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Peter Pan kicks off new bus service for Cape Cod
Springfield, MA (TAN): Peter Pan Bus Lines started a new bus service connecting Cape Cod to multiple destinations in northeastern United States from January 16.
The service will link 15 points on Cape Cod including Provincetown, Hyannis, Barnstable, Sagamore, Orleans, and Harwich to cities such as Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C., among several others.
Talking about the initiative, Peter A. Picknelly, chairman and chief executive officer, Peter Pan Bus Lines, said: “We are very pleased to expand our routes on Cape Cod. Our modern fleet, with free Wi-Fi and charging stations, can now connect passengers from Provincetown (and other major locations) to Hyannis, Boston Logan Airport, NYC and the entire northeast. Passengers can book their seats right up until departure time, or online in advance with guaranteed seating.” Continue reading Peter Pan kicks off new bus service for Cape Cod
JetBlue: Nonstop flights to three cities in ski season
December 30 (TravelAndy): JetBlue has opened a new seasonal service to connect Colorado’s Steamboat Springs with Boston, California’s Long Beach and Florida’s Fort Lauderdale, during the ski season.
Boston and Long Beach flights operate twice each week on Wednesdays and Saturdays, while Fort Lauderdale service operates weekly on Saturdays.
The airline will deploy its Airbus A320 to serve the routes for its winter seasonal schedule.
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Up to 50% off on Boston’s Mayor’s Holiday Special deals
December 5 (TravelAndy): Now that the holiday season is upon us, the Mayor’s Holiday Special is offering up to 50% off on Boston’s most loved holiday shows, and dining experiences, making this a fun time to visit the city.
The discounts are available on traditional holiday favourites including José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s ‘The Nutcracker’, and Boston Pops’ ‘Holiday Pops’. ‘The Nutcracker’ will run at Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre from November 30 to December 09, while the latter will show between December 06 and 24.
Other performances to choose from comprise ‘Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical’, a Boch Center production, Rodger + Hammerstein’s ‘Cinderella’, ‘Hip Hop Nutcracker’, ‘A Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan in Boston’, and ‘Mannheim Steamroller Christmas’, among several others. The entire list is available at calendar.artsboston.org.
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Delta set to double flights to Edinburgh
October 21 (TravelAndy): Delta Air Lines will double its flights from Edinburgh next summer by adding a new service to Boston’s Logan International Airport, effective May 24, 2019.
Complementing the airline’s existing daily service to New York-JFK, the seasonal Boston route will offer customers more travel options from Edinburgh to the United States, with two flights every day during the peak summer months.
The new Boston flight will operate in conjunction with Delta’s joint venture partner, Virgin Atlantic, significantly boosting the airlines’ network from Scotland. Delta has scheduled a 163-seat Boeing 757-200ER aircraft between Edinburgh and Boston, offering 16 fully flat-bed seats in the Delta One business class cabin, in-seat entertainment for every passenger, Wi-Fi access and free mobile messaging. Continue reading Delta set to double flights to Edinburgh
China woos US tourists with photo exhibition
June 12 (TravelAndy): China’s tourism department organised a photo exhibition at Harvard University over the weekend to attract visitors to the country.
According to a Xinhua report, the exhibition — organised by the China National Tourist Office in New York as part of the 39th Boston Dragon Boat Festival on June 9 and 10 — displayed more than 30 photographs of tourist destinations across China.
The exhibition was part of the tourism department’s ‘Bringing China Tourism to American Universities’ campaign. Continue reading China woos US tourists with photo exhibition
Avianca starts Boston-Bogota direct flights
June 9 (TravelAndy): Avianca started four weekly direct flights from Boston to the airline’s hub in Bogota, Colombia, offering travelers 960 seats per week.
This new service operates four times per week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday on the Bogota – Boston route, and on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday on the Boston – Bogota route.
“With this new addition to our route network, Avianca becomes the first and only airline to directly join Boston with Bogota and vice versa, connecting travelers coming from the State of Massachusetts to the main capitals in Latin America,” said Hernan Rincon, president of Avianca. Continue reading Avianca starts Boston-Bogota direct flights