Author: Lee Fletcher
Jet2holidays has expanded its recently-launched golf packages to one of the most coveted golfing destinations in Europe – the Algarve in Portugal. The new golf packages from Jet2holidays to the Algarve gives golfers the opportunity to enjoy a holiday with rounds of golf included at a selection of hotels. Portugal’s Algarve showcases over 30 top-rated courses across just 85 miles of glorious Atlantic-facing coastline. From the prestigious Signature course by Jack Nicklaus at Monte Rei to San Lorenzo in Quinta do Lago, close to the Ria Formosa Natural Park, the destination is home to some of the most sought after…
TUI, a travel and leisure company, has announced the addition of 1,500 hotels on sale across 22 destinations for UK guests for summer 2024. According to a release by Norwich Airport, customers in East Anglia will get more choice in popular destinations such as Ibiza, Menorca and Turkey from Norwich. With a total of 14 flights a week, TUI flying offers nine routes from the region, with the largest number of flights to Palma Majorca, three times each week. The 1,500 hotels now on sale feature in popular spots like Greece, The Canaries and The Balearics, and are operated from…
British Airways Executive Club members now have a new option to redeem their Avios towards the cost of a British Airways Holidays booking. Customers choosing a flight and hotel and/or car package with British Airways Holidays, can now use Avios towards the total price of a holiday when making their booking. Alternatively, customers can secure their holiday with a deposit just using Avios, paying any remaining balance with cash in as many or few instalments as they like, provided the balance is paid off in full four or five weeks before travel for short haul trips or seven weeks for…
London Gatwick has announced four new transatlantic routes from Norse Atlantic this summer – alongside two announced last week. London Gatwick passengers will be able to fly to seven destinations with Norse starting September. Alongside its existing New York route, the airline is adding services to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC and Boston – as well as Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, announced last week. Stewart Wingate, CEO, Gatwick Airport, said: ‘We are delighted to welcome six new Norse Atlantic routes this summer, giving passengers a fantastic choice of US destinations at excellent value, whether for holidays, business or visiting…
Following a recent expansion to its Summer 23 programme, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays – the UK’s largest tour operator and leading leisure airline – has announced the addition of even more flights and holidays for this summer to sunshine favourites in the Canary Islands, the Balearics, Cyprus, Portugal and Spain from five UK bases. In response to strong customer demand, Jet2 added extra services for Summer 23 to Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Larnaca, Majorca, Tenerife, Faro and Malaga between March and May. The extra capacity has been added from Birmingham, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford and London Stansted Airports. Steve Heapy, CEO of…
Birmingham Airport has announced a partnership with ZeroAvia for the introduction of zero-emission, hydrogen-powered air travel. The companies have entered into a long-term partnership to make on-airfield hydrogen refuelling and regular domestic passenger flights of zero-emission aircraft a reality in the coming years. ZeroAvia is currently working on developing a zero-emission system capable of flying 20-seat aircraft 300 nautical miles by 2025. This opens up the possibility of green air travel from Birmingham to destinations such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Belfast, Isle of Man and Dublin by the middle of this decade. In addition, with the aim of making zero-emission…
Volotea will offer rugby fans in Wales direct scheduled flights from Cardiff Airport to both Lyon and Nantes for the crucial Pool C deciding matches against Australia and Georgia in the Rugby World Cup taking place in France this autumn. Leaving Cardiff at 17:15 on Friday, September 22, the first special flight is to Lyon, where Wales will play Australia in its Pool C match at the OL Stadium at 21:00 on Sunday, September 24. The return flight will then depart Lyon at 16:05 on Monday September 25. The second special flight to Nantes will depart from Cardiff at 18:00…
Norse Atlantic Airways, a new airline offering affordable fares on long-haul flights, primarily between Europe and the United States, has announced the sale of two new routes, London Gatwick to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale. The flights to Orlando will begin on May 25, 2023 and to Fort Lauderdale on May 26, 2023, with fares starting from £409 return including taxes. The new routes will be in addition to the current daily London to New York service that began in August 2022. Flights to Orlando will operate four times a week in May and June and then a daily service during…
For those looking for a once-in-a-lifetime experience and with a spirt of adventure, the glacial and gold-rush frontier of Alaska may not spring to mind, but Norwegian cruise company Oceania Cruises is offering just that this year, with what it claims is an authentic, locally curated summer offering led by community members. Sailing from Los Angeles, Seattle and Vancouver, travellers looking for the unique will be drawn into local cultures and cuisines on any of the 14 announced departures between May and September this summer aboard the 656-guest Regatta. With more than 250 tours and excursions offered in Ketchikan, Sitka,…
Loganair has resumed its service between Cornwall and Manchester, with the restart of flights from Cornwall Airport Newquay on February 10. The UK-based largest regional airline will operate daily to provide customers with easy access for short or long breaks, and flexibility for business travellers. Loganair initially planned to recommence its Newquay routes in summer 2023 from March 26, 2023, but with increasing demand for the service, particularly during the February half-term holiday, the airline brought the route back onto sale in November 2022 for a February start. In addition to the Cornwall-Manchester reconnection, flights will operate from Cornwall Airport…