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EAT UP Children’s meals now available to book


United Airlines Brings Back Complimentary Kids’ Meals for 2023


UNITED Airlines has announced that it is re- introducing in-flight meals for kids.


Children will be able to enjoy both breakfast and lunch/ dinner menus on select United flights where complimentary meals are served. To request a kids’ meal, customers can choose the ‘Children’s Special Meals’ option when booking a ticket or add a request to an existing reservation using the United mobile app. Kids’


meals are available


now on flights greater than 2,000 miles, in cabins where complimentary meal service is offered.


SPAIN CRACKS DOWN ON UNRULY BEHAVIOUR!


BY KIRSTY JOHNSTON kirsty@nitravelnews.com


IN COURT Richard Branson


Richard Branson Facing Lawsuit Over Misleading Virgin Galactic


SPAIN’S Canary Islands are cracking down on under- dressed tourists with hefty new fines for rule breaking. Mogán in Gran Canaria has introduced several new rules with the aim of attracting a “better class of tourist” and reigning in residents. Under the strict new rules both tourists and residents will no longer be able to hang clothes over balconies to dry. They will also be forbidden from


Investors A US district judge has ruled that billionaire Richard Branson must face a lawsuit filed by Virgin Galactic shareholders over allegations he misled Virgin Galactic investors. The suit alleges he misled investors by withholding information


concerning


issues with the Virgin Galactic spaceship program. It also alleges that Branson oversold the ‘great progress’ when in fact the test flight of the Unity spacecraft had major issues.


The class action claims that Branson also sold stock at inflated prices.


The shareholders can sue for about $300 million of stock which was sold just after a test flight. The share price has declined about 90% since then.


being in the street while ‘partially naked’. This includes people not wearing a top or walking around in swimwear. Drinking in the street will also


TOP CHOICE SPAIN


Spain Still Top Summer Holiday Choice EUROPEAN


destinations


continue to be popular summer holiday hotspots for UK travellers, new data from the UK Civil Aviation Authority shows. Between July and September,


more than 13 million passengers travelled to Spain, representing 86 per cent of pre- pandemic numbers. Greece and Italy were also


popular destinations with 4.6 million and 4.1 million p a s s e n g e r s travelling to the country respectively during July, August and September. Greece surpassed


its 2019 performance (114 per cent of 2019),


while Italy recorded 83 per cent of visits compared to pre- pandemic levels.


Attraction World Group has announced plans to launch a direct-sell operation and sell tickets directly to the public under the new GBTIX brand. GBTIX will aim to emulate the success of its US direct-to-consumer brand FloridaTix.


be banned and there is also a new rule against sleeping in public spaces.


Holidaymakers could be fined


if they break one of the rules and charges will vary depending on the severity of the offence. A minor rule break will lead to


January 2023


NO MORE “TAPS AFF” AS CANARY ISLANDS CRACKS DOWN ON ‘PARTIALLY NAKED’ TOURISTS


a fine of 750 euros (£657) while a very serious offence could see tourists fined as much as 3,000 euros (£2,628). Meanwhile Spain’s Malaga


region is set to bring in new restrictions for stag and hen parties. Visitors will be banned from carrying sex dolls or any accessories that “represent genitals” or have a “sexual nature”. They could also be fined for walking around the streets wearing underwear or without clothing. Fines of up to 750 euros (£658)


can be expected for breaking the new stag and hen party restrictions.


British tourists will also be subject to a drinks limit at all- inclusive resorts and there is also a ban on booze cruises.


Spain Seeks To “Get Rid” Of 90 Day Rule for British Tourists Following End of Brexit Transition Period


THE Spanish Tourism Secretary has highlighted a desire to remove the unpopular 90 day rule for British Tourists. This means that British Tourists


and expats without residency would be permitted to stay for longer in Spanish countries. Following the end of the


Brexit Transition Period, British tourists and expats are only permitted to stay in the Schengen Area for 90 out of every 180 days. Fernando Valdés, Spain’s


Tourism Secretary has voiced that Spain wouldx like to “get rid” of this strict rule on British Tourists and Expats. Valdés further added that, “Unfortunately (the rule) is not


something Spain has established by itself or can get rid of. Highlighting that, “It is true that


after Brexit some problems have emerged with people wanting to stay longer”


Currently, Britons who


overstay these 90 days in Spain are liable to face detention, fines or a ban. As a result of this rule, some British Expats have been forced to sell properties in Spain. Valdés outlined how Spain plans to hold talks with the EU to create exemptions for some British Tourists. “It is in our interest to lobby and convince (the EU) we can try to work an exemption with them. But the solution must come from them.”


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