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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

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

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

British Airways address immigration delays at Lyon, Milan, Linate, Madrid & Barcelona
British Airways have commented on the continuing immigration delays at a number of European airports. Over the past few days, the media have been reporting

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

Amadeus opening travel APIs to independent developers
Amadeus, the official technology partner for Beyond Business Travel, has revealed that it is joining with independent developers on open API technology links, in the

Norwegian Air launches new flight – Dublin to Stockholm
Norwegian Air has launched a new flight from Dublin Airport to Stockholm Arlanda Airport this summer. It has been announced that the service will run

Qatar launches Dublin / Doha flights
Business travellers rejoice. Qatar has launched it’s first direct flight from Dublin Airport to Doha. Just weeks ago the inaugural flight took place, as the

Icelandair launch Belfast / Reykjavik flights
Icelandair have started flying directly from Belfast to Reykjavik for the first time. Due to increased demand, the airline launched their new route in June

Aer Lingus New 2017 Routes: Miami, Croatia & More
Aer Lingus have announced new routes and extra flights from Dublin to Croatia, Porto, Los Angeles, Chicago, Orlando and Miami in 2017. Aer Lingus have

Airfare & hotels price increases predicted for 2018
The price of flights and hotel stays are set to increase substantially in 2018. Bad news indeed for business travellers and their employers. It has

British Airways launching Paris, Prague, Reykjavik to London City routes
It’s all go over at British Airways. Just weeks after we brought you news of their shiny new Club World and Club Europe services, they’ve



British Airways’ two week strike action – 19th July onwards
British Airways have announced that there will be another two weeks of disruption for travellers this month. Strike action is planned from 19th July. When


US Laptop Ban Lifted on Emirates & Etihad Airways
Travellers to the US with Emirates and Etihad Airways will be relieved to hear that the ‘laptop ban’ has been lifted on both airlines. An


The Rise of Mobile Apps in Business Travel
In the not too distant past, booking a flight for business would often have entailed a trip or at least a phone call to