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Flights Between Canaries & Balearics From May 2018

The Canary Islands will be connected to the Balearic Islands with direct flights from May 2018. Binter Canarias have announced 3 new routes starting in May to improve the connectivity of the archipelago. Both Gran Canaria and Tenerife will have twice weekly flights to PMI airport in Palma de Mallorca, the largest of the Balearics. The third new route is to Vigo on the northwest coast of the Spanish mainland. Gran Canaria – Palma Mallorca / Mondays and Thursdays Gran…

Budget Airlines – Bags, Cases, Seats – The Definitive List

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Booking budget flights can be a nightmare! What looks like a £50 flight suddenly costs to £110 by the time you’ve added “extras” like booked seats and a suitcase. And that leaves you wondering if you should have taken a different option. Alternatively, you may have booked a flight and you just want to know what the luggage allowance is. Read on… And then there are all the different rules around what bags you can take into the cabin, and…

New Ryanair Bag Policy

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This takes effect from 15th January 2018. From that date all Ryanair flights will be operated using this new hand luggage policy. From this date, passengers will still be able to bring two pieces of luggage aboard the aircraft. If you have Priority Boarding If you have paid for Priority, you will be allowed to take two pieces of luggage with you. One can be a wheelie type bag up to 55X40X20 CM in size and weighing no more than…

First Class Suites On Emirates

Inspire Me!

Emirates First Class suites on their Boeing 777’s are incredible! The airline’s new 777-300ERs are each equipped with six of the new suites. They have 40 square feet of space per passenger and feature floor to ceiling sliding doors for complete privacy. They are in a clever 1-1-1 configuration, but the suites in the centre of the aircraft feature “windows” which are actually TV screens, with the outside world transmitted to them from cameras on the outside of the aircraft!…

Why Book A City Break As Part Of Your Main Holiday?

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As travel agents, we explore all the options for our clients to make sure they get the best possible price for their holiday. Surprisingly, that sometimes means taking indirect flights – for example, if you’re travelling to The Canary Islands for your summer holiday, it can be cheaper to drop into Madrid or Barcelona on the way out or back than to take a direct flight. It sounds odd, but it’s true and it’s something we arrange for clients all…

British Airways Club Europe Review

Lanzarote, Our Travels, Travel Tips

Is it worth paying the extra for Club Europe? A lot depends on the aircraft – we flew from London to Barcelona a few months ago, and the aircraft was a Boeing 777, so we enjoyed the full business class experience, even down to fold flat beds. But on most European routes BA flies Airbus A320’s and it isn’t that exciting. Read on for more…. We flew business return from Lanzarote to London Gatwick recently. We elected for the offered…

Emirates A380 Experience

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I was lucky enough to win a Beachcomber competition for a place on an Emirates A380 Experience at Manchester Airport in September. I met Caroline Chadwick, Regional Sales Manager at Beachcomber Tours for the North of England, and Rob Spencer, Senior Sales Executive at Emirates for the North West in Terminal 1 at Manchester Airport together with a few other travel agents who had also secured places. After an overview of the check-in operation and ticket desk we visited security…

Flying Qatar Airways to Cape Town

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We had been planning a trip to Cape Town for some time, and once we knew the overall plan, we got to the airline decision. I’d wanted to fly Qatar for ages – they’ve built up a great reputation, won many awards and call themselves “The five star” airline. Qatar are relatively new to the international scene, but they have a super modern fleet and they use the incredible new airport at Doha as a hub – you fly there,…