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MORE TURKEY FLIGHTS

JET2.COM has added more than 60 flights to Turkey’s coast in response to continued demand. Passengers can depart from nine UK airports with Antalya, Bodrum and Dalaman the most popular destinations. Vintage Travel has villas with a pool from £698 a week including over October half-term ( jet2. com; vintagetravel.co.uk).

CHRISTMAS IN ST LUCIA

TUI starts weekly charter flights from Gatwick to St Lucia on November 3, offering affordable Caribbean Christmas escapes. A seven-night package from December 22 costs from £1,087 pp, including transfers to the all- inclusive Royalton resort in St Lucia (pictured). The operator also hopes to offer holidays to Jamaica and Cuba this winter ( tui.co.uk).

CARIBBEAN CONNECTION

VIRGIN Atlantic will start thriceweekly flights from Manchester to Barbados on October 26 with fares from £537 return. The airline is also increasing services from Heathrow with flights set to go daily from December 14. Links to Antigua and Grenada, both on the UK’s ‘safe’ list, restart by October 24 ( virginatlantic.com).

LOUNGE DISCOUNTS

ASPIRE has a 10 per cent discount on bookings at 15 airport lounges across the UK. Reserve online by Monday; passengers can cancel without charge ( executivelounges.com).

SWEDISH SNOW

SWEDEN is now deemed safe so take advantage of SAS’s direct flights to Lapland that will run from December 18 to March 15, 2021. Operating on Friday and Monday, the route is ideal for a sub-Arctic winter weekend — a three-night stay in a log cabin costs from £1,024 per person through Discover The World, including flights, transfers and full board ( flysas. com; discover-the-world.com).

LOGANAIR ROUTES

LOGANAIR has put flights on sale as far ahead as August 31, 2021. Services include Aberdeen and Norwich to Jersey, Glasgow to Newquay and Newcastle to Bergen. The date of your ticket can be changed once without incurring an administration fee ( loganair.co.uk).

FOr the latest advice on where you can travel see gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice