NEW holiday packages from the UK are being launched by Jet2 to a Spanish city that’s soaring in popularity.
Starting from this month, Jet2CityBreaks has added the city of Murcia to its holiday packages.
The is often overlooked by Brits has a holiday destination, who favour destinations such as Barcelona and Seville when visiting Spain.
And according to Lonely Planet, Murcia is an “unknown province, even for the Spanish”;.
However, last year it saw a huge 1,796 per cent rise in holiday searches since 2019, according to Skyscanner.
The Murcia region has seen record tourists this year, with nearly 300,000 tourists between January and March.
Murcia is often dubbed the thanks to its two million square metres of parks and gardens.
It is cheap to visit – head to Bar Fenix to find pints of beer for just €2 (£1.75).
Expect high temperatures, with it hitting 24C in October – making it one of the warmest spots in Europe that month.
Even in winter it rarely drops below 15C, making it a great winter sun destination (and much more bearable than the highs of 35C in summer).
The new holiday package launched by Jet2CityBreaks will operate from Airport, flying to Alicante in Spain.
Tourists can then go onto Murcia, with a number of three and four star included.
Deals include three nights at the four-star Catalonia Conde de Floridablanca, which has a rooftop pool, for just £239 each which includes flights.
A cheaper option is a three-night break at the three-star El Churra next month, which is just £209 each.
boss Steve Heapy said: “The introduction of Murcia as a new city break destination from Bournemouth Airport means we are offering customers and independent travel agents a fantastic selection of cultural hotspots to choose from.”;
“As the largest operator of European city breaks, we know that today’s announcement will be welcome news to customers looking to enjoy a escape to this Spanish city.”;
He added that they had been “blown away”; by the demand from Bournemouth Airport after
All of Jet2‘s holiday packages include 22kg of hold luggage as well as 10kg of cabin luggage.
Also new from Bournemouth Airport is running from April to September.
And back in March, Jet2 also launched their first flights .
Some of the routes include Majorca, Menorca, Kos and Corfu.
The airline has also been .
Due to start this, the new route would have connected Birmingham and Manchester to Salerno Airport.
The cancellation was said to be due to a “lack of bookings”;.
