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The Canary Islands have been issued a stark warning about the anti-tourism sentiment that's growing in the popular holiday hotspots. There has been protests on the islands by locals concerned about over-tourism on the islands, which are visited by millions of UK holidaymakers every year

Jet2 has announced a "huge expansion" in its summer holiday programme for 2026 from Manchester Airport with seats already on sale. The airline and holiday operator will offer flights and holidays to 55 sun and city destinations including resorts in Spain, Turkey and Greece.

Jet2 has announced that tickets for a ‘bucket list destination’ from Manchester Airport are on sale early due to a huge demand. Next winter Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks will fly twice-weekly from Manchester to Iceland, offering holidaymakers the chance to see the spectacular Northern Lights.

Manchester Airport has confirmed that Jet2 will launch a new service this Christmas to Gdansk. The airline will operate two weekly services from Manchester to the Polish city, from November 29 to December 23.

Jet2 has brought forward the launch date of a new route from Manchester Airport to a popular Portuguese city break destination following a surge in interest. The airline and holiday operator will now launch flights and holidays with Jet2CityBreaks to Porto this summer.

Jet2 is expanding its package holiday programme from Manchester Airport next summer due to popular demand. Jet2holidays is putting two new resorts in Turkey on sale for the first time in summer 2024.

Morrissey has publicly criticised Jet2holidays for selling tickets to a Tenerife zoo that offers animal shows.The former Smiths frontman wrote a letter to the holiday firm, offering the tour operator to drop its links to the marine parks that continue to use captive orcas and dolphins for public entertainment.Addressed to Steve Heapy, the chief executive of Jet2, the musician expressed that the animals at the zoo belonged in the ocean and should have the ability to socialise and find food — something they are unable to do while kept in a “cramped, concrete tank”.One of the main marine parks that Morrissey referred to was the Loro Parque Zoo in Tenerife, which Jet2holidays sells tickets for and promotes on its website. The venue was previously featured in the 2013 documentary Blackfish, which explored the premature deaths of orcas held at the resort.“Day in and day out, these animals can do little else but swim in endless circles.

A mum is 'made up' after bagging a 4-star break to Barcelona for under £33.

In response to the growing popularity of Turkey with UK tourists, Jet2 has confirmed they will bring forward the start of the summer '23 season to Dalaman and Izmir.

As the summer holidays begin today Jet2 will operate its ‘busiest ever weekend’ as thousands of Brits jet off abroad. Almost 150,000 customers will be travelling to popular holiday destinations including the Canary Islands and Turkey with the airline this Saturday and Sunday.

An airline boss has blamed airport mayhem on "lazy Brits who live off benefits and sit on their arses", reports claim.

Jet2 has announced plans to expand its services at Manchester Airport. The airline is set to add more routes to their biggest UK bases in summer 2023 in order to meet customer demand.

A new flight route from Glasgow to Greece is now available through Jet2 and Jet2holidays, to give Scots holidaymakers more travel options.

Families are flocking to book holidays after the Government relaxed Covid tests for fully jabbed travellers.