Easyjet Launches ‘Hands Free’ Luggage in European Airports
Easyjet is introducing a new system, permitting business and leisure travellers to check in hand luggage at the airport, before boarding their plane. Introducing Easyjet Hands Free The initiative, called Easyjet ‘hands free’, will see passengers being offered the opportunity to rid themselves of bulky carry-ons, for a fee of £4 each way. The smaller […]
Big Data Revolution & the Impact on Business Travel
The Big Data revolution has had a huge impact on almost every industry and business sector globally. The travel sector is no different. The potential impact and benefits of information gathered from mobile bookings, check ins, searches and payment transactions is huge. The data can be used not only to reduce costs but also to […]
Typhoon Hato nears Hong Kong: Hundreds of Cathay Flights Cancelled
Hundreds of flights in and out of Hong Kong have been cancelled due to severe weather conditions. Typhoon Hato is drawing close to the city, which has caused Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon to cancel all but a few of their flights. The Hong Kong Observatory has warned that there is ‘considerable threat’ to Hong […]
KLM connects Belfast business travellers to LA, Hong Kong & beyond
Do you travel to Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, Moscow, Johannesburg or Bangkok for business? Check out the convenient and seamless travel options direct from Belfast with KLM this autumn / winter. One of Europe’s largest airline groups, AIR FRANCE KLM, flies direct from George Best Belfast City Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. This […]
Win flights to Amsterdam with BlueBiz & Beyond Business Travel
Beyond Business Travel have teamed with BlueBiz to offer an excellent prize to our loyal clients and followers. Bluebiz, an Air France, KLM, Delta and partner airlines’ joint loyalty programme for businesses, will award your company 50 complimentary Blue Credits if you sign up before 31 December 2017. If registering independently just enter the code […]
Belfast City Airport named most punctual UK airport
Flown from George Best Belfast City Airport recently? If so, chances are your flight departed on time or at least within ten minutes of when it was scheduled. Britain’s best and worst airports – in terms of punctuality – have been revealed this week and Belfast City has been named the UK’s most punctual airport. […]
Thai law prohibiting e-cigarettes could lead to jail terms for travellers
Beyond Business Travel would like to inform clients of a ban on e-cigarettes in Thailand. A new law prohibits tourists bringing vaping devices into the country and those found to be carrying, could face a jail term of up to ten years. Travel Weekly has reported that one visitor to Bangkok was threatened with a […]
Advice for UK & Irish travellers as immigration chaos continues
With passport checks and immigration control causing chaos around Europe, this peak holiday period, new travel advice has been offered to passengers. Airline officials in the UK and Ireland are recommending that travellers arrive at the airport at least three hours before their flight is due to leave. Many passengers have taken to social media, […]
New travel advice for passengers travelling through Dublin Airport 4-7 August
Dublin Airport has issued new travel advice to travellers jetting off this bank holiday weekend. The airport has already welcomed an extra 804,000 passengers in the first half of this year, compared to the same period in 2016. Bumper figures are expected from the 4-7th August (with Sunday predicted to be the busiest day) and […]
Laptop Ban Lifted for Turkish Airlines & Pegasus
UK passengers have been informed that the Turkish airlines laptop ban has been lifted for two prominent carriers. It was previously stated that travellers could not carry a laptop or any electronic device larger than a smartphone into the cabin when flying in and out of Turkey. However, the rules have been amended and those […]