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 […]
New weekly air route to China
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 […]
New destinations from Jet2
New destinations from Jet2 – Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have launched their biggest ever flights and holidays programme for summer 2017. The leisure airline will offer a massive 7m seats to 57 destinations including new routes to Costa de Almeria (Spain) and Halkidiki (Greece). Flights to Costa de Almeria, their fourteenth Spanish destination and the seventh […]
Travel – making a stand for business as usual
Travel – making a stand for business as usual – An extended holiday to France – merveilleux France – took us to Poitou-Charentes this year; warmly recommended and, of which, more will appear on Exploring More soon. With the referendum vote still dominating conversation I had expected to hear Brexit more than once during our […]
