As Christmas fast approaches, many Aucklanders are ready to jump on a plane and get out of the city. Ms Cassels-Brown has five tips for Newshub Travellers heading through Auckland Airport this Christmas: It will be busy, so plan your trip with spare time built in - at least 30 minutes extra to get to the terminal and complete departure processes. New North Shore-Auckland Airport bus service 3: If you're picking someone up from the airport, make use of the Wait Zones - these can be found by following the pink signs. The airport has increased the free parking period to 45 minutes for summer, so you can get there in plenty of time. Some travellers have even said it's better than using an airport lounge. Finally, here are some dates to keep in mind. They're the busiest days for Auckland Airport over the next couple of months. January 18 December 23 December 26 January 3 December 20 January 4 January 5 December 21 January 6 December 22 Around 40,000 passengers are … [Read more...] about Auckland Airport: Top tips on how to fly through it as fast as possible
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Stanley Johnson gets bitten by Barry the sea lion on a tour of the wilds of South Australia
Jodie – whose hobby was, she told me, stock-car racing – picked me up at Port Lincoln airport in South Australia. “Glad to see you’re travelling light,” she said as she loaded my rucksack into the back of the Toyota Land Cruiser and drove me 12 miles (19km) south to look for koalas at Mikkira Station. It was a perfect day, with a light breeze drifting in off the ocean. “Koalas aren’t actually native to this region,” Jodie explained. “The family who own the station brought them here years ago and they have thrived. There are probably 100 of them.” As we walked among the towering gum and eucalyptus trees we saw 20 or more of them, free to roam over thousands of acres. “We’ve been lucky,” Jodie told me. “I’ve never seen so many koalas, so close. Often they’re high in the trees. Today, you can reach out and touch them.” Wildlife would be an enduring theme of the next few days. On that … [Read more...] about Stanley Johnson gets bitten by Barry the sea lion on a tour of the wilds of South Australia
Travelodge has put TWO MILLION rooms on sale for £29
The hotel chain is offering the discount rate across its hotels nationwide, for stays during 2019. The offer even includes all the school holiday dates, such as February half term, the Easter holidays, May half term, summer holidays and October and half term. All 557 of Travelodge’s hotels have been modernised in the company’s new contemporary brand style. Rooms feature king-size Travelodge Dreamer beds and individual beds for children in family rooms. There's an on-site restaurant called the Bar Café in 180 of the hotels, offering a breakfast, dinner and bar menu. The Unlimited Breakfast menu is £8.25 per person and unlimited lighter breakfast option is £5.95. For each paying adult two children eat for free. Travelodge has also extended its bar menu with a wider range of aperitifs such as a gin menu, a broad range of red and white wines, prosecco and champagne. The £29 room offer does not include SuperRooms and Travelodge PLUS locations. The offer is … [Read more...] about Travelodge has put TWO MILLION rooms on sale for £29
There’s going to be more seats available on this Manchester to New York flight next summer
United Airlines is boosting the number of seats available on its flights from Manchester to New York by introducing a bigger plane. The airline is increasing seating capacity for next summer, with the introduction of the wide-body Boeing 767-400 to its the daily nonstop service to Newark Liberty Airport. It will replace the 169-seater Boeing 757-200 currently operating the route. United's 767-400 aircraft has a total of 240 seats, with 39 flat-bed seats in United Polaris business class and 201 seats in United Economy, including 70 Economy Plus seats with added legroom and increased personal space. Bob Schumacher, managing director sales U.K. and Ireland, said: “The introduction of the Boeing 767-400 aircraft is the most significant increase in capacity on our nonstop Manchester - New York/Newark service in over a decade and underscores our commitment to Manchester and the North-West of England. Read more of today's top stories here “With a more than 40 per cent increase … [Read more...] about There’s going to be more seats available on this Manchester to New York flight next summer
A festive seaside break in the birthplace of the Christmas card
Sea views, rambling countryside walks, a characterful hotel with oodles of charm - the epitome of what a holiday in Devon should be. And that's what we found during a stay at the Orestone Manor hotel overlooking Lyme Bay in the south of the county. This award-winning family-run country house is set in landscaped gardens above the village of Maidencombe - just off the coast road between Teignmouth and Torquay. And turns it out, there's no better time to stay than over the festive period, as Orestone is the bona fide birthplace of the world's first Christmas card. The first card was designed by painter Sir John Calcott Horsley, who lived in the manor from 1817 to 1903. His sister, Mary Elizabeth Horsley, was the wife of the famous British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who first came to Torquay as chief engineer of the Great Western Railway and later lived at Watcombe Villa and then Portland Villa - which became the now-demolished Maidencombe House Hotel. He joined in many family … [Read more...] about A festive seaside break in the birthplace of the Christmas card