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Cont: Passengers would be able to search, compare and purchase combined rail journeys from different operators in a single transaction through independent ticketing platforms or rail company websites.

GDTN - The European Commission has unveiled proposals aimed at significantly easing cross-border and multi-operator rail travel in Europe, including the introduction of single-ticket bookings...

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Cont: The shop will open later this month, and on top of selling its well-known favourite products, customers will also be able to buy Spanish omlette rolls as part of its breakfast menu as well as freshly squeezed orange juice.

GDTN - British retailer Greggs is coming to Tenerife Sur airport. The company, famous for selling sausage rolls, and steak bakes amongst other products plans to expand outside the UK starting at this airport, which around 50% of international passengers fly to and from the UK...

Cont: Following a call to Brest, France on Monday, 11 May, and the call to Bordeaux was planned for Wednesday, May 13.

GDTN - French authorities held The Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambition cruise ship at port at Bordeaux today due to an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness onboard. While testing by French authorities was underway, all tours for Bordeaux today were cancelled and will be refunded...

Cont: Enhanced cleaning and other protocols are in place onboard, including guest isolation where applicable. Ambition departed Belfast for the 14-night sailing on Friday, May 8, with additional guests boarding the ship the next day in Liverpool...

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GDTN - Eurostar, Swiss Federal Railways and SNCF Voyageurs have signed an agreement to to explore launching direct trains from London to Switzerland in the 2030s. Trains could travel to Zurich in around six hours, Basel around five hours and Geneva in around five and a half hours

GDTN - The all-new Four Seasons Hotel Mykonos is now confirming reservations ahead of its first summer season. The hotel cascades down from rocky cliffs through beautifully landscaped terraces and gardens to a private stretch of beach on the crystal-clear Aegean Sea.

Cont: The Barcelona route marks the first-ever nonstop service between Seattle and Spain. Delta becomes the airport’s first airline to operate the route, while its Rome service makes it the second carrier serving the Italian capital from Seattle.

GDTN - Delta Air Lines has launched two new nonstop international routes from Seattle Tacoma International Airport, adding seasonal services to Rome and Barcelona...

GDTN - United Airlines has resumed nonstop flights between Glasgow Airport and the New York area (with Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft), restoring a direct transatlantic connection. The new, daily seasonal service operates between Glasgow and Newark Liberty International Airport.

GDTN - 370 passengers, have been stranded in Cancún, Mexico since Saturday after a TUI fly Netherlands flight to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was cancelled due to a technical issue discovered shortly before departure. The passengers are awaiting replacement travel arrangements.

Cont: Prices start from €1,320 for arriving passengers, €1,560 for customers departing the airport, and €1,860 for those transiting through Istanbul but does not include access to the terminal’s luxury suites, which feature relaxation and dining areas, and ensuite bathrooms

GDTN - Istanbul Airport unveils the world’s largest VIP Terminal. The Jetex iGA Terminal offers 5,000 sqm of space across three floors, with features including an a la carte restaurant and wellness treatment facilities...

Cont: The Jetex iGA Terminal is available to customers departing from, arriving into or transiting through Istanbul Airport on either commercial or private jet flights...

GDTN - The 180-room Avani Mooloolaba Beach Hotel has opened its doors, welcoming guests to Queensland’s Sunshine Coast in Australia, marking the arrival of the first internationally branded new-build hotel in the region in more than four decades.