New data from flight site Skyscanner has revealed that the long running British love affair with Spain may be coming to an end. Examining flight search data for travel during the Easter holiday period, Skyscanner found that although Spain remains the most popular country overall for holidaying Brits, it’s not as popular as it was just one year ago...>>>

MKG Hospitality’s 2010 Hotel Group Ranking is marked by two major mergers: Louvre Hotels with Golden Tulip and NH Hoteles with Hesperia, in turn boosting each group’s position and into the top five. Meanwhile, Accor remains Europe’s leading group, whilst Best Western moves into second spot. Best Western is now Europe’s second largest group, following a 3.3% growth in supply to reach 87,017 rooms. This move nudges Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) to a close third, with 86,084, representing a 1.7% growth. Meanwhile, Accor remains Europe’s outright number one hotel group...>>>

The European Commission has sent a formal request to the German authorities (reasoned opinion) for failing to ensure fair access for services providers to ground handling markets at major airports (14 major airports in the case of Germany), as required under EU Directive 96/67/EC. Under this Directive, any service provider should be able to compete to provide ground handling services such as baggage handling, catering services, fuel and oil handling or passenger transport. This is the second stage in the infringement process. Germany is required to comply with the request within two...>>>