EasyJet holidays is investing in Morocco tourism development over the next four years. The easyJet group is cooperating with the Moroccan National Tourism Office (MNTO) starting this summer. This cooperation will include online and offline marketing by easyJet holidays for Moroccan destinations. EasyJet holidays and MNTO will be holding periodic meetings to discuss and review the ongoing partnership. Garry Wilson, easyJet holidays CEO, said: “Morocco is a fantastic destination which our customers love and we’re proud to have in our portfolio.”

EasyJet expects to surpass market expectations for profits this year. It points to record booking levels in January despite the cost of living crisis. It hit record numbers on several days this month. It says easyJet holidays packages are 60% sold for this summer. The company had a 161% year-on-year increase in customers. It forecasts 50% growth for its holidays business compared with last year. According to CEO Johan Lundgren, it ‘filled five aircraft every minute in the peak hours, with three record-breaking weekends for sales revenue.’ EasyJet reported a pre-tax loss of £133m for the final quarter of last year.

EasyJet announced eleven new routes to its UK network for summer 2023. Packages from easyJet holidays are also available on all the new routes. From nine airports across the UK, more than 200,000 extra seats are on sale. It includes popular Greek islands Santorini and Chania, Corsica and Lisbon, as well as Antalya and Izmir in Turkey. Flights are also launching to Amsterdam from Southend, from Glasgow to Lisbon, and from Birmingham to Naples for the first time this summer A new service from Manchester to Paris Orly will operate year-round. The airline will also once again offer flights from London Gatwick to Ancona in Italy, with a twice weekly service. The new routes also mean brand new easyJet holidays packages are now on sale. The tour operator has added brand new hotels to its portfolio including the 5* Delphin Imperial  in Laraand the 5* Ramada Hotel and Suites by Wyndham Kusadasi in Izmir. Flights are now on sale on easyJet.com or via the app.

 

• Brand new services from London Luton to Izmir, Bristol to Chania, Manchester to Paris Orly, Edinburgh to Antalya and Santorini, Glasgow to Lisbon, Southend to Amsterdam, Belfast to Antalya and London Gatwick to Calvi
• Package holidays are available for all new routes, including beach destinations from £299 per person and city breaks from £209 per person, through easyJet holidays

  In line with easyJet launching 11 new routes from nine UK airports this summer, easyJet holidays is offering fantastic new packages on all these routes and have added several new hotels to their portfolio to give agents greater choice to offer their customers.   New routes include the popular Greek islands Santorini and Chania, Corsica and Lisbon, as well as Antalya and Izmir in Turkey.  Convenient city connections are also launching to Amsterdam from Southend, from Glasgow to Lisbon, and from Birmingham to Naples for the first time this summer, while a new service from Manchester to Paris Orly which will operate year-round.   The introduction of new routes mean brand new easyJet holidays packages are now available on its recently launched trade portal, which include 23kg luggage per person, flights and hotel accommodation, as well as transfers on all beach holidays. The new route launch coincides with the tour operator adding brand new hotels to its portfolio for summer 2023, offering Travel Agents greater choice for their customers and even more brilliant holidays at unbeatable prices.   New hotels include the 4* Ramada Hotel and Suites by Wyndham Kusadasi in Izmir, a great value option with three outdoor pools and on-site water slides. And, a number of new hotels in Antalya such as the 5* Botanik Platinum in Alanya, a family-hotel with a selection of ten swimming pools to choose from and interconnecting Family rooms and free kids’ places available, and the 5* Long Beach Resort and Spa, also in Alanya, which boasts a gorgeous beachfront location and a fantastic waterpark within the resort. In the Lara region, easyJet holidays has also added the 5* Bayou Villas by Barut Lara Collection for the ultimate luxury experience with choices of 1, 2, 3 or 4-bedroom villas each with a private pool and full access to the state-of-the-art facilities of the Barut Lara Collection Hotel.   Package holidays are available from £209 per person, at https://www.easyjet.com/en/holidays   Kelly Walker, Head of Distribution easyJet holidays said: “Our brilliant partnership with the trade has contributed to us becoming the UK’s fastest growing tour operator, so we’re delighted to offer travel agents even greater choice for their customers with the launch of our new routes for summer 2023, along with a whole host of hotels new to our portfolio.   “We’re really proud of the huge range of city breaks and beach holidays we offer. We know our travel agent partners will love our new launches and we’re looking forward to continuing to work closely with our agent partners to provide brilliant holidays at unbeatable prices this summer and beyond.”   Book with easyJet holidays (www.easyjet.com/en/holidays tel: 0330 365 5005):  

• Antalya: seven nights at the 5* Delphin BE Grand Resort on an All Inclusive Plus basis for £844 per personincluding 23kg of luggage per person, transfers and flights from Belfast on 19 April 2023.

 

• Izmir: seven nights at the 4* Ramada Hotel and Suites by Wyndam Kusadasi on an All Inclusive basis for £365 per personincluding 23kg of luggage per person, transfers and flights from London Luton on 17 April 2023.

 

• Antalya: seven nights at the 5* Delphin Imperial on an All Inclusive Plus basis for £1,499 per personincluding 23kg of luggage per person, transfers and flights from Edinburgh on 7 June 2023.

 

• Santorini: seven nights at the 4* Paralia Diamond on a Bed & Breakfast basis for £492 per personincluding 23kg of luggage per person, transfers and flights from Edinburgh on 17 October 2023.

 

• Crete: seven nights at the 4* Atlantica Caldera Bay on a Bed & Breakfast basis for £566 per person including 23kg of luggage per person, transfers and flights from Bristol on 4 July 2023.

 

• Paris: three nights at the 4* Radisson Blu Hotel Paris Marne-la-Vallee on a Room Only basis for £405 per personincluding 23kg of luggage per person and flights from Manchester on 12 May 2023.

 

• Lisbon: three nights at the 5* Dom Pedro Lisboa on a Room Only basis for £367 per personincluding 23kg of luggage per person and flights from Glasgow on 10 June 2023.

 

• Amsterdam: three nights at the 5* Bilderberg Garden Hotel on a Room Only basis for £432 per personincluding 23kg of luggage per person and flights from Southend on 2 June 2023.

 

• Naples: three nights at the 5* Grand Hotel Parker’s on a Bed & Breakfast basis for £371 per personincluding 23kg of luggage per person and flights from Birmingham on 2 August 2023.

  easyJet holidays’ flexible booking policy includes a refund guarantee, more time to decide, the freedom to change, low deposits and a best price guarantee.  

Gen Z travellers are ditching two-week holidays for multiple short breaks. A new study commissioned by easyJet holidays finds the average Gen Zer is now taking two mini breaks abroad and three staycations a year. Gen Z is more likely to book more mini breaks and mix it with remote working. Over half (57%) admit that they will only accept a job that offers flexible working. More than half opt to take mini breaks in order to maximise their holiday allowance. The rise in remote working means more Brits are taking long weekends away. A sizeable 79% admitted to not telling their bosses they were working abroad. Top mini break destinations include Spain (42%), Italy and France . Matt Callaghan, Director of Customer & Operations said: "There's huge demand to catch up on holidays lost during the pandemic.”

Jet2.com announced its summer 2023 Bristol flight schedule will be its biggest yet. Jet2 is expanding the team at the airport with over 100 positions available. Positions for cabin crew, ground operations, flight deck and engineering are available. Due to strong demand, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays announced a significantly expanded Bristol flight programme. It includes two new destinations– Malaga and Chania, Crete. In total, Jet2 has 32 sun and city destinations on sale for summer 2023 from Bristol Airport . Capacity is up by 13% compared to last summer with over 925,000 seats on sale. A seventh based aircraft will come into operation to support the expansion.

EasyJet holidays reported record Sunshine Saturday sales. The best ever sales day saw Tenerife, Palma and Lanzarote as the most popular beach holiday destinations. Amsterdam, Paris and Iceland led the way for city breaks. Over half of Sunshine Saturday beach breaks were all inclusive getaways. June was the busiest month for beach holidays, while March is the most popular for a city break. Cyprus holidays saw the biggest growth in popularity compared to 2022. Sunshine Saturday coincided with easyJet holidays’ ‘Big Orange Sale’. Garry Wilson CEO, said: “Despite the cost of living, we’re seeing that people are still prioritising holidays.”

EasyJet holidays launched a new travel agent portal. It offers a more user friendly experience for agents, after listening to feedback from trade partners. It offers more high-quality images and added visual tools along with easy to use systems. Over the past few weeks, easyJet holidays has collected positive feedback, particularly on features such as the new calendar functionality. To celebrate the travel agent portal launch, easyJet holidays is offering travel agents an extra incentive. All bookings made by 15 December earn £10 per booking. The tour operator is running a series of competitions over the coming weeks, with top travel prizes. A competition on the tour operator’s travel agent Facebook page is live, with the chance to win £250 in vouchers. Kelly Walker, Head of Distribution said: “Our partnership with the trade hasbeen an important contributor to our growth.”

  easyJet holidays has today announced the launch of its brand new trade portal, creating a more intuitive, user friendly experience for travel agents selling brilliant holidays at unbeatable prices.   Europe’s fastest growing tour operator has worked closely with the trade, listening to feedback from partners to create a portal they love using, enabling them to engage with partners in a more effective way.   The portal is rich in content, with more high-quality images, added visual tools and easy to use systems, resulting in a much smoother journey for agents to help their customers choose the perfect holiday. Over the past few weeks, easyJet holidays has collected positive feedback from a number of partners, particularly on features such as the new calendar functionality to search for the cheapest stay at certain hotels.   To celebrate the launch, easyJet holidays is offering travel agents an extra incentive, with all bookings made on the new portal from 13^th – 15^th December earning £10 per booking.  In addition, the tour operator is running a series of competitions over the coming weeks, with the chance for agents to win some top travel prizes. Kicking off today is a competition on the tour operator’s travel agent Facebook page, with the chance for four agents to win £250 in vouchers.   easyJet holidays offers packages, including flights, 23kg of luggage per person and transfers on beach holidays, to over 5000 hotels across more than 500 destinations, available right up until the end of summer 2024. And, with the recent launch of flights from its partner airline, easyJet, for autumn 2024, there are brand new additional packages available through the portal today. What’s more, easyJet holidays’ flexible booking policy includes a refund guarantee, more time to decide, the freedom to change, low deposits and a best price guarantee.   Kelly Walker, Head of Distribution at easyJet holidays, said:   “We launched our partnership with the trade over two years ago, and it’s been an important contributor to our growth, with hundreds of thousands of holidays sold during that time.   “We’re committed to providing a seamless and unforgettable experience for travel agents helping their customers find the perfect easyJet holidays package. That’s why we’ve listened intently to feedback from our partners, to help us build this brand new portal that we’re confident travel agents will love.   “I’m really excited to continue building our shared success with the trade.”

EasyJet is launching its first-ever international Jersey flights. It will offer a summer service to Amsterdam. The new route will join existing services to Gatwick, Luton, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow plus summer routes to Edinburgh and Belfast. The new summer service will launch on 1 April 2023, operating twice weekly. Seats are now on sale. The new route also marks the start of a five-year agreement which see easyJet basing an aircraft in Jersey. From next summer the airline will offer up to five daily flights between Jersey and London. The airline will also be putting its autumn 2023 schedule on sale today.

Air travel demand for next summer remains strong easyJet said. However, off-peak periods will require discounting to stimulate demand. It comes as the airline posted a pre-tax loss of £178 million. EasyJet bookings showed higher ticket yields for spring to summer 2023, but demand falls away in winter months. It says cheaper destinations Turkey, Egypt and the Greek islands are popular next summer. October half-term is also selling well. Ticket yields are up 18% for Christmas. EasyJet’s all-inclusive programme is also popular due to uncertainty on costs in the months ahead. "Outside of peak periods, there's a need to stimulate the market to get air travel demand back," CEO Johan Lundgren said.

EasyJet holidays is adding activities and attraction tickets in partnership with Musement. The partnership allows customers to search and book activities and attraction on the easyJet holidays destination pages, or logging into their account and choosing to manage their booking. Holidaymakers are able to select from thousands of things to do including water parks, museums and sightseeing tours. Roy Stratford, Head of Commercial Partnerships at easyJet holidays, said: “We know lots of our customers like to get out and about while on holiday, so we’re really pleased to be able to offer an extended range of attractions and tours, in partnership with Musement.” “We’ve made it easy for our customers to book the best in-destination experience, before and during the holiday.”  All excursions, activities and attraction tickets can be viewed at https://experiences.easyjet.com/uk