There is no doubt we are living in the age of the consumer. As consumers we are in charge. We go to the supermarket and gather, scan and pay for our goods without any interaction with anyone else, perhaps we avoid the supermarket altogether and simply order online - we get a personal discount code and our groceries are delivered to our door. We do our banking: check our balance, transfer funds, monitor our portfolio, track everything we bought for the last three months – all without having to speak to anyone.

A volcano in central Costa Rica is spewing smoke and ash forcing flights to be diverted.

The biggest night in the Scottish Travel Trade diary is nearly upon us - and what a night it promises to be at the beautifully refurbished Doubletree Hilton Glasgow.
Sponsors Royal Caribbean International, Amadeus, STAR Alliance, If Only, Jet2 Holidays, Glasgow Airport and Travel Weekly are sure to deliver a night to remember.

Imagine a re-designed floating platform, pure industrial design, unique waterfront location, living room and rooftop terrace - all with a view every Londoner would love to wake up with.
Good Hotel connects you with the destination, offers a premium hotel experience and the opportunity to do something for the local community while travelling.
Right on the water in the historic Royal Victoria Docks of London. Its unique location offers views over the River Thames and the city.

This year’s Expo Scotland takes place tomorrow at Hampden Park Glasgow. Starting at 9am Wednesday 02nd November, the event brings together a whole host of businesses from across Scotland and the UK. Guest speakers and seminars will take place throughout the day, offering insights into social media, networking and sales-lead generation …Best of all it's completely free to attend and you can register for your complimentary visitor’s pass here.

When you’re staying away on business for a long period of time, your accommodation is a higher priority than ever. While hotels are fine for overnight stays and transfers, serviced apartments are a better option for trips lasting longer than three weeks. Why? Because when you stay in a serviced apartment, you can enjoy a private home away from home, with kitchen facilities giving you the option to cook for yourself, and your own living space means you can truly relax and put your feet up at the end of a long day.

We know that most business travellers prefer direct flights, after all time is money! When direct flights aren't available the next best thing is an indirect flight, with the shortest valid connection. Sometimes, unfortunately, flight programmes and scheduling means an overnight stay is unavoidable. To help you decide where to stay when faced with this situation, we asked our friends at HotelREZ to compile a list of their top 5 favourite airport hotels.

Iberia is to Offer New Premium Economy Class on 37 of its Long-haul Aircraft. With an emphasis on comfort, wider seats, more leg-room, more steeply reclining seat backs, and larger display screens. The new seating sections will be available gradually next summer and will be for sale at the beginning of 2017. Iberia will be the first airline to offer this cabin on direct flights between Spain and Latin America

When Traveleads won ‘Best Small Business Travel Agent’ at the SPAA Awards, it was the icing on our 45th birthday cake.
The timing couldn’t have been more perfect, we celebrated winning the prestigious accolade at the same time as celebrating 45 years of successful corporate travel management - so you can imagine how thrilled we were to learn that our Luxury Leisure Travel department were named ‘Top Performing Northern Travel Agent’ at the Azure event that took place last night, at the West Park Hotel in Harrogate.

Flights to Mumbai Airport, the second busiest in India, could be delayed or cancelled from next week due to the intermittent closure of the main runway.
The closures will occur from October 18 to November 28. Mumbai has only one airport, which is the second busiest in the country after Delhi.