At the airport . . .

TRAVELLING is one of life's great adventures, but it can also bring its fair share of headaches. Like getting a taxi that can be counted on to be clean, driven competently and coming along with a fair price. In Birmingham, England, Beaufort Airport Taxis Birmingham have all those areas covered the company recently announced the launch of their new website, designed to be even easier to navigate, find out information and book Birmingham taxi appointments online. 

They even offer a professional “meet and greet” service, where the driver will wait for their passenger holding a sign with their name making finding them as easy as possible.

Taxi transfer service is available from Birmingham Airport to all UK airports including Heathrow Airport, East Midlands Airport, Gatwick Airport, Manchester Airport, Luton Airport, and Stansted Airport.

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Skybus services now listed in Travelport’s airport express app

SKYBUS, operator of Australasia’s premier airport transfer service, has announced its arrival on leading travel commerce platform, Travelport, joining the likes of the highly popular Heathrow Express among others. 

The addition of SkyBus means travel agents using Travelport’s award-winning Airport Express App will be notified of the operator’s options; and can instantly book electronic tickets for SkyBus’ airport express services when they plan Melbourne travel itineraries for their customers.

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Europe’s most convenient airports revealed

EURO travellers rejoice! GoEuro, the platform for comparing and booking trains, buses and flights across Europe, has analysed more than 70 European airports to rank the fastest and cheapest transfers to city centres.

Whilst air travel may be the quickest point-to-point travel option, getting from the airport to the city centre can be tricky and stressful, especially if it’s your first time at a new destination. GoEuro’s new research allows savvy travellers to begin their holiday sooner, assessing distance, duration and price from the terminal to the city.

The Ten most convenient European airport transfers:

1. Nice Côte d'Azur, five minute transfer from £1.59

2. Lanzarote, 10 minute transfer from £1.24

3. Birmingham, 9 minute transfer from £2.90

4. Málaga-Costa del Sol, 12 minute transfer from £1.59

5. Frankfurt, 10 minute transfer from £4.24

6. Nürnberg, 12 minute transfer from £2.65

7. Cologne Bonn, 13 minute transfer from £2.12

8. Prague, 15 minute transfer from £0.79

9. Leipzig-Halle, 13 minute transfer from £3.97

10. Amsterdam Schiphol, 14 minute transfer from £3.71

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Norwegian launches door-to-door service in UK

LOW-COST airline Norwegian has launched an airport transfer booking tool for all UK passengers flying Norwegian. Passengers can arrange a direct door-to-door collection and drop-off service upon arrival or departure.

Passengers can search more than 1,500 suppliers on Norwegian’s website to book airport transfers to and from Gatwick, Birmingham, Edinburgh, and Manchester airports. They will have the option to travel by taxi, private transfers, chauffeurs, limousines, trains, and buses for direct connections to a designated address.

Thomas Ramdahl, chief commercial officer at Norwegian said: ‘Our transfer service will give leisure and business passengers a fast and secure journey to and from the airport. By offering a door-to-door service, Norwegian is giving passengers even more peace of mind when travelling. As such, we expect our passengers to make use of the transfer tool which will enhance their journey from start to finish with Norwegian.’

The booking service is provided by car hire partner CarTrawler, where members of Norwegian Reward, the airline’s award winning loyalty programme, can also earn CashPoints which can be used to make cost savings on all flights.

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Early bird train for Manchester Airport

STAFF and travellers will soon be able to take off with Metrolink’s early morning service to Manchester Airport. Trams will run from Firswood to Manchester Airport from 3.40am daily.

As well as delivering much needed connectivity and travel choices, the Airport Line service will reduce the number of car journeys by encouraging some of the 71 percent of airport staff who opt to drive to work to use Metrolink instead.

Trams will run every 20 minutes until 6am, when services will move to a 12-minute frequency.

Ken O’Toole, managing director at Manchester Airport, said: ‘There are 21,500 people employed at Manchester Airport, with thousands more jobs being created in the months and years to come, so this increase in operating hours is positive news. We are committed to ensuring local people have access to those jobs and this new service allows people the opportunity to take jobs with shifts starting at all times of the day.

‘The service will also be pleasing to passengers looking to access the 210 plus destinations here, with many flights going out early in a morning.’

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Gatwick bus link for Kent

NATIONAL EXPRESS is to start a 24-hour, straight-to-the-terminal Gatwick bus service from locations across Kent. 

Starting in December, the dedicated service will serve both terminals from locations throughout Kent eight times a day, with journey times taking as little as an hour.

Pick up and drop off points will include Canterbury, Chatham, Gillingham, Maidstone, Margate, Broadstairs, and Ramsgate. National Express claims travel times will be up to 45 minutes quicker than their rail alternatives, all of which involve at least one change.

Online fares start at £5 one-way.

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London bus link for Stansted

STANSTED AIRPORT has a direct, non-stop bus link to and from Kings Cross/St Pancras railway station, London. 

Fares on the Stansted Citylink service are £10 one way or £17 return, and tickets can be bought online at www.stanstedcitylink.com.

The year-round service runs 24/7 mostly at half hourly intervals, with a journey time averaging 70 minutes, depending on traffic.

The service is provided by ComfortDelGro, a Singapore-based transport company with businesses in the UK, Ireland, Australia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and China.

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