Direct flights from Manchester Airport to Canada have resumed for the first time since the start of the pandemic after Air Transat confirmed plans to reintroduce its Toronto service. The weekly flights will operate from Terminal One at the Northern hub.

If completing the National Three Peaks Challenge involved doing your final Will and Testament before taking one step, it might make you think twice before lacing up those walking boots!

Holland’s once-in-a-decade horticultural display – Floriade Expo 2022 - begins in six months and luxury all-inclusive river cruise line, Scenic, are set to take you there.

Budget airline, Wizz Air, has restarted its flights from Doncaster Sheffield to Lanzarote, Tenerife and Fuerteventura. Lanzarote and Tenerife will take off twice weekly with a once a week journey to Fuerteventura. Tickets are available now on wizzair.com or on the airline’s mobile app, with fares starting from just £8.99*.

A £1 ski carriage promotion has been launched by Jet2 to coincide with the return of its winter flights out of Leeds, West Yorkshire, to Switzerland, Austria, France and the Pyrenees.

Slow travel specialists Inntravel have introduced a trio of new walking holidays for the autumn, just as travel begins to open up. There’s a pair of new UK breaks, taking in the diverse charms of Snowdonia and the Fife Coastal Path ahead of the latter’s 20th anniversary in 2022.

Maybe it gets a bit hectic uphill but does it get any more romantic than touring a picturesque city on a tandem bike with the one you love?

As the White House announced that the USA would reopen its borders to vaccinated Brits from November, tour companies have been lining up to sell their wares to Stateside starved holidaymakers keen to hit LA and the Big Apple.

Ambassador Cruise Line has launched an all-new Premium Coach Service to run in conjunction with the 2022 cruise programme on 14 select sailings. Available to book from 15th September 2021, the service will give guests the opportunity to travel to London Tilbury to join their cruise, from a choice of 80 nationwide coach pick-up points, across England and Wales.

easyJet, has announced the launch of a new route and holidays from Manchester Airport to Aqaba in Jordan this winter. Flights and holidays are now on sale from Manchester Airport to the scenic Jordanian city, a perfect destination for a splash of year-round sunshine and Middle Eastern culture.

The clue is in the line of colourfully enamelled Darth Vader masks! However, if for a minute you imagine yourself to be on the bridge of Star Wars’ planet-destroying space station - the Death Star - think again, for this is merely the extended reception area at one of London’s funkiest, hipster properties located at 437 Hackney Road: welcome to Mama Shelter London - Shoreditch.

Wizz Air has restarted its route from Doncaster Sheffield to Larnaca in Cyprus. Tickets are available now on wizzair.com or on the airline’s mobile app, with fares starting from £9.99*. Flights are operating once a week.

Historically Buxton in Derbyshire has been famed for two things: its spa waters and, since 1903, Frank Matcham’s opera house. Now, there’s a new ‘old’ kid on the block: the spectacularly restored Grade I-listed Buxton Crescent Hotel, originally two ‘spa’ hotels built in the 1780’s by the Fifth Duke of Devonshire, but only recently returned to its former glory as one beautiful residence.

Engaged couples who put wedding plans on ‘pandemic hold’ can now take advantage of a special package from The Greek Villas aimed at ensuring that lovestruck lovers have a magical, sunny wedding in 2022! The company’s wide selection of properties boasting sprawling ocean views to gardens dripping with colourful bougainvillea, promise a brighter marital future for couples about to tie the knot.

Jet2 is to purchase 36 new aircraft from Airbus as it responds to future anticipated growth of its leisure travel business. The move will not only refresh the airline’s existing fleet but also comes with an option to purchase a further 14 Airbus A321 NEO aircraft if demand dictates.

As October’s much anticipated London Marathon 2021 draws closer, those who don’t have a place may be inspired to take up an alternative challenge. Estonia offers a variety of marathon events to participate in: from a month-long virtual marathon to a night run or one of the largest mountain bike marathons in the world, the country has a variety of sporting events to rival those in the UK.

The first city in the world to receive the ‘Safeguard Assurance’ label – the United Arab Emirates’ Ras Al Khamimah - has launched a campaign to boost its ‘post-covid’ fortunes.

In the lead-up to the launch of Emerald Azzurra, small ship specialist, Emerald Cruises has unveiled two new itineraries in the superyacht’s 2022 schedule.

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Best known in winter for its ski resorts, Aosta Valley, the smallest region in Italy is also home to rich natural heritage of rare beauty, including protected areas, sites belonging to the Natura 2000 ecological network and mountain botanical gardens.

If 2021 takes on the undisputed mantle of ‘British Staycation Year’, then no self-respecting home bird can can afford to miss out on a visit to Levens Hall & Gardens, home to not only the world’s oldest topiary garden but proud custodian of artefacts that once belonged to both the Duke of Wellington and Napolean.

Europe’s largest digital outdoor tourism platform, Outdooractive, has teamed up with route finders to make some of England’s most scenic walks, including many in North Yorkshire, more accessible to people. England’s 2,748 miles of coastline are among the most beautiful in the world and walking the entire route is slowly becoming possible.

As Slovenia celebrates ‘going green’ this month, adventurous travellers with a penchant for the outdoors are being urged to visit one of the safest countries in the world.

What’s claimed to be the first 5* food destination hotel in Athens, Greece, opens its doors this Spring. Xenodocheio Milos will also become home to Estiatorio Milos, widely regarded as one of the finest Mediterranean seafood restaurants in the world, when it opens on October 15th.

For a coastal break without the crowds, five-star Seaham Hall on the Durham Heritage Coast is the perfect place to enjoy a little luxury and soothing spa time after a busy summer. With just 21 stylish suites, the Georgian manor house offers a grand, historic setting, combined with a warm northern welcome and boutique ambiance. In need of a romantic getaway?