Freebird to fly daily Gatwick-Antalya link


Freebird Airlines is expanding its UK presence for next summer with more flights. Frequency from Gatwick to Antalya will rise to a daily service for summer 2023 from four flights a week this year. The airline will maintain two flights a week to the Turkish destination from Manchester on Wednesdays and Saturdays. freebirdairlines.com


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EasyJet to fly to 104 destinations from the UK in summer 2023


EasyJet has announced its summer 2023 schedule, featuring 104 destinations and more than 133,000 flights to and from the UK from May 9 to September 30. Capacity has been raised to


destinations across the network including Spain, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Cyprus and Egypt. Flights will run from 19 UK


airports, offering 414 routes across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East with fares starting at £29.99 one-way. UK country manager Ali


Gayward said: “We’re delighted to put our summer 2023 flights on sale, so customers can book early to snap up the best fares.” holidaystrade.easyjet.com


Expat Sport offers Dubai hotel packages for Fifa World Cup


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A specialist sports operator is targeting closer ties with the trade as it unveils Fifa World Cup packages exclusively available through travel agents in the UK. Expat Sport has created the Football Fans Dubai


Experience hotel package in Dubai of four, eight or 12 nights from November 21 to December 18 to coincide with the tournament. It includes daily return flights from Dubai to Qatar for fans with match tickets. The company is the exclusive sales agent in the


United Arab Emirates for the official hospitality programme for Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022. It hopes to work with agents whose clients already


have tickets but need to organise their stay in the region. It is unable to sell match tickets to agents. Managing director Alan Holt said there could be “hundreds” of agents with customers who are football


Newmarket adds 10 departures for Egyptian land and cruise itinerary


Alanya, Turkey


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Newmarket Holidays has added 10 dates to its 11-day Cairo, Luxor and Nile Cruise tour in response to a surge in bookings. Starting in Cairo, the tour includes excursions to the Great Pyramid and Egyptian Museum before guests travel to Luxor and board a river ship to cruise along the Nile, stopping at the Valley of the Kings, Temple of Horus and Aswan High Dam. newmarketholidays.co.uk/agents-area


fans but need “expert support” with their travel plans on the ground in Dubai and Qatar. “We’ve been based in the region for 12 years and can


offer a full turnkey solution,” said Holt, who added: “In the UK, we are only working through agents. We also want to grow our business in the UK beyond the World Cup.” Industry veteran John McEwan is non-executive


chairman for Expat Sport, which is contacting consortia to promote the Football Fans Dubai Experience, with bookings commissionable to agents. Accommodation is at the 500-room NH Dubai


The Palm hotel, with a four-night package priced from £1,032, based on two people sharing a room. Packages include airport transfers, access to official


fanzones to watch matches in the hotel, free shuttle buses to Dubai fanzones and beach games such as football darts. UK-Dubai flights must be booked separately. expatsport.com


NH Dubai The Palm hotel


Lusail Stadium, Qatar


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Crystal Ski introduces Japanese resort of Niseko for this winter


Crystal Ski Holidays has unveiled Japan as a new destination, with holidays this winter to the resort of Niseko from December 10 to April 2. The Tui-owned operator said Niseko has 32 miles of pistes and caters for all skiing abilities. Flights are available from Heathrow on Saturdays and Wednesdays. crystalski.co.uk


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