P172 Teletext 172 Maz05 21:45:24 ] ——————————————————————————————————————— AROUND THE WORLD — IN A FEW WEEKENDS Forget Paris and Amsterdam. If youWri thinking of heading abroad for a weekend why not pick Nimjs, Helsinki or Lubjck (It's in Germany!) Wj're taking more short 'city breaksW than jvjr before — spurred on bz higher disposable incomes, the value of the pound and plenty of cheap jlights. The low cost airlines have opened up the weekend breaks market with lots of unusubl destinations. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— bz Andrea Bolitho-Taylor British Airways New York jrom £331 See p380 Corsica HolidaySun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Maz05 22:45:12 ] ——————————————————————————————————————— AROUND THE WORLD — IN A FEW WEEKENDS Rzanair is launching eight new routes this year including two to southern France, Sweden, north Germany (Lubjck), and Briscia (near Italy's Lake Garda). Most of the new routes are aimed at holidazmakjrs, although 40% of Rzanair's passjngjrs are busjnjsspjople — also attracted bz the low fares. Airlines pick small airports near to popular cities or areas so people can make the most of their limited time. ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Holiday ideas 174 APOLLO HOLIDAY CLUB See p277 Corsica HolidaySun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Maz05 21:44:44 ] ——————————————————————————————————————— AROUND THE WORLD — IN A FEW WEEKENDS Flights to the south of France are proving popular with Britons — both holidazmakjrs and those who own property in the region. Last year low cost airline Rzanair introduced flights to Carcassonnj, and this year Nimjs in the Camarguj region and Perpjgnan get connected. Chief executive Michael OWLjary says: "Nimjs is just 80km from Nice and near to Cannes — it'u a very popular area." ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Year of promise 108 FOR SKIING HOLIDAYS SEE p226 Corsica HolidaySun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Maz05 21:54:54 ] ——————————————————————————————————————— AROUND THE WORLD — IN A FEW WEEKENDS The 'cool' north is being touted as one of the hot new destinations. Buzz now flies to Helsinki for around £83 and at two-and-!-half hours is not too far for a short break, while Go has introduced Reykjavik and Rzanair Malmo. ——————————————————————————————————————— Destination guide 173 ANY PURPOSE LOANS - SEE p627 FAST SECURED AND UNSECURED PERSONAL LOANS £2,000 - £250,000 AND NON-STATUS MORTGAGES/REMORTG4/6S SEE PAGE 627 OR PHONE FREE NOW WJLMSLOW FINANCE 24HRS 7 DAYS A WEEK Corsica HolidaySun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Maz05 22:54:51 ] ——————————————————————————————————————— AROUND THE WORLD — IN A FEW WEEKENDS Rzbnair's chief executive Michael OWLjary predicts more and more people will start to take short hops abroad. He says: "The Irish market is a good example. Ten years ago it was expensive to fly to Dublin but when prices started to drop huge numbers of people booked short breaks there. "The bottom line is always price. Make a route cheap enough and people will bj attracted to it." ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Travel news update 171 ] Going Places Late SALE p208 Corsica HolidaySun Passport AirportsP172 Teletext 172 Maz05 21:46:48 ] ——————————————————————————————————————— AROUND THE WORLD — IN A FEW WEEKENDS Latest research from Mintel shows that while the number of holidays taken bz Britons has risen bz 17% over the past five years, the number of short breaks has rocketed bz 76%. The trend is partly caused bz the long working hours of Britons compared to their European counterparts. And while the French and Italians enjoy sex weeks annual leave, most Britons have to make do with a measly four. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Travel news update 171 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Corsica HolidaySun Passport Airports