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Airlines plan busy


transatlantic crossings THERE will be more transatlantic


flight options in 2014 with several airlines announcing new or increased services to the USA.


Gatwick will once again offer direct flights to New York next summer (from July 3) when low-cost carrier Norwegian restores the link five years after British Airways axed its service.


Norwegian will also launch direct flights to Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale with all three routes served by ‘next generation’ B787 Dreamliners. A Dreamliner will also feature on British Airways’ new daily direct flights between Heathrow and Austin, Texas, which take flight in May. The state capital becomes


the third Texas


destination on British Airways’ summer schedule, joining Houston and Dallas. The airline will also increase flights to Seattle to 11 weekly (from 10). Meanwhile,


Etihad Airways, the


national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has announced direct flights to Los Angeles from June 1, 2014, subject to regulatory approvals. Together with flights to Chicago, New York and Washington DC Etihad will be operating 28 return flights weekly. Etihad Airways and American Airlines


have had an extensive code share agreement in place since September 2009. It places its EY code on American’s flights through its current gateways of Chicago, New York and Washington DC to more than 70 US cities. norwegian.com/uk; batraveltrade.com; etihad.com


In the money with Funway


BY ALAN ORBELL ALMOST 700 travel agents have now signed up to Funway Holidays’ MoneyCard scheme since its


launch on July 4,


dramatically exceeding the operator’s initial expectations. The travel agent incentive debit card enables agents to earn tax-free money on each Funway booking made to the USA, Mexico, Caribbean (Sandals), Middle East & Far East. The agent is provided with an actual VISA Debit Card that they can keep and use to spend on goods of their choice, both online and in-store. The Visa Debit Card is loaded with


money for each Funway booking made. Bookings made online via Funway4Agents.


co.uk get £10 loaded onto their card, while bookings made via the Funway reservation team on 0844 557 0626 will get £5 per booking. Additional


cash incentives will run


throughout the year, which will also be loaded onto the card. Funway pay all the tax and National Insurance and the scheme is fully compliant with HMRC. Lisa Eastlick of Bath Travel in Ferndown, Dorset has recently made Funways’ one millionth holiday booking and was delighted to receive £250 loaded on to her Funway MoneyCard


Here’s to the next million! To apply for a Funway MoneyCard go to funway.trucash.com; funway4agents.com


Japan’s most luxurious train on track


SEVEN Stars, described as Japan’s first luxury sleeper train, takes to the tracks for the first time on October 15. Starting from Kyushu’s main city, Fukuoka, the train visits points of interest around the island, including Nagasaki, the hot spring spa town of Yufuin and the volcanic caldera of Mt. Aso, which featured in the James Bond film, You Only Live Twice.” The journey around the southern island is being called a ‘cruise train’ as, similar to on a cruise ship, passengers will disembark from the train for excursions along the train’s route. Food served on-board is


sourced


from the seven prefectures of Kyushu and the itinerary is designed so that passengers can


enjoy the unique


cuisines, onsen hot springs, nature and culture of each area passed through. Passengers can choose from a four- day/three-night train cruise, which includes one night off the train in a traditional Japanese ryokan inn, or a two-day/one-night train cruise. Prices start


cruisetrain-sevenstars.jp/en/; visitkyushu.org


from 155,000 yen (£993) pp.


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