CRUISE
MSC Cruises expands Jet2 flight capacity by 42% for next year
MSC Cruises’ expanded UK fly-cruise programme for 2026 will be served by extra
Jet2.com flights. The number of seats with the
airline will rise 42% year on year. The programme includes
flights from Belfast, Edinburgh and Manchester to feed cruises on ships such as MSC World Europa, MSC Meraviglia and MSC Seaview departing from cities including Naples, Palma and Rome. A seven-night cruise on Seaview
departing from Barcelona on June 4 starts at £1,309, including flights from Manchester. International sales
vice-president Antonio Paradiso said: “Thanks to our strengthened partnership with
Jet2.com, we now provide more seats on direct flights than ever before.”
mscbook.com
MSC Meraviglia
OPERATOR
Club Med 2026 range includes first property in South Africa
Ella Sagar
Club Med has put its summer 2026 programme on sale, including its first resort in South Africa. The all-inclusive operator is offering packages at
55 resorts spanning 26 countries, in addition to its Club Med 2 five-masted sailing ship.
Launch offers include discounts of up to 15% on
Standard Rooms, an extra 5% on Premium Rooms, priority places in kids’ clubs and a low deposit of £150 per person. Customers who book flights must pay for them at the same time as the deposit. The new $100 million South Africa Beach & Safari
resort on KwaZulu-Natal’s north coast will open in July 2026. The property combines a beach resort on the Indian Ocean with a safari lodge a short drive away in Mpilo Private Game Reserve.
Jet2 boosts Manchester flights
and holidays to Kefalonia in 2026
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have added extra capacity to Kefalonia and extended the summer season to include the autumn school half-term holiday. A new Saturday service from Manchester airport will run from May 2-October 31, 2026. The Ionian island will be served by up to six flights a week from the northwest hub during the season.
trade.jet2holidays.com
travelweekly.co.uk Children over the age of four will be able to join
safaris, while the beach resort will feature a surf school, watersports, gravel biking, padel courts, a flying trapeze, spa and yoga school. Agents can offer beach-only packages or holidays
that also feature safari experiences. A resort-only seven-night stay leads in at £2,854 for a
family of four with one child under six. A package with five nights in the beach resort and
two nights in the safari lodge starts from £4,337 for a family of four with one child aged under six. Chief executive Stéphane Maquaire said: “Our first
beach and safari resort in South Africa is a new place to discover for our UK clientele. “We want to be a big pioneer and have our guests
discover a new destination that is less crowded.”
clubmed.co.uk
Iberostar to open Cancun hotel and to make debut in Zanzibar
Iberostar Hotels & Resorts will open a hotel in Mexico next month. The Iberostar Selection Riviera Cancún hotel will offer more than 440 rooms. In late 2026, the group will also open its first property in Zanzibar – a 360-room, five-star new-build on Muyuni Beach.
iberostar.com
Audley Travel reintroduces
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan Audley Travel has reintroduced the Silk Road destinations of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan for 2026 after a six-year hiatus. The 11-day Uzbekistan Discovered tour starts at £4,200 while the 16-day Highlights of Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan’s Mountains & Uzbekistan’s Architecture itinerary leads in at £6,800. Prices include flights.
audleytravel.com/uzbekistan
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Club Med South Africa Beach & Safari Resort
Club Med Safari Lodge
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