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Emirates starts daily service to Fort Lauderdale, Florida | News

Emirates starts daily service to Fort Lauderdale, Florida | News

Emirates launched its 11th destination in the United States with the start of a daily non-stop passenger service between Dubai and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Fort Lauderdale is Emirates’ second destination in Florida, after launching Orlando more than a year ago. The new service, operated by a GE-powered Boeing 777, marks the first scheduled commercial […]

Manchester Airport promotes USA options with new campaign | News

Foreign Office seeks to clarify US travel ban | News

Manchester Airport has launched its first multi-channel, multi-audience marketing campaign to showcase the breadth of destinations it offers to the USA. The #USADirect campaign will see the airport reach out to all areas of its catchment area that spans as far north as the Scottish Borders, south to the Midlands, east to Yorkshire, and west […]

Foreign Office seeks to clarify US travel ban | News

Foreign Office seeks to clarify US travel ban | News

British foreign secretary Boris Johnson has sought to clarify a travel ban to the United States during conversations with the government officials. President Trump signed a ban on immigration from seven countries on Friday, halting the entire US refugee programme for 120 days. The same order indefinitely banned Syrian refugees, and suspended visas for all […]

UNWTO raises deep concern over US travel ban | News

UNWTO raises deep concern over US travel ban | News

Days after the event, the World Tourism Organisation has moved to express its “deep concern” and “strong condemnation” over the recently announced travel ban by the United States of America. The ban announced on Friday, effectively bars nationals of seven countries – Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen – from entering the US. […]

Emirates introduces laptop handling service for US flights | News

Emirates introduces laptop handling service for US flights

Emirates will introduce a new service to enable customers to use their laptops and tablet devices until just before they board their flights to the US. Emirates customers travelling to the US via Dubai will be able to utilise their laptops and tablet devices on the first part of their journeys, and also during transit […]

Breaking Travel News investigates: USA Highway 1 from Santa Barbara to San Francisco | Focus

Breaking Travel News investigates: USA Highway 1 from Santa Barbara to San Francisco

Having visited both Los Angeles and Las Vegas on a road trip through the American west, Billie Hakansson and her father Mark here embark on the final stage of their tour, along Highway 1 on route to San Francisco. We began our adventure in Santa Barbara, a beautiful seaside location filled with Spanish colonial inheritance, […]

DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Vermont opens in United States | News

DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Vermont opens in United States | News

DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Vermont, a 309-room, state-of-the-art, full-service, conference centre hotel, located just five minutes from downtown Burlington and the city’s major attractions, has become the latest addition to the growing portfolio operated by the brand. “We are the new cookie in town and are pleased to further enhance and strengthen Hilton’s existing presence […]

South African Airways boosts United States-Ghana connection | News

South African Airways boosts United States-Ghana connection | News

South African Airways will increase its frequency on non-stop flights between Washington, DC-Dulles International Airport and Accra’s Kotoka International Airport to five days weekly starting April 2nd. The carrier offers the only nonstop flight between Washington and Ghana and offers travellers convenient connections to over 100 cities across the United States and Canada through its […]

United States confirmed for Expo 2020 in Dubai | News

United States confirmed for Expo 2020 in Dubai

The United States department of state has announced the country will be participating in Expo 2020 in Dubai. A consortium of 13 leading US-based organisations have created a unique journey through American innovation which will be showcased during the event. Within the pavilion, visitors can experience the thrill of American firsts from the past, present […]

United States closes borders to travellers from Schengen area | News

United States closes borders to travellers from Schengen area

The United States will introduce wide-ranging new restrictions on travellers from Europe as the country battles the coronavirus outbreak. In a televised address earlier, president Donald Trump said the move was “strong but necessary”. Travellers from the 26 countries in the Schengen border-free travel zone will be barred from entering the United States for 30 […]

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