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With a unique riverside location, Marriott’s four-star AC Hotel Belfast is a breath of fresh air for city staycations. Enjoy easy parking, design-led interiors, comfy beds, iconic views, outside terrace and destination restaurant. The hotel is bathed in natural light by day and by night enjoys the buzz of “Novelli at City Quays” for an evening of good company and great food. Stay must be pre-booked and dates are subject to availability.
Sept/Oct 2022 Travel News
JET2.COM AND JET2CITYBREAKS EXPANDS ICELAND PROGRAMME FROM BELFAST
JET2.COM and Jet2CityBreaks have announced an expanded programme to Iceland for Winter 23/24, giving customers and independent travel agents a choice of scheduled winter services and dedicated trips from across nine UK bases, at the best times of year to experience natural wonders such as the Northern Lights.
This announcement means that the leading leisure airline and UK’s largest operator of city breaks to Europe is launching a scheduled programme of winter services to Iceland from Newcastle International Airport for the first time in Winter 23/24. This gives customers and independent travel agents fantastic choice and flexibility when it comes to the duration of the holiday. A programme of scheduled flights will also operate from Manchester, Leeds Bradford and Birmingham Airports, alongside a series of popular once-in-a-lifetime trips from Belfast International, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands and Glasgow.
You can now vote for the Northern Ireland Travel Agent of the Year 2022
In what has been a whirlwind two years for the travel
industry, there has never been more demand for a travel agent.
Those who have been there for their clients throughout the
When selecting your choice, it is important to take into considerations the proactive support you received from your travel agent during this period.
And now, with 2022 bringing the reintroduction of demand travel, the agents that have worked efficiently and effectively to get travellers back on their holidays.
last year to sort out rebooking, refunds and all the complex enquiries relating to all forms of travel across all sectors of the industry deserve to be recognised.
The travel agent has given this service under the pressure of staff on furlough and the lack of clarity from government on the changes to travel restrictions. The travel agent has also had to work with the extreme demand pressures placed no airlines in recent months.
There has never been a better time to recognise your travel agent’s quality of service and the reassurance they bring you as a client.
All types of retail agency will be considered for the award, whether single, multi-branch, independent and individual shops of UK multiples or home workers.
The agency should be judged by its performance and service to clients in the period October 2021 – September 2022.
By submitting your nomination for Northern ireland travel agent of the Year 2022, you will be entered into the prize draw to win an overnight stay for two in a king bedroom including breakfast at AC Hotel Belfast.
Nominations close on September 23, 2022
The expanded programme means that the award-winning airline and city break specialist will operate to Iceland from nine of its UK bases in Winter 23/24. The programme represents over 135 departing flights and over 27,000 seats on sale, meaning a capacity increase of 24% compared to Winter 22/23. Announcing the programme comes in response to the number of customers who book early when it comes to choosing a flight or city break to Iceland. With
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays pledging not to introduce any surcharges, this means customers can book their flight or city break, knowing that they have locked the price in.
Iceland has continued to experience strong
THE council have given the green light to plans for a new hotel located in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter.
With the council’s approval, plans will go ahead to build a 256 room hotel and apartment hotel on the lands located north-west of Hamilton Dock. In close proximity to the Titanic Belfast attractions and other Belfast attractions. This property will offer guests hotel and apartment style accommodation, conference facilities and a roof-top bar.
Councillor Carl Whyte, chair of the
UK to Doha World Cup Flights Released
ETHIAD Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is inviting guests from all over the world to plan a trip of a lifetime to Qatar, the home of the FIFA World Cup 2022.
This offer is live now and lasts until 20 August, for travel between 20 November and 18 December 2022. Abu Dhabi Stopover
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Guests who wish to break up ultra-long haul travel, or who would like to discover two destinations in one trip, can book a stopover and enjoy the wonders of Abu Dhabi for a couple of days. With the relaunch of Etihad Stopovers, travellers can benefit from 40% discounted prices at one of Abu Dhabi’s participating premium four-star and five-star hotels, or enjoy a one or two night complimentary stay in a three or four-star hotel.
Those wishing to book are advised to visit
EASYJET has launched the first flight on a new winter route from Belfast City to Bristol, providing customers in Northern Ireland with even more convenient domestic connections this winter.
demand thanks to its abundance of natural wonders, with early and late Winter proving to be particularly popular. Whether it is the cityscape of Reykjavik, the spectacular Northern Lights, or the stunning Golden Circle and its geothermal lagoons, spas and waterfalls, Iceland offers an incredible variety of things for customers to experience and see, which is why
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have expanded their programme for Winter 23/24.
The companies will operate two weekly services (Wednesday and Sunday) from Leeds Bradford and Newcastle International Airports
from 27th September to 2nd November, and from 27th March (28th March from Newcastle International Airport) to 21st April, giving customers the opportunity to visit Iceland during the best time to see the Northern Lights. As well as giving customers more chances to see this spectacular event, it offers great choice and flexibility with three, four or seven-night stays available Scheduled services to Iceland are also available with
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks from Birmingham and Manchester Airports, with two weekly flights (Monday and Thursday) operating in late-September, October, November, February, March and April.
In addition,
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks’ popular programme of dedicated trips to Iceland return from Belfast International, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands and Glasgow Airports for Winter 23/24. Customers can choose from 21 three-night or four-night trips, with seven trips taking place in November and 14 trips taking place between February and March.
Plans Approved For New Hotel in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter
planning committee, stated that the plans are “great news for Belfast,”
Further stating that, “The new hotel development at Titanic Quarter demonstrates our
city’s continued appeal to
The development of this new Titanic Quarter hotel brings a £36 million investment to the city centre. Subsequently
creating 620
jobs along with 70 new roles upon the hotel’s opening.
visitors
worldwide and shows confidence in our tourism sector, post-Covid.”
construction
etihad.com or the Etihad app for the latest sale fares, and to remain informed on the appropriate entry regulations at their final destination.
easyJet launches first flight to Bristol from Belfast City The inaugural flight on the new winter
route from Belfast to Bristol took off on 7th September and flights will operate up to three times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays throughout the winter season.
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