Europe Travel
Explore Portugal with Vacansoleil
A Portuguese campsite situated just 11 miles south of Lisbon – perfect for those wanting to explore this amazing city with its seven hills, rack railways, unique old tramlines and zoo – has been introduced into specialist operator, Vacansoleil’s programme for 2010.
Top 10 European hotels for winter sports
Flying down the ski slopes through the valleys, or simply enjoying a hot chocolate and taking in the beautiful winter landscape. For travellers that would like to experience the enjoyment of winter sports, Europe’s ski hotels offer guests the opportunity to relax and enjoy alpine hospitality and rustic comforts.
New breaks explore UK’s rich heritage
Discover the history of different areas of Britain on a selection of new ‘Explore the UK’ sightseeing breaks – combining walking and touring – courtesy of HF Holidays, the UK’s largest walking and leisure activity holidays company.
Aer Lingus to code-share on Washington to Madrid route
Aer Lingus has formalized its code-share agreement with United Airlines to jointly operate scheduled service between Washington Dulles and Madrid, Spain.
airBaltic to improve links between Riga and Minsk
Beginning on January 19, the Belarusian national airline Belavia starts flights between Riga and Minsk. This will enable the Latvian national airline airBaltic to offer a greater number of flights to Minsk, thanks to partnership with Belavia.
airBaltic to offer new flights from Riga to Umea
On March 29 of this year, the Latvian national airline airBaltic will launch new flights from Riga to Umea in Sweden.
BA celebrates New York in London
British Airways online community site, Metrotwin.com is supporting the upcoming Nat Finkelstein photographic exhibition at the Idea Generation Gallery in East London, which runs from January 20 to February 14 and offers free admission.
easyJet announces new holiday packages
easyJet has announced the expansion of its package holiday destinations which allows travellers to simultaneously match up flights to more than 15,000 hotels across Europe, with savings of up to 50%, by combining flights and hotels.
Emirates becomes latest fashion in Spain
Emirates, the international airline of the United Arab Emirates, is to start flights to Madrid, providing the only scheduled passenger service between Dubai and Spain.
Flybe announces new route from Humberside
Flybe has announced a brand new weekly summer service from Humberside Airport to Malaga for 2010 with seats now on sale from £44.99 one-way including taxes and charges for travel effective 29th May to 11th September.
Icelandair launches Northern Lights City Break
The Northern Lights are at their peak activity levels through the end of March in Iceland and to provide UK travellers with an affordable way to see this natural wonder, Icelandair is offering the Northern Lights City Break.
Lufthansa passenger numbers down in 2009
Under the impact of the poor economic situation, Lufthansa flew fewer passengers in 2009 than in the previous year.
Lufthansa plans flights to Iraq
As Iraq is increasingly opening up to civil aviation, demand for flights to the country is growing. Lufthansa is therefore examining the possibility of launching several new services to Iraq and is currently planning to serve the capital, Baghdad, and the city of Erbil in Northern Iraq from Frankfurt and Munich.
Top marks for Lufthansa’s baggage handling
Lufthansa and Frankfurt Airport have been voted top of the class in terms of passenger baggage handling.
Monarch increases Gatwick to Faro flights this Easter
Due to popular demand, award-winning low fares airline Monarch has added additional flights to the Algarve this Easter.