Aer Lingus announce Dublin Airport to Montreal & Minneapolis Route

Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus have announced two new direct flights from Dublin airport, which will begin mid 2019. The airline, which last year reported a 15% rise in profits, have confirmed that they will be flying direct from the Irish hub to Montreal and Minneapolis–Saint Paul from next summer. Passengers will enjoy their flight on board a […]

Dublin Airport Hub – The Forecast

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As Aer Lingus announce two new North American routes from Dublin Airport, an economic report has predicted that the continued development of the airport as a Hub could add €18.6bn to Ireland’s GDP over the next 15 years. Officials recently confirmed that the Irish airport experienced its busiest summer to date, processing more than three […]

Advantage Hotel Hero Conference

Hotel Hero Conference

Beyond Business Travel are delighted to announce that we will be attending the Advantage Hotel Hero Conference in London this month. Due to take place in The Courthouse Hotel, Wednesday 19 September 2018, our team will be at the annual event which allows bookers and hotel partners to network and connect. As well as attending […]

Beyond Business Travel Marks Team Month

Beyond Business Summer Party - Ballycastle and Rathlin Island

The words “team building” have become something of a cliche in recent years. However, here at Beyond Business Travel we are passionate about building a strong team, encouraging our employees and developing their skills. As a result, throughout the year we organise regular activities, designed not just for enjoyment at the time, but also to […]

Customer Service Survey

Beyond Business Travel is currently conducting our annual customer service survey. We undertake this activity each year, to identify our clients’ habits, preferences and attitudes towards our services. Customer feedback is extremely important to the team here at Beyond. It provides us with insight that we can use to improve our business, our products and […]

The Changing Landscape of Travel Expenses

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Barclaycard has released the findings of their survey into business travel expenses, as part of 50th year anniversary celebrations for their first business credit card. The report makes interesting reading and major shifts have occurred in the last few decades, particularly in the area of corporate and client entertainment.   Business Travel Expenses – The […]

Report: 45 % of business travellers view terrorism as their greatest safety risk

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Keeping staff safe when they are travelling for work has become an ever important task for companies. GBTA has released research which found that 45% of business travellers view terrorism as their greatest safety risk. Other concerns include street crime, illness and disease and property crime or theft. Additional research showed that while most travellers […]

British Airways: World Traveller & Plus Make Over & New Group Boarding

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British Airways has revamped it’s World Traveller World and Traveller and Plus cabins and the feedback has been fantastic so far! As part of its £400 million investment in services, facilities and products for travellers, the airline has totally refreshed its Boeing 777 fleet with new seats and entertainment offerings. New Features of British Airways […]

Easyjet launching new loyalty scheme for business travellers

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Easyjet are planning to introduce a new loyalty scheme, it has been reported this week. One of the few airlines without some sort of reward structure, Easyjet has realised that they have some work to do to encourage customer loyalty and boost business traveller numbers. While issuing the company’s latest financial returns statement, the company […]

Accor Hotels Make Food Waste Pledge

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Accor Hotels have pledged to reduce food waste by 30% over the next two years. The hotel chain are responding to ever increasing pressure from travellers and customers to become more environmentally friendly and less wasteful. While previously much of the chain’s organic waste ended up in landfill, the UK and Ireland hotels will now […]