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VIVA Cruises launches new VIVA Boutique line

14/10/2024 by .
VIVA Cruises launches new VIVA Boutique line

VIVA Cruises, Europe’s renowned all-inclusive river cruise specialist including the Danube, Elbe, Moselle, Rhine, Rhône, Seine and the Main-Danube Canal has launched its new VIVA Boutique cruise line and its first premium ship, VIVA BEYOND, due to sail her maiden voyage in 2026.

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British Airways to Remove Single Use Plastic. Ambitious sustainable plans

British Airways has announced a new target to remove more than 700 tonnes of single-use plastic on board its flights in 2020, even more than the number of bags customers check in with the airline at Heathrow on an average day

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Travel is the Main Goal for Retirement Pension Spends

Moneyfarm, the leading European digital wealth manager, teamed up Andy Mossack travel guru and founder of TripReporter.co.uk to help consumers realise their retirement goals after its research uncovered that travelling the world is the nation’s number one retirement dream.

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Eurostar launches direct rail link to Amsterdam and Rotterdam from London

Since 2018, Eurostar has provided a seamless journey from London to Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The new connection – direct both ways – will offer much more efficient travel between these cities.

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PremiAir VIP Lounge, Manchester Airport

PremiAir is not the first VIP experience in Britain – there is a suite at Heathrow which vies with LA’s Private Suite – but it is the first truly affordable one, offering services from at little as £50.

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COVID Travel Insurance Advice. Hugely important for travellers.

Allianz Insurance has published some much-needed COVID Travel Insurance Advice during this pandemic.

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Legendary Icehotel celebrates 30 years with new art

Thirty years ago, Icehotel founder Yngve Bergqvist started a journey that would lead to the world’s first hotel of ice and snow in Jukkasjärvi in the north of Sweden. Today, the hotel has had over a million visitors from all continents of the world.  

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