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England Loses Blue Flag Beaches

The number of ‘blue flags’ awarded to English beaches this year has dropped, due to a decline in water quality.
Blue flags are awarded by the Keep Britain Tidy campaign to beaches that can offer clean water, litter-free beaches, good facilities and high safety standards.
Just 71 beaches have been awarded the title in 2009 compared with [...]

UK Bookings Down 12% For Summer 2009 »

UK Bookings Down 12% For Summer 2009

Figures from research company GFX Ascent MI’s Leisure Travel Monitor state that UK bookings for summer 2009 are down 12% on February 2008.
The drop in summer bookings covers package holidays as well as seat and accommodation only. Direct bookings are down 16% and high street bookings down 10%.
The difference between the drop in direct and [...]

New summer routes added by Flybe »

New summer routes added by Flybe

Flybe has added a new Düsseldorf service from London Gatwick in time for this summer season.
The new route will start on 22nd June and will operate three times daily on a weekday, once on a Saturday and twice daily on a Sunday.
Mike Rutter, Flybe chief commercial officer said: “Dusseldorf has been a big success [...]

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