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Leicester Square Odeon to become hotel

02/02/2012 London landmark and international film premiere hub, the Leicester Square Odeon, has been snapped up by hotelier, Radisson.The iconic cinema will be transformed into a hotel under Radisson's 'Edwardian' brand, but the good news is that the Odeon isn't going to be closing down as such. The cinema is being 'reinvented' as a hotel.Irish debt company, National Asset Management Agency, put the cinema up for sale and the hotelier jumped at the chance right away, the media was told. Director Robert Morley ...More

  •   Movenpick to open new hotel in Paris 01/02/2012

    Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is to open its first hotel in Paris.The hotelier will be taking over the Courtyard Paris Neuilly, currently a Marriott, which

  •   New hotel openings in the Greek Islands 31/01/2012

    Youhotels.com has expanded its portfolio in Greece for 2012, increasing properties on ten islands including: Rhodes, Kos, Crete, Corfu, Zante, Kefalonia,

  •   Sofitel celebrates Brigitte Bardot 27/01/2012

    Sofitel presents an exclusive photo exhibition, BB Forever - Brigitte Bardot, the legend, which will run throughout the year in four Sofitel Hotels in

  •   Ramsay to open Las Vegas restaurant 20/01/2012

    American hotel Paris Las Vegas has announced that internationally-renowned Chef Gordon Ramsay will open his first Las Vegas restaurant, Gordon Ramsay Steak,

Economy

Couples could win free hotel stay if women propose on leap day

03/02/2012 Couples could win a free romantic stay at one of London's Park Plaza hotels if they propose on leap day.Encouraging a role-reversal this February, Park Plaza hotels will give away a hotel stay and dinner for two, to couples where the women propose! If they successfully propose to their partners on leap day - 29 February - while having dinner at a Park Plaza hotel, the lucky two will be given a one-night stay at a London Park Plaza suite. The prize will include a full English breakfast and a three-course ...More

  •   Jet2 airlines 10% sale now on 20/01/2012

    Jet2, the low-cost short-haul airline based in North England, is joining its peers in discounting its (already very good-value) flights.There is a 10%

  •   Qatar boom brings dozens of new hotels 06/01/2012

    Qatar and in particular Doha continues to experience a major boom in hotel development with large international hotel chains and companies rushing to become

  •   Banks scrap foreign exchange fees 21/12/2011

    Five of the UK's biggest banks and other credit card companies have agreed to scrap some of the fees travellers are hit with when buying foreign currency.The

  •   Saving money on Italian rail journeys 10/11/2011

    After a hectic World Travel Market in London earlier on this week, the conclusion on trends is a general one: travellers are looking to save as much as

Political

Industry in shock as APD to rise

30/11/2011 Yesterday Osbourne confirmed that the government will raise Airport Passenger Duty (APD) by 10% from April 2012. The tax will be imposed on every person flying out of the UK, and means that from next year, a family of four travelling economy class to the Caribbean would have to pay a staggering Ł330 just to leave the country.ABTA yesterday slammed the ruling, which came on the same day that the UK's economic growth forecast was cut to just 0.7%."At a time when the UK economy needs jobs and growth, ...More

Society

TFL creates Olympics traffic hotspots map

03/02/2012 Many parts of London will be busy during the upcoming Olympic Games, as events take place all over the capital. Transport for London (TFL) has released a 'traffic hotspots' map to help travellers avoid the busiest parts of town during the Games.The level of impact on roads will vary by day, time and location. Some events and Olympic infrastructures will cause some roads to operate differently either throughout, or at different times, the Games. To find out more, see the Olympic Route Network and ...More

  •   French Airport strikes to go ahead next week 03/02/2012

    More airport strikes are expected throughout France next week. This will have repercussions on flight schedules.As French pilots go on strike from 6-9

  •   Heavy rains affect travel in Fiji 30/01/2012

    According to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), a bout of low pressure continues to move slowly through the island group, and may bring further

  •   Valentine's at Montpellier Chapter 27/01/2012

    For a romantic, yet hassle free Valentine's Day break, with minimal planning, The Montpellier Chapter is offering the ideal package. Located in Cheltenham's

  •   4 new Budapest routes with Ryanair 25/01/2012

    The low-cost airline Ryanair has announced it is to launch four new routes linking the UK and Ireland to the Hungarian capital Budapest. From March 2012,