enhancing its support package for organisers and delegates.

Biking in Burma: The Lady, Big Changes and A Mystery Guest in Rangoon

How is it going in Burma these days? Richard Lutz has spent most of March in this country, now re-named Myanmar

Birmingham to Billund – Legoland in easier reach

bmi regional, the UK’s most punctual scheduled airline, today announced it is launching a new route from Birmingham to Billund, Denmark

Michaela Strachan presents Really Wild Adventures

Popular TV presenter Michaela Strachan pays her first visit to Artrix with a delightful show for children aged between 3 and 8

The Travelator: Do you remember the first time? A first cruise to Cherbourg on the Queen Mary 2

Our travel columnist recalls her maiden voyage.

BOBI in Birmingham – a place to do business

It’s March, so that means a visit to The Best of Britain and Ireland show (BOBI) at the NEC. Andy Goff went along for a look.

Northfield residents exhibit artwork at Ikon Gallery – and in Berlin, Bologna and Castellón

A group of Birmingham residents are to take part in an extraordinary exhibition at Ikon Gallery later this month.

Visit Birmingham launches group travel campaign

Visit Birmingham is targeting groups of potential visitors with a national marketing campaign this March

Celebrating Britten in Bergen

Solihull School is to take part in worldwide celebrations for the centenary of the great British composer Benjamin Britten.

Loving the Alien: Roswell – New Mexico Part 2: Departure

In which our travel columnist concludes her attempts to experience a close encounter.

Air Malta charters – back by popular demand

Air Malta has announced the return of charter flights from Birmingham Airport this summer.

The Travelator: Loving the Alien… Roswell, New Mexico – Part 1: Arrival

In which our travel columnist attempts a journey to the final frontier.

Win the trip of a lifetime care of Kuoni at Touchwood

Solihull residents will have the chance to win a trip of a lifetime to the Far East, courtesy of Kuoni at Touchwood and Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts.

This Green And Quintessential Land

Does quintessential England really exist? Did it ever, asks Richard Lutz

The Travellator: Messing about on the river

Our travel correspondent returns..again and again

Good evening Stockholm – SAS moves to later departure time

Scandinavian Airlines is moving from a mid-afternoon departure to an evening flight from Birmingham airport

Birmingham vies for number one spot in VisitEngland’s 101 campaign

VisitEngland’s new Facebook app sets out to find the top 101 Things to Do Before You Go Abroad, and Birmingham is steadily climbing the ranks.

The Travellator: Neva Again

Please welcome our new travel columnist, kicking off with a tale of insanitary on the high seas.

Tickets now on sale for new European routes from Birmingham Airport

The UK’s most punctual airline will, from Monday May 13th, fly to Gothenburg, Lyon and Toulouse with six flights per week on each route.

Birmingham’s vast venue variety on show at International Confex

The city’s official business tourism programme Meet Birmingham will be taking its most diverse mix of event venues to this year’s International Confex

Solihull students cross language barrier in Berlin

Classroom studies came vividly to life for a group of Solihull School sixth formers on a language trip to Berlin.

New routes: Gothenburg, Lyon and Toulouse from Birmingham International

bmi regional launches 3 new European routes from Birmingham Airport

Midlands aerospace growth under the microscope

US expert to share insights and issues for future with Midlands aerospace community

Laurence Inman is full of wrath… Cape Wrath

There are interesting connections between WH Auden, Iceland and Bournville. Laurence Inman explains…..