New flying routes and hotels added by TUI from Bournemouth

The global travel and leisure company has revealed it will begin offering 13 new routes from Bournemouth to places including Paphos, Corfu and Ibiza for summer 2024.

It has also added a further 1,500 hotels on sale across 22 destinations for UK guests following strong bookings. Customers in Dorset will now be given more choice out of Bournemouth to popular destinations.

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With a total of 20 flights a week, TUI offers 13 routes from the regional airport, with the largest number of flights to Greece flying to five hotspots with seven flights per week followed by Turkey flying to both Dalaman and Antalya four times a week.

Andrew Flintham, managing director at TUI UK & Ireland, said: “Bournemouth Airport has been a long-standing partner of ours and it’s great to see the evolution of this important partnership over the years now flying to a number of popular destinations.

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“The additional hotels on sale for next summer is testament to positive bookings we’ve seen across seasons. Appetite to travel is stronger than ever and we are continually focussed on expanding our regional flying programme so that we can continue to make great holidays accessible for as many people as possible.”

Steve Gill, managing director at Bournemouth Airport, added: “TUI’s addition of 1,500 hotels on its routes from next summer is great news and gives passengers even more choice from Bournemouth Airport.

“We’re delighted that TUI is reporting such a strong appetite to travel and we have been recruiting extra staff for the busy season ahead.”