Business Traveller

The first Business Traveller newsletter of #2025 has some big news for British Airways Executive Club members, and there's been a raft of airline lounge openings, refurbishment and announcements... 📢 #BA to rebrand Executive Club and revamp Tier Points system 🍁 Air Canada opens refurbished lounges at Heathrow and #Frankfurt 💺 All of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’s 777 and 787 aircraft now feature Premium Comfort 🆕 No1 Lounges Ltd Lounge to open at #Jersey Airport ✈️ Aer Lingus takes delivery of first #A321XLR aircraft 📈 Hong Kong-Taipei was world's busiest international route in 2024 🛫 Edinburgh Airport surpasses 15 million annual passengers for first time 💺 LOT Polish Airlines opens lounge at #Chicago O’Hare Terminal 5 🏞️ Marriott International set to launch outdoor-focused collection ✈️ United Airlines to launch #Denver-#Rome route 🍽️ Delta Air Lines opens Sky Club at #Charlotte Douglas International ⛷️ IHG Hotels & Resorts opens #Vignette and Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts properties at #Shanghai Snow World 🥗 Chaignon Olivier creates premium menus for Air France’s Japan routes 🧴 Singapore Airlines launches new amenity kit in partnership with Le Labo Fragrances 🥇 Turkish Airlines officially recognised for flying to most countries 🏗️ Mandarin Oriental, #Miami to be demolished to make way for new development Plus readers have the chance to win two great prizes with VisitMalta Incentives & Meetings - two return flights to Malta from the UK or Ireland, and a Maltese Hamper full of goodies including wine, oils, honey and biscuits. To view this week's newsletter click on the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/e9ZftYkM

🎄 On Day 24 of the Business Traveller #AdventCalendar, we are giving away a three-night stay at The Phoenicia Malta. For more information and to enter, click on the link below 👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/dzWHsPS7

✨ On Day 23 of the Business Traveller #AdventCalendar, we are giving away a Business Traveller suitcase from Timothy London.   For more information and to enter, click on the link below 👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/dqHjjC-c

🎄 On Day 22 of the Business Traveller #AdventCalendar, we are giving away a one-night stay at any Malmaison hotel of the winner's choosing.   For more information and to enter, click on the link below 👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/ddS6MzHK

🎅🏼 On Day 21 of the Business Traveller #AdventCalendar, we are giving away a Blue Patina Yuhaku Cardholder from Arterton Limited. For more information and to enter, click on the link below 👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/dUDCNxRa

🎄On Day 20 of the Business Traveller #AdventCalendar, we are giving away a two-night stay at XO Cape Arnna.   For more information and to enter, click on the link below 👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/dPGMPbtG

This week's Business Traveller newsletter has details of our ongoing #AdventCalendar, with great prizes including: 🎅 a stay at University Arms, Cambridge 🎄 a Briggs & Riley backpack and carry-on 🎅 a one-night stay at Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly  🎄 a tasting menu for two at Kanishka Restaurant Mayfair  🎅 a two-night stay at Cipresso e Pietra B&B  🎄 a two-night stay at Hotel Okura Amsterdam 🎅 a day at one of #INNSiDE by Meliá Hotels International's Big Ideas Spaces Christmas may be nearly upon us, but there's still plenty of news, including: 📈 United Airlines to expand US-#Dublin capacity by 40% in summer 2025 🧩 #Amsterdam #Schiphol: “terminal like disjointed pieces of a jigsaw puzzle” 🚧 London Stansted Airport Airport to introduce barrierless forecourt drop-off system 🛎️ IHG Hotels & Resorts adds first voco Hotels property in London ✈️ International Air Transport Association (IATA): Aircraft backlog reaches record 17,000 aircraft 💱 #Avios can now be converted into Marriott Bonvoy points 📶 Air Canada to offer free wifi on long-haul routes from 2026 🍽️ Birmingham Airport opens #PeakyBlinders-inspired bar and restaurant 🚄 Deutsche Bahn launches daytime #Paris-#Berlin high-speed service 🤝 Korean Air acquires majority stake in Asiana Airlines 🏨 Accor to open #ibis hotels at #Berlin and #Munich airports in 2025 🛫 Qatar Airways fits 15 Boeing 777s with #Starlink wifi 🛌 Radisson Collection debuts in South Africa 🆕 easyJet to launch flights from #Birmingham to #Bordeaux and #Gibraltar To view this week's newsletter click on the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/gpuDgRju

❄️ On Day 19 of the Business Traveller #AdventCalendar, we are giving away a two-night stay at University Arms, Cambridge, including breakfast and afternoon tea in Parker’s Tavern wood-panelled Library. For more information and to enter, click on the link below 👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/db4KrJqM

❄️ On Day 18 of the Business Traveller #AdventCalendar, we are giving away a monogrammed Briggs & Riley Sympatico Essential Carry-On Spinner and an @Work Slim Backpack, worth £838. For more information and to enter, click on the link below👇🏻   https://lnkd.in/dRvasda3

⭐️On Day 17 of the Business Traveller #AdventCalendar, we are giving away a one-night stay at Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly.   For more information and to enter, click on the link below 👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/dvrjrmuV