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Ryanair announces new routes from Brussels
Ryanair has announced that it will add four new Boeing 737-800 aircraft (12 in total) and open 6 new routes (57 in total) from its Brussels (Charleroi) base to Ibiza, Kaunas, Krakow, Nador, Seville and Zadar from March 2010. This brings Ryanair’s investment in Brussels (Charleroi) to twelve aircraft worth over $800million.
Sofitel London St James wins excellence award
Sofitel Luxury Hotels has announced that Sofitel London St James was awarded the Condé Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence for the Most Excellent Spa in UK & Ireland.
Crete villa holidays are easy on the purse
Villa specialist Freelance Holidays has added some great value apartments and villas to its 2010 line up of 100 holiday homes on Crete.
Duo of UK Film Council-backed films in Sundance line-up
Two films backed with Lottery funding through the UK Film Council will screen at the Sundance Film Festival (21-31 January 2010), the leading showcase in the US for independent films.
Fatboy Slim to headline Snowbombing 2010
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls - the Fatboy is back. Santa Claus has come early this December to cram none other than super star DJ Fatboy Slim down your chimney!
Madrid plays host to major art exhibition
From 14 January to 22 April 2010 Fundación Mapfre, Madrid, will present a major free exhibition, including more than ninety paintings from the Musée D’Orsay in Paris, which will show Impressionism in a startling new light.
Londa Hotel Cyprus announces new menu concept
The award-winning Londa Hotel in Limassol Cyprus will, from next month, be introducing a new menu concept in its renowned Caprice restaurant.
On the Beach launches Beach Mate app on Facebook
Leading online travel agent On the Beach has launched the industry’s first group booking application on Facebook. Beach Mate is a collaborative tool which manages flight and hotel bookings made with On the Beach. The application allows Facebook users to invite their friends and family to join them on holiday without having the hassle of booking for the entire group.
Have your own Twilight adventure with TrekAmerica
Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight saga has taken the world by storm and now travellers can have their own Twilight Adventure on a brand new tour from TrekAmerica.
Ryanair launches £5 New Year seat sale
Ryanair has announced that from midnight Monday 7th December it will release 500,000 £5 seats for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in January.
Short winter breaks with Four Pillars Hotels
The presents are wrapped, the decorations are up and Christmas will soon be upon us. But after the turkey’s all gone and you’ve had your fill of mince pies and the in-laws, January arrives and what to look forward to then?
Variety, reinvention and history in Germany
Germany has been voted by Lonely Planet as one of its top ten countries to visit in 2010. The country was singled out for its variety, reinvention and also history, and specialist tour operator, Dertour, has a number of special holiday experiences for 2010, whether it is a new walking trail along the Rhine, or a once-in-a-lifetime visit to the Oberammergau Passion Play, which is held every 10 years.
Something for everyone in Torquay
As part of its Green Tourism campaign this year TLH Leisure Resort has taken a fresh look at its new 2010 brochure and developed two separate publications to better meet the needs of their guests and the environment.
Banyan Tree launches luxury desert spa resort in the UAE
Banyan Tree Al Wadi is launching on 1 January 2010 in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates and will be the first luxury desert resort in the UAE to offer an all-pool villa concept.
Make a winter sun escape to Mallorca
Offering accommodation for up to 18 people, the stylish Hotel L'Avenida in Soller, Mallorca is opening for the months of January and February 2010 with a special self-catering winter sun escape package - perfect for a group of friends, a corporate event or a large family gathering.