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Cities and short breaks

VisitEngland says head for the city this spring
VisitEngland launches £1 million campaign to boost city breaks
France confirms relaxation of testing rules
France drops testing requirement, but change comes too late for most half-term breaks
Edinburgh airport gains Oslo link
Budget carrier chooses Edinburgh for its first UK route
France 'set to relax UK testing requirement'
French minister says rules on testing for non-EU entrants will be revised soon
Summer spend up, but booking window shortened, says Tui
Tui optimistic about summer and to begin repaying state aid
Portugal and Greece relax testing rules
Boost for Portugal and Greece as they drop testing requirements, but Greece faces hurdle with child restrictions
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks to launch three new routes in April
Services to Athens from Birmingham and Manchester are set to launch on 14 April and Birmingham to Barcelona on 7 April.
Nuremberg added to British Airways network
British Airways reveals new German destination
National and Just Go! launch Game of Thrones-themed tours
The new Game of Thrones Studio Tour opens on Friday (4 February)
Snow causes flight chaos in Turkey and Greece
Istanbul and Athens airports severely disrupted by huge snowfalls
British Airways to add four summer routes from London City
BA CityFlyer adds four additional destinations to London City portfolio
Ooh, Ahh - Cantona launches football tours operator
Footballer Eric Cantona launches ’immersive’ football tours brand
New Shearings TV ad stars long-serving coach driver
The new 30-second commercial follows Gary Thacker, a Shearings driver for more than 25 years
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon: an icon is reborn
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon has enlisted the help of Oitoemponto to breathe new life into its suites
Jet2CityBreaks puts summer 2023 on sale
Early release comes in response to reported ’soaring demand’ for summer city holidays
Hop and a skip away: Why a long weekend in Jersey will appeal to luxury clients
With sumptuous spas, restorative restaurants and a fantastic location that makes it so close to home, Jersey is the ideal island for anyone seeking a long weekend of well-deserved R&R
JG Travel Group to up trade support with new hire
Chris Agbaosi appointed to new partnerships administrator role with National Holidays parent, and will be first point of contact at JG for all agent enquiries
Wild Frontiers launches first US group tour
A 13-day "Journey Through America’s Deep South" trip takes guests to South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
Leger Holidays operates first European trips for 20 months
Five continental departures away on Monday (25 October), with a further 115 scheduled for the rest of the year
Cox & Kings adds US to 2022/23 portfolio
Trips to Texas, California and the Grand Canyon are included in the tour operator’s brochure
G Adventures launches European Christmas market tours
The week-long tours will take travellers from Berlin to Vienna, or vice versa, stopping in Salzburg, Munich and Nuremberg
Jet2CityBreaks resumes Manchester programme
It is currently operating services to Barcelona and Rome with the view to expand the portfolio in the winter
Jet2CityBreaks launches 2021/22 Iceland programme
The first scheduled service departed from Manchester airport on Thursday (2 September)
Leger Shearings chief: 'Agents can help us be number one'
Liam Race reflects on the "big gamble" acquisition a year on and discusses future expansion