News for: Tourism

Stockport has secured funding to add four more sites to a Street Art Trail to encourage people to explore the Underbanks area of the town centre. Part of the wider Rediscovering the Underbanks initiative, the street art project was first announced in 2021 and is being led by Stockport Council and … [Read more...]

Despite the school holidays coming to a close, September is one of the busiest months for holiday travel and Manchester Airport is highlighting some of the budget-friendly destinations for city-breaks outside the summer peak. Millions of passengers are set to pass through the airport in … [Read more...]

Stockport-based Yacht and Catamaran charter experts PlainSailing.com have been shortlisted for a prestigious British Travel Award for the third consecutive year. The company are nominated in the ‘Best travel company for adventure holidays’ category in this years awards. The yacht charter … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport saw nearly three million passengers head off on their summer holiday in July, with 100,000 daily travellers expected to pass through the hub during the August peak. July's passenger numbers reveal the airport saw nearly 15% more people travelling from Manchester Airport … [Read more...]

At the start of the school summer holidays, Manchester Airport is preparing to welcome millions more passengers after recording its busiest month since 2019. The northern hub served 2.8 million passengers in June – 15% more than in June 2022 – and the highest number recorded since September 2019. … [Read more...]

easyJet has announced it will operate a new winter route to Kittilä in Finnish Lapland from Manchester Airport, an entirely new destination for the airline. The budget carrier hopes that the twice-weekly service will make Christmas that extra bit magical this winter for families in the North, … [Read more...]

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has exceeded revenues of £1 billion for the first time, the group has revealed in its 2022/23 annual results. The 2022/23 financial year covers the airport's first full year of restriction-free travel following the global Covid-19 pandemic, which saw flights … [Read more...]

Terminal Two at Manchester Airport will be lit up in red, white and blue this weekend (30th June 2nd July) as thousands of passengers jet off to the United States ahead of Independence Day on Tuesday 4th July. More than 100,000 people travel to the US from Manchester Airport every month, with Aer … [Read more...]