New jobs at Birmingham Airport
Building on the success of its award-winning lounges at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, No.1 Traveller announced today that it will open its latest lounge this October, at Birmingham Airport.
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.
Birmingham Airport launches ‘David and Goliath’ advertising campaign
Commuters from the Midlands driving into London may need to do a double-take as they see a new advertising campaign to entice those travelling to Heathrow to use Birmingham Airport instead.
Best of Britain & Ireland returning to the NEC in 2013
Organisers Expo Management have announced that the 2013 Best of Britain & Ireland event will be held at the NEC, next March.
“HS2 will boost Birmingham’s growing visitor economy”
HS2 will have a tremendous impact on Birmingham’s growing visitor economy, says Marketing Birmingham chief executive Neil Rami.
Lighting spectacular marks Olympics countdown
Legendary Olympian Ed Moses talks to The Birmingham Press during an event to mark the city’s part in London 2012.
easyJet makes year-round commitment to Birmingham Airport with launch of Belfast route
easyJet has today announced that it will begin operating a year-round service between Belfast and Birmingham
Running For Ammalife: Parisian Style
Midwife Amie Wilson is running the Paris Marathon with her pal Sophie Webster to raise cash for this website’s official charity- Ammalife. It raises funds to save lives for pregnant mothers in developing countries. Here’s Amie’s latest report on the eve of the race. So we arrived safely in Paris, me from East Midlands…
Dyfi ospreys set for historic second brood
Ros Dodd reports these will be only the second brood of osprey chicks in 400 years in this area of Wales.
College Backs Ammalife and Helps Mothers Globally
from our staff A senior principal for a Birmingham college has backed the city based Ammalife medical campaign. Joseph Chamberlain College raised more than £366 for the charity which works worldwide to prevent maternal deaths during pregnancy or childbirth. The money was raised by students who are all learning English at the college. Many are…
Fuel Crisis: Cornish Pasties to the Rescue Shock
Our man in Parliament, Sir Howard Elston (DOA), who spends a lot of time at Greggs in his downtime, reports on a major political breakthrough for Dave Clegg and Nick Cameron. In a move that will split the country in half, the coalition has come up with a plan to stop the impending petrol strike…
From Solihull to Thailand
Two Solihull students are raising money and spending their summers volunteering in Northern Thailand
The Very Best of Best of Britain & Ireland in Birmingham
Press release from the organisers of The Best of Britain & Ireland exhibition at the NEC, held this week.
Solihull hotel boss urges tourism drive in run-up to Olympics
The general manager of a top Solihull hotel is urging the borough against “NEC complacency” and to do more to attract visitors in the run-up to the Olympics.
Coach Friendly Coventry inspires joint promotion from City venues
Three prestigious Coventry attractions have joined together for the first time to promote the city to the group travel trade.
Visit Birmingham targets travel trade to boost visitors
Visit Birmingham will be positioning the city as an unrivalled visitor destination at influential travel trade exhibitions this March
Air Malta launch charter flights from Birmingham Airport
Air Malta have announced the launch of charter flights from Birmingham Airport this summer.
Birmingham Airport powers up with solar panels
Birmingham Airport will save 22 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year with the installation of 200 solar panels on the roof of its terminal.
A Winter’s Tale
Yet again a few inches of snow saw the city grind to a halt and public transport cancelled. Andy Munro was one of the many passengers inconvenienced.
Turkish going daily from Birmingham
Turkish Airlines is increasing flights between Birmingham and Istanbul from five flights a week to daily services from March
Ryanair launch new route from Birmingham to Budapest
Ryanair has announced a new route from Birmingham to Budapest, starting in March.
That’s close enough!
Supporters of the high-speed railway line are keen to bring London closer to Birmingham but Alan Clawley argues that it’s already close enough.
A lesson for the UK?
“A major step forward for American Travel & Tourism” – A lesson for the UK?
‘Haitch’ Ess two – top toff transport
An imaginary scene from; ‘Yes Prime Minister.’
Smart Cards for Local Buses
Public transport users in the region are finally able to use an easier way of buying tickets.
The Electric Highway
Electric car drivers can now travel from Birmingham to Liverpool and Manchester without fear of running out of power
A letter to veterans of WWII
Big Lottery funding for veterans who wish to return to their battlegrounds is still available.
Ryanair flying back to the ’50s
Flight attendant calls on the Advertising Standards Authority to ban demeaning Ryanair advertisement
Hybrid transport in Brum
National Express West Midlands and Centro recently unveiled their new state of the art hybrid buses at Birmingham’s Botanical Gardens.
Air Passenger Duty under attack
The World Travel and Tourism Council have again criticised the UK Government for not reforming the application of Air Passenger Duty on air travel.