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Planning a UK City Break? UNESCO World Heritage City Bath needs to be top of your travel list for 2023

Planning a UK City Break? UNESCO World Heritage City Bath needs to be top of your travel list for 2023

With the cost of living crisis looming, many of us are planning our travels closer to home this year.

Are you looking for a UK City break to rival the likes of Rome & Barcelona? UNESCO World Heritage City Bath, could offer the perfect alternative to those popular European City break destinations.

The Royal Crescent (Image from Canva)

With its beautiful Georgian architecture, compact and accessible city centre and numerous green spaces, Bath makes an...

Best Travel Apps for 2023

Best Travel Apps for 2023

Best Travel Apps for 2023

As a co-founder of a travel start-up and a keen traveller I appreciate travel apps which optimise usability, have a great aesthetic and make travel simpler. From translating bilingual conversations and online privacy protection tools to tracking trip spend and flight prices, there are plenty of travel apps making travel easier and improving trip experiences.

I've compiled a short list of what I consider to be the must have travel apps for 2023. Be sure to check these out for your next trip!

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Choir’s carol concerts raise thousands for local charity Dream-A-Way

Authored by Sharon Goble
Posted: Tue, 12/20/2022 - 12:38pm

Two carol concerts by Exeter Philharmonic Choir have raised almost three thousand pounds for local charity Dream-A-Way, which helps make holiday dreams come true for Devon children and adults with disabilities or life-affecting health conditions.

The generosity of concertgoers at Exeter Cathedral on 13 and 14 December raised a total of £2,913, a sum that representatives of Exeter-based Dream-A-Way were delighted to receive.

Exeter Philharmonic Choir has a proud tradition of raising funds for local charities through its Christmas carol concerts, made possible with the...

Hotel Indigo Exeter officially opens

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 12/14/2022 - 10:43pm

Hotel Indigo Exeter has opened its doors to guests after a multi-million-pound major restoration project.

Hotel Indigo Exeter has been lovingly restored and converted from the iconic former House of Fraser department store which was built in a 1930s modernist style. The history of the building however dates to 1792 when Mrs Colson, a local milliner who became one of the city’s most loved characters, opened a department store there named ‘Colson’s’.

Just as no two neighbourhoods are alike, no two Hotel Indigo properties are alike. Each is designed to uniquely reflect the...

Book your next coach holiday with pick ups in Exeter

With holidays within the UK increasing in popularity, now is the time to think about travelling by Coach to fabulous hotels in the best locations around the UK mainland and islands. Our guests can board our comfortable coaches knowing that their luggage will be delivered to their hotel room upon arrival, the whole itinerary is taken care of, trips are organised - all they have to do is sit back, relax and enjoy the scenery. We now pick up from Exeter Services on our Mercedes coaches with on-board facilities and Wi-Fi, plenty of leg-room, air-conditioning and complimentary water.

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Top 5 Hotels in Spain to enjoy mild temperatures in winter

Authored by Ellie Green
Posted: Thu, 11/24/2022 - 3:23pm

Travel, recharge and rejuvenate. The Spain winter welcomes tourists with lower ticket prices, cheap accommodations, specialized spas, pristine golf courses, etc.

Loganair bolsters summer 2023 flight schedule from Exeter

The UK’s largest regional airline, Loganair, has increased its flight schedule for summer 2023, announcing more services across key regional routes as it responds to growing demand from leisure and business travellers.

As part of Loganair’s summer 2023 schedule, the airline has increased services between Edinburgh and Exeter as it responds to growing customer demand.

Commencing from Monday 19th June 2023, tickets for the new timetable are on sale from today (Wednesday 5 October).

Up from the six flights per week operated this summer, Loganair has increased...

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...

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