easyJet to fly from Manchester to Alicante

A new winter sun flight route from Manchester to Alicante in Spain will start on September 29th 2008.

Flights will operate four times per week throughout the winter on Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

UK commercial manager for easyJet Carly Brear commented: "This is the first new route easyJet has introduced to its new Manchester base and we look forward to further expansion in the near future."

Metropolitan Opera to transmit La Boheme to Princess ships at sea

In an industry exclusive event, Princess ships will become the first cruise vessels ever to broadcast a live performance from the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The special The Met: Live on the High Seas presentation of Puccini's La Boheme will be held on Saturday, April 5 as part of the Met's series of eight opera performances that are transmitted live via satellite to movie theaters around the world.

This unique experience will be offered across Princess' 16-ship fleet. On vessels equipped with Movies Under the Stars, passengers can enjoy a unique "Opera Under the Stars" event, as they take in the production on the giant poolside LED screens. Other vessels will show the broadcast in the Princess Theater. Opera lovers and newcomers alike can enjoy this famous love story while sailing in locations such as Mexico, the Caribbean, or Hawaii, as well as exotic locations such as Cape Horn and Egypt.

"It's quite unusual to be able to sit by a pool in the Caribbean and watch a world-class opera live from New York," said Jan Swartz, Princess' senior vice president. "We're very excited to be breaking new ground with this first-ever live Metropolitan Opera broadcast at sea. It's a rare opportunity to present our passengers with such an enriching cultural experience included in their cruise."

Kanye West - travel agent

So probably you have already heart about Kanye West opening online travel agency. Putting aside divagations ‘is it an April’s Fool joke or not’ where the sense of such a decision? Whatever next? Posh Spice with a helpline "How to gain few pounds?"...

I have no idea about plumbing… maybe I should open the plumbing services, sounds great! www.nocluewhatiamdoing.com and here I come!

Top of the cruises

The cruisers’ favourites are announced.

The twelve-day Mediterranean, seven-day Alaska and five-day Western Caribbean cruises emerged as the top long, mid and short itineraries this year in Cruise Holidays Travel Trends Survey.

Rome, Venice, Barcelona, Santorini, Athens and Istanbul are said to be the most popular Mediterranean ports, while St. Thomas, Grand Cayman, St. Maarten/St. Martin, Cozumel, and Aruba and Jamaica are most popular Caribbean locations.

The most popular non-Mediterranean Europe ports are St. Petersburg, London, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Dublin and Lisbon.