Ryanair Announces New Routes from Liverpool

It has been recently announced that Ryanair will be adding 2 new destinations to its network of routes from Liverpool John Lennon Airport [LPL] for the summer schedule with services operating to Barcelona [BCN] and Almeria [LEI].

Flights will commence on 25 March and will take the number of destinations served by Ryanair to 40. 

It is expected that the flight to Barcelona will prove very popular, especially for passengers wishing to take a city break to Barcelona. 

AVRO Adds New Departures

AVRO has announced an increase in their 2012 programme with new regional departures.  The new routes with Monarch start in March with flights to:

ITALY
Milan and Venice from Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester up to 6 times per week.
Rome from Luton and Birmingham up to 5 times per week
Verona from Manchester up to 5 times per week

CROATIA
Dubrovnik from Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester up to 3 times per week

GREECE
Heraklion in Crete from East Midlands and Newcastle [East Midlands on Tuesdays from 22 May to 25 September and Newcastle on Tuesdays from May to November]
Corfu from East Midlands and Newcastle on Mondays from 21 May to 24 September

W Hotels Open New Hotel in Paris

W Hotels is to open its first property in Paris on Valentine's Day - 14 February 2012 - which will be located opposite the Opera Garnier.

This new hotel - The W Paris Opera - is a 5-story hotel located in the Opera area of Paris in an elegant 1870s Haussmann era building. It will have 91 guest room, including 20 suites and two Extreme WOW Suites.

Situated between the famous department stores in Paris, Galeries Lafayette and Le Printempts with the exclusive boutiques of the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore nearby.  This means that world class restaurants and museums are just a stroll away.

New Flights from Cardiff Announced

It has been announced that the Spanish budget carrier "Vueling" is expanding its network from Cardiff with two more routes this coming summer.

The airline will serve Alicante and Palma three times per week from 22 June in addition to Barcelona flights which start from 27 March.

New Attractions to Book in Paris

If you are due to go on your holidays to Paris, then you may like to pre-book some attraction tickets before you travel.  12 new tours have been added to this popular city including bike, segway and walking tours which offer an alternative means of exploring the city. 
For example, you could book a bike tour of Monet's Gardens, Paris Segway Tour by Day, Paris World War II Walking Tour, Paris Bike Tour and Paris Segway Tour by Night.

For more details just take a look at our Worldwide Attractions on our Travel Extras page.

BMIBABY Announces New Routes

BMIBABY has recently announced it will be launching 2 new sunshine routes this year and also increase frequency to some its most popular destinations.

The airline will offer new flights from East Midlands to Catania in Sicily and from Belfast City Airport to Mahon in Menorca as part of its summer 2012 programme.

Belfast to Mahon will commence on 15 June with twice weekly flights on Monday and Friday until 24 September. 

East Midlands to Catania will operate once a week on a Sunday from 27 Mary until 30 September.

The increase in frequency will affect:
Belfast City to Palma in Mallorca, and Faro in Portugal and Alicante in Spain.
East Midlands to Barcelona and Murcia in Spain and to Malta.

New Routes for 2012

AVRO has recently announced new routes for 2012 to include Dubrovnik in Croatia and Milan, Rome, Venice and Verona in Italy.    Each will commence with departures in March.

Flights to Milan and Venice will depart from Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester up to 6 times per week.

Flights to Rome with operate from Luton and Birmingham up to 5 times per week and to Verona from Manchester.

Flights to Dubrovnik will operate from Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester up to 3 times per week.

Recently, Monarch have reported that Dubrovnik had seen fantastic demand for 2012.

Additionally, AVRO has announded further expansion to its Spanish flying programme for summer 2012 with year-round flights from both Gatwick and Manchester to Barcelona with flights operating up to 6 times per week from Manchester and 11 times per week from Gatwick.

Win - Benidorm Series 1,2, and 3 on DVD

For a chance to win series 1, 2 and 3 of the popular "Benidorm" TV programme just enter our January competition by answering the following question:

Question:  Where is the resort of Benidorm?
Answer:  [a] Spain   [b] France   [c] Italy

Send your answer in an email to newsletter@coronaholidays.co.uk

All correct entries will be placed into a draw to be held on the 1 February 2012 and the winner will be notified by email. 
Good Luck !

December Competition Winner

Congratulations to Joan Clark from Glasgow who was drawn from all the correct entries received for our December competition.

Joan correctly identified that Brazil is a South American country and has won Zumba Fitness for Ninento Wii which is currently on its way.

Watch this space for our January competition which will be out tomorrow!