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 “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
[...click on headline to read full story]  Jet2.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
[...click on headline to read full story]  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
[...click on headline to read full story]  If you are planning an overseas holiday or buying goods online from non-EU websites, you need to know how much you can buy without paying import duty or VAT.
The last thing you want to be faced with are unexpected extra charges when you thought you had found a bargain. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Head of Customs Policy, Mike Coussins, said: “We are keen to remind
[...click on headline to read full story]  Leading holiday firm Thomas Cook will step up its operations at Newcastle International Airport this year. The company has announced that it will be introducing a fourth aircraft in the summer increasing to 54 the number of weekly flights from Tyneside. The new aircraft will offer approximately 70,000 extra seats throughout the summer season taking the total number of
[...click on headline to read full story]  Traditional Mediterranean resorts will no longer be the number one destination for UK holidaymakers by the end of the year. Popular destinations in the Western Mediterranean such as the Costa del Sol and Algarve have seen a steady decline in numbers over recent years, losing ground to up-and-coming resorts that Co-operative Travel terms the ‘METT’ – named
[...click on headline to read full story]  A flurry of new flight options will take off in 2011 from euVue Travel’s feature airports at Newcastle, Leeds-Bradford, Edinburgh and Durham Tees Valley. At Leeds Bradford International Airport easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has started operating a winter ski route to Geneva.
The new route operates five times a week through to April 24 with lead in prices starting from £23.99 (one way including taxes) and
[...click on headline to read full story]  Specialist tour operator Arena Travel has launched its new Fine Arts and Antiques Tours brochure for 2010-11.
All tours are led by ceramics and decorative arts specialist Eric Knowles, a regular on BBC TV’s Antiques Roadshow, and cater for a wide range of interest areas at both home and abroad. Wedgwood, Moorcroft, Dudson and
[...click on headline to read full story]  It’s been a tough year for the travel industry. What with January snow storms, volcanic ash clouds from Iceland and cabin crew strikes, the travel sector has taken a bit of a beating over the past year or so.
And customers have been quick to criticise those companies that have not adhered to their needs in times of travel woe. However, there’s always a place
[...click on headline to read full story] Jet2.com has announced significant new investment in Edinburgh airport today with the launch of a new route to Budapest and additional flights to the popular holiday resort of Majorca. Jet2.com will run flights to Budapest three times a week during peak season. Flights will begin on 21st April with fares starting from just £29.99 one-way including taxes.
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