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Booking the right hotel made easy

1st A319 sep03 1 M Booking the right hotel made easyeasyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has announced an exclusive agreement with international hotel reservation leader, Booking.com.

From this month (April 2012) the deal will open the door to more than 200,000 properties worldwide for easyJet customers.

And with over 120,000 properties located in easyJet destinations, customers will be able to access Booking.com’s accommodation service via a bespoke and innovative reservation tool from the easyJet website.

Catherine Lynn, easyJet Customer and Revenue Director commented: “We are really pleased to announce our collaboration with Booking.com. It will enable our customers to choose from a wider range of Europe’s leading hotels, with greater flexibility and at guaranteed, best-available prices.

“Both easyJet and Booking.com believe in the importance of providing customers with value for money and a service that’s easy and convenient and this agreement delivers exactly that. We are sure it will be popular with our customers.”

The deal brings enhanced booking options such as ‘Pay after you Stay’ and gives customers looking for ideal hotel hideaways the lowest prices, backed up by a Best Price Guarantee. It also offers them the flexibility to book a hotel online immediately after they make their flight booking or any time prior to their flight departure – even on the same day as their actual flight.

Paul Hennessy, Booking.com ‘s Chief Marketing Officer commented: “We’re delighted to be working with easyJet.  Booking.com will make it easier and more engaging, for easyJet customers to get the best hotel prices on hundreds of thousands of hotels and accommodation worldwide.”

When it’s spring again…Holland in full bloom

Keukenhof Compressed M When it’s spring again...Holland in full bloomHolland’s exceptional 6th Floriade World Horticultural Expo has its doors to the public.

The event, which takes place every 10 years, will run until October 7 at Venlo in central-eastern Holland.

The central theme of Floriade 2012 is being badged as ‘Be part of the theatre in nature, get closer to the quality of life’ and is presented in five themed zones at the

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A new service to Spain from Jet2

Jet2dotcom 28 M A new service to Spain from Jet2Jet2.com has launched a new service from Edinburgh airport to Alicante in Spain.

To celebrate the leading leisure airline’s first flight to its sixth Spanish destination from Edinburgh, Jet2.com’s Edinburgh Station Manager, Fiona Black, joined Davis Hunter Edinburgh Airport’s Commercial Director, (above) to mark the occasion.

Jet2.com’s direct Edinburgh to Alicante service will operate up to three times a

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Oradour – where silence speaks volumes

village martyr 2 M Oradour where silence speaks volumes“You must go to Oradour.”

The advice came from a friend as I talked about a forthcoming vacation to France.

The ultimate destination was the Dordogne where a cosy gite was waiting for an extended stay. En route we had decided to lay up for a couple of days a few miles north of Limoges.

That’s when Oradour entered the conversation.

Regular

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Denmark…making a killing

Nyhavn wooden ships with M Denmark...making a killingSubtitled suspense thrillers have become a Saturday night favourite for British viewers.

The growing army, first hooked by Wallendar, are now being driven to the 9pm slot on BBC 4 by the delightful Sofie Grabol – better know to us as Detective Inspector Sarah Lund.

The conclusion of The Killing II last weekend came with a promise that a third series would be on its

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Tunisia plays its culture card to broaden visitor appeal

0248 Carthage M Tunisia plays its culture card to broaden visitor appeal In Tunisia the talk is of new beginnings.

The newly elected assembly the Ennahda Party – ennahda means renaissance – is getting down to the business of leading a national coalition to a freer, democratic Tunisia.

The winds of change blowing from this country’s Arab Spring promise a soft landing for a vibrant tourism industry that is a key driver of the

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Hat Trick of award wins for Jet2.com and Jet2holidays

Awards wins 013 cropped M Hat Trick of award wins for Jet2.com and Jet2holidaysJet2.com and sister company Jet2holidays are celebrating a trio of wins at two of the top award ceremonies in the travel industry calendar.

Jet2holidays led the awards haul after being voted Best Tour Operator to the Iberian Peninsula and Islands at the prestigious British Travel Awards. As the largest survey of public opinion on UK travel

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Christmas markets made easy

Prague xmas market M Christmas markets made easyAre you a foodie? Mad on handicrafts? On a budget?

The UK’s leading short break provider Cresta has launched the new edition of its Christmas Markets and Winter Breaks brochure for 2011/12.

The guide is perfect for the indecisive – whether you want to shop till you drop or sample local fare, it will point you in the right direction.

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Bargain gems on the Emerald Isle

Wineport Lodge waterways S Bargain gems on the Emerald IsleIrish website and online deal-of-the-day operation Dealsireland.ie could be a money-saving guide for anyone travelling to Ireland this summer.

It allows you to follow the daily deals and promises the best offers on hotel accommodation in Ireland, as well as leisure facilities, restaurants and beauty treatments. The deals are available for a 24 hour period and represent between 50% and

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Brits behaving less badly

brits S Brits behaving less badly Brits are behaving less badly abroad.

New Foreign and Commonwealth Office data shoes that Britons arrested overseas has fallen by over 10%  and drug arrests have decreased by almost 20% over the past year.

Despite this positive trend, Foreign Office staff still handled 5,700 arrest cases last year with Spain and USA the top hot spots.

Drug arrests continue to be a significant problem

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