EasyJet puts Tunisia back on its schedule
EasyJet is returning to Tunisia for the first time since the 2015 Sousse terrorist attacks. Two flights a week will run from Gatwick to the resort of Enfidha from May 2. The budget carrier will also begin serving Albanian capital Tirana. Three flights a week from Gatwick start on May 1. Enfidha fares start at £51.94 and Tirana at £84.98.
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OPERATOR
Intrepid begins trade activity for 2020, and plans more fam trips
Intrepid Travel is to run more fam trips and webinars next year. The adventure tour operator
kicked off its 2020 trade activity by sending agents marketing assets for peaks, including blog posts and promotional images. Andrew Turner, head of
industry sales, said: “A lot of customers book direct with us, so the assets show them they can book our products through agents.” The operator is to host a
global adventure cruising fam trip in Thailand in February, and Turner urged agents to mark their interest on Facebook page Intrepid Loves Agents. He said Intrepid is also planning a family fam trip, a women-only expedition trip, a food tour and a vegan food tour.
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OPERATOR
Club Med to open ‘eco-friendly‘ resort on its Seychelles island
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All-inclusive specialist Club Med will open a 294- room luxury resort next October, on the private island of Sainte Anne in the Seychelles. Club Med Seychelles will be an Exclusive
Collection resort, with three swimming pools, a Zen zone, beach lounge and yoga school. Set in a national park, the island is
15 minutes by speedboat from Victoria- Seychelles airport in Mahé. Kids’ clubs will cater for children aged from
Club Med Seychelles said it was supporting
eco-friendly initiatives around the resort including having electric buggies, fuel-free watersports and no single-use plastics. Family sessions such as educational snorkelling trips, coral reef restoration and turtle preservation activities will offer guests the chance to learn more about local marine life. Estelle Giraudeau, Club Med UK and
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two to 17, while the Amazing Family programme will offer families the chance to try activities such as paddle- boarding, yoga, cooking and gardening. Other activities include snorkelling, sailing, hiking and archery. A spa area will offer 11 treatment rooms and a beauty salon.
CRUISE
Celebrity Silhouette to sail out of Southampton with new onboard features after refurbishment
A revamped Celebrity Silhouette is to sail out of Southampton in 2021. Fifteen seven to 14-night
Thailand
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itineraries will sail to destinations including the Norwegian fjords,
Iceland and Ireland and offer four new ports of call: Taranto, Italy, and Zakynthos, Hydra and Thessaloniki in Greece. The ship’s new onboard features
Northern Europe managing director, said it will be “one of the most eco-friendly holiday
destinations in our portfolio”. She added: “Not only is this a brand new
destination for us, it is also the first time Club Med has opened a resort on its own private island.” Prices will be available in January, and holidays at
the resort go on sale on January 21, 2020.
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Club Med, the Seychelles
Sainte Anne
will include The Retreat Lounge for suite-class passengers, while the Lawn Club will become a shaded lounge and relaxation area. New sister ships Celebrity Edge
and Celebrity Apex will sail the Med in 2021. Edge will sail to Turkey for the first time, with calls at Istanbul and Kusadasi; Apex will sail a 12-night Greek islands itinerary.
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