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British Airways makes record loss of £292m
British Airways urged passengers today to make Christmas bookings despite the growing threat of crippling strikes next month as it plunged to a record pre-tax loss of £292m during its most profitable trading period.

More Britons holidaying at home as recession and exchange rates bite
The first few weeks of the summer holidays showed a 40% rise in the number of people in England "staycationing" compared with 2008 despite the wettest July since 1914, tourism chiefs have revealed.

British Airways reduces cabin crew
British Airways cabin crew will "unwillingly" accept changes to work rotas later this month, according to the airline's largest trade union, after the high court failed to grant an injunction against cost-cutting measures.

Beijing approves Disneyland-style park in Shanghai
It took over a decade of on-off talks, but an all-American icon has finally won the approval of the Chinese government.

A Sicilian offer some travellers won't be able to refuse
Not without reason, holidaymakers often leave Sicily with an uneasy feeling that they have been funding Cosa Nostra.

Plane problems could ground Ryanair's expansion plans
Ryanair boss, Michael O'Leary, today threatened to ditch his ambitious expansion plans if he cannot agree a deal with Boeing by Christmas – and hand the money saved to shareholders instead.

BA Christmas strike threat moves closer
The threat of strike action by British Airways cabin crew over the Christmas holidays was heightened today, following an angry union meeting that organisers said attracted more than 3,000 workers.

Plans for third runway at Heathrow hang in balance
In 1998, the government began a review of its policy on airports.

Disney-style makeover for ancient Alnwick Castle
A duchess who runs one of Britain's most ancient historic sites has appointed a man from Disney to take her "Sleeping Beauty" castle into tourism's top league.