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Tui launches non-stop flights to Zanzibar from November 2027
Tui UK & Ireland has added non-stop Zanzibar flights to its winter 2027-28 programme, which go on sale on July 2. The Gatwick service will depart
twice a week from November 3, 2027, until March 22, 2028. Tui Hotels & Resorts operates
eight properties on the island, alongside partners including Riu and Jaz. They include Tui Blue Bahari Zanzibar, on the island’s northeast coast, and luxury hotel The Mora Zanzibar. A seven-night all-inclusive
stay at Tui Blue Bahari Zanzibar starts from £2,085, departing on November 17, 2027. Seven nights’ all-inclusive at
Zanzibar Bay Resort, departing on December 1, 2027, costs from £1,615.
retailagents.tui.co.uk
Tui Blue Zahari Zanzibar
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Jet2 launches winter 2027-28 with first full season in Egypt
Samantha Mayling
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have launched their biggest-ever winter-sun programme and first full winter season of services to the Red Sea resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada in Egypt. The airline has almost 4.5 million seats for sale for 2027-28. Seventeen destinations are available on 181 routes across 14 airports. Other winter-sun destinations include the Canary Islands, mainland Spain, Balearics, Portugal, Turkey, Malta, Morocco and Cyprus. A seven-night all-inclusive holiday at Pickalbatros
Aqua Blu Resort Hurghada, departing from Leeds Bradford on December 5, 2027, costs £999 per person based on two adults and two children sharing. Seven nights’ all-inclusive at Aurora Oriental Resort,
Sharm el-Sheikh, departing from Edinburgh on January 11, 2028, costs £989 based on two adults sharing.
Riyadh Air to start thrice-weekly Manchester service on July 23
Start-up carrier Riyadh Air will begin a Manchester-Riyadh service on July 23, with three flights a week. The Saudi Arabian carrier has already started a daily Heathrow service, bringing forward its launch because of an accelerated delivery of its aircraft. The carrier’s long-haul aircraft operate in a four-class configuration.
agencyhub.riyadhair.com
travelweekly.co.uk A seven-night self-catering holiday in the Canaries, at
Oasis San Antonia Apartments, La Palma, costs £519 per person based on two adults and two children sharing. It departs from Stansted on November 12, 2027. Details of ski, city breaks and Iceland programmes for
winter 2027-28 are set to be released in the coming weeks. Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2, said: “Our
winter-sun programme for 2027-28 is on sale nice and early, and we are very pleased to be giving customers and independent travel agents fantastic choice and flexibility.” For summer 2027, the sister brands have added
weekly flights from Bristol to Bergerac. The gateway to the Dordogne in France will also be served from Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds Bradford airports. Jet2holidays offers Eurocamp holidays in the region,
with breaks including car hire.
trade.jet2holidays.com
Pegasus introduces Gatwick as sixth UK airport in network
Pegasus Airlines started a daily route between Gatwick and Istanbul on June 15. The Turkish carrier now serves six airports across the UK, including daily flights from Stansted. From Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Pegasus offers connections to 39 Turkish destinations.
agency.flypgs.com
Newmarket adds two ‘wishlist’ Canadian itineraries for 2027-28
Newmarket Holidays has added two 14-day Canadian tours, featuring “wishlist activities” in lesser-known areas. Canada’s Pacific Coast Wildlife & the Rockies, departing in 2028, offers bear and whale-watching and costs from £4,105. The Spirit of the Atlantic Coast & Eastern Canada, departing in 2027 and 2028, costs from £3,918.
newmarketholidays.co.uk
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