short haul news MA RC H 2014 THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW W&O heads to Europe
WESTERN & Oriental’s new Europe brochure for travel in 2014 features a collection of holidays for couples and families including honeymoons, all- inclusive, adults-only and multi-centre options combining Italian beaches and cities or Greek Islands. Featured are Greece,
Portugal, Turkey, Cyprus, Croatia and new destinations Rhodes, Paros and the French Riviera.
The 96-page brochure includes 60+
hotels with prices from £420pp for seven nights at Epic Sana on the Algarve on a B&B basis, including flights and private transfers. Greek Island hopping prices start from £1,140pp for seven nights on a B&B basis, including flights; Portugal prices are from £549pp for seven nights at Monte Santo, including flights and private transfers and deals for Italy start from £819pp for seven nights at Chia Laguna, including flights and
Early summer discount in Italy
EQUINOXE Resorts’ Le Capase Resort in Salento (near Lecce) along the east coast of
Apulia, overlooking the
Mediterranean, is offering 10% off its B&B rate between its opening on May 23 until June 14 (four nights minimum stay from €446 instead of €496). The 17-room (all with private terrace or patio) Le Capase Resort is in the Regional Natural Park, stretching from Otranto to Santa Maria di Leuca. Facilities include a large infinity swimming pool and a restaurant with views over the sea.
lecapase.it
Brittany Ferries launches a no-frills option
Italy, Spain,
BRITTANY Ferries is to start a new no-frills service on March 25. Branded Brittany Ferries économie, the new product is aimed at those looking to travel to France or Spain at a more reasonable fare but without the cruise-style experience normally provided by the operator Despite the ‘économie’ tag, there will be a limited choice of French catering on board, the cabins will all have en-suite facilities and there will be a lounge where seats can be reserved on overnight crossings. Entertainment will be restricted to a movie lounge. The vessel will be on charter from
Egypt re-focuses on ‘unrivalled areas’ beyond Cairo
THE ongoing challenges Egypt has faced during the last three years and continues to tackle have resulted in widespread international misperception of the rest of Egypt as an open and safe destination for tourists according to Egypt’s Minister of Tourism, Mr Hisham Zaazou. “The issues we face on the path to democracy are ‘Egyptian-on-Egyptian’ and are focused solely in Cairo. International visitors have not been targeted. “However, events in Cairo are being
perceived as happening across Egypt which is simply not the case. For the time being, we will adopt a pragmatic approach of not promoting Cairo and focus on the rest of Egypt – Luxor, Aswan and the Red
IN BRIEF Budapest extends invite: The Budapest
Winter Invitation campaign, which gives visitors free hotel nights when booking two or three nights along with free entry into a historic spa, has been extended until April 6 2014. Hotel prices start from €117 for a three-night stay for two at the Ibis Budapest Centrum, room-only at the end of March.
budapestwinter.com
Brits see the light: Iceland started 2014 on a high, with a record growth of 65.2% British visitors during January. Draw cards tempting the 16,576 Brits included NASA’s prediction that conditions for catching the Aurora Borealis (or Northern Lights) during the winter months of 2013 and 2014 would have been at their best in 50 years.
visiticeland.com
More visitors head for Germany: For
the fourth year in a row the German National Tourist Board has registered record numbers of overnight stays by international visitors to Germany.
Visitors
from Britain totalled 349,000. Bavaria receives the highest number of all foreign overnights, followed by Berlin, and the state of Baden-Württemberg.
Germany.travel
Sea. There’s one million square kilometres of country beyond Cairo that is unrivalled in its appeal to UK visitors.” In September 2013, only
300,000 tourists visited Egypt, a drop of 90%
compared with September 2012. Mr Zaazou:
“We are adopting a three-
pronged approach to reinvigorating tourism. Firstly, working to develop and reinstate international flights such as EgyptAir’s London – Luxor route (which re-started February
17).
Stena Line but will operate under the French flag with bilingual French officers and crew. She is currently operated by DFDS as Norman Voyager between Portsmouth and Le Havre. There will be a Portsmouth- Santander weekend service and four return crossings between Portsmouth and Le Havre. One-way fares for a car plus two this spring will start at £79 to France and £169 (including reclining seats) to Spain.
brittanyferries.com/economie
Secondly,
aggressively communicating with Egypt’s target audiences and thirdly, working closely with our tour operator partners. Never has a holiday to Egypt been better value!”
egypt.travel;
gotoegypt.org
www.sellinglonghaul.com
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