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RYANAIR.COM - The cheapest way to fly around Europe. Often have free or almost free seat give-aways Ryanair (FR) routes and destinations easyJet.com
- Even more European discounted fares. (EZ) routes/destinations bmibaby.com
- Cheap flights fm East Midlands, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds/Bradford, London City and Heathrow. (WW) routes/destinations Air-Scotland.com
- Cheap flights from Scotland. Air-Scotland (X1) routes/destinations ScotAirways.co.uk - Flies between Amsterdam and Southampton and also from London City to Edinburgh and Dundee. Cheap! seat sale EDI-LCY return incl = £71
EuroManx.com - Liverpool, Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, London City. (Ceasing as seasonal Oct 1 - Glasgow, Southampton, Stansted. Galway). Single inclusive fares to Liverpool (£19) and Manchester (£29)
ba.com - British Airways online booking site. Flights to London Gatwick, Luton and Manchester. BA flies daily DIRECTLY to London Gatwick for around £90 incl! Reckon about £30 taxes/charges/fees. Now ranks with the cheapest airlines to leave the island. BA Connect takes over domestic flights from British Airways CitiExpress Mar 26 and bookings can be made through the airline's website from Feb 1.
LoganAir.co.uk - BA Loganair - Scotland's airline. IOM to Glasgow . Bookings via this site use BA.com but contract with Loganair. See special offer to/from Barra (the beach airstrip)
VLM-Airlines.com - Handy airline flying daily Isle of Man to London City and from there to Jersey, Antwerp, Brussels, Rotterdam (-Hamburg) and Luxembourg. Good prices LCY-LUX.
AeroCondor A2BAirways.com - Prev FlyKeen for Blackpool and Belfast City (BHD) BLK for £60 incl/£115 rtn incl! Tel 0800 083 7783. A2B was taken over by British NorthWest in Sept 05 BlackpoolAirport.com - with details of flights. Blackpool is a Ryanair destination.
Flybnwa.co.uk - British NorthWest Airlines. Blackpool-Isle of Man Same pricing as A2BAirways above. Tel Res: Blackpool 01253/349 073, Isle of Man 01624/617 181.
Flybe.com - IOM-Birmingham. Britain's 3rd largest low-cost carrier with main hubs Birmingham, Exeter, Southampton. Flights all over the UK, N. Ireland and the Channel Isles. Also to France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland. 2005 - Leeds/Bradford and Norwich join network. Southampton (+5 new routes), Liverpool (+6), Exeter (+5)and Birmingham (+9).
EasternAirways.com - Serves UK airports: Stansted, Bristol BRS, Southampton, Birmingham, Norwich NWI, Nottingham East Midlands EMA, Humberside HUY, Manchester, Durham/Tees Valley MME, Newcastle, Edinburgh EDI, Aberdeen ABZ, Inverness INV, Wick WIC and Stornaway SYY. Flies Isle of Man from Newcastle, Birmingham and Bristol and flies Brussels BRU from Southampton. Southampton - Isle of Man scheduled to start Mar 6, 06. Not the cheapest airline but good network. (T3) routes/destinations AerArann.com - Aer Arann - UK/IOM, Ireland and France budget priced flights. Flights within Eire. Flies Isle of Man from Dublin, Liverpool, Manchester and Luton. Avis link for Ireland (RE) routes/destinations
Alpha One IOM-Edinburgh flew but held back until Jan 30. The Edinburgh fare was £36 one way excluding taxes/charges. Cardiff(£58 o.w excl) was due to start Jan 18 and Southampton (£92 o.w. excl) on Jan 23. However, Eastern Airlines will fly SOU-IOM from March. No mention any more of Blackpool. Information & bookings 0870 111 8003. Last year's plans by the world's youngest airline owner cum pilot "Baby Branson" to fly Oxford-Cambridge were scrapped.
AirX Ltd t/a Rockhopper.aero - Alderney to Brighton/Shoreham, Bournemouth, Guernsey, Jersey and St Brieuc in Brittany. Day return to UK £89, to France £ 69. Between all islands £30. All incl taxes/charges. Rockhopper is planning to launch a daily Jersey-Bournemouth-Isle of Man service in 2006.
Aurigny.com - Guernsey to London Gatwick and Stansted, Southampton, Manchester and Bristol. To Jersey and Alderney as well as Dinard in Brittany. Offers punctuality.
FlyZoom.com
Gatwick & Glasgow to 6 Canadian cities. Fares fm below £100ew excl. Belfast & Manchester in 2005. Links Canada-Caribbean. FlyGlobeSpan.com
- Cheap flights from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast to Prague, Geneva, the Mediterranean and Canary Isles. (X2) routes/destinations.
Globespan also booking agency for the Canadian AirTransat.com - See Canada - and connects from Europe with www.globespan.com - For UK/Irish residents, Globespan flies to
Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal from Shannon, Dublin,
Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester, Gatwick,
Birmingham and Exeter - see http://www.globespan.com/. Connections with AirTransat get you to Central America and the Caribbean as well
as to Venezuela and Columbia.
XL.com Excel Airways
- Charter flights to Europe/Africa/Barbados/Florida. Excel (JN) routes/destinations See note at "UK AND IRELAND TO EUROPE" below. FlyMonarch.co.uk - Monarch and Monarch Scheduled - Budget prices maily to Spain (incl Balearics and Canaries) but also Lisbon, Faro and Naples. Luton and Malaga bases but flies to/from Gatwick, Luton, Birmingham, Manchester, Blackpool, Aberdeen and Newquay. Special offer of Manchester to Gibraltar for £15 o.w excl. Scheduled flights for £40 each way inclusive taxes and fees. Monarch (ZB) routes/destinations
- CheapAgents - Great site that searches 16 cheapest sources in one go. Has backwards search to find cheapest route for a given destination
- UKNetGuide.co.uk - Checks at 500 airlines.
UK Skyscanner.net All cheap European airlines flying from the UK. Indicates other airlines also.
Irish Skyscanner.net All cheap European airlines flying from Ireland. Indicates other airlines also.
British Airways BA 0870 850 9850 Aberdeen Barra Benbecula Birmingham Bristol Campbeltown Cork Cyprus Inverness Islay Isle of Man Kirkwall London Gatwick London Heathrow Londonderry Manchester Southampton Stornoway Sumburgh Tiree
Air Scotland GRE 0141 222 2363 Alicante Amsterdam Athens Malaga Palma Paris (Charles De Gaulle)
FlyGlobespan GSM 0870 556 1522 Alicante Barcelona London Stansted Faro Lanzarote Las Palmas Malaga Nice Palma Paphos Prague Tenerife
easyJet EZY Amsterdam Belfast International Bristol London Luton London Stansted
KLM Cityhopper KL 0870 507 4074 Amsterdam
Flybe BE 0871 700 0123 Belfast City Birmingham Exeter Southampton
Balkan Holidays BGH 0845 130 1114 Bourgas
First Choice Airways FCA 0870 750 0001 Bourgas
Thomas Cook TCX 0870 111 1111 Bourgas
ThomsonFly (Charter) BY 0870 166 2070 Bourgas Palma
SN Brussels Airlines SN 0870 735 2345 Brussels
Air Transat TSC 0870 556 1522 Calgary Toronto Vancouver
Zoom Airlines OOM 0870 240 0055 Calgary Dominican Republic Halifax Ottawa Toronto Vancouver
American Airlines AA 0845 778 9789 Chicago (O'Hare)
Bmi British Midland BD 0870 60 70 555 Copenhagen Jersey Leeds Bradford London Heathrow Manchester
Emirates EK 0870 243 2222 Dubai
Aer Lingus EI 0845 084 4444 Dublin
bmi baby WW 0870 264 2229 East Midlands
Air Berlin AB 0870 738 8880 London Stansted
Air Malta KM 0845 607 3710 Malta
Continental Airlines CO 0845 607 6760 New York (Newark)
US Airways US 0845 600 3300 Philadelphia
Icelandair FI 0870 787 4020 Reykjavik
Air Canada AC 0871 220 1111 Toronto
-UK AND IRELAND TO EUROPE (multi departure points)
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AirWales.co.uk
- Cardiff to Dublin, Cork, Plymouth, Newcastle, London City, Amsterdam. NEW Norfolk (East Anglia) A “hidden” Cardiff-Jersey also exists. Said to have plans to fly out of RAF Valley on Anglesey. You’ll go nuts trying to find a flight and its cost here.
XL.com Excel Airways Mediterranean, Barbados, Florida Tel: 0870 169 0 169 [email protected] .
Excel Airways Group plc (Excel Airways, Excel Aviation, Excel Holidays, XL.com, Excel24, Freedom Flights and, Aspire Holidays) has no connection with the Dutch based Exel Aviation Group (AirExel, AlsaceExel, BelgiumExel, HollandExel and LoirExel).
www.scandinavian.net SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK/Copenhagen Kastrup) wants to launch services from Oslo Gardermoen to Edinburgh and from Copenhagen Kastrup to Aberdeen.
www.snowflake.com Now here is an unusual airline that flies Inverness to Stockholm for £77 incl one way. See Europe/Europe for other routes
Lithuanian Airlines London Gatwick to Vilnius, Lithuania (the Prague of the north) - £30 one-way plus taxes. Also flies from Dublin €45 and most northern European states plus France and Spain. A great way to get to the Baltic States. Flies Moscow or Kiev (Ukraine). Pricing is via online email request. Prices from euro 45 all over Europe.
Other destinations: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Frankfurt/Main, Madrid, Milan, Palanga (Lith.), Paris CDG and Stockholm Arlanda. During summer - flights also to Frankfurt/Main, Berlin and Hanover via Palanga (resort on the Baltic coast).
www.airbaltic.com Air Baltic (BT Riga, Latvia)- Flies London, Manchester and Dublin to Riga. Manchester-Riga from £70 rtn plus taxes. Also flies Vilnius, Lithuania with SAS but not discounted.
www.estonian-air.ee Click on ENG - London Gatwick to Tallin (Estonia) - £63 one way plus taxes. £160 incl rtn and on to Vilnius (Lithuania). A great way to get to the Baltic States. Moscow or Kiev are just US$ 57 single away. You'll need a calendar to understand the days of the week and get prices in euro as EEK comes in thousands. Service from London daily
www.balticsww.com Baltic Timetables - Air, Ferry, Rail & Bus. Just about every link you could want to get around Europe.
IcelandExpress Daily from London Stansted (e.g. €203 incl rtn) and Copenhagen to Reykjavik
www.icelandexpress.com
From London-Stansted and Copenhagen to Reykjavik. 2 flights per day in summer and 1 per day in winter. Finally affordable ex London or Copenhagen - 3 days Iceland with hotel for £214 or 5 days £278.
CityStarAirlines.com (Aberdeen). City Star to start twice weekdaily Do328-110 service from Aberdeen to Oslo Jan 17, 2005. Tickets for sale on Mon Dec 13, 2004 09:00. Tel: +44 (0) 1224 722610 or email [email protected] . Website in progress.
www.hlx.com Hapag Lloyd Express (links to Hapag Lloyd ex Germany). Flies Manchester to Cologne or Stuttgart; Newcastle to Hanover; Coventry to Cologne/Bonn; Dublin to Hamburg or Stuttgart presently. Flights for £14 one way incl. taxes all gone but for euro 30 still to be had. Flies onwards from all above destinations to Poland to Spain and connects with Hapag Lloyd – see http://hlf.de for cheap flights to N Africa and the Mediterranean
www.hlf.de - Hapag-Lloyd - Germany to Meditteranean - The German Ryanair. Super deals Germany to Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Italy, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Greece. www.hlx.com for Manchester to Cologne or Stuttgart / Dublin to Hamburg or Stuttgart. Not a new airline but a new link to Manchester and Dublin via hlx.com
www.vlm-airlines.com Handy airline flying from Isle of Man, Liverpool, Manchester and Jersey to London City and from there to Antwerp, Brussels, Rotterdam (-Hamburg) and Luxembourg. Good prices LCY-LUX.
www.germanwings.com
A euro 19 airline from London Gatwick or Stansted, Dublin and Edinburgh to Cologne. From Cologne to 29 destinations from Skandinavia to Turkey to Portugal. Also serves Lisbon, Zurich and several Eastern countries. Good prices and connections
ThomsonFly.com Coventry based airline for Ireland, Channel Isles, Holland, Austria, Spain, France, Italy. Seat sales from £1.99 one way.
From Coventry, Doncaster/Sheffield (Robin Hood Airport) and Bournemouth. Fly: Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dublin, Faro, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Jersey, Lyon, Malaga, Palma, Paris CDG, Paris ORY, Pisa, Prague, Salzburg, Shannon, Tenerife, Valencia and Venice
www.jet2.com Jet2 [Channel Express (Air Services) Ltd] flies Leeds/Bradford to Faro, Malaga, Murcia, Alicante, Palma de Mallorca, Nice, Venice, Geneva, Prague and Amsterdam at exclusive one-way prices from £1 to £60. Unfortunately, the Jet2 website does not limit the choice of destinations to those flown when flying from Belfast. Also offered through this website are hotel rooms from £16 ppn via
hotelconnect.co.uk and car rental from £9 pd.
www.airberlin.com
Great site easy to navigate - German organization. London-Stansted to Mallorca presently £19 incl taxes. Germany to Mallorca £12. Stansted to most of rest of Spain + Faro £35. A random week Mallorca in March came out at £59 incl taxes rtn. Flies to Iceland (Keflavik) but only from Vienna. Great site for Germany, Austria (both connections), Switzerland and Portugal (incl Madeira), Spain, Canaries, Agadir (MA), Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Greece and Rome and Sicily in Italy. If not direct, connections over the N German destination and several via Vienna (incl Iceland)
www.airluxor.com
Portuguese orientated site. London to Lisbon and Dublin to Faro and Lisbon. Connections to Funchal & Porto Santo (Madeira), West Africa - Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome & Principe (even further south in West Africa). Great site to get to places which are otherwise difficult to get to. Sao Tome proved to cost euro 357 each way in March. London-Lisbon was £40 each way. A week on Porto Santo beginning March cost euro 44 one way and euro 73 to get back
–This site does have the habit of talking to you in Portuguese – even when you select English. The contact us mail form didn’t work so we’ll never know if the prices are inclusive or exclusive taxes. Banned from flying to France on Mar 28, 04 - See news
www.airpolonia.com
Four Polish destinations from London-Stansted. Also flies to Poland from Athens, Brussels-Charleroi, Cologne, Frankfurt-Hahn, Madrid and Paris
Transavia (prev BasiqAir)
Dutch airline with Dublin and Stansted to Rotterdam from where connections to Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Girona, Alicante and Malaga. Amsterdam has flights to Faro, Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante, Nice, Bergamo, Verona, Venice, Pisa and Naples
www.airmalta.com
No destination map, Options not limited to destinations flown. A site to go crazy with. Only good for Manchester to Malta. Flies from London Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted and Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Dublin and Cork but guess to where!! The Manchester selection lets me fly to St Petersburg and Gozo – there just aren’t any flights available if I select them.
One way special from Malta to Stansted is £38. Return is £104. Don’t know how this got onto the no-frills airlines list.
www.volareweb.com Italian airline - flies from Milan to Napoli, Bari, Brindisi, Crotone, Lameze Terme, Palermo and Catania (Sicily). Presently specials from euro €60 each way plus €18 taxes.
Links to AirEurope.it which has budget rates: From Rome and Milan to Mauritius (€750), and to Cuba from Milan (€900). Charter flights to Zanzibar (Rome & Milan) and Sharm el Sheikh (Milan)
Tour partners are AlpiTour.it , EuroTravel.it , VeraTour.it , ValTur.it and Un Altro Sole. Volareweb.com is a brand of Volare Airlines S.p.A in Extraordinary Management.
www.meridiana.it
From London to Olbia (Sardinia) and Florence. Several S Italian destinations from Paris with onward connections to Tunis and Tripoli from Sicily (also possible from London via Florence and Sicily)
www.norwegian.no
Stansted to Bergen, Oslo and Stavanger. From Oslo all over Europe
Wizz Air Poland fm London and Liverpool (fm Dec 04). Also flies Athens, Rome, Milan, Barcelona, Paris, Brussels, Dortmund, Malmo, Stockholm to/from Poland (Gdansk, Warwaw, Katowice) and Budapest. Connections to Cracow. From LPL, 1 penny flights to Poland giving under £40 incl return.
www.skyeurope.com
Stansted to Bratislava (for Brno and Vienna) and Budapest. £49 ew Budapest + £17 ew taxes. Dec 2004 Offering Manchester-Bratislava, -Warsaw, -Krakow and London-Bratislava and -Budapest all fm 0.01 GBP
www.croatiaairlines.com
From London to Zagreb, Sarajevo, Skopje for £100; From Manchester to Dubrovnik and Split for £130. You need to be a member to work the site. Some prices are one way and some return and all are not inclusive of taxes. A case of "ask before you buy/fly". Good links pages
DEFUNCT V-Bird Suspended all operations Oct 8, 04 www.vbird.com V-Bird flies from Manchester to Dusseldorf-Niederrhein (NRN) Europe’s youngest airport, Copenhagen and Munich. Presently MAN-NRN £19 incl taxes. From NRN 6 onward destinations from Helsinki (fm euro 50) to Palma de Mallorca. Ryanair also flies to NRN, which is quite a way north of Dusseldorf.. The trip by bus to and from Dusseldorf takes 1.25hrs and costs euro 11. Hertz, Sixt and Europcar advertise at NRN. 19 hotels/overnight possibilities in local villages listed on the airport details
Virgin-Atlantic USA, Caribbean, Africa, India, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Japan, Australia
XL.com ExcelAirways & ExcelHolidays. Primarily UK to Mediterranean. Antigua, Barbados, St Lucia. Tel: 01342-316900. See note at "UK AND IRELAND TO EUROPE" above.
The Times - Travel - Excellent world travel site with tips, offers and links to hotels.
If you get UK TV, check out Channel 3 ITV Teletext
Steam-Packet - UK to France & Belgium. UK to Isle of Man & Ireland
Travel London to London Airports - Prices (subj to change) -Gatwick Express from Victoria Station - 30 mins. Single £13, Return £24
-Heathrow Express from Paddington - Terminals 1-3 - 15 mins., Terminal 4 - 23 mins. Single £13 Return £25 (+£2 if bought on train)
-Stansted Express from Liverpool St - 45 mins. Single £14.50 Return £24
-Luton Thameslink from King's Cross Thameslink - Blackfriars - London Bridge - Gatwick. From London 30 mins. and then 5 mins. in free shuttle bus from Luton Parkway to airport. Single £10
However see TheTrainLine.com (pre-booking) for airport to airport cheap fares: Gatwick to Stansted £21.10s/£32.30rtn. Gatwick to Victoria £9s/£18rtn (then take tube to Heathrow).
Useful links for London Underground (tube): Transport London . Underground map. Real time disruption map of tube[email protected] or Tel: +44 (0)20 7222 1234 (overloaded after attacks).
Note: Best way from Gatwick to Stansted. Rail to Victoria then Victoria Tube Line to Tottenham Hale abt 22mins. Train every 3 mins. Total transfer time from LGW to STN approx 2hrs.
Rail between UK and Europe
See under Europe at #raileuro
Travel in Scotland - Useful Travel Links ScotRail
- Rail information and tickets CityLink.co.uk
- Bus routes, timetables and fares (Scotland) Calmac - Ferry routes and timetables within Scotland Holiday.Scotland.net - Scottish Tourist Board TheLocalWeb.Net- Carhire Orkney Marness Garage, St Ola (nr Kirkwall). Budget £18 pd / Clio £31d 01856/874462. [email protected]
TravelExtras.com bmibaby link. Hotels from £6pppn, Carrental from £10pd, Airport parking UK fm £ 2.95pd. Tel 0871 900 8263.
CARHIRE & ROUTEPLANNER
At www.rac.co.uk/travelservices/ the RAC has an excellent European Online Route Planner which gives a road by road and corner by corner schedule.
TheTravellerUK.com - Advantage Travel agent. Tel 01524/422 562 or 0870 027 0056 Fx 425 379. 63 Yorkshire St, Morecambe LA3 1QF [email protected] Karen & Anthony are Australasia experts. Other destinations via Advantage4Travel.com/traveller Go-NowTravel.com/ - Late Deals, Low Cost Flights, Hotels, Cruises, Ferries, Car Hire, Airport Parking, Villa Rentals, Next Weekend Escapes, Hot Deals by Email, Travel Insurance Tel 08700/10 62 42
BlissHolidays.co.uk - Handy flights and holiday finder. Special offers, accommodation, carhire, cruises, airport parking, resort representation. Nifty all types of flight/holiday search engine. Tel: 0845 055 1444 [The "Flights" search only searches charter flights and offers UK to Bouvet Island which is a block of ice but not to Malaga! Stick with the homepage.]
escape.news.com.au Excellent articles over Europe and the British Isles and the world
Get-Packing.com Cheap Flights & Airline Tickets. Dubai, Auckland, Perth, Beijing, Kuala-Lumpur as well as Europe, USA, Canada, India and many more...Hotels, Carhire, Travel Guides also.
Travelpaths.com Meath, Ireland based agent offering flights, accommodation, carrental, cruises and holiday packages. Map of Irish Counties - with slideshow, galleries and links to Ireland.
easyHotel.com - Central London from £20. Basel, Switzerland from CHF 30 from Sept 2005. The latest from easyJet and many more to come. easyInternetCafe.com - 18 in London and at 16 towns all over the UK. Also in Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Cyprus. 4 in New York. Clear your mail here and in 7 other European countries at one off rate buying more time if demand down.
Hostelworld.com/Ryanair
- Cheap hotels/hostels at Ryanair destinations Halfpricehotels.co.uk
- Some really good special offers to be found here Superbreak.com
- Really good booking engine for London hotels, entertainment, breaks, airport hotels VoyageNow.com - Pretty good hotel searcher worldwide at payable prices Hotels with Travelante.com CiaoCiaoItaly.com - ITALY Hotels, flights, ferries Airport-Hotels-England.co.uk - Good booking engine. Links to Airport Parking. Reasonable prices. Tested -Holiday Inn Express and Holiday Inn - both at Glasgow Airport TravelExtras.com/bmibaby - Hotels, carrental and airport parking if you are flying with bmibaby. Limited use without the bmibaby. Wotif.com - Limited amount of 2-5 star accommodation - Worldwide. All-Rooms.com - Discount Reservations - Hotels, motels, inns, B&B and other accommodation. Handy UK hotel search engine
TravelExtras.com bmibaby link. Hotels from £6pppn, Carrental from £10pd, Airport parking UK fm £ 2.95pd. Tel 0871 900 8263. PS. We tried their worldwide hotel reservations but prices were far too high.
UK / WORLD Airport Parking Nightlife.co.uk - Airport Parking You can be more specific and search for Liverpool Airport Parking but New York is listed too!
Regarding Airport Parking , Airport-Parking-Shop.co.uk Searches the various companies. Currently, Ringway is £34pw and Airparks, Handforth Dean, 0161/486 6655 (used twice) £39pw. Directions to the parking location is faxed, mailed or telephoned and proved simple to follow. Excellent shuttle services to the airport.
Lake District accommodation - BowerHouseInn.co.uk In Eskdale the Bower House Inn (a charming olde worlde pub, restaurant and hotel). Dining - Ian Dutton's Miller Howe (Red Lion Sq), Grasmere THE place to eat. Salmon and seafood jacket potato with salad £7.95.
Air Berlin - German (and UK) Low Cost Airline
The German low cost behemoth flies from its Swiss hub at Zurich to Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Hannover and Düsseldorf in Germany as well as to destinations in Spain, Portugal, Italy and the Balearic Islands. The airline also connects Zurich to Vienna, Budapest and Warsaw in Central Europe and to London Stansted and Manchester in the UK.
Atlas Blue - Moroccan Low Cost Airline
Operates no-frills flights to Marrakech in Morocco from Zurich for 200 Swiss Francs one-way including taxes and from Geneva for 183 Swiss Francs one-way including taxes - equivalent to €131 and €120. Almost certainly the cheapest way to get to north-west Africa from Switzerland.
bmi baby - UK Low Cost Airline
Straightforward, medium priced, low cost flights from Geneva to Birmingham, Cardiff, Nottingham East Midlands and Teesside airports in the UK. If bmi baby's promotional 25% discount applies, flights are available for as little as 83.12 Swiss Francs - about £37 or €54 - one-way, including taxes.
Cimber Air - Danish Low Cost Airline
A Danish airline which operates flights between Basel and Copenhagen in Denmark for a cheapest tax-inclusive fare of 883 Danish Kroner, equivalent to 180 Swiss Francs or €119. Not the cheapest low cost airline around, but worth a glance if all the best Maersk Air deals have gone. Cimber Air's user-friendly booking engine will help you locate the lowest available fares quickly and easily.
Discovery - Czech Low Cost Airline
A relatively little-known Czech airline which operates low fare routes from Geneva and Sion to Prague on a yield management basis for a cheapest one-way price of €66 including taxes - about 102 Swiss Francs or 2081 Czech Koruna. That's more expensive than flying to Prague with Smart Wings but still cheaper than either helvetic or fly baboo.
easyJet - European Low Cost Airline
Europe's largest no-frills airline provides low cost connections from Zurich to London Luton, from Basel to Luton, Stansted, Liverpool and Berlin Schönefeld in Germany and from Geneva to a large number of destinations across Europe including Paris, Berlin, Rome, Budapest, Madrid, Barcelona and Amsterdam.
Fly Baboo - Swiss Low Cost Airline
Operates flights from its hub at Geneva to the Swiss town of Lugano, to Venice and Florence in Italy, Valencia in Spain and to Prague in the Czech Republic. Fly Baboo has a very stylish image, but for all that it can often compete on price with Switzerland's other principal budget operator, helvetic.
germanwings - German Low Cost Airline
Flies from Zurich to Cologne-Bonn airport on the Rhineland in western Germany. germanwings regularly holds Crazy Night and Crazy Weekend promotions during which hundreds of extra one-way flights are sold at very low fares. However, even outside promotional periods, if you can find the cheapest Flight 4U tariff - 1 Swiss Franc before taxes - you can fly one-way from Zurich for the staggeringly low price of 29 Swiss Francs - just under €19.
helvetic - Swiss Low Cost Airline
Another fixed price airline which operates out of Zurich. Even if you book at the last minute, helvetic will fly you from Zurich to destinations including London Gatwick, Prague, Barcelona, Rome, Madrid and Vienna for €132 including taxes. The Swiss budget carrier has also just introduced flights to two new Macedonian destinations, Skopje and Ohrid, for a fixed one-way price of €231 including taxes, though this seems like less of a bargain.
InterSky - Austrian Low Cost Airline
Though an Austrian low fare airline, InterSky runs a couple of routes from Switzerland: from Bern to Berlin Tempelhof and Vienna. Fares start at 94 Swiss Francs including taxes to both the German and Austrian capitals.
Maersk Air - Danish Low Cost Airline
Flies low cost routes from both Geneva and Zurich to Copenhagen in Denmark. Fares start at around 95 Swiss Francs, 455 Danish Kroner or €62 including taxes.
Sky Europe - Central European Low Cost Airline
Operates connections from Zurich to Bratislava and Kosice in Slovakia. Low cost flights to the Slovakian capital start at around 84 Swiss Francs. For an additional 60 Swiss Francs you can take advantage of Sky Europe's Skylink service from Bratislava on to Kosice in eastern Slovakia.
Smart Wings - Czech Low Cost Airline
Provides a simple low cost service from Zurich to Prague for which the cheapest one-way flights are available for 88 Swiss Francs or 1800 Czech Koruna including taxes - about €57. The cheapest way to fly to Prague from Switzerland without exception.
Virgin Express - Belgian Low Cost Airline
Branson's low cost airline flies direct from Geneva to Brussels Zaventem International for a cheapest one-way fare of 62 Swiss Francs including taxes which equates to €41. As with most low cost airlines, booking as far ahead as possible is the best way to guarantee finding the cheapest flights.
Escape.News.com.au Excellent articles about Europe, the British Isles and the world
Ryanair.com - The cheapest way to fly around Europe. Often have free or almost free seat give-aways
Easyjet.com - Even more European discounted fares destinations
Hapag Lloyd Express (links to Hapag Lloyd ex Germany). Flies Manchester to Cologne or Stuttgart; Newcastle to Hanover; and Dublin to Hamburg or Stuttgart presently. Flights for £14 one way incl. taxes all gone but for euro 30 still to be had. Flies onwards from all above destinations and connects with Hapag Lloyd – see http://hlf.de for cheap flights to N Africa and the Mediterranean
Hapag-Lloyd - from Germany to all round the Mediterranean. Germany's Ryanair
European airlines categorized according to home country but also UK connections.
Eurostar.com - Paris and Brussels to London. Also other French stations www.steam-packet.com - France and Belgium to UK www.portofoostende.bem - Ostende and Ramsgate. 4 daily crossings. Ferries carry cars, mobile homes, caravans, motorcycles but no coaches or foot passengers. Transeuropa Ferries NV, Slijkensesteenweg 2, B-8400 OOSTENDE. Tel: ++32/59 340 250 Fax: ++32/59 340 251
EasyCruise.com - Mediterranean from St Tropez to Portofino (Summer). Caribbean - Martinique, St Lucia, St Vincent, Barbados, Grenada (Winter)
Itravelnet-Europe All the links you need for Europe Itravelnet-LowCostAirlines-Europe - European low cost airlines.
Also use the excellent Lowcost airlines to search elsewhere (Forget the Applefares link) www.gate1travel.com/
- Organized tours to exotic places - Worldwide
http://de.travel.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Travel News - Germany. Other country codes are FR France, IT Italian, ES Espagna. www.reisemarkt-hahn.de +49-6543-509620 (Fax 509621) email: [email protected] - Great last minute bookings from Hahn/Super rental car prices/Accommodation. Fantastiche Lastminutereisen ab Hahn/Unglaublicher Mietwagenpreisen/Unterkunft
AtraPalo.com Spanish language budget flights, hotels, restaurants, tours, information.
At RAC.co.uk an excellent European Online Route Planner which gives a road by road and corner by corner schedule. www.skavsta-air.se - Stockholm-Skavsta airport www.vasterasflygplats.se - Stockholm-Vaesteras airport www.map4travel.com
Maps and Airports - Europe + ex Soviet States. List of all airports and links to all important airports homepages
Swedish Skyscanner.net All cheap European airlines flying from Sweden. Indicates other airlines also.
www.snowflake.com SAS company flying out of Stockholm and Copenhagen towards the Med. Also flies Inverness to Stockholm (See UK/Europe) and Stockholm to Cairo coming.
WestAir.se Freight and mail carrier
www.scandinavian.net SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK/Copenhagen Kastrup) wants to launch services from Oslo Gardermoen to Edinburgh and from Copenhagen Kastrup to Aberdeen.
Lithuanian Airlines London Gatwick to Vilnius, Lithuania (the Prague of the north) - £30 one-way plus taxes. Also flies from Dublin €45 and most northern European states plus France and Spain. A great way to get to the Baltic States. Flies Moscow or Kiev (Ukraine). Pricing is via online email request. Prices from euro 45 all over Europe.
Other destinations: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Frankfurt/Main, Madrid, Milan, Palanga (Lith.), Paris CDG and Stockholm Arlanda. During summer - flights also to Frankfurt/Main, Berlin and Hanover via Palanga (resort on the Baltic coast).
www.balticsww.com Baltic Timetables - Air, Ferry, Rail & Bus. Just about every link you could want to get around Europe.
HostelWorld.com/RyanAir - Cheap hotels/hostels at Ryanair destinations
VoyageNow.com - Pretty good hotel searcher worldwide at payable prices
Wotif.com - Limited amount of 2-5 star accommodation - Worldwide.
Norwegian.no Stansted to Bergen, Oslo and Stavanger. From Oslo all over Europe
SAS Braathens Flights from Oslo Gardermoen to London Gatwick, Manchester and Milan Malpensa and 3 weekly services to Geneva and Prague. Check out the Norwegian "Rutentabell" to see where they fly domestically. The Norwegian part is more informative and the English purely for booking.
Scandinavian.net SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK/Copenhagen Kastrup) wants to launch services from Oslo Gardermoen to Edinburgh and from Copenhagen Kastrup to Aberdeen.
Balticsww.com Baltic Timetables - Air, Ferry, Rail & Bus. Just about every link you could want to get around Europe.
CityStarAirlines.com (Aberdeen). City Star to start twice weekdaily Do328-110 service from Aberdeen to Oslo Jan 17, 2005. Tickets for sale on Mon Dec 13, 2004 09:00. Tel: +44 (0) 1224 722610 or email [email protected] . Website in progress.
Wideroe Airlines - From Kirkenes on Russian border to Stavanger. Also from Sweden, Denmark and UK (Shetland, Aberdeen, Newcastle). Destinations
Coast Airlines - Covers southern Norway between Trondheim, Bergen, Haugesund, Oslo, Kristiansund and others. Links with Wideroe for travel to north.
KLM Royal Dutch - Manchester/UK to 6 Norwegian destinations incl Trondheim, Bergen, Oslo, Kristiansund. Flies from Aberdeen and Newcastle too. Links with Wideroe for travel to north.
Ticket.no Sok & bestill reise! Found this with some good deals in Stavanger ([email protected] Tel +47-815 11 185). Site gives +47-815 59 930 and [email protected]
StarTour.no Found this Thomson office in Oestervag, Stavanger (Tel +47-515 97 234). Site appeared to be in construction but some data available. Kontakt oss shows Våre Butikker in Oslo, Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim and Tønsberg
Affordable are the Youth Hostels during the summer season which ends in August. Check out Wandererhjem - payable prices and very good standard. Usually single, double and family rooms available. Several have en-suite facilities. Always take a bath towel and your own soap however.
Danish Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from Denmark. Indicates other airlines also.
Scandinavian.net SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK/Copenhagen Kastrup) wants to launch services from Oslo Gardermoen to Edinburgh and from Copenhagen Kastrup to Aberdeen.
Snowflake.com Now here is an unusual airline that flies Inverness to Stockholm for £77 incl one way. See Europe/Europe for other routes
Lithuanian Airlines London Gatwick to Vilnius, Lithuania (the Prague of the north) - £30 one-way plus taxes. Also flies from Dublin €45 and most northern European states plus France and Spain. A great way to get to the Baltic States. Flies Moscow or Kiev (Ukraine). Pricing is via online email request. Prices from euro 45 all over Europe.
Other destinations: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Frankfurt/Main, Madrid, Milan, Palanga (Lith.), Paris CDG and Stockholm Arlanda. During summer - flights also to Frankfurt/Main, Berlin and Hanover via Palanga (resort on the Baltic coast).
Balticsww.com Baltic Timetables - Air, Ferry, Rail & Bus. Just about every link you could want to get around Europe.
Icelandexpress.com
From London-Stansted and Copenhagen to Reykjavik. 2 flights per day in summer and 1 per day in winter. Finally affordable ex London or Copenhagen - 3 days Iceland with hotel for £214 or 5 days £278.
www.scandinavian.net SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK/Copenhagen Kastrup) wants to launch services from Oslo Gardermoen to Edinburgh and from Copenhagen Kastrup to Aberdeen.
www.snowflake.com Now here is an unusual airline that flies Inverness to Stockholm for £77 incl one way. See Europe/Europe for other routes
Lithuanian Airlines London Gatwick to Vilnius, Lithuania (the Prague of the north) - £30 one-way plus taxes. Also flies from Dublin €45 and most northern European states plus France and Spain. A great way to get to the Baltic States. Flies Moscow or Kiev (Ukraine). Pricing is via online email request. Prices from euro 45 all over Europe.
Other destinations: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Frankfurt/Main, Madrid, Milan, Palanga (Lith.), Paris CDG and Stockholm Arlanda. During summer - flights also to Frankfurt/Main, Berlin and Hanover via Palanga (resort on the Baltic coast).
www.airbaltic.com Air Baltic (BT Riga, Latvia)- Flies London, Manchester and Dublin to Riga. Manchester-Riga from £70 rtn plus taxes. Also flies Vilnius, Lithuania with SAS but not discounted.
www.estonian-air.ee Click on ENG - London Gatwick to Tallin (Estonia) - £63 one way plus taxes. £160 incl rtn and on to Vilnius (Lithuania). A great way to get to the Baltic States. Moscow or Kiev are just US$ 57 single away. You'll need a calendar to understand the days of the week and get prices in euro as EEK comes in thousands. Service from London daily
www.balticsww.com Baltic Timetables - Air, Ferry, Rail & Bus. Just about every link you could want to get around Europe.
Tallin served by: Air Baltic, Estonian, Ryanair, easyJet, British Airways,
Estonian-Air.ee London, Manchester to Tallin fn GBP 33 ow/incl, Dublin fm EUR 86. Flies Paris & Brussels fm 97EUR Berlin from 33EUR Frankfurt from 81EUR Hamburg from 55EUR Barcelona from 90EUR Milan from 68EUR Dubrovnik from 74EUR Stockholm from 446SEK Copenhagen from 391DKK Oslo from 552NOK as well as Baltic States and Russia: Riga from 61LVL Vilnius from 320LTL Moscow from 92USD Simferopol from 113USD Kiev from 95USD. A great way to get to the Baltic States.
Scandinavian.net Air Baltic ??????????? (SK/Copenhagen Kastrup) wants to launch services from Oslo Gardermoen to Edinburgh and from Copenhagen Kastrup to Aberdeen. Scandinavian.net easyJet ??????????? (SK/Copenhagen Kastrup) wants to launch services from Oslo Gardermoen to Edinburgh and from Copenhagen Kastrup to Aberdeen. Ryanair.com Serves Riga from
Scandinavian.net easyJet ??????????? (SK/Copenhagen Kastrup) wants to launch services from Oslo Gardermoen to Edinburgh and from Copenhagen Kastrup to Aberdeen. Scandinavian.net Finair ??????????? (SK/Copenhagen Kastrup) wants to launch services from Oslo Gardermoen to Edinburgh and from Copenhagen Kastrup to Aberdeen. Scandinavian.net CSA Czech Airlines ??????????? (SK/Copenhagen Kastrup) wants to launch services from Oslo Gardermoen to Edinburgh and from Copenhagen Kastrup to Aberdeen. Scandinavian.net Lufthansa ??????????? (SK/Copenhagen Kastrup) wants to launch services from Oslo Gardermoen to Edinburgh and from Copenhagen Kastrup to Aberdeen. Scandinavian.net SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK/Copenhagen Kastrup) wants to launch services from Oslo Gardermoen to Edinburgh and from Copenhagen Kastrup to Aberdeen.
www.balticsww.com Baltic Timetables - Air, Ferry, Rail & Bus. Just about every link you could want to get around Europe.
Latvian Skyscanner.net All cheap European airlines flying from Latvia. Indicates other airlines also.
www.airbaltic.com Air Baltic (BT/Riga, Latvia) with a new base in Vilnius, Lithuania. Daily to Copenhagen Kastrup, 4 weekly services to Cologne/Bonn and Hamburg and 3 weekly flights to both Berlin Tegel and London, Dublin and Manchester. Also to Helsinki, Oslo Gardermoen, Vienna and Warsaw. Planning to add a 3 times weekly service from Riga to Rome Fiumicino this summer and from Riga to Cologne/Bonn and Paris CDG. - Link to HLX from MAN London, Manchester and Dublin to Riga. Manchester-Riga from £70 rtn plus taxes. Also flies Vilnius, Lithuania with SAS but not discounted.
Lithuanian Airlines London Gatwick to Vilnius, Lithuania (the Prague of the north) - £30 one-way plus taxes. Also flies from Dublin €45 and most northern European states plus France and Spain. A great way to get to the Baltic States. Flies Moscow or Kiev (Ukraine). Pricing is via online email request. Prices from euro 45 all over Europe.
Other destinations: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Frankfurt/Main, Madrid, Milan, Palanga (Lith.), Paris CDG and Stockholm Arlanda. During summer - flights also to Frankfurt/Main, Berlin and Hanover via Palanga (resort on the Baltic coast).
Icelandic Skyscanner.net All cheap European airlines flying from Iceland. Incl to Greenland. Indicates other airlines also.
Most popular routes to/from Reykjavik (KEF):
Barcelona-BCN/Glasgow-GLA/Heathrow-LHR/Stansted-STN
All routes KEF: Amsterdam-AMS/Barcelona-BCN/Berlin Schoenefeld-SXF/Copenhagen-CPH/Dusseldorf-DUS/Frankfurt-Main-FRA/ Frankfurt Hahn-HHN/Glasgow-GLA/Helsinki Vantaa-HEL/Heathrow-LHR/Stansted-STN/Madrid-MAD/Milan Malpensa-MXP/Munich-MUC/Oslo-OSL/Paris Charles de Gaulle-CDG/Stockholm Arlanda-ARN/Vienna Schwechat-VIE/Zurich - ZRH
www.icelandexpress.com
From London-Stansted and Copenhagen to Reykjavik. 2 flights per day in summer and 1 per day in winter. Finally affordable ex London or Copenhagen - 3 days Iceland with hotel for £214 or 5 days £278.
www.airberlin.com
Great site easy to navigate - German organization. London-Stansted to Mallorca presently £19 incl taxes. Germany to Mallorca £12. Stansted to most of rest of Spain + Faro £35. A random week Mallorca in March came out at £59 incl taxes rtn. Flies to Iceland (Keflavik) but only from Vienna. Great site for Germany, Austria (both connections), Switzerland and Portugal (incl Madeira), Spain, Canaries, Agadir (MA), Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Greece and Rome and Sicily in Italy. If not direct, connections over the N German destination and several via Vienna (incl Iceland)
Air Greenland (GL) from Akureyri-AEY to CPH / from Copenhagen-CPH to AEY (Non-loader)
AirIceland.is (NY) Kulusuk Island (KUS), Narsarsuaq (UAK) in Greenland and all over Iceland (Non-loader)
AUA.com Austrian Airlines (OS) Vienna to Reykjavik
HapagFly.com Hapag Lloyd (HF) Frankfurt/Main to Reykjavik
IcelandAir.com (FI) (Non-loader):
Amsterdam (AMS)/Barcelona (BCN)/Berlin Schoenefeld (SXF)/Copenhagen (CPH)/Frankfurt am Main (FRA)/Glasgow Intl (GLA)/Helsinki Vantaa (HEL)/London Heathrow (LHR)/Madrid (MAD)/Milan Malpensa (MXP)/Munich (MUC)/Oslo International (OSL)/Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)/Reykjavik Keflavik (KEF)/Stockholm Arlanda (ARN)/Zurich (ZRH)
IcelandExpress.com
(X5) From London-Stansted, Frankfurt Hahn and Copenhagen to Reykjavik. 2 flights per day in summer and 1 per day in winter. Finally affordable ex London or Copenhagen - 3 days Iceland with hotel for £214 or 5 days £278.
Hapag Lloyd Express - www.hlx.com (links to Hapag Lloyd ex Germany). Flies Manchester to Cologne or Stuttgart; Newcastle to Hanover; Coventry to Cologne/Bonn; Dublin to Hamburg or Stuttgart presently. Flights for £14 one way incl. taxes all gone but for euro 30 still to be had. Flies onwards from all above destinations to Poland to Spain and connects with Hapag Lloyd – see http://hlf.de for cheap flights to N Africa and the Mediterranean
Hapag-Lloyd - www.hlf.de - Germany to Meditteranean - The German Ryanair. Super deals Germany to Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Italy, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Greece. www.hlx.com for Manchester to Cologne or Stuttgart / Dublin to Hamburg or Stuttgart. Not a new airline but a new link to Manchester and Dublin via hlx.com
Airberlin.com
Great site easy to navigate - German organization. London-Stansted to Mallorca presently £19 incl taxes. Germany to Mallorca £12. Stansted to most of rest of Spain + Faro £35. A random week Mallorca in March came out at £59 incl taxes rtn. Flies to Iceland (Keflavik) but only from Vienna. Great site for Germany, Austria (both connections), Switzerland and Portugal (incl Madeira), Spain, Canaries, Agadir (MA), Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Greece and Rome and Sicily in Italy. If not direct, connections over the N German destination and several via Vienna (incl Iceland)
InterSky.biz
German language no problem site. Easy to navigate. Germany, Switzerland, Austria presently €19 excl taxes. Main hub at Friedrichshafen (Ryanair destination). Flies to Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich and Prague. To Graz and Vienna. To Berne and from Zurich to Elba. From Friedrichshafen to all destinations apart from Swiss.
Dusseldorf-Niederrhein (Weeze)(NRN) Europe’s youngest airport. Ryanair flies to NRN, which is quite a way north of Dusseldorf.. The trip by bus to and from Dusseldorf takes 1.25hrs and costs euro 11. Hertz, Sixt and Europcar advertise at NRN. 19 hotels/overnight possibilities in local villages listed on the airport details. NRN Skyscanner.net All cheap flights to/from Niederrhein (only seeks cheap flights. Indicates others).
www.flydba.com
German airline flying from Hamburg, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Stuttgart and Munich to Ibiza and Nice. Owned by BA the name stands for Fly Deutsche BA.
www.germanwings.com
A euro 19 airline from London Gatwick or Stansted, Dublin and Edinburgh to Cologne. From Cologne to 29 destinations from Skandinavia to Turkey to Portugal. Also serves Lisbon, Zurich and several Eastern countries. Good prices and connections
Bahn.de Deutsche Bundesbahnen - National railways (in English. Deutsch, Francais, Italiano also)
Bohr-Omnibusse.de Bus services and airport connections to/from Frankfut-Hahn, Dusseldorf-Weeze and important German destinations in the region. [email protected] Hahn-AirportShuttle.de Mainz-Hahn €10.50/ Rüdesheim a.Rh.-Bingen-Hahn €10.50 / #351 Idar-Oberstein-Rhaunen-Hahn / #352 Kirn-Rhaunen- Hahn. ORN Kundencenter Mainz, T: +049/(0)6131/5767470
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Yahoo Travel News - Germany. Other country codes are FR France, IT Italian, ES Espagna. Reisemarkt-Hahn.de +49-6543-509620 (Fax 509621) email: [email protected] - Great last minute bookings from Hahn/Super rental car prices/Accommodation. Fantastiche Lastminutereisen ab Hahn/Unglaublicher Mietwagenpreisen/Unterkunft
Transavia (prev BasiqAir)
Dutch airline with Dublin and Stansted to Rotterdam from where connections to Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Girona, Alicante and Malaga. Amsterdam has flights to Faro, Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante, Nice, Bergamo, Verona, Venice, Pisa and Naples
CFL.lu Luxembourg Railways
Luxembourg.co.uk Public transport in Lux with timetables and in English
VDL.lu Ville de Luxembourg - Bus site in French. Airport to town are lines 9 and 16.
French Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from France. UK links and exotic destinations.
www.aerarann.com - Aer Arann - Ireland, France and UK/IOM budget priced flights. The Irish connection for flights within Eire. Avis cartental link for Ireland
Swiss Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from Switzerland. Great UK, Mediterranean and E links also.
Austrian Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from Austria. E Europe, Mediterranean, Middle-East and downunder also.
Aer Lingus - Irish Low Cost Airline
Flies from Geneva and Zurich to Dublin in Ireland for the equivalent of 112 Swiss Francs each way including taxes - about €73. You can also fly out to Switzerland from Dublin for the same price.
Air Berlin - German (and UK) Low Cost Airline
The German low cost behemoth flies from its Swiss hub at Zurich to Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Hannover and Düsseldorf in Germany as well as to destinations in Spain, Portugal, Italy and the Balearic Islands. The airline also connects Zurich to Vienna, Budapest and Warsaw in Central Europe and to London Stansted and Manchester in the UK.
BA - UK Airline - Low Cost Web Fare
Offers multiple low fare routes to Geneva, Basel and Zurich from Glasgow and Manchester as well as Heathrow, Glasgow, and City airports in London. BA's webfares can sometimes compete with the prices offered by genuine low cost airlines. In this case, the cheapest return comes to £33 each way including taxes from Gatwick to Geneva. Note however that the fares only apply if you begin your journey in the UK and you book a return flight.
bmi baby - UK Low Cost Airline
Straightforward, medium priced, low cost flights from Geneva to Birmingham, Cardiff, Nottingham East Midlands EMA and Teesvalley MME airports in the UK. If bmi baby's promotional 25% discount applies, flights are available for as little as 83.12 Swiss Francs - about £37 or €54 - one-way, including taxes.
easyJet - European Low Cost Airline
Europe's largest no-frills airline provides low cost connections from Zurich to London Luton, from Basel to Luton, Stansted, Liverpool and Berlin Schönefeld in Germany and from Geneva to a large number of destinations across Europe including Paris, Berlin, Rome, Budapest, Madrid, Barcelona and Amsterdam.
EU Jet - UK & Ireland Low Cost Airline
The continent's newest low cost airline connects Geneva to Shannon in the Republic of Ireland and Geneva and Zurich to Kent International at Manston, to the east of London. One-way flights to Manston, including taxes, start at 50.50 Swiss Francs from Geneva and 48.20 Swiss Francs from Zurich - about £22-23 or €32-33. Prices to Shannon are slightly higher.
Fly Globespan - Scottish Low Cost Airline
Scotland's low fares airline flies from Geneva to both Edinburgh and Glasgow. Cheapest one-way flights start off at the local equivalent of €53 including taxes.
flybe - UK Low Cost Airline
Operates a single low cost connection between Switzerland and the UK from Geneva to Southampton. One-way fares including taxes start from 146.12 Swiss Francs including taxes - about £65 or €95. It's also worth keeping an eye out for the regular flybe promotions in which flights are sold at heavily discounted rates.
Jet 2 - UK Low Cost Airline
West Yorkshire's low cost airline operates between Geneva and Leeds Bradford airport for a cheapest one-way fare of 41.50 Swiss Francs or £18.30 including taxes. Somewhat incredibly however there are also - apparently - some fares at the beginning of the ski season for just 0.01 Swiss Francs - which amounts to 23.51 Swiss Francs or £10.40 including taxes.
From AttitudeTravel.com/switzerland/lowcostairlines See more at UK
Portuguese Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from Portugal. Includes Azores, Port. W Africa, Brazil and other airlines also.
www.airluxor.com
Portuguese orientated site. London to Lisbon and Dublin to Faro and Lisbon. Connections to Funchal & Porto Santo (Madeira), West Africa - Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome & Principe (even further south in West Africa). Great site to get to places which are otherwise difficult to get to. Sao Tome proved to cost euro 357 each way in March. London-Lisbon was £40 each way. A week on Porto Santo beginning March cost euro 44 one way and euro 73 to get back
–This site does have the habit of talking to you in Portuguese – even when you select English. The contact us mail form didn’t work so we’ll never know if the prices are inclusive or exclusive taxes. Banned from flying to France on Mar 28, 04 - See news
HostelWorld.com/RyanAir - Cheap hotels/hostels at Ryanair destinations
VoyageNow.com - Pretty good hotel searcher worldwide at payable prices
Wotif.com - Limited amount of 2-5 star accommodation - Worldwide.
Spanish Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from Spain. Cheapest way to S America. Indicates other airlines also.
If you understand a bit of Spanish then www.viajesecuador.com - Has some great fares from Spain and will get you from Madrid to Quito (Ecuador) for euro 516! [Convert at xr200 http://travel.holidays.com/#xr200 ] www.travelinstyle.com Travel agents using Air Madrid - in this case to get to Morocco (Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakesh, Meknes, Fez)
Vueling.com Paris, Brusselles, Rome, Milan to Madrid and Spanish mainland (Bilbao to Malaga) and the Balaeric Islands. One way flights start at euro 40 plus taxes.
Italian Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from Italy. Excellent connections. Indicates other airlines also.
www.meridiana.it
From London to Olbia (Sardinia) and Florence. Several S Italian destinations from Paris with onward connections to Tunis and Tripoli from Sicily (also possible from London via Florence and Sicily)
SUSPENDED OPERATIONS NOV 19, 04 www.volareweb.com Italian airline - presently flies from London Luton to Venice, Rimini, Cagliari (Sardinia) and Catania (Sicily). The only hub airport for Lutoners is Venice. Inner Italian flights presently on special at euro €19.99. Some great destinations coming up including Lampedusa, Bucharest, Krakow and Warsaw in Poland and Stockholm. Also several, Spain
Polish Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from Poland. Very good services. Indicates other airlines also.
Wizz Air Poland fm London and Liverpool (fm Dec 04). Also flies Athens, Rome, Milan, Barcelona, Paris, Brussels, Dortmund, Malmo, Stockholm to/from Poland (Gdansk, Warwaw, Katowice) and Budapest. Connections to Cracow. From LPL, 1 penny flights to Poland giving under £40 incl return.
Failed www.airpolonia.com
Four Polish destinations from London-Stansted. Also flew Poland from Athens, Brussels-Charleroi, Cologne, Frankfurt-Hahn, Madrid and Paris
HostelWorld.com/RyanAir - Cheap hotels/hostels at Ryanair destinations
VoyageNow.com - Pretty good hotel searcher worldwide at payable prices
Wotif.com - Limited amount of 2-5 star accommodation - Worldwide.
Slovakian Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from The Slovakian Republic. Young destination. Indicates other airlines also.
www.skyeurope.com
Stansted to Bratislava (for Brno and Vienna) and Budapest. £49 ew Budapest + £17 ew taxes. Dec 2004 Offering Manchester-Bratislava, -Warsaw, -Krakow and London-Bratislava and -Budapest all fm 0.01 GBP
www.croatiaairlines.com
From London to Zagreb, Sarajevo, Skopje for £100; From Manchester to Dubrovnik and Split for £130. You need to be a member to work the site. Some prices are one way and some return and all are not inclusive of taxes. A case of "ask before you buy/fly". Good links pages
A Russian visa is required for all foreigners entering the Russian Federation. In order to receive a Russian visa from the Russian Consulate, travelers are required to have a tourist invitation (also called a voucher). See Accommodation below for more infomation.
Russian Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying from the Russian Federation. Indicates other airlines also.
HostelWorld.com/RyanAir - Cheap hotels/hostels at Ryanair destinations
VoyageNow.com - Pretty good hotel searcher worldwide at payable prices
Wotif.com - Limited amount of 2-5 star accommodation - Worldwide.
Excite.co.uk Apart from a still 6mth valid passport, Visa Requirements for Belarus. Required by all except the following:
(a) nationals of the CIS (except nationals of Turkmenistan, who do require visas);
(b) nationals of Cuba, Macedonia, Mongolia, 1. Poland and Serbia Montenegro, provided arriving from their country of origin, holding return tickets and travelling for touristic purposes for up to 30 days;
(c) transit passengers continuing their journey to a third country provided holding valid onward or return documentation and not leaving the airport.
Excite.co.uk Apart from a still 3mth valid passport, Visa Requirements for Bulgaria .
Visas - Required by all except the following:
(a) 1. nationals of EU countries for stays of up to 90 days within each six-month period (except nationals of Estonia, Ireland and the UK, who may stay for up to 30 days within a six-month period);
Note: UK nationals living overseas do need a visa.
(b) nationals of Chile, Iceland, Malaysia and Norway for stays of up to 90 days within a six-month period;
(c) 2. nationals of Andorra, Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Switzerland, USA and Vatican City for stays of up to 30 days within each six-month period;
(d) nationals of Croatia, Korea (Rep), Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of), Romania, San Marino and Tunisia.
Seat61.com London to Bulgaria by rail. Also worldwide rail. Bulgarian Internal Travel . There are over 4200km (2625 miles) of railways in the country. Bulgarian State Railways connects Sofia with main towns. Reservations are essential and first-class travel is advised. For details, contact the State Railway Office . By air - Bulgaria Air
Excite.co.uk Apart from a still 6mth valid passport, Visa Requirements for Romania . Visas
Required by all except the following:
(a) 1. nationals mentioned in the chart above for up to 90 days, except nationals of Czech Republic, Poland and Slovak Republic who can stay for up to 30 days; and all nationals of Australia who do require a visa;
(b) nationals of Andorra, Costa Rica, Iceland, Korea (Rep), Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Monaco, Republic of Moldova, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and Venezuela for stays of up to 90 days within six months of date of arrival;
(c) nationals of Uruguay for stays of up to 90 days within 12 months of arrival;
(d) nationals of Bulgaria, Croatia and Singapore for stays of up to 30 days;
(e) transit passengers continuing their journey by the same or first connecting aircraft within 24 hours provided holding valid onward or return documentation and not leaving the airport except for nationals of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Congo (Dem Rep), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and Sri Lanka who always require transit visas.
Note: All other nationals require a visa which must be applied for prior to arrival. There are no visas issued on arrival.
Seat61.com London to Romania by rail. Also worldwide rail.
Travel - Internal Air - The main airport for internal flights is Baneasa (travel time 20 minutes to Otopeni). Tarom (RO) operates regular services from there to Arad, Baia Mare, Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, Iasi, Oradea, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Timisoara and Tirgu Mures.
River - The Danube Delta is easily explored by boat. Most trips and cruises depart from the ancient city of Tulcea and sail to Sulina.
Rail - Bucharests main station is the Gara de Nord on Calea Grivitei. Romanian State Railways (website: www.cfr.ro) runs frequent, efficient and cheap services to most cities, towns and larger villages, some with sleeping and restaurant cars. There are five different types of train, varying in speed from the slow personal to the faster accelerat, rapid and express trains, and the more expensive and comfortable Inter-City. Supplements are payable on rapid and express trains, for which seats must be reserved in advance. Express routes run from Bucharest to Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi, Constanta and Brasov. Rail Inclusive Tour tickets include transport and hotel accommodation. There are no platforms of any great height in Romania, making entering and alighting a little difficult for the elderly or infirm. There is a discount of 25 to 35 per cent for non-express trains.
Road - Traffic drives on the right. The Romanian Automobile Club (ACR) has its headquarters in Bucharest (tel: (21) 212 8247 or 223 4525) and offers services through all its branches to AA and RAC members. Speed limits are 50kph (30mph) in cities, 60kph (37mph) in built-up areas, up to 90kph (57mph) on main roads and 120kph (75mph) on motorways. Driving under the influence of alcohol is forbidden. Coach: Local services operate to most towns and villages. The main coach stations in Bucharest are at 164 Soseaua Alexandriei, 1 Ion Ionescu de la Brad Boulevard, 1 Piata Grii Filarest, 221 Soseaua Chitilei, 141 Pacii Boulevard and 3 Gãrii Obor Boulevard. Taxi: Metered taxis can be hailed in the street or called from hotels. Prices are relatively low, but drivers expect a 10 per cent tip. Although most drivers are honest, prices should be agreed beforehand, especially at the airport. Car hire: Available at hotels and at Bucharest Airport. Driving is very erratic, so it might be advisable to hire a car with a driver. Documentation: National driving licence or International Driving Permit are required, as is Green Card insurance. Most Romanian roads are best suited to 4-wheel-drive vehicles as they are in poor, potholed condition.
Urban - Good public transport facilities are provided in the main centres. Bucharest has a good bus and tram system and a metro. Tickets are pre-purchased from agents, and there are stamping machines on board buses and trains. There are also daily, weekly and fortnightly passes. A separate minibus network is operated.
Air - National airlines are Air Moldova (9U) and Air Moldova International (RM). Moldovian Airlines , Tarom (see Romania), Transaero (see Russia) and Tyrolean Airways (see Austria) fly regularly to Moldova. There are also charter airlines operating between Chisinau and some major destinations in the CIS, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, The Netherlands, Romania and Turkey.
International airports - Chisinau International (KIV) is 14km from the city centre (15 to 25 mins). There is a regular bus service to the city. Taxis are also available. Moldova-Tur offers a courtesy pick-up by prior arrangement.
AttitudeTravel.com - Club Air claims to be the only low cost airline serving Moldova and flies from Milan and Verona for euro 280 each way.
Excite.co.uk Passport - valid for at least six months required by all. Visas - Required by all except the following for stays of up to 90 days:
(a) nationals of the CIS, except nationals of Turkmenistan who do require a visa;
(b) nationals of 1. Poland and Romania. Types of visa and cost - Tourist, Simple, Service (Business) and Transit. All may be issued on a single-, double- or multiple-entry basis. Costs vary depending on nationality of applicant and type of visa. Contact Embassy for further details.
Validity - Tourist: One month from date of issue.
Seat61.com London to Moldova by rail. Also worldwide rail.
Domestic Travel Rail - There are over 1145km of railway and trains run daily to Ocnita, Tighina and Ungheni. There are connections to most areas of the country. For more details, contact the information service of Moldovan Railways (tel: (22) 252 737/5; or go Railway.md .
Road - The road network covers 13,622km. Busses: Run between most of the larger towns and cities. For further information, contact either Chisinau Main Bus Station (tel: (22) 542 185) or South East Bus Station (tel: (22) 723 983). Taxis: Can be found everywhere. Fares should be negotiated in advance, though drivers prefer to charge per hour. Taxis are requested by calling 900 or 905-8. Carhire: Self-drive cars can be obtained for self-drive or with an English-speaking driver. Avis car hire is represented in Chisinau. Documentation: An International Driving Permit is required.
Urban - Buses, trolleybuses and minibuses are cheap but notoriously crowded and unreliable. They all operate from 0500-2400 with services every 15 minutes. Tickets for buses and trolleybuses can be purchased from kiosks or on board the vehicle. Minibus tickets are bought from the driver.
Excite.co.uk Apart from a still 1mth valid passport, Visa Requirements for Ukraine .
Visas - required:
Note: From May until Sept 2005 there was a temporary abolition of entry visas for citizens of all EU countries and Switzerland. The move has been made to allow for preparation for the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest held in the Ukraine. The situation was monitored with a view to a permanent relaxation some nationalities.
Required by all except the following:
(a) nationals of all CIS countries (except nationals of Turkmenistan who do need a visa);
(b) nationals of Mongolia, Hungary, Poland and Romania.
Seat61.com London to Ukraine by rail. Also worldwide rail.
Air - Fuel shortages used to result in sharp reductions in flights within Ukraine and erratic timetables. However, the situation has improved recently. Air Ukraine's repainted Aeroflot aircraft are far from comfortable and buying tickets is extremely difficult and almost guaranteed to involve complicated negotiations with the local travel agencies. Pre-booking through Intourist Travel Ltd in London is advised (see Contact Addresses section). Winter weather frequently grounds aircraft. The most reliable flights are from Kyiv to Donetsk, Lviv and Odessa.
River - Cruises between Kyiv, Odessa and Sevastopol are very popular and can be booked through various tour operators.
Rail - Again, pre-booking through Intourist Travel Ltd in London is advised, as buying tickets is a difficult undertaking. Journeys are slow, though trains are more reliable than air travel in winter.
Road - Bus: There are services to most cities and towns although they are not always recommended due to overcrowding and uncleanliness. Taxi: Hiring a driver for a long-distance destination is a realistic option, costing about US$200 from Kyiv to Odessa or a similar journey. Car hire: Self-drive hire cars are gradually becoming more available. Traffic regulations: Speed limits are 60kph (37mph) in built-up areas, 90kph (55mph) in outside areas and 110kph (69mph) on the motorways. Traffic drives on the right; righthand-drive cars are prohibited. Drinking and driving is strictly prohibited. Heavy fines are imposed if traffic police smell alcohol on a drivers breath. Documentation: An International Driving Permit is necessary.
HostelWorld.com/RyanAir - Cheap hotels/hostels at Ryanair destinations
VoyageNow.com - Pretty good hotel searcher worldwide at payable prices
Wotif.com - Limited amount of 2-5 star accommodation - Worldwide.
www.airmalta.com
No destination map, Options not limited to destinations flown. A site to go crazy with. Only good for Manchester to Malta. Flies from London Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted and Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Dublin and Cork but guess to where!! The Manchester selection lets me fly to St Petersburg and Gozo – there just aren’t any flights available if I select them.
One way special from Malta to Stansted is £38. Return is £104. Don’t know how this got onto the no-frills airlines list.
International:
The national airline of Morocco is Royal Air Maroc. Other airlines - Air France (AF), Alitalia (AZ), British Air Lines (BA), KLM (Belgian of KL), Sabena (SN), Lufthansa (LH) and Swissair (MR.).
Domestic: Royal Air Maroc operates regular services Casablanca to Agadir, Al Hoceima, Dakhla, Fès, Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat, Tanger and Tetouan. There are special prices for minors of 26 years of age depending on where they wish to fly to in Morocco.
Moroccan International airports:
Casablanca (CAS) (Mohammed V) - 30km S from the city (35 mins). Car rental (Avis, Hertz and Europcar), bus and taxi.
Tanger (TNG) (Boukhalef Souahel) - 12km from the city (20 mins). Car rental (Moroccan Avis, Omnium, Starc-Hertz and Celebrations). There are busses and taxis.
[Local data thanks to MagicMorocco.com Morocco Travel Guide]
RAIL: Seat61.com London to Morocco by rail (& ferry). Also worldwide rail.
ONCF.ma Moroccan railway system. Cheap first class fares. The network runs of Oujda in the northeast to Casablanca in the E coast, Tanger in the N coast and Marrakech in the interior. Main lines: Marrakech-Casablanca-Rabat-Meknes-Fès-Oujda; / Marrakech-Casablanca-Rabat; / Marrakech-Casablanca-Meknes-Fès and Casablanca-Rabat-Tangier.
The railway connections between Morocco and Algeria remain closed. the Main international routes are from Oujda to Algiers.
[Local data thanks to MagicMorocco.com Morocco Travel Guide]
COACH: Bus:
The main centers are connected by a variety of bus services - many of which they are private. The two greater companies are CTM.ma (covering the whole country) and SATAS (between Casablanca, Agadir and the south of Agadir).
Urban Busses:
Connections between most towns and cities are frequent. Autobusses can be full and it is wise to buy ticket beforehand and to arrive enough time prior to departure to make sure a seat. Ticket prices are very low.
Taxi:
In the cities. Larger taxis (generally Mercedes) can be used for shorter trips between cities, but agree the fare before leaving.
[Local data thanks to MagicMorocco.com Morocco Travel Guide]
BOAT:
The main ports are Tanger, Casablanca and Ceuta. Lines that serve these ports are Transtour, Trasmediterranea Company, Limadet, the Soft Line (Spain and Gibraltar), Polish Lines - Ocean and Nautilus (Spain and the U.S.A.) and Comanav. There are cheap and regular automobile ferries between Spain, Tanger and the Spanish enclaves in the North Moroccan coast. The routes are of Algeciras to Ceuta (Sebta); Algeciras to Tanger; Gibraltar to Tanger; Almeria to Melilla and Malaga to Melilla).
MagicMorocco.com Morocco Travel Guide with all you will need to get there, travel, see and do there. Also very good directory as well as data and travelogues.
Car hire:
Avis and Hertz can give automobiles in Gibraltar or Tanger, Agadir Rabat or Casablanca. The price is generally expensive. Documentation: The Driving licences are accepted foreigner. It is obligatory the Insurance and the Green Card.
Domestic road travel
The main Moroccan highways - esp those of the N and NW - are in good conditions throughout the year. In the interior and S, conditions are good but can be difficult in winter - esp the Atlas mountains in winter.
• Afriqiyah Airways
• Buraq Air Transport
• Jamahiriya Libyan Arab Airlines
• Tibesti Air Libya
and the cargo airline Tobruk Air (TOB)
See Aneki.com/Airlines/Libyan_airlines.html
Afriqiyah Airways Tripoli to London, Brussels, Paris, Geneva, Kartoum (Sudan), N'djamena (Chad), Niamey (Niger), Ouagedougou (Burkina Faso), Bamako (Mali), Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire), Lome (Togo), Cotonou (Benin), Accra (Ghana), Kano and Lagos (Nigeria).
Buraq Air Domestic flights from Tripoli & Misratah to Benghazi. Tripoli to Jalu and Aloaha.
Libyan Arab Airlines 11 domestic destinations. Tripoli to Tunis, Alger, Casablanca. Benghazi to Tunis. Flies to Istanbul, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE. London, Paris, Frankfurt, Vienna, Rome, Malta and Kiev.
Air Libya Tibetsi 7Q TLR. Domestic: Benghazi, Ghadames, Kufrah, Sabha, Sert and Tripoli. International: El Fasher (Sudan).
LibyanRailways.com/eng Map and description in English of system. Seems to be work in progress but great things coming.
Seat61.com London to Tunisia (Libyan border) by rail and ship. Also worldwide rail.
Seat61.com Train travel in Egypt and to Libyan border. Also worldwide rail.
Best flight deals from Europe to Australasia used to be with Malaysia, Emirates or Royal Brunei airlines.
However, Qantas
and Singapore Airlines (in unison with partner BritishAirways.com) rallied to the challenge and also offer good deals now periodically. Cheaper deals sometimes obtainable with SE Asian airlines such as Korean, Garuda, Cathay, Vietnamese, Chinese etc.
Emirates vamped up its flight schedule to Australia Nov 2004 offering double services between Dubai and Sydney (via Singapore).
Big advantage with Emirates are the three 8hr stretches/breaks from the UK which help avoid DVT.
VirginBlue.com.au
- Cheap travel within Australia. The "Ryanair of Oz" Super prices. Perth, Darwin, East Coast, Tasmania. New routes coming
Following months of speculation that Virgin Blue was looking to set up an airline in South-East Asia, the airline is now in talks with Air Macau over a bid to service China from the former Portuguese enclave, Macau, best known for its casinos. The South China Morning Post reported Virgin was in talks for Air Macau to waive its 25-year concession as the territory's only home-based carrier. Air Macau only services nine of the 31 Chinese destinations to which it has flying rights and Macau Airport is keen to attract more passengers to the territory. Virgin said it was also looking at several options including expanding into India, despite the Indian Government barring any foreign ownership of airlines in the country.
Pacific Blue
VirginBlue.com.au daughter - Super prices Australia to New Zealand and S. Pacific.
PacificBlue now flies Fiji (Nadi) and Vanuatu (Port Vila) from Australia and Cook Islands (Raratonga) from Australia and Christchurch.
Pacific Blue’s trans Tasman operations now include Wellington (-Brisbane, Sydney) and Christchurch (-Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Rarotonga Cook Islands). Since May 05 Auckland-Brisbane and Auckland-Gold Coast .
Check out Ozflight - Airnews and our AirNews regularly.
The expected New Zealand domestic operations in the 4th qu of 2004 did not materialize and no more news is forthcoming.
flyPacificBlue.com takes off to Tonga from both Australia and New Zealand from 31 October 05. Initially two direct flights a week from Sydney to Tonga (Mo,Th) Promotional fare: A$299 (incl) Fair fare: A$349 (incl), as well as three direct flights between Auckland and Tonga (Mo,Th,Sa) Promotional fare: N$149 (+ taxes fm N$60) Fair fare: N$179 (+ taxes N$60). Subject to Government approval, the new services to Tonga will be the fourth South Pacific destination serviced by Pacific Blue following the launch of services from Australia to Vanuatu and Fiji 2004.
Polynesianblue.com starting 30 Oct 05 (Initial promotion ‘Go See Samoa Fares’ fm $349 o.w. fm Sydney). Virgin Blue’s new joint venture airline, “Polynesian Blue” launches its first flight to Samoa 30 Oct 05. The carrier is a partnership Virgin Blue and the Samoan Government to provide affordable flights from Australia and New Zealand to Samoa. Polynesian Blue will be the only airline offering budget flights between Australasia and Apia and will initially operate three direct flights per week between Apia and Sydney (We,Fr,Su) for A$ 349 incl and four between Apia and Auckland (Tu,We,Fr,Su) with Polynesian Blue’s special single launch fare offer of NZ$199 (plus taxes and charges). Bookings can also be make via VirginBlue and PacificBlue websites and cost about $100 more after the initial promotion finishes.
Jetstar
Qantas daughter takes on Virgin Blue. Too late for another "Ansett slaughter". Flies East Coast from Cairns to Hobart at prices from A$65 to A$195. Special offers from time to time. Links to Budget and Avis on home page. Jetstar Asia
- QANTAS, Australia's biggest airline, said its new Singapore-based budget carrier Jetstar Asia would start flights by the end of 2004 as it awaited certification from the city-state's Government - Qantas Airways has been bitten by the low cost carrier bug with Apr 6, 2004 announcement it will start an Asian discount carrier in addition to its domestic offshoot Jetstar. The airline plans to fly to destinations within five hours of Singapore, an area that includes Shanghai, most of India, and might also include Perth.
Australian Airlines Cairns, Gold Coast (to Cairns), Sydney (to Bali and Cairns), Melbourne and Perth (to Bali) and Darwin (to Singapore and Cairns). Flies Singapore to Darwin, Cairns and Bali. Cairns flies also Hong Kong and 4 Japanese destinations. Not a budget airline. "*Online bookings are currently available to Australian, Singapore and US residents only." Bookings via Qantas site.
Services to Bali from Perth and Melbourne suspended from Nov 10, 05 until the end of Jan 06.
OrientPacific has specials with Qantas Link to Lord Howe Island (AU).
Kendell Airways
- Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Kangaroo Isl, Coober Pedy, Wagga Wagga + other domestic Air North
Cute airline connecting Alice Springs, Broome and Darwin with Dili (E Timor) and the Groote Eylandt area Regional Express Same website as REX. Now flies the old Ansett companies' Kendell and Hazelton Airlines
REX.
linked up with Virgin Blue and flies in and outback SA,VIC,TAS,NSW and ACT. The airline for Coober Pedy or Wagga Wagga. Good price for Kangeroo Island. Tel +61/131 713
Australian Regional Airlines Index. All regional airlines - You can get anywhere but they are not always cheap! Aero Pelican. Just great for Sydney to Newcastle. Williamstown coming soon! Sky West. At A$259 each way from Perth to Broome or Darwin, the link to Virgin Blue stations is achieved. Still a bit pricey though. Albany one way at A$99 sounds better. Regional specials for those who want a combined land/air journey. Aero Tropics A dream network in the Torres Straights
Ozjet Founded by aviation and motoring racing identity Paul Stoddart, to launch its all-business class domestic service out of Sydney and Melbourne in Nov 05. Ozjet initially 8 flights a day Sydney- Melbourne. Plans to fly from the East Coast with six jets. OzJet plans to operate from smaller regional airports such as Essendon and Moorabbin (for Melbourne), Bankstown (for Sydney) and Archerfield (for Brisbane). The airline plans to expand its fleet to up to 12 aircraft with services to Adelaide, Canberra and Brisbane by mid-2006.
Australian Offshore Island Territories - airlines
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Air Travel Sites
Skyscanner.net All cheap airlines flying Australian islands and territories. Indicates other airlines also.
Indian Ocean Islands: Christmas Island (CXT = UTC+7, no DST)
You can fly to Christmas Island from either Perth (WST = UTC+8, no DST) direct or through Cocos Islands as well as direct from Denpasar, Bali. Obtaining a visa from most countries is now as easy as buying your ticket, your travel agent can assist you. For Australian immigration information, go to: www.immi.gov.au
Austasiaairlines.com flies Denpasar (Bali) - Christmas Island every Fri for AUD 735 return. Flight time is 1hr 45mins with a 133 seater Boeing 737-400. Good write up on both destinations
Nationaljet.com.au flies with an Avro RJ70 from Perth on Mon and Thu. The flights outbound from Perth stop at Learmonth on the most westerly point of Western Australia (see destinations map ) and the Thu flight also at Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The return flights are via Cocos on Mon and direct on Thu. Flight times are 4hrs direct, 5hrs (1 stop Learmonth), 6.25hrs (1 stop Cocos) and 8hrs (2 stops Learmonth + Cocos). There are also some flights certain Saturdays in Apr, Jul and Sep or Oct.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (No abbrev. UTC+6:30, no DST) Nationaljet.com.au flies with an Avro RJ70 from Perth on Mon and Thu (See Christmas Island above). Outbound from Perth stops at Learmonth and Christmas Island (see destinations map ) and the Thu flight at Learmonth only. The return flights are direct on Mon and via Christmas Island on Thu. Flight times are 4.15hrs direct, 5.45hrs (1 stop Learmonth), 6hrs (1 stop Christmas) and 7hrs (2 stops Learmonth + Christmas). There are also some flights certain Saturdays in Oct, Dec, Jan and Apr.
Ashmore & Carier Reefs (Uninhabited)
Pacific Ocean Islands:
Lord Howe Island (No abbrev. UTC+10:30, DST 30mins)
Norfolk Island (NFT = UTC+11:30, no DST)
Sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Islands and Territories:
Macquarie Island (No abbrev. UTC+10, no DST) Macquarie Island is a sub-antarctic island located in the Southern Ocean at a latitude of 54°30'S, 158°57'E. Pt of State of Tasmania, it is 1500 kilometres south east of the island of Tasmania and 1300 kilometres north of the Antarctic continent. "Macca" as it is generally referred to, is 34 kilometres long and 5 kilometres wide at its widest point. It has a total surface area of 128 square kilometres. It is a Tasmanian State Reserve managed by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service and in 1996 was nominated by the Australian Govt for inscription on the World Heritage Register, for its unique geological features. Time runs the same as Queensland.
Heard & McDonald Islands
53:06S, 72:31E. Heard is the main island with Shag Island (with Drury Rock and Sail Rock) to its north and the islands of McDonald and Myer Rock to the west. Uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve. CIA Factbook has map and data.
The islands have their own website "Heard & McDonald Islands"
(HIMI) and is a subantarctic island group located in the Southern Ocean (actually the Southern Indian Ocean), about 4,000 kilometres south west of mainland Australia.
The islands and surrounding waters teem with wildlife and other natural wonders that make HIMI a special place. Because HIMI is so far away, and because of the extreme ocean and weather conditions, it is not an easy place to visit.
Papua New Guinea. Air Niugini - Strange site and difficult to find where exactly they fly without downloading a .pdf file. The International Map under Travel Guides says Air Niugini's Boeing 767 will fly you direct to Singapore, Manila, Tokyo, Brisbane and to Sydney via Brisbane. The Air Niugini Fokker F28's will fly you direct to Cairns and Honiara (Solomon Ils).
The domestic Papua New Guinea routes include New Britain (fishing, diving, war history), New Ireland (reef & wreck diving, war relics), North Solomon (culture, scenery, snorkelling) and Manus Il (sea-kayaking, snorkelling, WWII airbase) and a wealth of mainland destinations incl Madang "often tagged the 'most beautiful' destination in PNG"
Pacific Blue
Virgin Blue daughter - Super prices Australia to New Zealand and S. Pacific. PacificBlue now flies Fiji (Nadi) and Vanuatu (Port Vila) from Australia. More international destinations announced in the first half of 2005.
The expected New Zealand domestic operations in the 4th qu of 2004. have as yet not materialized.
Freedom Air
- Cut price across the Tasman. New Zealand to Australian E coast. Competition from PacificBlue
Origin Pacific Airways
- New Zealand's Heartland Airline. Great prices and changeable flights for a small fee.
Air New Zealand New Zealand's Airline. Suddenly able to give reasonable offers! Flies internationally to London, Japan, Taipei, Hong Kong, Singapore, Los Angeles and many destinations in the Pacific. Star Alliance member. Air New Zealand serve the GST free Norfolk Island (AU), Noumea (New Caledonia), Nadi (Fiji), Tonga, Apia (Samoa), Rarotonga (Cook Ils), Papete (Tahiti, FP) and Honolulu (Hawaii). OrientPacific.com.au Information and deals from Australia to Fiji, Vanuatu, Cook Island, New Caledonia (Noumea), Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island and Hawaii
UK Booking Agencies for Australasia, Pacific and RTW
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www.thetravelleruk.com - Advantage Travel agent. Tel 01524/422 562 or 0870 027 0056 Fx 425 379. 63 Yorkshire St, Morecambe LA3 1QF [email protected] Karen & Anthony are Australasia experts. Other destinations via www.advantage4travel.com/traveller
www.flightcentre.com.au
Flight Centre are discount flight specialists but also do hotels and hirecars. PER-MANchester A$1600, 3nts Fiji A$699
www.blueholidays.com.au/ Holiday deals recommended by Virgin Blue - also covers departures from New Zealand. AustraliaTravelSearch.com.au Good Aussie search engine www.bestflights.com.au Best Flights - Red hot Pacific, RTW A$1600, packages. In fact anywhere anyhow. Includes taxes finder www.lastminute.com Great Australian Last Minute - Travel, hotels, entertainment. Includes a flight search programme www.travelshop.com.au Australia to elsewhere. Red Hot Deals - Round the world for A$1571 (= £538 in July 04) www.traveldownunder.com.au Getting around once downunder. Flights, accommodation (luxury), attractions, tours and carhire. Flights to Horizontal Waterfall at WA - Kimberley.
www.travelonline.com/ All you need to travel Australia, New Zealand and SW Pacific
Flights, accommodation, car rentals.
New Zealand Booking Agencies
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HouseOfTravel.co.nz - Dinkum Kiwi site especially for New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific. Also world, cruises, and bags of useful information.
Fancy a Helicopter Ride? www.helipro.co.nz/ - Scenic flight around North Island, New Zealand.
www.zuji.co.nz - Online Travel Guru - Worldwide and great Pacific coverage. N$1'215 AUK-LA , N$618 AUK-Perth aren't bad prices? Itravelnet-New Zealand All the links you need for New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific Itravelnet-LowCostAirlines-Oceania - New Zealand and Oceanian low cost airlines.
Also use the excellent Lowcost airlines to search elsewhere (Forget the Applefares link) www.flightcentre.co.nz
Flight Centre are discount flight specialists but also do hotels and hirecars. Here you can get 5 nights Los Angeles for N$1'749 or 4 nts Fiji for N$569! www.blueholidays.com.au/ Holiday deals recommended by Virgin Blue. Departures from New Zealand and from and to Australia
www.bestflights.com.au Australian site. Red hot Pacific, RTW A$1649, Royal Brunei to London A$1'399. Includes taxes calculator New Zealand Lastminute.com Great Last Minute - Travel, hotels, entertainment. Includes a flight search programme Travelshop.com.au Australia to New Zealand and elsewhere. Red Hot Deals - Round the world for A$1599 www.travelonline.com/ All you need to travel New Zealand, Australia and SW Pacific
Flights, accommodation, car rentals.
MAPS of Australia are bountiful. Start with the government's geosciences Ga.Gov.Au/Map which also has satellite and downloadable maps.
A simpler overview is provided by the Lonely Planet which also has an Explore Pacific interactive map. The Australia guide is also there.
Walkabout www.walkabout.com.au/ A-Z, Maps, Themes, Tales, Tips as well as Flights, Carhire, Cruises, Travel insurance and Holiday rentals Escape escape.news.com.au Excellent articles over Australia and the world
Travellink Australia Travellink.co.nz/aus Destinations, maps, all forms of travel, track guides, vacation packages. Watch this site for the coming BackpackerExpress airline from Darwin to Manchester and Munich - See AirNews Sep 08, 04
www.topdeals.smh.com.au/ Sydney Morning Herald Travel - Top Deals.
New Zealanders have an excellent companion with www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/
The New Zealand Herald - Travel section. Very good selection.
Travellink New Zealand Travellink.co.nz Destinations, maps, all forms of travel, track guides, vacation packages.
Womens Travel WomensTravel.co.nz Covers Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific
Walkabout www.walkabout.com.au/ A-Z, Maps, Themes, Tales, Tips as well as Flights, Carhire, Cruises, Travel insurance and Holiday rentals New Zealand Lastminute.com Great Last Minute - Travel, hotels, entertainment. Includes a flight search programme
New Zealand accommodation is found via airline sites, search engines or the following pages when New Zealand is selected. To find an equivalent NZ site, change .com.au into .co.nz
InternationalAirportGuide.com Worldwide airport information. Incl Orbitz cheap fare seeker, hotels, airport day rooms, airport parking.
BudgetStay.com.au Budget accommodation from Melbourne to Cairns Wotif.com Limited amount of 2-5 star accommodation - Worldwide. StudentAccommodation.org Usually for 18-35yr olds - Worldwide.
Maze Backpackers Sydney - A"maze"ing Budget hostel accommodation in Pitt St central Sydney. Sgl and dbls available, Internet cafe next door and more than all services (you might not want to leave!).
Wakeup.com.au Pitt St, Sydney next to Central Rail Statn, short walk to best shops, food, bars and clubs. Just across the road from the bus station! If you're over 18 and still breathing then Wakeup's THE address in Sydney!
VoyageNow.com Pretty good hotel searcher at payable prices. Works worldwide. TravelOnline.com All you need to travel Australia, New Zealand and SW Pacific
Accommodation, car/camper rentals, flights.
Jetstar hotel service - for those who like to pay a bit more.
LateRate.com
- Hotel service for those who think discounted is double. Perth A$72-235 incl alarm clock and hairdryer. Flights links to Travelonline.
New Zealand Lastminute.com Great Last Minute - Travel, hotels, entertainment. Includes a flight search programme
Carhire Australasia
- And no, New Zealand is not across Sydney Harbour Bridge - it's a 4hr flight across the Tasman Sea! New Zealand sites usually end .co.nz www.rentacar-australia.com - RentaCar Australia. Go to www.rentacar-newzealand.com - for RentaCar New Zealand - Personally tried and satisfied.
www.deltaeuropcar.com.au/ - Virgin Blue's recommended carhire service - from A$39 pd - for carhire in Australia & New Zealand. www.budget.com.au - Budget Australia. A$ 27 pday and 3 days for 2 deals. Has hotel link to www.hotelclub.net for those who like expensive hotels in the outback. Go to www.budget.co.nz - for Budget New Zealand.
www.thrifty.com.au - Thrifty Australia. www.thrifty.co.nz - Thrifty New Zealand
www.avis.com/ - Avis worldwide for Australia & New Zealand. www.rentalcarsaustralia.com - Travelonline's car rental engine for Budget and Europcar (Thrifty in NT).
See also World Carhire
America West Airlines Phoenix based airline flying all over the USA including Alaska & Hawaii. Also Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica.
Cumbersome website which shows Toronto to Costa Rica in $ (dollars) without specifying which dollars! Toronto to CR appears to be cheaper than from Chicago.
AirTahitiNui-USA.com New York JFK to Auckland, New Zealand U$364 o.w. with free stopover in Tahiti! (Based on roundtrip booking).
US Carriers flying high - The US Dept of Transport lists: AirTran.com Airways mainly E coast but some mid and west USA, ATA.com American Trans Air flies Hawaii Caribbean & Mexico, FlySong.com Delta Song limited NE & SE with CA and NV plus San Juan. Operated by Delta. Flies Seattle, California, New York, Hartford and Boston, Atlanta, Florida, San Juan and Aruba FrontierAirlines.com coverage from Anchorage to Cancun down US mid-west and west. Origin must be Denver. Route map hidden bottom left, JetBlue.com good E and W destinations + Puerto Rico, Southwest.com Destination map in Travel Center>Cities. Good coverage of USA but Mountain and North sparse. Expansion summer 2004. See news Spirit Airlines No indication of destinations at this site; and
SunCountry.com Anchorage to Mexico - likes Texas and Florida. Vacation packages to Mexico and Arizona;
For residents of Northern USA FlyZoom.com Canada to London-Gatwick & Glasgow from 6 Canadian cities. Belfast & Manchester in 2005. Links Canada-Caribbean. Call toll free 1-866-FLY-ZOOM (866-359-9666).
Also http://transatservices.travelplus.ca TransAt flies from Canada to 8 European countries from Eire to Athens (7 destinations in UK), to Florida (Ft Lauderdale, Orlando) and Nevada (Las Vegas), and to 15 countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America (Venezuela & Columbia). TransAt also flies east and south from 18 Canadian airports - incl Cuba and Haiti. Together with Flyzoom.com, AirTransat is an ideal alternative way to Europe for Americans able to connect easily.
Globespan ( UK to Europe,N Africa ) is booking agency for AirTransat.com in Scotland and connects from Europe to Canada (and further) with www.globespan.com - For UK/Irish residents, Globespan flies to Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal from Shannon, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester, Gatwick, Birmingham and Exeter. Connections with AirTransat get you to Central America and the Caribbean as well
as to Venezuela and Columbia.
FlyGlobeSpan.com/
- Cheap flights from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast to Prague, Geneva, the Mediterranean and Canary Isles. X2 routes/destinations.
VoyageNow.com - Pretty good hotel searcher worldwide at payable prices
Wotif.com - Limited amount of 2-5 star accommodation - Worldwide.
Microtel Inn
- the newest, cheapest and best motel offers in the USA. New - also Philippines, Argentina, Mexico, Honduras VoyageNow.com Pretty good hotel searcher worldwide at payable prices Wotif.com Limited amount of 2-5 star accommodation - Worldwide. InternationalAirportGuide.com Worldwide site
Carhire USA
RentaCar.com - RentaCar USA. Deals from U$22. www.rentacar.ca - RentaCar Canada. Gives me a choice of 8 companies but no chance for one-way rental.
Familyadventurevacations.net - specializes in US (also Brit Columbia) family vacations, adventure vacations, and family vacation ideas.
Wicked Liquid Expeditions - Multi-Adventure Rafting Expeditions. This Richmond, VA based company provides seminars and multi-sport experiences in India, Peru, Chile, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, Guatemala and Turkey
Bugbog.com - Runner up world wonders - Pueblo Bonito [Chaco Canyon complex], New Mexico, USA.
FlyZoom Canada to London-Gatwick & Glasgow from 6 Canadian cities. Belfast & Manchester from 2005. Links Canada-Caribbean. Call toll free 1-866-FLY-ZOOM (866-359-9666).
http://transatservices.travelplus.ca TransAt flies from Canada to 8 European countries from Eire to Athens (7 destinations in UK), to Florida (Ft Lauderdale, Orlando) and Nevada (Las Vegas), and to 15 countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America (Venezuela & Columbia). TransAt also flies east and south from 18 Canadian airports - incl Cuba and Haiti. Together with Flyzoom.com, AirTransat is an ideal alternative way to Europe for Americans able to connect easily.
Globespan UK ( to Europe, N Africa ) is booking agency for AirTransat.com in Scotland and connects from Europe to Canada (and further) with Globespan.com - For UK/Irish residents, Globespan flies to Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal from Shannon, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester, Gatwick, Birmingham and Exeter. Connections with AirTransat get you to Central America and the Caribbean as well
as to Venezuela and Columbia.
FlyGlobeSpan.com
- Cheap flights from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast to Prague, Geneva, the Mediterranean and Canary Isles. X2 routes/destinations.
WestJet.com West Jet - from anywhere to anywhere in Canada. Recommended by friends for good and fair service CanJet.com Canadian Eastcoast network. Flies from Halifax (NS), Moncton (NB), St John's and Deer Lake (NFL), Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Hamilton to New York, Chicago and 4 destinations in Florida (from C$99!. CanjetVacations.com does packages to the above destinations. The hotel booking site works quite well but might have higher commissions than other sites. We preferred www.ReserveTravel.com/ -even if you do have to guess what $ they are talking about - which we used to satisfaction (See Accommodation section)
AirCanada.ca Canada's national airline ZIP 4321zip.com ZIP budget airline - Re-directs to Air Canada
FirstAir.ca Now THAT is an Arctic airline if ever there was one. Hardly gets south but does connect with Ottawa, Montreal, Winnipeg and Edmonton. The arctic airline for fishermen, seal and polar bear lovers. Serves Canadian north up to Cornwallis Island-Resolute Bay. Hubs in Yellowknife and Baffin Island (Iqaluit). Nunavut, NWT & Yukon from Edmonton and Winnipeg. Nunavik (N of Quebec) from Montreal and Ottawa. East-West northern cross connection via Rankin Inlet (Nunavut). Route map at Firstair Route Map Check out Devon Island (Resolute) and Ellesmere Island where the world's northernmost human habitation lies - Alert is a military outpost.
CanadianNorth.com offers: Deep discount fare, Value fare, Economy fare and
Full fare depending on availability and customer wishes. Gets even further north than FirstAir with its friends at Kenn Borek Air, Calm Air, Aklak Air, North Wright Air and Air Tindi. Hardly who connect with CanadianNorth at Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay), Rankin Inlet (connections from Winnipeg and Churchill), Edmonton and Calgary over Yellowknife to Cambridge Bay and to Inuvik. A very good network serving the extreme north from the Atlantic to the Rockies. Route map at CanadianNorth Route Map
America West Airlines Phoenix based airline flying all over the USA including Alaska & Hawaii. Also Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica.
Cumbersome website which shows Toronto to Costa Rica in $ (dollars) without specifying which dollars! Toronto to CR appears to be cheaper than from Chicago.
HarmonyAirways.com Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Las Vegas, Honolulu, Maui. Seasonal Palm Springs from Vancouver and to Honolulu/Maui from Victoria, Abbotsford, Kelowna. The Calgary to Honolulu service remains seasonal (suspended in summer months). Toronto-Vancouver C$99 ow excl if you're lucky!
Sunquest.ca Canadian budget travel agents. Mexico, Caribbean, Britain, Europe.
130 Merton St, Toronto (416)485-1700 [email protected] . Halifax-Manchester UK C$199. Ottawa-MAN C$299 at time of insertion.
Iqaluit (Baffin Island) is the territorial capital and the largest community of Canada's youngest territory, Nunavut. Its population is about 60% Inuit, a lower figure than in other parts of Nunavut. The town was selected to serve as the new territory's capital in a territory-wide referendum, in which it was chosen over Rankin Inlet and Cambridge Bay. Population of the town is about 5,250 (100/km²).
Time zone is Eastern: UTC -5. Latitude: 63°45′ N Longitude: 68°30′ W
Read on at Wikipedia.org and check out other destinations of the airlines listed above.
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Delta Air Lines Boeing 777-232/ER Dublin (DUB/EIDW) Jul 30, 2004.
Such a huge condensation - It almost covers the whole plane!
Copyright fm: Robert Budde www.airliners.net/open.file/637494/M/
Golf Courses Europe - 71 courses in Switzerland Swiss Golf Network with all the links you can expect from Swiss efficiency via the Swiss Golf Assocn. The SGN includes the ASG clubs "over the border" so La Large and Bale (F) as well as Kandern, Obere-Alp and Weissensberg (D) are included here.
~~~~~ Australian Golf Go For Golf - New Zealand based world search site.
~~~~~ South Africa Golf
~~~~~ India-Golf-Tour A 21 day golf/holiday tour of India
"Never try to remember more than 300 different things at once when you tee off" - Henry Beard
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Australia Chosen As Site For 2008 World Amateur Team Championships
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (29 October) – Adelaide, Australia has been selected as the site of the 2008 World Amateur Team Championships, the International Golf Federation (IGF) announced at its biennial meeting. These Championships will be hosted by the Australian Golf Union.
The Championships will be played at the Royal Adelaide Golf Club and the Grange Golf Club's two courses. The courses are located within 12 kilometers (7 miles) of downtown Adelaide in the central portion of South Australia.
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The Word Golf
There is no universally accepted derivation for the word 'golf.' One of the most common misconceptions is that the word GOLF is an acronym for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden. This at least is definitely not true.
The first documented mention of the word 'golf' is in Edinburgh on 6th March 1457, when King James II banned ‘ye golf’, in an attempt to encourage archery practice, which was being neglected. ...Read on here
Free on the first Tuesday in August? - The FREE 18-hole Scottish course where the sheep tend the greens!
That would be just the day to visit the island of IONA which lies of the Island of Mull, Argyle on Scotland's west coast. You could partake in the whip round and play the annual Iona Open competition and finish up becomming a member of the "Honorable Company of Iona Golfers" - and that for free! The worst obstacle during the annual Iona Open is a bull, who favors the vegetation on the 9th green. ...Full story here
The oldest playing golf course in the world is The Old Links at Musselburgh.
Evidence has shown that golf was played on Musselburgh Links in 1672 although Mary Queen of Scots reputedly played there in 1567.
The major changes in equipment since the 19th century have been better mowers, especially for the greens, better golf ball designs, using rubber and man-made materials since about 1900, and the introduction of the metal shaft beginning in the 1930s. Also in the 1930s the wooden golf tee was invented. In the 1970s the use of metal to replace wood heads began, and shafts made of graphite composite materials were introduced in the 1980s. en.Wikipedia.org [If in Scotland, play one of the Old Tom Morris courses that hasn't been modernised to see how much the original game likened playing in a field. One such course is not far from Edinburgh or St Andrews at Kingshorn nr Kirkcaldy] ...Continued here
Or is it French?(OriginsNetwork.com)
We do know that a form of golf, or, to be more precise, a game involving the propelling of a spherical object by hitting it with a bent staff, was played by the Persians, Egyptians, Greeks, Chinese and Romans, and perhaps other ancient peoples.
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Two country golf! - Golf Gaichel,, Luxembourg.
The only really "international" golf course I know. The #3 tees off in Luxembourg and continues in Belgium and the gents tee on #5 is in Belgium whilst the ladies tee off in Luxembourg. ...More here
The Ambush at Lajitas (Lajitas.com) Article and photos at: SportsIllustrated.CNN.com
Texas golf architects Roy Bechtol and Randy Russell crafted the Ambush at Lajitas course, which opened last summer and includes an unusual international golf hole. Hole 11A (there is a real No. 11) is a 110-yarder over the Rio Grande into Mexico. The lack of a proper border crossing within 100 miles makes it impossible to putt out without a major "delay of play" penalty, but you can try for a hole-in-one! ...Full story here
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