Tourism
Further problems expected for BA flights due to IT glitch
British Airways travellers have been warned of possible further delays to flights, despite fixing an earlier IT glitch that crashed online check-ins.…
Cathay Pacific registers severe drop in bookings amid Hong Kong protests
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd is facing a decline in forward bookings for travel to Hong Kong “in the region of double digits”…
Sitting on Rome’s Spanish Steps banned, fines can go up to €400 if the steps are dirtied or damaged
Sitting on Rome's famous Spanish Steps is no longer allowed as the local police have decided to apply the rules in a…
Venice asks other ports to help find solution to cruise ship problems
Venice has appealed to the main European cruise ship destinations, from Amsterdam to Barcelona, Dubrovnik and Marseille, to unite in tackling the…
Heathrow Airport cancels 172 flights
Heathrow Airport will cancel 172 flights on Monday and Tuesday after thousands of workers overwhelmingly rejected a revised pay offer. Unite said…
British holiday firms LateRooms and Superbreak close down
Booking website LateRooms.com and York-based holiday agent Superbreak - both owned by the Malvern Group - folded on Thursday. Between them, they…
Photo Story: Dinosaurs on the loose in Bochum, Germany
Life size replicas of dinosaurs stand in the city centre of Bochum, Germany. Bochum's city centre is transformed into a 'dinosaur city'…
Alitalia strike set for Friday moved to September 6
A 24-hour strike by Alitalia pilots and flight attendants has been put off from Friday until September 6, unions announced. The unions…
30 Poles injured after bus crash in southern Turkey
At least 30 Polish citizens were injured, including three seriously, after a bus crashed down a wooded slope near the southern Turkish…
Rome continues to enforce zero tolerance towards rowdy tourists
Rome's is enforcing it’s new 'zero tolerance' policy meaning among other things that anyone caught taking a dip in the fountains may…
Photo Story: Preparation for Oktoberfest 2019 in Munich
Craftsmen prepare for the upcoming Oktoberfest on the Theresienwiese fair ground in Munich, Germany. The famous traditional Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer…
Photo Story: Chaos at Duesseldorf Airport
Hundreds of suitcases are left in the check-in area of the international airport in Duesseldorf, Germany, 17 July 2019. A technical malfunction…