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.

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.

Birmingham review wins national tourism prize

“Why go to Venice…when you can go to Birmingham?” wins VisitEngland’s Travel Article of the Year

Do you know a ‘diamond’ couple?

As jubilee fever sweeps the region, Touchwood has announced it is on the hunt for couples who are celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary this year.

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

18-hole golf course for Cannon Hill Park

This Saturday sees the opening of a new 18-hole mini-golf course in Birmingham’s Cannon Hill Park

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