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London to gain new Norwegian fjords link next month
Wideroe to launch twice-weekly Stansted-Bergen flights in March
Eurostar halts ticket sales for half-term getaway
Inter-continental rail operator closes sales on trains departing London on 11 February owing to planned strike action in France next week
Next week's French strikes trigger Foreign Office travel warning
Several of the country’s unions have called for cross-sector strike action and demonstrations on 7 and 11 February
Tanzer: 'More work needed to resolve Brexit issues'
Tanzer raised particular concern around employee mobility and the EU entry and exit checks due to come into force later this year
Newmarket Holidays unveils new European escorted tours
Additional trips in Sardinia and Andalucia have been added to help agents capitalise on strong short haul sales for 2023
Viking adds fifth river vessel to 2025 Seine deployment
The new Viking Longship will sail the company’s eight-day Paris and the Heart of Normandy itinerary
Advantage chief: Brexit has undoubtedly made travelling worse
Julia Lo Bue-Said laments increasingly evident impact of UK’s exit from the EU on travel now issues ’masked by the pandemic’ are coming to the fore
Jet2 warns of delays owing to Spanish ATC strike action next week
Winter sun flights to Alicante, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote (Arrecife) all at risk of delays
P&O Cruises adds three new sailings to Arvia and Iona schedules
The additions come following Arvia’s launch last month
Ryanair adds five new Venice routes for summer 2023
Flights added from Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Edinburgh and Manchester
Anantara makes French debut with property in Nice
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas has opened the Anantara Plaza Nice Hotel, marking its first offering in France
Avengers drones and rainbow parades: why 2023 is the year to visit Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Paris continues its 30th anniversary celebrations with the launch of its Avengers: Power the Night drone show
Byway releases ‘Swisstainable’ rail holidays departing from every UK station
The flight-free travel specialist has launched a collection of train holidays to Switzerland, departing from your local station
Mallorca to welcome new Mandarin Oriental resort in 2024
The 131-key beach resort will open on Mallorca in the second half of 2024, on the site of the former H10 Punta Negra hotel
Foreign Office updates Turkey travel advice with fresh terrorism warning
’Terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Turkey,’ read the updated FCDO advice, which stressed there was a ’heightened risk’ of attacks targeting aviation
French unions deny plans to close winter sports resorts
French unions clarify industrial action that will affect mountain resorts
Santa's Lapland places 2024 season on sale from 14 airports
Agents can book clients for 27 November to 24 December departures
Eurostar services ‘running at two-thirds capacity’ to and from UK
Chief executive Gwendoline Cazenave said with post-Brexit border checks and current levels of border staff, there were “bottlenecks” in stations, according to national news reports
Eurostar Group reveals new brand ahead of autumn launch
The move, according to the group, reaffirms its ambition to carry 30 million passengers by 2030
Pups on the piste: Austrian residence invites dogs to the slopes
Severin*s – The Alpine Retreat in Lech now welcomes dogs
Aviation industry welcomes delay to EU’s new border system
New entry-exit system has been postponed until after summer 2023 season
Wizz Air announces four new Turkey routes for summer 2023
Budget carrier to launch Istanbul, Dalaman and Antalya from Gatwick in the spring, and offer Istanbul from Luton too
Riviera Travel adds three new 10-night river cruises for 2024
Line’s decision to ‘experiment’ with the launch of 10-night cruises last year pays dividends, with first three to four months of sailings in 2023 already sold out
EasyJet holidays unveils new packages for summer 2023
New services from Luton to Izmir, Bristol to Chania, Manchester to Paris Orly, Edinburgh to Antalya and Santorini, Glasgow to Lisbon, Southend to Amsterdam, Belfast to Antalya and Gatwick to Calvi will be available