British Airways – Travel Industry News

The airport at the centre of the capital, London City Airport, will be helping more domestic and international visitors depart and arrive to London in the near future, as it has announced a 40 per cent increase in the size of its airside departures area in February.

The moves come ahead of the London Summer Olympics in 2012, for which all of the city has been redeveloping and rethinking services in order to accommodate the large number of expected tourists taking holidays in London during the games.

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A major historical and architectural attraction in Paris – and famous the world-round, it has been announced that a building on the ground of the Palace of Versailles will be converted into a luxury hotel in the near future, adding to the already formidable cache of high-end accommodation in the City of Lights.

The palace’s satellite building Hotel du Grand Controle, has traditionally been home to the treasurers of the estate, but will soon be converted to a 23-bedroom luxury experience for those on holidays in Paris wishing to stay at a historical hotel on the grounds of one of the country’s prized attractions.

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While the weather outside is frightful, many across the UK have found winter anything but delightful. With heavy snowfall affecting day-to-day travelling and work schedules, many winter-weary Britons have been booking international winter sun holidays in an effort to ditch cold climes for sand and sun.

One such destination, Marrakech, has been touted as an ideal location, as it lies not far away from the UK, with flights to Marrakech only taking a few hours, but when guests arrive on their holidays, it may seem a world away from the dreary cold of the British winter.

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While United Arab Emirates destinations such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi are best known for their glitz and glamour, recent efforts have been made to improve their green credentials.

The increasing focus on climate changes and green tourism has resulted in a new focus for many prime holiday destinations, and this is true for places such as Abu Dhabi and Dubai – who have been looking for ways to appeal to green travellers.

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2011 will see tourists invited to visit one of the Ukraine‘s most infamous destinations, Chernobyl.

The town, which was the centre of a devastating nuclear blast in 1986, has now been deemed safe for travel, and the Ukraine has announced its intentions to open it up to interested members of the public.

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Perhaps gearing up for the anticipated bump in international arrivals and lodgers for the London Summer Olympics in 2012, a score of ‘cool’ hotels will open their doors in London at different points throughout 2011, according to Hotel Chatter.

While the Four Seasons in London has been a fixture in the city for years, the hotel has been undergoing renovations in recent times, but will be staged for a grand re-opening in the New Year, one of the first openings in the capital for the year. With bookings being taken for dates after 15 January, the Four Seasons could make for a great city break in London at any time of the year.

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Thailand took a few hits to its tourism industry early in 2010 when political unrest locked the capital of Bangkok, bringing things like the exploration of the country’s many attractions, as well as wilderness and beach areas, to a virtual standstill.

However, according to officials and workers in the tourism industry in the perennial favourite for holidays in South East Asia, Thailand has staged a dramatic turnaround in the remainder of the year, with many now speaking very positively about the tourism situation in the country.

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