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British Airways Introduces Three New Italian Routes
Alongside the announcement of British Airways’ new First Class Suite that we covered yesterday, they also revealed three new Italian routes that they will be adding to their schedule for Summer 2025.
Launching in May 2025, British Airways will introduce new flights to Rimini on the Adriatic Coast from London Heathrow, and Salerno on the Amalfi Coast from London Gatwick. A new service from London City to Olbia (OLB) in Sardinia will be added, they currently already fly to Sardinia from Heathrow. Neil Chernoff, British Airways’ Chief Planning and Strategy Officer, said:
“Italy continues to prove hugely popular with our customers, which is why it’s our biggest European destination, and second globally behind the US. Last month, we saw a 10% increase in searches for summer flights to Italy compared to 2023, so we’re pleased to be offering an even bigger choice of destinations next year. Rimini, Salerno and Olbia are all coastal destinations, so we expect them to be particularly popular with our leisure customers seeking sun, sea, and of course Italy’s fantastic food.”
Italy is firm favourite destination for us to visit and it’s good to see other areas becoming more easily accessible to explore. However, Italy’s rail system is one of the best in the world, and we have found travelling around Italy by train so easy in the past that it may not be strictly necessary to fly direct.
British Airways Holidays 3,000 Bonus Avios
There is currently a deal running with American Express and British Airways Holidays. You need to save the deal to your card and if you spend £3,000 on a holiday you earn 3,000 bonus Avios. The offer is running until 22nd December 2024. It doesn’t appear that it needs to be a new booking, so if you are due to pay a balance of a holiday you have previously booked, make sure to save the offer beforehand. If you are making a new booking, your deposit may not reach the £3,000 spend, so you would need to consider making a larger part payment upfront.
Black Friday Round Up
More and more deals are being released ahead of the ‘big day’. So we have included another little round up of deals that may peak your interest if you aren’t already overwhelmed by all the sales.
Aer Lingus
From now until 3rd December receive up to 25% off flights to Europe and Britain from Dublin for travel between 9th December and 10th April.
Flights to North America from €199 from Dublin for travel between 7th January and 10th April. Book by 3rd December.
From Heathrow up to 25% off flights to Ireland.
Virgin Holidays
Save up to £200 on all destinations for travel between 1st December 2024 and 31st December 2025. Book by 2nd December 2024.
Cathay Pacific
From now until 3rd December save up to 12% on solo flights and 15% per person on flights with two or more people.
Plus, bookings made via Cathay Pacific directly in the first 3 days of the Black Friday Sale will get a £30 Uber Voucher.
Marriott Bonvoy
Book by 3 December and save 25% when you book in the app. This offer is valid until 20 January 2025 for weekend stays and all days of the week for resorts.
Find your Marriott hotel here.
Etihad
Save up to 20% with Etihad on travel between 15th January and 31st March 2025. We will be bringing you a round-up of the best fares we can find with Etihad this week, so keep an eye out for that.
If you want to have a look for yourself, find the deals on Etihad’s website here.
