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Direct Eilat flights in the pipeline

August 26, 2010 13:21

ByJan Shure, Jan Shure

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The world's largest travel group, TUI, will launch direct flights and tourism packages to Eilat, from both London and Manchester, for the 2011 winter season.

The move was announced this week by senior TUI managers following meetings in Israel with Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnkov.

Additionally, packages to the Red Sea resort will be promoted with a £1 million marketing campaign in the UK. The Eilat packages will be operated by two TUI firms - the UK's largest travel operators - Thomson Holidays and First Choice. They will offer one direct flight a week from London and one from Manchester, from October 2011 to April 2012.

The announcement follows a second season in which UK visitors will find it difficult to fly direct to Eilat for a winter-sun holiday.