New figures have revealed that the number of travellers using UK airports increased by 2.4 per cent last year.

Some 241 million passengers used British airports in 2007, while landings and take-offs also rose by 1.8 per cent, the statistics released ...

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The Queen is set to open the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport later today (March 14th).

Costing £4.3 billion to build, the facility is the new home of British Airways and is claimed to be the biggest freestanding ...

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American Airlines has confirmed that it will soon complete its withdrawal from Gatwick Airport after 26 years of flying from the hub.

The carrier said that it will move more of its Dallas-Fort Worth flights from Gatwick to ...

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Holidaymakers looking to visit Portugal this summer might want to take in the popular Rock in Rio music festival in Lisbon while in the country.

The festival is an offshoot of the Brazilian Rock in Rio event and will ...

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Travellers looking for an out-of-the-ordinary holiday might want to consider one of the camps listed by Travel + Leisure magazine as being some of the quirkiest in the world.

These camps allow holidaymakers to mix leisure with learning a new skill ...

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Flights to Tel Aviv from Heathrow Airport have been launched by bmi.

The route began operations last week and sees passengers able to take advantage of daily non-stop flights to the Israeli city.

According to the airline, the flights ...

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Airport operator BAA has responded to a select committee report calling for the break-up of its operations.

Published by the House of Commons transport committee, the report suggested that allowing the company to retain collective ownership of some of the UK's ...

Read More: BAA break-up 'would affect investment in airports'

There is much evidence to suggest that spa tourism is on the rise again, it has been claimed.

According to the International Tourism Trade Fairs Association (ITTFA), a growing number of holidaymakers are combining a break with taking advantage of ...

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Rock fans wanting the perfect holiday might want to fly to Vienna and combine sightseeing with a star-studded festival experience.

Some of the biggest names in music are set to play at this year's Nova Rock Festival at the Pannonia ...

Read More: Head to Vienna and rock out with the stars

The continuing weakness of the dollar is prompting more people to fly to the USA in search of shopping bargains.

This is according to the Association of British Travel Agents, which has said now could be the best time to ...

Read More: USA shopping trips 'getting more popular'