TUI launches TEN package holidays from Scots airport – including stunning Spanish seaside towns
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TUI has released four new routes in a surprise boost for the summer holidays.
Flight plans from Glasgow Prestwick Airport will give travellers direct access to city adventures in Pisa and Barcelona.
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Faro is another new destination added to the flight plans.
There's also some amazing beach breaks in destinations including the Canary Islands.
Holidaymakers will now have easier access to TUI products like Holiday Village, TUI BLUE and Sensatori by TUI BLUE resorts.
Neil Swanson, managing director of TUI UK&I said: 'Offering wider choice and flexibility for customers has been an essential part of our plans for some time.
"These new routes bring the convenience of departing from local airports closer to home, saving our customers valuable time and allowing them to get into 'holiday mode' even quicker.
'We're delighted that travellers from Glasgow can now enjoy easier access to their favourite holiday destinations, with quicker journeys to their nearest airport, making the start of their TUI holiday experience smoother and more enjoyable right from the get-go."
In one new deal, TUI is offering a seven-night holiday to Los Gigantes, Tenerife staying at the 4T+ TUI BLUE Los Gigantes on a half board basis from £809 per person.
As well as Pisa and Barcelona, other destinations include Palma de Mallorca, Alicante, Faro and Tenerife South.
Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Malaga and Murcia complete the line-up of fresh locations for travellers.
Meanwhile, the city most people associate with Christmas is getting new UK flights this year.
Strasbourg is the capital city of the Grand Est region and sits on the French-German border.
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And in November, easyJet will be flying to Strasbourg from Manchester.
Despite the UK getting hot this week, the city is known for its bustling Christmas market.
Strasbourg is known as the "Capital of Christmas" with the market, also known as Christkindelsmärik, is scheduled to run from November 27 to December 27.
Flight tickets have been released already with tickets on sale in November from £48.99 (one-way).
From November 28, the new service will operate twice weekly on Fridays and Sundays.
This is part of easyJet's expansion of 22 new routes from UK airports for the winter season.
For anyone keen to jet off before then, easyJet already offers flights from the UK to Strasbourg flying from London Heathrow from £38.99 - and it's one hour and 35 minutes away.
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