Destination Updates

Issue Date: 27th February 2020 Virgin Atlantic has announced a new Manchester-Delhi route, taking off in October. The three-times-weekly route will be operated by an Airbus A330-200 aircraft on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays departing Manchester at 4.40pm and arriving in Delhi at 6.05am the following morning. Return flights will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays...

Issue Date: 20th February 2020 Turkey will suspend entry visa requirements for British holidaymakers next month in a bid to boost inbound tourism. Brits travelling to Turkey currently have to acquire a £27 e-visa permitting them entry. However, from 2 March, the UK – along with several countries in the EU Schengen area – will be granted an exemption to Turkey’s visa...

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all but essential travel to Wuhan city, Hubei Province. This is due to the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak. Public Health England has offered advice to travellers. You should comply with any additional screening measures put in place by the local authorities. For more information and advice, visit the TravelHealthPro...

Issue Date: 20th November 2019 Virgin Atlantic will add new Heathrow flights to San Francisco and Delhi for Summer 2020. It includes a new weekly Friday flight to San Francisco, boosting the service to twice-daily. Virgin will deploy its new Airbus A350 aircraft on the route from May 2020 which, when coupled with the new weekly flight, will increase capacity by 40,000 seats for the...

Issue Date: 14th November 2019 There has been flooding in parts of Venice, caused by seasonal high waters and heavy rainfall. Other parts of northern and central Italy have also been affected. Further strong winds, heavy rainfall and storms are forecast from Friday 15 November into the weekend The government has declared a state of emergency in Venice. Customers on holiday in...

Issue Date: 1st November 2019 TUI has today announced that they will be putting Sharm el Sheikh back on sale next week, less than a fortnight after the Foreign Office lifted its ban on travel to the resort. The operator has announced flights from Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham to get under way in February, followed by flights from Doncaster Sheffield and Bristol airports in...

Issue Date: 23rd October 2019 Air New Zealand is axing London flights, marking the end of its flagship international route after 36 years - with the loss of up to 130 jobs. The airline announced today it was canning its Los Angeles-London flights from next October but it will also add a non-stop flight to New York from New Zealand. Air New Zealand acting chief executive officer...

Issue Date: 22nd October 2019 Further to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) changing the overall level of the FCO Travel Advice for Egypt in November 2015, to advise against all but essential travel to or from Sharm El Sheikh by air, the FCO have today removed the advice against travel to or from Sharm El Sheikh by air. The FCO advise against all but essential travel...