Author: Lee Fletcher

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, the leisure airline and UK’s largest tour operator, have recently announced the launch of a new destination – Tivat in Montenegro – for Summer 23, from Manchester Airport. This is first time that Jet2 is operating direct flights from Manchester Airport to Montenegro, a popular holiday destination that features golden beaches and cool bars to whitewashed villages and rugged national parks. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will operate twice weekly services (Monday and Thursday) to Tivat from Manchester Airport until 30th October. Tivat opens up an array of options for holidaymakers, including resorts such as stylish Budva, chilled-out Becici…

Virgin Atlantic has relaunched its services to Shanghai, re-establishing its business and leisure connections between the United Kingdom and China. The daily service will resume today, May 1, 2023, with fares starting from GBP432 per person. The move comes after a relaxation in travel restrictions between the two countries, which sees the borders reopening to foreign nationals for the first time since December 23, 2020. Following the restart announcement earlier this year, there has been strong demand for both business and leisure travel in both directions. Known as China’s primary hub of modernity, innovation and futurism, Shanghai is today one…

Jet2holidays, the UK’s largest tour operator, has announced that it is expanding its Free Resort Flight Check-in service to the Canary Islands this summer, weeks after offering the service in Cyprus. After announcing its plan to resume the service in over 50 hotels initially in Cyprus, Jet2 is now launching the service in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura in time for this summer. The service will return in over 130 hotels across these four destinations this summer. Free Resort Flight Check-in is a free and exclusive service from Jet2holidays to take some of the effort out of going home.…

BA Euroflyer, the Gatwick-based short-haul subsidiary of British Airways, has said that it has expanded the options available for customers to purchase in Euro Traveller (economy) and launched new seasonal menus in Club Europe (business class). The airline, in association with its retail partner Tourvest, has expanded its onboard offering by introducing new purchase options during the flight. Customers were previously only able to pre-order fresh food, or purchase snacks during their journey. The new introductions for customers include fresh Tom Kerridge Chicken Coronation sandwiches and Sweet & Spicy Falafel wraps, which can be bought on board without pre-ordering. Customers…

Bournemouth Airport has announced the introduction of new flights and increased frequency for Summer 2024 with UK-based travel brand TUI, with the addition of a new route to Tunisia. TUI will offer 60,000 extra seats, representing a 33 percent increase in capacity at Bournemouth Airport for next year. In addition, TUI will base a second aircraft at the airport and provide a larger frequency of flights. TUI is a major operator at Bournemouth Airport with 14 scheduled services this year. TUI will introduce a new route to Enfidha in Tunisia, while flights to Ibiza, Lanzarote, Menorca, Heraklion, Paphos, and Tenerife…

IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced the launch of Vignette Collection in the UK with the signing of The Halyard at Ropewalks Liverpool, Vignette Collection in partnership with Molo Hotels. Vignette Collection is IHG Hotels & Resorts’ first collection brand and is a family of exclusive properties in urban and resort locations for luxury travellers. The signing of the first luxury branded hotel in the city marks IHG’s plan to invest in the city. The Halyard at Ropewalks Liverpool, Vignette Collection will open later this year under a franchise agreement with Molo Hotels, and will be operated by Lighthouse Hotel…

easyJet is offering up to 10% off on 500,000 seats on selected flights between June 1 and September 30, 2023, with new destinations added for the first time this summer including to the popular Greek Islands, Turkey and convenient city connections to Portugal, France and Italy. Discounted seats from airports across the U.K. are available to book from April 18, 2023, until 23:59 on Monday May 1, 2023 at easyJet.com or via the mobile app, with fares one-way per person including taxes, including: * London Gatwick to Inverness from £24.99, Corsica, Croatia and Copenhagen from £29.99 * London Luton to…

Jet2holidays has announced that its ‘Bid for a Break’ campaign will return for another year. Popular with customers since its launch in August 2021, Jet2’s ‘Bid for a Break’ campaign gives holidaymakers the opportunity to bid for their next holiday for as little as just a few pence. Through the campaign over 50 holidaymakers have successfully ‘Bid on a Break’ over the last three years. Following customer request, Jet2holidays has confirmed that ‘Bid for a Break’ will relaunch today, April 17. The first holiday to bid on, when the campaign relaunches, is a seven-night holiday for two adults and two…

British Airways has announced the launch of its first Avios-Only flights, on which 100 percent of the seats are solely available to Executive Club Members as Reward Seats. The first Avios-Only flight will be the inaugural flight from London Gatwick to Sharm El Sheikh on November 3, 2023, followed by a selection of flights from London Heathrow to Geneva in February and March 2024. More routes will be announced throughout 2023, with all flights available for booking now. Return flights to Sharm El Sheikh will be from £1 + 27,500 Avios per person, with an option to reduce this further…

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks, the UK-based leisure airline and operator, recently announced the launch of two brand-new city break destinations from London Stansted Airport, with the first flights to the historic cities of Athens and Rome departing on March 30. The launch marks the start of city breaks to Europe including these ancient cities for Summer 23 to the end of November. Twice weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) will operate to Athens from London Stansted Airport until November 26, while four weekly services (Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday) are available to Rome until November 27. Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and…