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easyJet have announced their plans for expansion which includes new routes from Liverpool, Manchester and London’s Stansted airports.
The low cost airline will commence a daily service from Stansted to Sardinia’s Cagliari airport at the end of March, whilst Malta will see an increase of twice daily flights from Liverpool in the middle of June.
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Holidays-Direct.co.uk has revealed a noticeable increase in the last few months of interest in winter holiday destinations. Many UK holidaymakers want to escape the doom and gloom of dark mornings and cold winter evenings to swap for somewhere hot and sunny.
There are many winter holiday bargains as well as city break offers in the […]

The success of Emirates in the last 6 months is thought to have contributed to the success of Dubai Airport, where the 40 millionth passenger is set to pass through before the year is out.
Events in Dubai such as the World Travel Awards, Dubai Shopping Festival, and the Dubai Air show have all helped with […]

Snowfall in Europe and Japan has been quite steady over the last week, especially in the Pyrenees, Italian Dolomites, Finland and the Alps.
The Alps have benefitted well from the latest snow fall, especially in the higher regions and with snow flowing thick and fast on the upper slopes, ski conditions are good in France.
Verbier in […]

Jamaica is the worlds leading cruise destination for the fourth year running in the World Travel Awards (WTA) and Ocho Rios named the Caribbean’s leading cruise port.
Votes for the WTA’s are cast by travel industry professionals from over 183,000 companies worldwide, and are classed as the travel industries answer to ‘Oscars’.
William Tatham from Cruise Shipping […]

Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBIA) according to its managers is set to expand in 2010 and is currently one of the few UK airports to report growth in the current financial crisis.
A positive end to this year and hopes for a new terminal building to go ahead will certainly put LBIA in competition with the […]

After 18 months of discussions British Airways (BA) is to merge with Spanish airliner, Iberia, creating the 3rd largest airliner in the world through a £4.2bn deal.
BA will have a 55% stake of the new company with Willie Walsh taking the role of Chief Executive for the BA-Iberia brand, while Iberia’s chief executive will be […]

The Culture and Tourism Minister for Turkey has said they will be anticipating approximately 33 million visitors by the end of 2012.
Over 18 million visitors entered Turkey in the first eight months of this year with an increase of just over 1% on the previous year, with the most popular destinations being Marmaris, Bodrum and […]

Foreign currency information survey, Holiday Cost Barometer produced by the Post Office Travel Services, has shown that many UK holidaymakers look to reduce costs of holidays as well as maximising their travel budgets whilst at their chosen destination.
Buying food locally and eating out less as well as not spending as much on drinks are just […]

Spanish met office confirms temperatures in the Canaries as the hottest since records began, after ‘extraordinarily warm’ spell.
Temperatures were reportedly 2.4 degrees Celsius above the normal average for the time of year, according to News in the Sun.
Rainfall in Tenerife was also below average for the time of year due to the strange weather pattern.
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UK holidaymakers are planning to travel further afield this winter to destinations such as Dubai, Hong Kong and The Caribbean.
Longer haul destinations are favoured due to the poor exchange rate for many European resorts, giving a wider choice for UK holidaymakers to try somewhere new and get better value for money.
Holidays-Direct believe researching holiday destinations […]

Get up and Dance with Lilia Kopylova and Darren Bennett is an opportunity for cruise goers to show off their dancing skills on board the Island Escape cruise liner, bookings are available through online travel agency, www.cruises-direct.co.uk.
Every week during January and February Island Cruises are running dance classes twice a day in Latin American dance […]

For the first time, Disney Cruise Lines are being promoted in the UK in order to increase sales as well promote the launch of Disney’s newest ship, Disney Dream.
Launching in January 2011, the cruise liner is more than twice as big as the other ships in the Disney fleet, Disney Wonder and Disney Magic at […]

High street fashion hits the ski slopes with a bang this winter, as the return of retro 1980’s clothing hits back. Fluorescent ski-wear jackets and all in one suits along with grannies finest knitting is the latest fashion statement, according to the Timesonline.
While it is important to remember to wear the correct outerwear and […]