short haul news THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Yadis in the frame for agents
TUNISIA’S Yadis Hotels portfolio is now available through Medhotels. Situated in four acres of grounds opposite the beach,
close to the
Medina and with access to two 18-hole golf courses, the four-star Yadis Hotel Hammamet has three restaurants, two bars, two pools and a kids’ mini-pool. On Djerba island the 332-room hotel
five-star Yadis Djerba Golf & Thalasso Resort has its own private white-sand beach, five restaurants, two swimming pools, tennis, a thalasso spa and a fitness centre. The new five-star Yadis Imperial resort in Djerba will also open this year. More information from
yadishotels.com
Greece centre of the Planet for tour op
PLANET Holidays’ summer Greece programme covers 130 pages and for the first time includes Spetses (pictured below) plus 20 newly- featured luxury properties. Accommodation choices include spa
resorts, golf hotels, villas, apartments and studios (as a self-catering option), while island hopping options in the Greek Islands, including some of the lesser-known islands, are available. Harry Kyrillou, Commercial and
Vikings back in lead role in Denmark
THE world’s largest Viking ship is now on display
at
Malta is great in August for Bellair
BELLEAIR Holidays has summer beach holidays in Malta from 19 UK regional airports that start from £599pp for a week. The lead-in price is for seven nights B&B at the four-star The Pergola Club Apartments & Spa in the village of Mellieha, which overlooks a sandy beach at Mellieha Bay, on the undeveloped north coast.
The price
includes direct flights from Norwich, transfers and complimentary entrance to a selected Malta attraction and is based on two adults sharing and travelling on August 27 2013. The all-inclusive four-star Seabank
Hotel, also on Mellieha Bay, is offered from £929pp, with flights from Cardiff, for travel on August 30 2013.
belleair.co.uk/agents
60 July/August 2013 the National Museum of
Denmark in Copenhagen. The ship is part of a special exhibition,
‘Viking’, which sets out to ‘present a modern picture of the Vikings’ and displays a large number of unique finds garnered from museums in 12 countries, including the British Museum in London. The 37-metre-long warship was
excavated at Roskilde in 1997 and is being exhibited for the first time. The presentation of the ship, with
swords and battle axes, many bearing the scars of long and bloody use around
IN BRIEF
Norwegian: Norwegian will operate its brand-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner on several European routes this summer, including London-Oslo. The airline was scheduled to take delivery of its first Dreamliner at the end of June and start operating flights on July 4. Agents can look out for
the 787 symbol when booking flights.
norwegian.com/uk Gatwick to central Germany: Berlin-
based airline Germania will operate twice-weekly
flights (Mondays and
Fridays) between Gatwick and Erfurt/ Weimar in central Germany this winter. The state capital of Thuringia is known for its historic old town and one of Germany’s
biggest and best-known Christmas markets.
flygermania.de Upgrade for Macdonald Forest Hills:
The four-star 20-room Macdonald Forest Hills Hotel & Spa in the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park has completed a £500,000 revamp. Over the last two years the hotel has also added a new spa and is hoping to achieve a four-red star AA rating and a second AA rosette for its dining.
MacdonaldHotels.co.uk/ForestHills
the hull, involves digital projections and atmospheric visual effects, which bring the ship and its crew to life for the public, as well as sound recordings that tell
visitors about legends and myths
from the exhibition walls. Viking, the largest exhibition about the Vikings to take place in Denmark for over 20 years, adventure,
to the British Museum
focuses on ‘their love of savagery and desire to
conquer’. Admission is free and the exhibition will run until November 17 before sailing
next year.
natmus.dk/en
Aviation Director of Planet Holidays, says Greece represents great value this year as many hoteliers, especially at the luxury end, have been proactive with added-value savings. “Those that have already released their rates for 2014 have kept these rates the same. This will encourage holidaymakers to continue to commit to a popular short haul destination and agents can offer their clients exceptional, quality holidays as Greece competes with other destinations to win holidaymakers back during these economically
difficult times,”
Kyrillou.
planet-holidays.co.uk.
said
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