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Easyjet ground all aircraft
A number of airlines, including Easyjet have said in recent days and weeks that they may need to ground aircraft as demand drops and further restrictions are implemented around where aircraft can fly to. This morning Easyjet took this one step further and grounded all of this aircraft, this is after there were many pictures…
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Flybe collapses
An announcement was made early this morning that Flybe has done into administration. The airline that has been serving the UK for 40 years has collapsed after a drop in passenger numbers, rising costs and the impact of corona virus. Serving around eight million passengers annually the airline is a major backbone to regional travel…
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Turkey to abolish visa for UK travellers
As of 2nd March 2020 UK passport holders will no longer need a visa to enter Turkey for their holidays. British nationals who are travelling for tourism or business purposes will no longer need a visa to enter Turkey for visits of up to 90 days within a 180-day period. This is a saving of…
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Brexit will not affect your EU summer holiday
The travel association ABTA has said that the 11-month transition period, which runs until December, means “arrangements will remain the same”. The UK is now in a transition period our of the EU until the end of December 2020 and as such there are no changes for this years summer holiday season to those travelling…
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Post Office® Travel Insurance – Get 10% Off Your Total Quote
You can get 10% off the final price quoted for your travel insurance including any optional extras added by using code 10SUN. Hurry offer ends 27 March 2020. T&Cs Apply Whether it’s your winter getaway, summer holiday, or both, protect it with Post Office Travel Insurance and relax knowing you’re covered for events such as…
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Happy New Year 2020
Welcome to a new year, 2020. The start of a new year is a time of reflection and planning and setting goals for the next 12 months. Regardless of whether that is work, travel, financial or health related most people have something in mind that they want to do or achieve this year. Whatever your…
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Flybe to become Virgin Connect
An announcement was made yesterday that Flybe will be re-branded as Virgin Connect in 2020. No further details have been published yet, except to say that all future bookings will operate as expected and that future bookings can continue to be made on flybe.com
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Who are Hays Travel?
Hays Travel are an independent travel agent which is base din Sunderland. It was founded in 1980 by John Hays and is still owned and run by the family. They hit the headlines in October 2019 when they announced that they had purchased all of the Thomas Cook retail stores that had closed when they…
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Who are Titan Airways?
More people will have encountered Titan Airways this year than ever before. This is due to TUI using them to operate flights this summer. They have been unable to fulfil demand themselves this summer. Titan Airways are based at Stansted and have been operating since 1988. They have a small number of aircraft that operate…
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Pound dropped against Dollar and Euro
Is the pound heading to an all time low against the Euro? Will we see an all time US Dollar rate not seen for decades? The media would have you believe that rates are on a downward spirral and will take sometime to recover. Boris Johnson becoming the leader of the Conservatives and in turn…