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Following a 13% year-on-year increase in transportation of pets on its North Sea route, Stena Line is looking to woo pet owners with a new step-by-step video guide to taking pets on holiday by ferry.

The guide features dog owner Jason Towler and his Jack Russell Eddie (pictured) and explains the legal and practical requirements of taking pets to Holland and back into the UK to help agents understand the government?s Pet Travel Scheme (PETS). The scheme was developed to enable pets - specifically dogs, cats and ferrets - to re-enter Britain without quarantine.

The guide can be viewed at www.stenaline.co.uk/pet-travel

The guide features dog owner Jason Towler and his Jack Russell Eddie (pictured) and explains the legal and practical requirements of taking pets to Holland and back into the UK to help agents understand the government?s Pet Travel Scheme (PETS). The scheme was developed to enable pets - specifically dogs, cats and ferrets - to re-enter Britain without quarantine.

The guide can be viewed at www.stenaline.co.uk/pet-travel

First Choice and Thomson have released second edition Turkey brochures featuring 25 new properties and new flights to Antalya over the Easter holidays.

Flights commence on March 30, 2010 from Gatwick, Manchester, East Midlands and Glasgow airports, with lead-in prices in April starting from ?515 per person, staying all-inclusive at the four-sun Voyage Belek.

New properties for Summer 2010 include the four-sun Limak Limra in Keser and the four-sun plus Bluewaters Resort in Side, both all-inclusive properties with facilities designed for families and couples. For more information see www.firstchoice.co.uk/turkey and www.thomson.co.uk/turkey

Flights commence on March 30, 2010 from Gatwick, Manchester, East Midlands and Glasgow airports, with lead-in prices in April starting from ?515 per person, staying all-inclusive at the four-sun Voyage Belek.

New properties for Summer 2010 include the four-sun Limak Limra in Keser and the four-sun plus Bluewaters Resort in Side, both all-inclusive properties with facilities designed for families and couples. For more information see www.firstchoice.co.uk/turkey and www.thomson.co.uk/turkey

Flybe has announced its final list of new early 2010 summer schedule for travel between March 28 and June 30, 2010, with millions of seats on sale to destinations across the UK and Europe.

Additional early summer routes include Aberdeen to Belfast, Birmingham and Leeds; Cardiff to Paris, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle; Edinburgh to Exeter, Manchester, Newquay, Norwich and Southampton; Inverness to Manchester; Isle of Man to Liverpool, Manchester and Southampton and Southampton to Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover and Nice.

One-way fares cost from ?22.99 including taxes and charges. For details visit www.flybe.com

Additional early summer routes include Aberdeen to Belfast, Birmingham and Leeds; Cardiff to Paris, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle; Edinburgh to Exeter, Manchester, Newquay, Norwich and Southampton; Inverness to Manchester; Isle of Man to Liverpool, Manchester and Southampton and Southampton to Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover and Nice.

One-way fares cost from ?22.99 including taxes and charges. For details visit www.flybe.com

Interhome is offering a range of late deals in Mallorca, Ibiza and Tenerife. A seven night stay in Mallorca, staying in a villa that sleeps eight costs ?1,754 or ?219.25 per person between October 10-17.

In Ibiza the operator offers a six-room villa that sleeps eight and features a large garden, pool and a barbecue area. It costs ?1,711 or ?213.87 per person for seven nights between October 3-10. Meanwhile, a seven night stay in Tenerife from October 10-17 for four costs ?124.25 per person.

For details visit www.interhome.co.uk or call 020-8780 6629.

In Ibiza the operator offers a six-room villa that sleeps eight and features a large garden, pool and a barbecue area. It costs ?1,711 or ?213.87 per person for seven nights between October 3-10. Meanwhile, a seven night stay in Tenerife from October 10-17 for four costs ?124.25 per person.

For details visit www.interhome.co.uk or call 020-8780 6629.

Avro has put on sale a range of new routes and additional flying days for summer 2010 to include new flights with Monarch to Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria from Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester as well as a new flight to Cagliari, Sardinia from London Heathrow to operate from 15 May to 25 September for 7 and 14 night durations.

In addition to the 10% increase in charter capacity, the operator is also offering agents access to more than five million commissionable flight seats for summer 2010 through its dedicated link to Monarch?s scheduled stock across Spain, its islands, Portugal and Cyprus.

The companys managing director, Michael Vinales, said: ?Our agents need as much flexibility as possible to compete in the expanding dynamic packaging market. Increased frequencies and additional departure airports to the most popular holiday and home buying destinations are crucial to their success and by combining our own charter stock with that of sister company, Monarch?s scheduled stock we are able to do this.

"New for 2010 the flight to Sardinia costs from ?199 per person and will operate each Saturday throughout the summer season. With destinations like Turkey and Sharm el Sheikh continuing to thrive in the dynamic packaging market we are also increasing capacity to the destinations with summer 2010 having flights from Gatwick to Dalaman six days a week and up to three times daily and from Manchester five days per week. For Antalya, capacity for 2010 has also been increased from both Birmingham and Manchester and flights to Bodrum will also operate with added frequency from Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham. To Sharm flights will be offered five times weekly from Gatwick and twice from Manchester. For long-haul we are maintaining our growth to include flights to Tobago, Grenada, the Dominican Republic, Male, Mombasa and Cancun."

In addition to the 10% increase in charter capacity, the operator is also offering agents access to more than five million commissionable flight seats for summer 2010 through its dedicated link to Monarch?s scheduled stock across Spain, its islands, Portugal and Cyprus.

The companys managing director, Michael Vinales, said: ?Our agents need as much flexibility as possible to compete in the expanding dynamic packaging market. Increased frequencies and additional departure airports to the most popular holiday and home buying destinations are crucial to their success and by combining our own charter stock with that of sister company, Monarch?s scheduled stock we are able to do this.

"New for 2010 the flight to Sardinia costs from ?199 per person and will operate each Saturday throughout the summer season. With destinations like Turkey and Sharm el Sheikh continuing to thrive in the dynamic packaging market we are also increasing capacity to the destinations with summer 2010 having flights from Gatwick to Dalaman six days a week and up to three times daily and from Manchester five days per week. For Antalya, capacity for 2010 has also been increased from both Birmingham and Manchester and flights to Bodrum will also operate with added frequency from Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham. To Sharm flights will be offered five times weekly from Gatwick and twice from Manchester. For long-haul we are maintaining our growth to include flights to Tobago, Grenada, the Dominican Republic, Male, Mombasa and Cancun."

AirTran Airways is to launch direct flights into Key West from Orlando from December 17, to offers British holiday makers the option of exploring the Florida Keys and Orlando theme parks. The airline is to operate a Boeing 737-700 aircraft four times weekly between the destinations with prices starting at ?72 per person one-way, plus taxes and fees. For details visit www.airtran.com and for information about the Florida Keys & Key West, visit www.fla-keys.com