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Over August bank holiday weekend, many British cities will see an influx of UK holidaymakers and city-breakers heading off to foreign destinations for the last chance of summer sun.
Many people will be taking the opportunity for a long weekend in beautiful city break locations, such as Edinburgh, Venice, Rome, Barcelona and New York to name […]

Under Government plans to relax restrictions, after the upgrade of airport X-ray machines, airline passengers will be able to carry any amount of liquid in hand luggage once more.
Limitations to 100 millilitre bottles will be over for passengers. And duty-free alcohol can be bought without the risk of it being taken away.
In laboratories in […]

New Zealand, Cape Town, Italy and York have come top as the Telegraph readers’ favourite destinations in the newspaper’s annual travel awards.
In a recent poll of more than 25,000 readers, 92% maintained that the credit crunch would not affect their choice of holiday destination.
Favourite airlines included Singapore Airlines, Virgin and Emirates while San Fransico, […]

The German airline carrier Air Berlin has begun to offer a range of new services to long-haul destinations from Stanstead Airport.
Air Berlin now flies to nine international routes including Cancun in Mexico, Samana in the Dominican Republic, Miami and Bangkok.
Titus Johnson, the company’s UK and Ireland manager, said: “Air Berlin has a great reputation for […]

Gosimply.com have announced the winners of the gosimply award, which are declared at the end of each calendar month.
The awards highlight the best holiday essentials products in the UK including airport car parks, hotels and lounges.
The October 2008 winning ariports were Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Dover, Durham Tees Valley, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Glasgow, […]

According to a recent report by Travel Counsellors.co.uk two of the UK’s leading national airports will be trialing the proposed new national identity cards.
As part of an 18 month trial London City and Manchester airports will trial the cards which have been proposed by the Home Office.
“The first ID cards will be issued to […]

bmi , the second largest carrier at London Heathrow, has removed its fuel surcharges on all flights within the UK and Europe, providing UK holidaymakers with a cheaper way to explore their favourite holiday destinations.
Managing director Peter Spencer said, “bmi has always been a market leader in UK and Europe and is committed to providing […]

UK holidaymakers will be able to fly cheaply to Iceland for holiday breaks from next year following the launch of a new service from Gatwick to Iceland which will come into operation on 1st May 2009.
The service will be operated by Iceland Express and will offer eight flights a week between London Gatwick and Reykjavik. […]

British holidaymakers looking to escape the cold weather in the UK for some winter sun abroad may find a warm spanish resort is exactly what they are looking for.
Barcelona maintains a 12 degree temperature in the winter but has a its fair share of warm sunny days through the season. A scenic city, it offers […]

London Luton Airport is currently undergoing a huge construction project aimed at improving the airport’s transport infrastructure.
£2m has been invested to improve the area around the central terminal. The project, which is intended to greatly improve passengers’ journey experience to and from the London airport, will include developing the set-down areas for bus passengers […]

Inverness Airport will increase its destinations to include a number of popular European holiday destinations including Spain, Majorca, Malta and Italy.
It is expected that many Scottish holidaymakers will relish the opportunity to fly abroad for asummer holiday from their local airport.
Inverness Airport manager James Walton said, “Whether it’s young families or couples, the charter providers […]

Flights from Southampton will now include the destinations Grenoble and Zurich which will be offered by Blue Islands, an airline based in the Channel Islands. Flights to Zurich will depart daily during the week with an extra flight being introduced on Sundays as of October 26th.
Blue Islands will join the airline Flybee in offering […]

The use of mobile phones on UK passenger aircraft may soon be given the go-ahead after an investigation by Ofcom.
UK aircraft operators wishing to permit their passengers to use their mobiles and other such radio equipment during a flight will be able to obtain a licence from Ofcom.
However recent research suggests that the […]

Passengers wishing to fly to New Brunswick, Canada will now be able to do so from Gatwick airport.
This long-awaited service will provide travellers with greater access to the many popular resorts along the Atlantic Coast including Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.
The flight operator will be Air Transat, offering both […]

Ryanair now offers seven new connections out of Luton airport taking the companies total destinations to 20.
The destinations include Beziers, Biarritz, Poland, Sicily, Lithuania and Derry.
Natalie Raper, spokeswoman for Luton airport said: “We are delighted to announce these new routes with Ryanair, giving our passengers yet more choice of places to visit and […]

The Manchester Airport Group are to invest £45m into Bournemouth airport with the aim of doubling its passenger numbers.
Included in the new development plans are a new terminal and the expansion of the existing aircraft and passenger areas.
Following the completion of the project the number of passengers is expected to more than double […]

From 13th December UK holidaymakers will be able to fly to Austria’s popular skiing destination of Salzburg from Gatwick.
This newly announced service from easyjet puts an end to the frustrations of British skiers wanting a more direct connection between London and the Austrian skiing resort.
Easyjet will be offering the flights three times a week […]