Corendon adds links to Crete and Turkey Corendon Airlines will operate twice-weekly services from Gatwick and Manchester to Heraklion, in Crete, next summer. The airline will also resume its Stansted-Antalya route, with three weekly flights. Corendon will offer more than 360,000 seats from the UK next summer – its biggest-ever programme. corendonairlines.com


AIRLINE


Virgin Australia offers ‘seamless’ services to Uluru via Singapore


New Virgin Australia flights to Uluru will “dovetail” with Singapore Airlines services from the UK next summer. Services will start from


Melbourne and Brisbane on June 6 and 7 respectively, to coincide with Northern Territory’s peak tourism season. The airline’s UK and Ireland


general manager, Mohamed Rafi Mar, said: “The Melbourne and Brisbane services to Uluru with Virgin Australia dovetail perfectly into our schedule, allowing customers to make one seamless


booking on Singapore Airlines.” singaporeair.com


OPERATOR


Classic Collection expands range in Greece and Croatia


C ll Samantha Mayling


Classic Collection has expanded the range of luxury accommodation in its Greece & Cyprus brochure. The operator has also added high-end hotels to its


recently released Croatia brochure to appeal to couples and younger travellers, given the country’s summertime reputation as the ‘Ibiza of the Adriatic’. Product and commercial director Alex Gavalda said:


“As Olga Kefalogianni, Greece’s tourism minister, made clear at World Travel Market, visitor numbers to Greece for 2023 are looking strong enough to surpass the record-setting year of 2019. “Trading for 2024 shows a significant uplift and we


are confident that the timely introduction of our new brochure, with what we believe to be the largest choice of luxury inventory in the marketplace, will help us to capitalise on this early momentum.


Vietnam Airlines resumes daily flights to the country from London


Uluru travelweekly.co.uk


Vietnam Airlines has returned to operating daily flights from London this winter. The only non-stop daily service to Vietnam is operated aboard a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The Vietnamese flag-carrier’s winter schedule offers four flights a week to the capital city of Hanoi and three a week to Ho Chi Minh City from Heathrow Terminal 4. Return economy fares start at £754. vietnamairlines.com


“Enhanced commercial agreements have added extra


capacity in the crucial luxury sector, in addition to our Preferred Partner status with Sani and Ikos resorts. “In Cyprus, properties such as Cap St Georges


and City of Dreams Mediterranean bring welcome innovation to the luxury hotel sector.” Seven nights’ bed and breakfast at City of Dreams


Mediterranean, in Limassol, starts at £1,679, flying from Gatwick on May 5, 2024. The Croatia brochure features more than 50


properties, including boutique hotels, luxury resorts and private villas, across 20 mainland and eight island destinations. Seven small-ship cruising itineraries and two


private yacht charters are also included. A seven-night island-hopping cruise starts at £1,449, flying from Gatwick on May 4, 2024. classic-collection.co.uk


Hainan Airlines to serve Beijing daily from Manchester next year


Hainan Airlines will increase its four-times-a-week Manchester-Beijing service to a daily operation using Airbus A330s from June to September 2024. Its partnership with Loganair means passengers from Aberdeen, Inverness, the Isle of Man and Newquay can connect via an airside transfer at Manchester. hainanairlines.com


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