Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour is celebrating a remarkable event as up to 70 Dunkirk Little Ships gather to mark the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo. The historic flotilla honours the courageous efforts of those who helped rescue 338,000 allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk between May 26 and June 4, 1940: a pivotal moment in […]
Celebrating Ramsgate’s Dunkirk heroes
New flights to Far East
Vietnam Airlines has announced its summer 2025 and winter 2025-26 schedules from London Heathrow. The APEX five star-rated airline will operate three nonstop flights per week to Hanoi and two per week to Ho Chi Minh City from April 28, before returning to daily flight frequencies from 26 October 2025 – all on next-gen Boeing […]
New weekly air route to China
New weekly air route to China – Asia’s largest airline, China Southern Airlines has launched a new route from the UK to China, with flights between London and Wuhan taking off in May 2018. The new route will be the only non-stop flight operating from London to the Central Chinese city and will fly three […]
Turkey boosted by latest tourism figures
Turkey boosted by latest tourism figures – Turkey may be putting troubled times on the tourism front behind them. The Turkish Statistical Institution (Turk Stat) has unveiled its latest report showing Turkish tourism revenue rebounded by 18.9% year-on-year in 2017. Reaching its peak in 2014 with a record-breaking 34 billion USD, tourism revenues dropped drastically […]
Holidaymakers put currency woes behind them
Holidaymakers put currency woes behind them – British holidaymakers have put currency blues behind them when it comes to getaway plans for 2017. Nearly 34 million people in Britain (66% of adults) are planning overseas holiday escapes during 2017 revealing a resilience in the overseas holiday market despite a significant fall in the value of […]
Over 55s are all for exploring more
Over 55s are all for exploring more – A survey conducted by adventure travel specialist, Explore, has revealed that 40% of over 55s believe they are at their most adventurous age. The generation that pioneered fly and flop holidays in their youth now hanker for a different kind of adventure – and have the disposable […]
Vietnam boosts tourism with visa extension
Vietnam boosts tourism with visa extension – The Government of Vietnam has announced that it is extending its visa exemption program for UK passport holders for single-entry stays of up to 15 days, until 30 June 2017. The policy, which was first introduced on 1 July 2015, also applies to French, German, Spanish and Italian […]
