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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passengers will be able to experience a new European Business Class from March 27 when the product replaces the airlines Europe Select Class.

To mark the Seychelles Carnival, the recently opened Raffles Praslin Seychelles is offering a special Carnival package, which includes two free nights in a luxury Hillside View Villa, ferry transfers to and from the carnival on Mah?, free Champagne on arrival, breakfast for two, and a 24-hour butler service.?

Leading independent bed bank Getabed.co.uk has reconfirmed its no cancellation? policy as unrest continues in the Middle East.

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Prestige Holidays is to run four evening showcases next month, designed to broaden agents? knowledge of its destinations and hotels.

Discover Egypt reports that the first flights from Gatwick, Manchester and Heathrow to Luxor, since the suspension of flights on January 29, took off on schedule this morning (February 28)

The companys director,?Philip Breckner, who?flew out last night to welcome the first passengers arriving?this afternoon, said:??The good numbers on these first flights back into Luxor show the resilience of British holidaymakers and the popularity of Egypt as a destination. There is no other destination that can match Egypt?s timeless appeal and unique historical sites.

?The support that the trade has given Egypt is immense and with March being one of the peak month for travellers to Egypt, we are pleased to report that our forward bookings are looking healthy, showing the faith the trade has in the destination as a safe holiday option for their clients.?

The operator is featuring five-star?Nile cruises from ?599 per person out of Manchester and from ?699 out of Gatwick and Heathrow for departures in March and early April. The price includes flights, a?seven-night cruise on full board basis with ten guided excursions plus transfers in resort.

Cruises start and end in Luxor and highlights include the Valley of the Kings, the burial place of the Pharaohs including Tutankhamen, the Valley of the Queens, the?temples of Karnak and Luxor, the High Dam at Aswan and the Unfinished Obelisk.

For more information call?0844-880 0461 or visit www.discoveregypt.co.uk

The companys director,?Philip Breckner, who?flew out last night to welcome the first passengers arriving?this afternoon, said:??The good numbers on these first flights back into Luxor show the resilience of British holidaymakers and the popularity of Egypt as a destination. There is no other destination that can match Egypt?s timeless appeal and unique historical sites.

?The support that the trade has given Egypt is immense and with March being one of the peak month for travellers to Egypt, we are pleased to report that our forward bookings are looking healthy, showing the faith the trade has in the destination as a safe holiday option for their clients.?

The operator is featuring five-star?Nile cruises from ?599 per person out of Manchester and from ?699 out of Gatwick and Heathrow for departures in March and early April. The price includes flights, a?seven-night cruise on full board basis with ten guided excursions plus transfers in resort.

Cruises start and end in Luxor and highlights include the Valley of the Kings, the burial place of the Pharaohs including Tutankhamen, the Valley of the Queens, the?temples of Karnak and Luxor, the High Dam at Aswan and the Unfinished Obelisk.

For more information call?0844-880 0461 or visit www.discoveregypt.co.uk

Following the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office?s (FCO) decision to lift its advice against non-essential travel to the country, Cox & Kings has?announced the resumption of its holidays to Egypt, and is?offering a range?of discounts on its escorted tours to tempt travellers back.