Jet2holidays has today announced the addition of Formentera to its summer 24 programme, The laid back Balearic Island expands Jet2holidays Spain summer holidays options and means the company will offer over 550 beach and city resorts next summer. Formentera holidays are on sale from 11 UK airports including Belfast International, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, London Stansted and Manchester.  Formentera holidays are available from 6 May through to 5 October. Multiple weekly departures are available with packages inclusive of Jet2.com flights to Ibiza, 22kg baggage, and transfers. Formentera is located 20km south of Ibiza. On arrival at Ibiza airport, customers receive ferry tickets from the Jet2holidays resort customer helper before taking a coach to Ibiza Town Port. The ferry operates every 30 minutes.  Formentera is noted for its pristine beaches. featured resorts include Platja de Migjorn and Es Pujols. Formentera holidaymakers can enjoy water sports, snorkelling, diving and boat trips. “We are incredibly excited to be launching packages to Formentera. The unspoilt island is a peaceful paradise,” said CEO Steve Heapy. He added: “This expansion further strengthens our biggest ever summer programme.”  

Jet2holidays’ popular 'Bid for a Break' holiday auction campaign is coming back. It returns in September with promises it will be bigger and better than ever There will be a new holiday to bid on every weekday and at the weekend throughout the month. 'Bid for a Break' relaunches on 1 September with a total of 30 holidays available throughout the month. A new holiday will be auctioned off every weekday from Monday to Friday and one over each weekend. The holiday auction previously offered one chance to win each week. Since it launched in 2021, over 60 holidaymakers have successfully 'Bid on a Break' with the lowest unique bid. Winning bids have won Jet2holidays trips to the Canary Islands, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, the Algarve, and Turkey over the last three years. When the campaign relaunches in September, the first holiday to bid on will be a seven-nights family holiday at the Aska Lara Resort & Spa in Antalya.  This will be followed by holidays to the Costa Blanca, Crete (Chania), Prague, Majorca and the Algarve. Bidding opens daily at one minute past midnight Monday to Friday and closes at midnight that same day. The Saturday holiday auction is open for an extended 48 hours. closing on Sunday night. To bid customers need to download the Jet2 mobile app and add in their bid to the nearest pence. If their bid is the lowest, and nobody else has bid that same amount, they will purchase the holiday for that price. In addition, users with a myJet2 account can bid on a luxury five-star Indulgent Escape every week too. These holidays include a collection of hand-picked five-star hotels. The company recently launched a new and improved myJet2, with exclusive offers and rewards

Jet2 has put on sale its biggest ever programme of winter city breaks for 2024/25.  The expanded 2024/25 programme flies from nine UK airports including Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford and London Stansted It covers nine city breaks destinations including Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, Krakow, Paris, Prague, Rome, Vienna and Venice. The exciting programme includes additional flights to Athens from Birmingham Airport, Barcelona from Leeds Bradford and Rome from London Stansted. Plus, Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks is adding more capacity to Prague from Birmingham Airport and to Barcelona from Manchester Airport. It adds up to a total of over 600,000 seats on sale to city break destinations across Europe. This is a capacity boost of 10% compared to winter 2023/24. Customers can choose from a flight-only option or a city break package holiday with Jet2CityBreaks. It includes flights with Jet2.com, with 22kg free luggage and a choice of two to five-star hotel options. The company will soon announce details about the Christmas Markets programme.

Jet2holidays’ Resort Flight Check-in service will be available in the Canary Islands for summer 2024. The free resort check-in service will be available in over 130 hotels in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. It is valid for holidays from 15 May to 15 October 2024. It is extended as this summer’s service has received positive customer feedback. The resort check-in service is also extended in Cyprus for 2024. Guests in hotels offering the service can check-in their bags at the hotel in the morning of their day of departure. This enables them to enjoy the last day of their holiday stress-free. After dropping their bags off with the Resort Flight Check-in team at the hotel, the bags are then transported to the airport and stowed onto the aircraft. This also speeds up time spent at the airport. Jet2holidays' Resort Flight Check-in first launched in 2016. It was relaunched earlier this year for Summer 2023 after the pandemic. Steve Heapy, Jet2 CEO, said: "Feedback from customers and independent travel agents tells us that our Resort Flight Check-in is a much-loved service.” “We are delighted to have it available in hotels across the Canaries and Cyprus for summer 2024."

 

• Leading airline and tour operator expand programmes by putting more flights and holidays on sale to Crete (Heraklion) and Rhodes in early November 2024
• Addition of new services from nine UK bases meanscom and Jet2holidays have provided customers with more choice in the late season

  Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have responded to strong demand from customers looking to enjoy some Greek sunshine later in the season, by adding more flights and holidays to Crete (Heraklion) and Rhodes in November 2024.   The leading leisure airline and UK’s largest tour operator have stepped in quickly to meet demand from British holidaymakers with the addition of over 11,000 extra seats to Crete (Heraklion) and Rhodes from nine UK bases - Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool John Lennon, Manchester, Newcastle International and London Stansted Airports.   With customers looking to book ahead and lock in their much-needed holidays through the summer and later in the year, this announcement gives them even more choice.   The addition of these new flights means that Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have moved swiftly to provide customers with more opportunity to grab a slice of sun later in the season and responded to the strong demand they are seeing for their award-winning flights and ATOL-protected package holidays.   The new flights added are as follows:  

• Crete (Heraklion) – extra flying from Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool John Lennon, Manchester, Newcastle International and London Stansted from 3^rd – 9^th November 2024 means an extended season to the Greek island until the beginning of November.
• Rhodes – new flights introduced from 3^rd – 9^th November 2024, with extra flying from Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool John Lennon, Manchester, Newcastle International and London Stansted. As a result, this means Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are extending the season in Rhodes to early November.

  As well as flights operating later in the season, a choice of fantastic hotels are now ready to book in Crete (Heraklion) and Rhodes in early November.   Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “There continues to be enormous demand for Summer 24 from British holidaymakers, who want nothing more than to get away to the sunshine and enjoy their well-deserved holidays. As always, we listen to what customers are saying and react accordingly, so that we can provide them with the holiday choices that they want. Extending the season to these two popular Greek destinations means we are doing exactly that; giving customers more opportunity to get away and enjoy a much-needed holiday later in the season. As a result of the assurance that customers get from our award-winning flights and ATOL protected package holidays, we will be continuing to respond to the demand we are seeing, so that we can take even more customers from our rainy islands to their favourite holiday hotspots.”

 

• UK’s largest tour operator has launched a summer sale on last-minute getaways - offering up to £50 per person off all holidays this August and September
• Discount is applicable on holidays booked through independent travel agents and homeworkers too!

  Holidaymakers can enjoy a last-minute getaway for even less this summer, as Jet2holidays has launched an unmissable sale and is offering up to £50 per person off August and September holidays.   Launched in line with payday, this fantastic sale offers holidaymakers the chance to snap up a last-minute holiday for much less this summer and get away with the UK’s largest tour operator. As the sale is also available on all holidays booked through an independent travel agent or homeworker this August and September, it means they can offer their customers this fantastic discount too.   The sale is applicable on all package holidays booked through Jet2holidays, Jet2CityBreaks, VIBE by Jet2holidays, Indulgent Escapes and Jet2Villas, and travel must be taken between now and 30^th September 2023.   Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “We are in the peak summer holiday season, but it is not too late for holidaymakers to book a last-minute package holiday with us. With the weather in the UK being dull and gloomy, we want to help customers enjoy a much-deserved getaway in the sunshine this summer, so we are delighted to be launching this fantastic offer for holidays in August and September which independent travel agents and homeworkers can offer their customers too. With up to £50 per person off holidays in line with payday, we know this is going to be a huge hit with holidaymakers.”   To take advantage of this unmissable sale, independent travel agents can visit trade.jet2holidays.com

Jet2 has again expanded its 2024 programme of summer flights and holidays. It includes three new routes. Jet2 add more Birmingham flights with routes to Tivat (Montenegro) and Lesvos. There will also be a new route to Verona from Glasgow Airport. That means Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will operate over 400 routes from 11 UK airports in summer 2024. It amounts to over 17 million seats on sale in total. Birmingham flights to Tivat in Montenegro will run from 2 May through 31 October next summer. A weekly Thursday service will operate from 2 May, with a second weekly service (Monday) effective from 1 July. Jet2 also operates flights to Tivat from Manchester and London Stansted in summer 2024. Tivat is the gateway to resorts including Budva, Becici and Kotor Bay. The second new Birmingham flight route is Greece’s third largest island Lesvos. Flights up to twice weekly run from 26 May to 6 October. Glasgow Airport also gets a new route to Verona. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays continue to experience high demand for summer 2024 flights and holidays.

Jet2 has flown 20 flights to the UK from Rhodes so far this week – both scheduled services and repatriation flights. It continues to fly empty aircraft to bring Rhodes holidaymakers back to the UK. As already announced, all Jet2 flights and holidays to Rhodes remain cancelled up to and including Sunday 30 July. Affected customers have been contacted to give them refund and rebooking options. The company updated customers due to travel to Rhodes from Monday. For Rhodes holidays  booked in the north of the island, all hotels, villas, and resorts are operating as normal. Customers due to travel to accommodation in Afandou, Faliraki, Ialyssos, Ixia, Kalithea, Kolymbia, Kremasti, Pastida, Rhodes Town and Theologos can do so without worry. From Monday 31 July, operations in the wildfire affected areas of Lardos, Lindos, Kalathos and Pefkos will be back to normal and customers can enjoy their booked Rhodes holidays. Jet2 customer service and risk and safety experts have inspected all properties in these areas. However, resorts and hotels in Gennadi, Kiotari and Lachania remain off limits until 14 August. Jet2 is contacting impacted customers to arrange an alternative or process full refunds.

Jet2’s popular Twilight Check-In service is coming to Glasgow Airport. The leisure airline has expanded the service to Glasgow Airport Terminal 2, and becomes the ninth UK airport base offering the service. Twilight Check-In service kicks off at Glasgow Airport on 1 August. The service is ideal for customers on morning flights staying at a nearby hotel or holidaymakers who live close to the airport. All customers need to do is check in online at least 24 hours before their flight. Then they can drop their bags at the Jet2.com twilight check-in desks between 4.30pm and 9pm the night before. The following morning they just need to head straight to security, bypassing check-in. Phil Ward, MD said: “As we get into the peak summer season, this is yet another example of a VIP convenience for our customers.” “This is a smart and secure service that will really add to the overall holiday experience.” Jet2 is the only airline to operate such a service from Glasgow Airport.

Jet2holidays is expanding the Resort Flight Check-in service to Cyprus holidays for summer 2024.  The free service is available at over 50 hotels in Paphos and Larnaca for next summer. It come after positive feedback and strong demand for the service. It is valid for Cyprus holidays from 15 May to 15 October 2024. Overall, it is currently available for over 130 hotels in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura this summer, and over 50 hotels in Paphos and Larnaca for both summer 2023 and 2024. It allows customers to check-in their bags at the hotel on the morning of their flight home, leaving them to relax for the final few hours ahead of their return flight. Customers drop their bags off securely with Jet2holidays’ specialist Resort Flight Check-in Team at the hotel. Their bags are then safely transported to the airport and stowed onto the aircraft. Jet2holidays first launched its Resort Flight Check-in service in 2016.

 

• After surveying 2,000 adults, Jet2holidays can reveal what holidaymakers look for on any getaway

  Holidaymakers have revealed their number one goals for every aspect of their getaway - including their top priorities when booking, the first thing they do when they arrive and what food they seek out.   A poll of 2,000 adults, who have been on holiday before, found that their top priority when arranging a getaway is value for money, with sunny weather coming second on the list.   Standard of accommodation was third, while ABTA and ATOL protection was seventh in the top 10 list of number ones for holidaymakers.   Upon reaching their hotel, the number one thing people do without fail is unpack their bags, followed by checking out the view from the window or balcony and then inspecting the bathroom.   Food is a key part of any holiday and the cuisine that is top of the list is Italian - just ahead of Greek.   The research into the nation’s holiday number ones was commissioned by Jet2holidays, which was recently named the UK’s largest tour operator - and it found, for 62 per cent, going on holiday is the number one thing they look forward to every year.   A spokesperson for the brand said: "Holidays are hugely important, and with good reason.   “They’re a chance for fun, for adventure and to step away from the norms of everyday life while also offering the opportunity to spend time with loved ones and create many happy memories - so it’s no wonder they are the top thing people look forward to each year.   “But our research shows many people still look for the same type of things when booking a getaway and even have the same routines holiday after holiday, from the first thing they do when they get to their hotel to their favourite food they seek out.”   The top thing adults like doing when on holiday were revealed to be experiencing local culture (20 per cent) and trying local food (14 per cent).   The nation’s favourite foreign language was revealed to be French (15 per cent), closely followed by Spanish (14 per cent) and Italian (11 per cent).   When packing to go away, the first thing to go into the suitcase was revealed to be underwear (28 per cent), followed by swimming costumes (12 per cent).   Brits are also more likely to make sure their phone charger is safely stowed before their sunglasses, according to the figures from OnePoll.com.   When it comes to city breaks, the nation’s favourite destination was split between Barcelona, Paris and Rome – with Venice and Vienna also featuring.   The average holidaymaker went on their first holiday without parents or guardians at the age of 16 and a half.   And just under one in 10 (eight per cent) even experienced their first taste of love while holidaying away.   The Jet2holidays spokesperson added: “Holidays are a wonderful time to experience all sorts of firsts, from a new destination to local food or even romance.   “We’re coming into peak summer holiday season, so people are getting excited about packing their bags and experiencing new things, while also sticking to some of the same routines.   “It's clear that holidays remain a top priority for many of us Brits and as we start to operate our biggest ever summer programme, there is no better time for people to explore new cities, beaches - and hotel rooms - and make some unforgettable memories along the way.”   TOP TEN PRIORITIES WHEN BOOKING A HOLIDAY  

• Value for money – 22 per cent
• Sunny weather – 10 per cent
• Standard of accommodation – 10 per cent
• Type of accommodation – 9 per cent
• Range of things to do – 7 per cent
• Low cost – 7 per cent
• ABTA/ATOL protection – 6 per cent
• Checking the reviews – 4 per cent
• Flight time – 3 per cent
• Vast choice of destination – 3 per cent