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Explore adds guided walking holidays in the Isle of Skye and Orkney Islands


Explore has added the Isle of Skye to its UK programme along with extra departure dates as demand for domestic holidays increases this summer. The adventure operator has


introduced a three-centre walking holiday in the Scottish Highlands and Skye, offering a week-long moderate-graded itinerary. Walk the North West


Highlands and Skye has three departures, on July 3 and August 7 and 21, from £1,799. It offers mountain and coastal hikes across the island with an experienced mountain leader. Explore has also added a


walking holiday in Scotland’s Orkney Islands. Walking Scotland’s Orkney Islands costs from £1,699 and departs on July 17. It includes walks along


Alfa unveils trips to Blackpool, Thursford


and Andre Rieu Alfa Travel has four new coach breaks to see special events. The five-day Blackpool & The


Flying Scotsman holidays depart from the Midlands and Yorkshire on August 28 and September 1, priced from £289. They include four nights’ half-board accommodation at the Queen’s Hotel, Blackpool, an excursion and a trip on the Flying Scotsman.


Blackpool


clifftop paths and the chance to see puffin colonies and visit Skara Brae village. The new trips follow the recent


addition of other walking, cultural and cycling trips nationwide. Explore has also added an


extra departure for its sold-out Walk the Lake District tour, on July 17. The itinerary includes Scafell Pike, Haystacks and Cat Bells and costs from £1,160. explore.co.uk


Isle of Skye


Travel agent updates from Birmingham airport’s Tom Screen


Hi everyone,


We’ve had an exciting time welcoming passengers through our doors, retailers opening their shutters and aircraft taking off on our runway once again since May 17; the start of the end of a very difficult period. Although the green list is still quite short and there has been much confusion about travelling to amber countries, we are seeing a steady increase in passenger volumes thanks to services available with Ryanair and TUI to Portugal, Spain and Greece, and Eastern Airways to Gibraltar. Later in June will see the return of Jet2holidays’ and Jet2.com’s programme, and easyJet will launch new sunshine routes from Birmingham, at which time we hope the green list will have been greatly expanded. Our departure lounge also returned to a familiar sight as World Duty Free reopened, as well as a number of other retailers and eateries.


The Thursford Christmas


Spectacular departs from the northwest and Yorkshire on December 13, costing £274 for four nights’ half-board accommodation in Great Yarmouth, an excursion and admission to the Thursford Spectacular evening show. The Blackpool Psychic Weekend


holiday departs on March 11, 2022, from the northwest, Yorkshire and Midlands. It costs from £159 which includes three nights’ half-board at the Queen’s Hotel, Blackpool, two excursions and two evenings with spiritual medium Jane Dawson. Limited availability remains for


the Andre Rieu Spectacular, which has departures from the northwest in April 2022. It costs £329 for four nights’ half-board in Blackpool, an excursion to Southport and tickets to see Andre Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra in Manchester or Liverpool. alfatravel.co.uk/special-event-breaks


travelweekly.co.uk


Tom Screen Aviation director, Birmingham airport


@BHXtraveltradeteam @bhxtraveltradeteam @BHXtraveltrade


To communicate the new world of travel to our passengers, we’ve launched our ‘we’re open’ campaign. Check out the video on our website, which showcases the customer journey and protection measures in place. Hopefully, it answers any questions your customers might have about travelling from Birmingham this summer. Please drop us a line via our social channels or email travel.trade@birminghamairport.co.uk if you have any questions. Bye for now!


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