theround-up E CityJet has launched a six-times-per-
week-service to the Tuscan city of Florence from London City Airport. Fares start from £69 one-way.
www.cityjet.com
E International Rail is stepping up its
efforts to promote rail travel between the UK and Spain for this summer. The company has appointed Renfe as UK booking agent with direct access to its booking system for fares and timetables. Train fares from London to Spain start from just £89 pp. Sleeper train options are also available from just £210 pp.
www.internationailrail.com
ETunisia continues its post-revolution
resurgence with the launch of new flights to the island of Djerba. Thomson Airways will start weekly direct flights from London Gatwick from May 5, and Thomas Cook Airlines will offer weekly flights from Manchester as well as Gatwick, from May 7. The new Mövenpick Gammarth in Tunis will add to the capital’s luxury offering, and a new all-inclusive First Choice Holiday Village will launch in seaside Hammamet this summer.
www.cometotunisia.co.uk
E Eurostar now has a high-speed rail
service between the UK and Avignon in the heart of Provence. The direct service will run every Saturday from London St Pancras International to Avignon Centre Station from July 9 to September 10. Tickets are priced from £109 return in standard class and £249 return in Standard Premier.
www.eurostar.com
ELongwood Holidays is offering
free golf in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh this summer for all golfers booking a holiday at any of the resort’s three five-star Maritim Jolie Ville hotels. Guests can book one, three or five complimentary rounds of golf, per person, per stay. Unlimited same day golf is also on offer for guests staying at the Maritim Jolie Ville Golf & Resort (subject to availability). The only charge is for golf buggies (use is mandatory), charged at €25 per buggy.
www.longwoodholidays.co.uk
ESofitel at Heathrow's Terminal 5 has
been voted the best airport hotel in Europe. Holiday Extras offers rooms for under £100pn.
www.holidayextras.com
Classical Jordan gives more
By Alan Orbell Next year sees the 200th anniversary of the re-discovery of the Lost City of Petra and the Jordan Tourism Board is looking to use the occasion to boost awareness. The board’s md, Nayef H. Al-Fayez,
reports 2011 visitor numbers are up (by 6% in March) in spite of the political upheavals in the region. “We want tour operators to be sure
and confident of the Jordan product. We’re keen to work with agents to
Sunvil gets remote
Sunvil new additions for Greece in 2011 include three remote islands in the Dodecanese and an expanded programme on eco-conscious Tilos and Ouranoupolis in Halkidiki.
The three Dodecanese islands include Karpathos, where the local people in the remote mountain village of Olymbos still wear their traditional costume; atmospheric Nissyros, with its two large volcanic craters, lush green interior and fantastic walking trails; and remote Astypalea, which is fashionable among the Greeks, with its whitewashed main town crowned with a kastro (castle). Prices start at £501 pp (two sharing) for a seven-night stay at the two-star Porfyris Hotel on Nissyros. The price includes return flights (Gatwick), transfers (including ferry from Kos) and B&B accommodation.
www.sunvil.co.uk
launch 2012. That’s where our publicity and marketing will be focussed." He said Jordan was not a mass-tourism destination but would target sales with niche products like history and culture, leisure and wellness, eco-tourism, religious tourism and adventure. JTB’s David Symes added: “We’re
launching a travel planner to help people to expand beyond the Classical Tour and spend more time in Jordan.”
www.visitjordan.com
Value from Prestige
By Jo Austin In a bid to meet the demand for lower-cost holidays, luxury operator Prestige has launched a new ‘Essentially Prestige’ brand. Featuring three-, four- and five-star
holidays, Croatia is the first destination given an ‘Essentially’ brochure, with lead-in prices from £299.
Prestige chairman John Dixon said:
“Croatia fits perfectly into our new ‘Essentially' brand offering good value for money holidays in a range of accommodation including lighthouses, farms and quality hotels. Many of our clients are choosing to take a second holiday with us each year, while others are looking to make savings, and I see Croatia as the ideal location.” Holidays can be tailor-made or packaged to suit. The brochure features three-, seven-, 10- and 14-night holidays out of Dubrovnik, Rijeka and Split. Dixon added: “Croatia also makes
the ideal short break and can make a good two-centre holiday combining city and sea.” Flights from 12 UK airports take around two hours into Croatia’s six most popular airports.
www.prestigeholidays.co.uk/croatia
Atlantic Holidays heads Planet grows to verdant Madeira
Atlantic Holidays has announced flights to Madeira for summer 2011. The operator is offering two direct flights from Liverpool, in May and October, one from Durham, in July, and one from Doncaster, in August. The regional departures are designed
to tap into demand in the North of England for Madeira. The Portuguese island is located
about 350 miles from the northwest coast of Africa and 520 miles southwest of Portugal itself. Unlike the other islands in its group which are volcanic and barren, Madeira is lush and verdant. It has an exceptionally temperate climate, many historical monuments, attractive gardens and interesting squares and streets in the capital of Funchal.
www.atlanticholidays.net
Planet Holidays has expanded in Greece and Cyprus. Extra charter seats have been added from Gatwick and Manchester to Santorini, and 32 new hotels and apartments have been added in Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, Santorini, Zante, Mykonos and the mainland. There are 10 new luxury all-inclusive hotels too. Lead-in price for a hotel is £867.50 pp.
www.planet-holidays.co.uk
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