Manchester Airport is expecting its busiest December for three years, with more than 1.7m passengers expected to travel through this month. The festive period is always particularly hectic, with travellers jetting off to spend time with family and friends, and this year many will be looking forward to a first Christmas together since the pandemic restrictions that kept them apart were lifted.

It's a Shirley Valentine moment. From a cliff top in Madeira, after two and a half minutes, a panoramic cable car sets me 250 metres down to Faja dos Padres, a rural, organic farm. A path through a sun-drenched banana grove leads to a small beachfront restaurant.

Tunisia’s first privately-owned airline is to re-launch its Manchester flights to the North African country following the easing of travel restrictions by both the UK and Tunisian Governments Nouvelair has been operating charter and scheduled flights since 1989 with charter flights to the UK for much of this period, as well as being one of the largest schedule carriers between France and Tunisi…

As the world once again starts to welcome tourists from all four corners of the globe, the Indian Ocean island destination of Seychelles, has announced it will now be welcoming international visitors – with just one country exception - irrespective of their vaccination status. People from South Africa will still not be permitted to enter Seychelles for the time being until further review.

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