Emirates bolsters Newcastle-Dubai link Emirates is resuming daily flights from Newcastle airport to Dubai from December 1. The airline is adding two frequencies a week to meet demand. An earlier lunchtime departure is being introduced to improve onward connections to Thailand, Australia, Malaysia and the
Indian Ocean.
emirates.com
AVIATION
Wizz Air expands routes from Gatwick, Luton and Leeds
Wizz Air has added seven routes from Luton and Gatwick airports this winter. Both airports will gain links
to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, with Gatwick also offering connections to Agadir and Marrakech in Morocco. The expansion from Luton
sees the addition of flights to Hurghada, Prague and Tallinn, bringing the carrier’s network up to 65 destinations. One-way fares start at £17.99. Additionally, the airline
has started flying from Leeds Bradford to several destinations
in Poland and Romania.
wizzair.com
ADD-ONS
Ex-Encore Tickets bosses launch trade-friendly agency Ticketpipe
Samantha Mayling
Travel industry veterans John Wales and Sean Sweeney have launched Ticketpipe, a trade-friendly ticket agency for West End shows. Wales and Sweeney were two of the founding team
behind Encore Tickets in 2000. Ticketpipe will work with travel agents, tour
operators, group travel organisations and tourism businesses to book shows for their clients. The duo said the agency would “increase business
links and profits for both the travel industry and theatre producers and owners”. They said the aim of the business was “simple”: to
connect tour operators easily with an “expert team” to process orders and deliver ticket sales for theatre shows. The business officially launched at WTM following
TV astronomer to join Omega Breaks northern lights tour in Norway
Wizz Air
travelweekly.co.uk
Astronomer and astrophotographer Pete Lawrence from the BBC’s The Sky at Night is to accompany an Omega Breaks northern lights itinerary. The operator is offering a five-day trip to Norway for clients who want to learn more about the natural phenomenon. Prices start at £1,094, which includes some meals and activities such as dog-sledding, snowshoeing and reindeer feeding.
omegabreaks.com
a summer spent agreeing ‘primary agency’ status with theatres and operating a few hundred group tours. Wales said: “Tourism to London is returning and
those visitors want to experience theatreland and see the shows they have heard so much about. “But, during the pandemic there has been a void
in serving the travel trade. As a result, the important business sector has not had the attention it needs, so has not been recovering as quickly as it should. “We understand the needs and working solutions
that make it easy to book London theatre, which Ticketpipe now provides.” Sweeney added: “Tourism business for London
theatres year-round is vital, which is why Ticketpipe connects commercially-minded theatre productions with regular business from operators seven days a week.”
ticketpipe.co.uk
John Wales (left) and Sean Sweeney
PICTURE: Shutterstock/Christian Mueller
London’s West End
Sun Princess to call at Southampton during maiden season in 2024
Princess Cruises’ incoming ship Sun Princess will call into Southampton during its maiden season in September 2024. Prices for its nine-night European Explorer sailing, featuring the overnight Southampton call, start from £1,269. Ports of call include Barcelona, Majorca, Cartagena and Cadiz, all Spain.
princess.com
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