News for: Tourism

SAUDIA has announced a twice weekly service from Manchester to Riyadh. Launching on the 23rd of June, it complements the current offer of five flights a week to Jeddah. Passengers can now fly direct to Saudi Arabia seven days a week. The flight is scheduled to depart Mondays and Fridays. The … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport, alongside Hainan Airlines, is launching a Chinese film festival that will travel the length and breadth of the UK to celebrate movies and culture from China. Each event is free of charge, and everyone that attends will go into a competition to win a pair of flights to Beijing … [Read more...]

A stockport student will be taking part in a Camps International expedition to Peru in 2018 in a programme to help improve the lives of some of the poorest rural communities. Megan Glover is in a team of 10 people, and will be taking part in projects through Camps International aimed at combating … [Read more...]

A new VIP lounge at Manchester Airport is set to get passengers off to a flying start. Manchester Airport has unveiled plans for a new brand of lounge that will open in Terminal Three in April costing £1.6m. 1903, named after the year of the Wright Brothers first flight, will hold up to 71 people … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport is flying high after being named the UK’s best airport, for a third year on the trot, at the Globe Awards hosted by Travel Weekly.     The UK’s third largest - Manchester Airport best in UK - fought off competition from the likes of Heathrow, Liverpool and Birmingham to receive … [Read more...]

Robinsons Brewery is hosting an opening evening at their highly acclaimed Visitor Centre on Thursday 19th January from 5pm to 8pm. The Robinsons' team would like to invite Stockport's business owners and their representatives along to an open evening at their award winning Visitors Centre to view … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport, the UK’s third largest, is joining forces with Birmingham Pride to be one of the sponsors at this year’s event in May. As part of the sponsorship the airport will brand and name the Cabaret Marquee Stage, which will now be known as The Manchester Airport Cabaret Marquee. As … [Read more...]

Stockport Travelodge has opened in Stockport as Greater Manchester's first budget hotel brand celebrates 30 years in the region.   Travelodge has also announced its plans to expand with seven new hotels in Greater Manchester, creating 200 new jobs in the area. One of the UK's largest independent … [Read more...]