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Etihad A350 Sustainability50 Business Travel Review

Etihad A350 'Sustainability50' Business Travel Review: An Unmatched Flight Experience?

We were lucky enough to be invited on a joint showcase event with Etihad Airways & Rolls Royce to try out the new Etihad A350-1000 on a trip between London Heathrow and Abu Dhabi in May.

Etihad is leading the airline industry’s sustainability drive aimed at decarbonising aviation and their new A350’s (5 will be introduced over the coming months), named Sustainability50, are a big part of that. The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered Airbus is extremely fuel efficient, with a 25 per cent reduction in fuel burn and emissions.

‘Sustainability50’ carries a unique livery in recognition...

Exeter crowned the UK’s best 24-hour city for travels this year!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 06/13/2022 - 10:22pm

It turns out you don’t need to head to the big cities for fun adventures because loads of the lesser-known and smaller cities have just as much on offer.

Holiday accommodation provider Stay in Devon has highlighted the UK’s best 24-hour cities. Ranked on the number of attractions, restaurants, and historic sites they house, they have found the best cities in the UK that can be explored easily in a day, freeing up time to explore further afield to National Parks, AONBs, and Blue flag beaches!

The best 24-hour UK cities are…

Exeter From adventure parks and Red...

Passport panic!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/25/2022 - 2:31am

After a 2-year travelling hiatus, Britons have been itching to get abroad for the summer of '22. But many holidaymakers' plans have been foiled by a simple administrative hurdle. Cue the bureaucratic nightmare that is renewing your passport!

Unsurprisingly, in the wake of Covid and the fallout from Brexit, the Passport Office has been swamped with passport applications. The reason: many of us did not contemplate travelling during the pandemic. Since we have emerged from lockdown, some 5 million people realised that they needed to renew their passports!

In theory, the non...

Book a fabulous holiday to Brighton and Leonardslee Gardens

Tally Ho have some places remaining on their fabulous holiday by coach to Brighton on Sunday 8th May returning on Thursday 12th May. We stay in the Old Ship Hotel right on Brighton's iconic seafront. This hotel is a historic Georgian building and each room is individually designed with distinctive characterful features that will make for a comfortable stay, many with stunning panoramic sea views. Take a stroll along the bustling promenade or indulge in some retail therapy at The Lanes during your stay. All standard bedrooms come with en-suite bathrooms and plush interiors to make you feel...

Tally Ho coach holidays

Now is the time to book something to look forward to... Book a coach holiday with Tally Ho!

Short breaks and holidays by coach, picking up in Exeter

We all need something enjoyable to look forward to and with the popularity of the Staycation on the increase, why not book a coach holiday from your doorstep?

Tally Ho Holidays are delighted to now offer pick ups from Exeter Services.

A holiday by coach means you can set off from home, travel in comfort on our modern, comfortable coaches, taking in the scenery, arriving at your hotel refreshed and not having endured the stresses of driving, navigating, finding somewhere to park.

We send one of our...

Nautical but nice: first look at luxury Devon floating lodges

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/13/2022 - 10:54pm

Clawford Lakes Resort and Spa , a new, luxury holiday destination based in Devon, has today released new imagery and details about its ‘floating lodges’ which are now available to book from April 2022.

The brand-new floating lodges are the latest in a series of unique accommodation options created by Clawford Lakes after their lake pods were announced in November. The lodges are securely moored within a lake setting, allowing guests to wake up every day to the shimmer of water lapping soothingly around them in the tranquillity of Devonshire countryside.

Perfect for...

74% of holidaymakers consider ATOL protection more important since the pandemic

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 12/29/2021 - 2:39pm
The UK Civil Aviation Authority urges festive holiday hunters to make sure their holidays are ATOL protected

With families enjoying the festive holidays and thoughts turning to sunny climates for 2022, travellers looking for their next holiday are reminded to check for financial protection when booking their getaways.

Research by the UK Civil Aviation Authority has found that 74% of people consider ATOL protection more important since the pandemic. Given the impact of the pandemic on overseas holidays and travel, ATOL protection is now viewed as more important than ever before...

Mawgan Porth and the Bedruthan Steps to Holiday Heaven

Authored by Andy Payne
Posted: Tue, 11/02/2021 - 10:55am
Mawgan Porth and the Bedruthan Steps to Holiday Heaven

The last 18 months has provided challenges, of varying sizes and scales, for each and every one of us across the globe. This unprecedented time has afforded many the time to reassess future plans at home, at work and what we do with our spare time. For some, this might be planning early retirement. For others, this could be a career change or planning for another addition to the family (whether of the furry kind or otherwise). But one element of our lives that we all crave, look forward to and plan for is holidays. COVID still has the...

New holiday company helps South West holiday-makers cut emissions

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 08/30/2021 - 4:06pm

South West holiday-makers will be doing their bit for the environment when booking their travel through the UK’s first carbon neutral coach holiday company, operating out of the region from November.

Toureasy automatically offsets 100% of the carbon emissions of all their affordable short coach breaks, including transport, hotels and excursions. Toureasy is the first and only coach tour operator in the UK to take this approach.

The operator chose the South West to launch their inaugural tour programme. Departure points across the region include, but not limited to, Bath...

58% rise in covid testing at Exeter Airport

Exeter Airport has seen a 58% increase (July- August 2021*) in passengers being tested by GPDQ for Covid compared to June- July 2021.

With an average of 3,500 passengers travelling through Exeter Airport each week over the summer, pre-flight testing in the airport is proving a good option for passengers looking for a quick, easy and safe test.

Travellers at Exeter Airport can book a test with confidence with GPDQ, a government listed testing provider which has treated over two million patients through covid. Partnering with business consultants, Lion & Gazelle, Covid...

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