Holidays & Travel

Exeter Airport can reflect on a busy summer of 2013 where passenger numbers from May until October exceeded expectations and were over forty thousand up on the same period in 2012. The overall inbound and outbound passengers for the five months totalled 415,618, an increase of 11%. Managing Director Matt Roach said: “New flights this year to Barcelona and Nice together with nine other scheduled international routes operated by Flybe, accounted for a 19% increase of that passenger traffic and were the main reason for the successful period. There has also been a growing awareness of the...

Swing into action this half term at Highbullen Hotel, Golf and Country Club in Umberleigh, as it offers special half term coaching for kids across seven fresh new courts – and a host of facilities to keep parents busy as action-packed (or food-filled) as they like!

Known for its extensive sporting facilities including an 18-hole USGA specification golf course, croquet, snooker, fishing, shooting and – for extra autumnal comfort - an indoor swimming pool with Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room; the hotel now offers seven competition quality courts. Consisting of four full-size and three...

Over the past month Exeter and the Heart of Devon Hotels & Restaurants Association have been asking locals and holiday makers alike to choose what they like to do best in the county. With options that included be adventurous and try kite surfing in Exmouth, take a brisk walk on Dartmoor and explore Kent’s Cavern, England’s oldest caves, there was definitely something for everyone.

The winning activity was awarded to The Red Coat Tours and Exeter Cathedral. The tours are situated in Exeter and involve a walk around the historic sites of the city including one of the finest...

Devon Hotels & Restaurants Association has reported a substantial rise in bookings this summer, with many members seeing record numbers of visitors throughout the holidays and sell out July and August months.

James Sharp, chair of Devon Hotels said: “We have seen an increase in overseas visitors but one of the main growth areas has been holidaymakers choosing to ‘staycation’ in Devon due to the fantastic weather we have been experiencing. This has been the third hottest summer on record which has helped businesses after a series of bad summers. One member has seen an 8.6% rise...