Barbara Hulanicki, the woman behind the iconic BIBA fashion brand, has revealed the amazing story of her business success at Bath in Fashion – one of the high-profile speakers helping lift the city's reputation as a hotbed of fashion. Interviewed last night by Hilary Alexander, former fashion director of the Daily Telegraph, she recalled...
New holiday destinations have been unveiled for next summer and larger planes introduced this week at Bristol Airport as its passenger numbers continue to climb to record levels. Holiday giant Thomas Cook is basing two 220-seat Airbus A321 aircraft at the airport to use on its summer services to holiday hotspots – replacing two...
Spectacular scenery and a small but exciting capital city make Iceland a magnet for adventurous tourists. Bath Business News Travel Editor ANNE GORRINGE took advantage of the recently-launched easyJet direct flights from Bristol Airport to Reykjavik and here gives her top tips for a great weekend away… Iceland’s amazing lunar landscape is increasingly...
Passengers arriving for the inaugural easyJet flight from Bristol Airport to Reykjavik this morning may have been surprised to find a 7ft camel greeting them at the check-in desks. But Kokoso’s appearance was not down to a booking error by the airline’s promotions department – he was on hand to promote the launch of...
Serre Chevalier, a high ski resort on the French-Italian border, is ideal for a group or large family holiday. And its added attractions, for Bath Business News Travel Editor ANNE GORRINGE, included learning how to drive a ‘piste basher’. As our tour guide pointed out the ‘Milky Way’ ski area on our way to...
‘Santa Special’ flights to Lapland are being re-introduced from Bristol Airport this December after a gap of five years as their operator expresses confidence in the economic recovery. The launch of the three and four-day packages by Esprit’s Santa’s Lapland brand, part of the Inghams and Ski Total stable – the UK’s largest specialist...
Known for its trophy-winning football teams and vibrant music scene, and the fact the BBC recently relocated there, Manchester is also one of the UK’s leading business destinations. So what can the business traveller do between meetings or to fill in a long lunch hour? Bath Business News travel editor ANNE GORRINGE headed North...
Business links between the West and the German city of Hamburg are taking off following the launch of direct flights from Bristol Airport. So what can the business traveller do between meetings or to fill a few hours before flying home? Bath Business News travel editor ANNE GORRINGE went to find out . ....
High-end conference organisers from Europe and beyond are being targeted in a bid to bring their events to Bath by stressing the city’s ‘wow factor’ and its wide range of premier venues. Bath Tourism Plus (BTP) is exhibiting at the UK’s first-ever three-day Meetings Show UK at London’s Olympia, which opens tomorrow, and will...
Hotels and tourist attractions in Bath are hoping to benefit from a boost in visitor numbers from Germany when a new drama filmed in the city is broadcast on German TV’s prime Sunday night slot. London and Munich-based production company Gate TV, which specialises in dramas for British and German audiences, has been filming...
