British Airways is offering some great holiday deals to Europe with up to fifty percent off holidays when booking Club Europe, the airline’s business class. Club Europe (business class) holidays offer customers a range of benefits to make their holiday extra special, including: access to exclusive airport lounges, check in two bags per person, extra leg room and good food and wine on board. The range of holiday offers makes a luxurious getaway to the continent even more affordable this summer.

Claire Bentley, managing director, BA Holidays, said: “Travellers craving the sun or looking to soak up culture in any number of top European hotspots will find a huge range of offers to tempt them.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and Virgin Australia Airlines (ASX: VBA) today welcomed the U.S. Department of Transportation’s final approval of antitrust immunity for the airlines’ trans-Pacific alliance, which will allow the carriers to implement a joint venture on service between the United States, Australia and the South Pacific.

The grant of antitrust immunity will expand travel choices and competition for consumers by allowing the airlines to provide a seamless product and coordinate flight schedules for maximum convenience. The airlines will collaborate through codesharing, coordinating products and services and extending frequent flyer program benefits and lounge access to customers of both carriers.

Expedia® Affiliate Network (EAN), a division within the Expedia, Inc. group dedicated to private label partnerships, announced a partnership today with AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of Southwest Airlines Co. AirTran customers can now book hotels or vacation packages leveraging Expedia’s great rates and inventory at more than 70,000 hotel properties in the US, Mexico and the Caribbean, including all of AirTran’s destinations.

The new partnership offers travelers the ability to book stand-alone hotel rooms or combine AirTran net fares and published fares with Expedia’s deeply discounted package rates, providing exclusive Book Together and Save packages available only on AirTranVacations.com or through AirTranVacations travel agents. AirTran Airways customers are also able to book car and activities through AirTranVacations.