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FIRST FLIGHT TO BUSAN
Finnair is gearing up for the anticipated reopening of Asia’s skies with a 2022 schedule to more than 100 destinations worldwide and new long-haul services to the Far East.
The Finnish flag carrier will introduce Busan in South Korea, Tokyo’s central airport Haneda and Sapporo in northern Japan.
UK passengers can fly from Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh via seamless fast connections at Finnair’s hub in Helsinki. finnair.com
ONE FOR THE RHODES
An exhibition dedicated to the
British design legend Dame
Zandra Rhodes has just opened in Aberdeen and is the only place outside of London that it will be travelling to.
Five decades of the iconic designer’s work will be celebrated at Aberdeen Art Gallery, which also houses art by some of Scotland’s finest talent, as well as internationally renowned artists such as Barbara Hepworth, Francis Bacon, Tracey Emin and Claude Monet.
Zandra Rhodes: 50 Years of Fabulous runs until March 20, 2022, and tickets cost £9.
WELCOME BACK TO GUERNSEY
Guernsey is reopening to cruise ships in 2022 after two years lost to the pandemic. One of the British Isles’ most popular ports of call, the Channel Island’s capital St Peter Port, inset, will welcome back Hanseatic Spirit on April 14 with ships scheduled to arrive through to October 30. visitguernsey.com
A BADGE OF ECO-HONOUR
Booking.com has launched a Travel Sustainable badge so anyone looking for accommodation on the website can easily seek out stays with a more planet-friendly aspect. Look for the green leaf icon on certified property pages or see sustainability.booking.com