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Jet2 grows Christmas markets range with more seats and dates


Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have expanded their 2025-26 Christmas markets programme by putting more than 10,000 extra seats on sale and extending the season. More flights have been added


to Budapest, Copenhagen, Gdansk and Vienna for next winter, enabling an extended season for the Danish and Polish cities. A three-night room-only break


at the Novotel Gdansk Centrum, departing from Birmingham on December 12, costs £459. A three-night break on a


room-only basis at Ibis Gdansk Stare Miasto, also departing on December 12 and flying from Manchester, costs £479. Prices are based on two sharing. trade.jet2holidays.com


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Disney Villains Unfairly Ever After show


Car-themed attraction Test Track


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Disney theme parks to launch shows, parades and festivals


Samantha Mayling


Walt Disney World Resort in Florida will feature a new show this summer called Disney Villains Unfairly Ever After. The live production at Sunset Boulevard in Disney’s


Hollywood Studios features characters such as Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook and Maleficent. The resort will also feature a new night-time parade


this summer, Disney Starlight, starring characters such as Peter Pan, Anna and Elsa, and Encanto’s Madrigal family. In winter, The Tree of Life Theater will debut a new


4D production called Zootopia: Better Zoogether!, based on the Zootopia film. Elsewhere in the park, Test Track presented by


Chevrolet will open at Epcot this year. The reimagined attraction will “celebrate the evolution of mobility” over the past century.


Gold Medal starts selling new Playa Hotels resort in Dom Rep


Playa Hotels & Resorts’ newest property in the Dominican Republic, the Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana, is now on sale in the UK with Gold Medal. The family-friendly all-inclusive resort offers 620 rooms, including family-sized suites, plus a water park. Agents can earn double Playa rewards on all Dominican Republic bookings until the end of March. goldmedal.co.uk playarewards.com


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Mar-Bella Collection to open all-inclusive Avali in Corfu


Mar-Bella Collection, the Greek luxury hotel group, will open new property Avali in southeast Corfu on July 18. The all-inclusive hotel is designed for couples, friends, solo travellers and families with children over six. Sister hotel Elix in Parga will be offering a new Teens Club. marbella.gr


Meanwhile, Disneyland Paris will hold its first music


festival, running from April 19 to September 7. Venues across the theme park will host concerts and


shows based on classics and contemporary hits from Disney Animation and Pixar animated films. The festival follows the recent launch of a night-time


show, called Disney Tales of Magic, also featuring stories from Disney Animation and Pixar. The 20-minute show on Main Street, USA blends


with projections on Sleeping Beauty Castle. It combines pyrotechnics, fountain displays, lasers,


strobes and drones, which form 3D figures in the sky above the castle. Finally, a new fine-dining restaurant – inspired


by Disney Animation films – will open within the Disneyland Hotel on March 7. La Forêt Secrète par Jean Imbert is led by Michelin-starred chef Jean Imbert. disneytravelagents.co.uk


Pensacola tourist board plans roadshows, training and blogs


Visit Pensacola is working with Stuba and Hotelbeds to develop training events, digital platforms, newsletters and blogs to promote the Florida destination. The tourist board is also planning a spring roadshow for agents, and uses the slogan ‘The Way to Beach’ to highlight the variety of attractions across the coastal resort city. visitpensacola.com


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