Author: Lee Fletcher
Expedia, a US-based online travel company, has announced its 2012 Flip Flop Report, which provides results of a survey of beach vacations that was conducted with more than 8,000 participants across the globe. The survey indicated that beach vacations continue to remain popular with holiday enthusiasts, with around 52 percent of the respondents planning on taking a beach holiday in the next 12 months. The respondents, from North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia, answered that on average they take about 7.7 days of beach holiday in a single trip. However, Koreans, Japanese and Singaporeans seem to prefer a…
Jet2.com, a UK-based low-cost airline operating out of Leeds Bradford Airport, has announced the commencement of its service to the island of Ibiza, in Spain. The airline celebrated its initial flight to Ibiza with a party for its passengers at Glasgow Airport, in Scotland. The party featured DJ Fox MacLeod, from Karbon nightclub in Glasgow, who regaled the partying passengers with up-tempo music. Ian Doubtfire, the airline managing director, said, ‘We are delighted to be sending our passengers off in style to Ibiza with a real party atmosphere at the airport. The island has proved incredibly popular from our other…
Hilton Athens hotel, a luxury hotel in Athens, Greece, has announced that it has collaborated with the city’s museums to offer its guests a new Cultural Weekend for Two vacation. Greecehas always been a favourite with travellers because of its rich artistic legacy and major archaeological discoveries dating back to ancient times, when the Greek civilisation was known as the cradle of western civilisation. Although plagued by economic downturns,Greece still draws a huge number of international tourists every year. Celebrating its Greek heritage, the luxury hotel is offering its guests complimentary entrance for two people to six of the top…
Summer vacation travel that is synonymous with travelling with families, also increasingly means travelling with pets. Around half of pet owners surveyed by PetRelocation.com, a pet travel and pet transportation service provider, will be travelling with their pets this summer. In its third annual Summer Pet Travel Survey the company said that 47 percent of pet owners would be going on holiday with their pets this summer, while another 40 percent have plans to travel with their pets in 2013. Around 25 percent of people that were questioned will be travelling with their cats, while 85 percent of the dog…
Ryanair, the Ireland-based, low cost airline, has announced that it will be diverting its flights that are scheduled to arrive and depart from Turin airport in Italy, to neighbouring Cuneo Airport in Italy, during a period of disruption at Turin due to maintenance work. Turin Airport will remain closed for three days in July 2012 (on July 7, 8 and 9) for crucial runway maintenance work, and all Ryanair services that were originally scheduled to operate from or to Turin will be operated from Cuneo Airport during this period. While apologising for the inconvenience, the airline has reported that complimentary…
The Four Seasons Hotel Beirut, in Beirut,Lebanon, is offering new summer delights for travellers to the city located next to the Mediterranean Sea. The hotel is re-opening its lounge bar, The Roof, which has directly connected access to the city’s new boardwalk destination, Zaitunay Bay. The Roof is the city’s highest lounge bar, located at a height of 119 metres, and provides elevated seating for panoramic views of the city. It also has a quiet area by the pool, and special seating to view the sunset across the Mediterranean. Beirutis hosting summer concerts for celebrities from the world of music,…
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, a UK-based company, is offering new Baltic itineraries for the summer of 2012. The new all-inclusive Baltic cruises include accommodation, food and entertainment, while drinks are available onboard at the passenger’s expense. The Baltic with Norway cruise, onboard the Black Watch cruise ship, departs Dover,UK, onJune 24, 2012. The cruise includes ports of call including Kiel(Germany), Tallinn (Estonia), St Petersburg (Russia), Helsinki (Finland), Turku(Finland), Copenhagen (Denmark), and Kristiansand (Norway). Prices commence from GBP799 per person, based on twin sharing, with a ‘Latesaver’ deal. The 13-night Baltic Cities cruise, onboard the Black Watch, commences fromDoveronAugust 20, 2012.…
London Stansted Airport in the UK has issued a warning for passengers travelling to and from the airport on May 23, 24, 26, 27 and 28, and June 2 to 6 2012. The airport has announced that members of the GMB and Unite unions, which represent the ground-based handling staff at the airport, will take planned periods of industrial action on those dates. The unions announced the strike action as talks aimed at resolving a dispute with Swissport International, a company that provides ground support services at Stansted Airport, were said to have failed. The dispute concerned work rosters. The…
London City Airport, an Airport in the UK, will be offering new services to its customers in May 2012. Swiss International Airlines, based in Switzerland, has commenced a new service from London City Airport to EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Airport in Basel, Switzerland, from May 21, 2012. The twice-daily flights are operating on weekdays, while a single daily flight is available at weekends. The airline also offers daily flights to Geneva and Zurich from London City Airport. While the service to Basel is priced from GBP56 one way on introductory flights in economy class, a Business Flex airfare is likely…
Air travellers have expressed their rejection for use of mobile phones in flights, says a recent survey conducted by a UK-based flight comparison site, Skyscanner. Around 86 percent of those polled said that it is ‘annoying to have to listen to other people’s conversations’, while only a small minority, of 1 percent of respondents, said that they are willing to pay more for seats in airlines which offer mobile calls. Virgin Atlantic, an airline subsidiary of UK-based Virgin Group, is the first airline based in the UK to offer mobile phone calls during its flights from London to New York,…