Network Rail pledges to recruit an extra 140 new apprentices to its award-winning Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme, with 24 places available across Anglia.The three-year scheme will now offer 300 young people the chance to “earn while they learn” in 2017. …
Network Rail is saving £9.5m of taxpayers’ money by using an innovative scaffolding method to upgrade the Victorian railway tunnel leading to Liverpool Central station. By installing an access platform secured to the tunnel walls, 15m above track, …
The ScotRail Alliance is today urging people whose travel plans will take them through the central belt to check their journey before setting off, as a number of timetable alterations come into force on Saturday 22 October. ScotRail has …
Network Rail has completed the demolition of Syston Road bridge in Leicestershire as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan to electrify the Midland Main Line. The bridge was demolished overnight on Saturday 8 October and the new, …
Qatar Airways Cargo won the prestigious Overall Carrier of the Year award at the Payload Asia Awards event, voted for by readers of the international industry publication. The award was presented during a gala dinner event in Hong Kong, to …
Qatar Airways celebrated the arrival of its inaugural flight to Helsinki on 10 October with an event attended by Finnish VIPs, honoured guests from the travel industry and media. The evening was hosted by Qatar Airways Group …
The new team of M bar at Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong are introducing guests to rare, small batch spirits sourced from around the world, liqueurs handcrafted in-house, re-imagined classic cocktails, and cuisine by Chef Pierre Gagnaire. “Our approach to …
Irvine’s historic waterfront will shimmer into life this St Andrew’s Day as the Scottish Maritime Museum in North Ayrshire launches the country’s newest art and light winter spectacular, illumination: Harbour Festival of Light. Highlights of illumination, which will take …
A firm that uses vintage Bentleys to offer chauffeur-driven tours of the Highlands is among the Scottish tourism businesses heading to France and Spain with VisitScotland this week. Bygone Drives will join the national tourism organisation on its business …
The Ambassador of Greece, Christodoulos J. Lazaris, has presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Taleb Rifai, accrediting him as Permanent Representative of his country to UNWTO. UNWTO is the United Nations specialized agency for …
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