Stockholm airport will participate in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Preclearance program for screening travellers overseas from as early as 2019.

The following airports have also begun negotiations to join the program; Bogota, Colombia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Edinburgh, Scotland; Kansai, Japan; Milan, Italy; Reykjavik, Iceland; Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo, Brazil; and Saint Martin in the Caribbean.

Take advantage of Qatar Airways exclusive companion offer and enjoy an extraordinary travel experience together on board the World's Best Business Class.

Plan the perfect trip for two and travel to more than 150 exciting destinations around the world and you can save up to 40% off Business Class fares, plus earn double Qmiles.

Daily departures are available from London Heathrow, Manchester Birmingham and Edinburgh. Book by 7^th November for travel from 15^th November 2016 to 15^th June 2017.

Finnair have announced they will increase capacity from the UK and Ireland to Helsinki for summer 2017 due to high demand on the route.

Edinburgh will be served by up to five weekly flights operated by a 138-seat Airbus A319 with Business and Economy Class, following the successful launch of the route in April 2016.

Capacity from Dublin will also increase to nine weekly flights from March 2017 operated by a mix of Airbus A319 and Embraer E190 aircraft with a schedule convenient for onward connections.

Norwegian Air has agreed a deal with airport lounge provider No.1 Traveller to allow Norwegian Reward loyalty scheme members travelling in any class from the UK to receive a 15% discount at the Gatwick, Edinburgh and Birmingham airport lounges. Plus Premium passengers on the airline’s award-winning flights to the US automatically receive access to the No.1 lounge at Gatwick. Why not get your Norwegian journey off to a great start by relaxing in a No.1 Traveller lounge?

Serviced City Pads is a leading supplier of quality serviced apartments as a hotel alternative in the UK and Ireland, with over 15,000 selected serviced apartments in more than 100 locations. Serviced apartments are an excellent cost effective hotel alternative for both short and long-term rentals, and have many benefits for both business and leisure travellers. They offer 50% more floor space than a standard hotel room;, have separate living and dining areas, spacious bedrooms, well-equipped kitchen facilities and the flexibility of self-catered accommodation.

Etihad continues to reimagine flying. Etihad’s pioneering spirit and traditions of hospitality, drawn from its Abu Dhabi home, have been harnessed to create contemporary living spaces in the air and deliver unparalleled comfort and service. Etihad Airways offers three daily flights from London, twice daily from Manchester and a daily service from Edinburgh to Abu Dhabi and onwards to over 100 destinations. Whether you choose to fly first, business or economy class, you will experience the newest aircraft, latest entertainment systems and finest onboard dining.

This August you can host your Private Dining event in the elevated surroundings of ‘Heights’ at the Apex Grassmarket Hotel, Edinburgh.

From just £30 per person this package includes: 

• Summer Pimms welcome drink
• Three-Course Set Menu

With views across Edinburgh Castle you’ll also have the chance to watch the nightly fireworks that light up the skies from the comfort of your dining room.

Delta Air Lines in partnership with Virgin Atlantic have introduced a new direct, daily Edinburgh to New York JFK service. Passengers will be offered even greater choice in both direct routes to New York, but also greater connectivity across all Deltas’ extensive network to over 60 destinations across North America.

As part of Virgin Trains East Coast programme a £140 million investment has facillitated a new timetable with 42 additional trains connecting London and Edinburgh every week.

The new services will increase capacity by nearly a third contributing an additional 22,000 seats weekly and provide a near-half-hourly service between the capitals.

Virgin said it has already seen bookings for journeys across the border increase by 15% compared with the same period last year after announcing the increased services.

Air France-KLM Group low-cost carrier Transavia has begun flying new routes from Edinburgh and Luton to Paris Orly. The Luton service is running twice a day on weekdays with daily flights on Saturdays and Sundays, and four flights a week are operating from Edinburgh. The new flights from the UK using 189-seat Boeing 737-800s come a year after the carrier began flying between Dublin and Paris.