May 2009
Welcome to the May edition of the Medway Travel eNews.
Available via free subscription, the Medway Travel eNewsletter is designed to keep you informed about developments in the travel industry, as well as explaining how our services may be of benefit to you for your corporate and personal travel.
We hope that you enjoy reading our eNews.
Quarterly Prize Draw
One lucky subscriber will win a £100 travel voucher to spend with Medway Travel.
Medway Travel Text Service
Medway Travel can now send certain travel confirmations via text directly to your mobile phone - ideal for last minute reservations made while you are en route.
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Rooms by the hour
Innovative London hotel, the Hoxton, is offering business travellers the chance to use it's bedrooms as work rooms for just £19 between the hours of 10am and 4pm on weekdays.
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Wellbeing Holidays
For luxury holidays around the world, offering the finest spa facilities, take a look at our Welbeing Holidays International website.
New five -star hotel to open at Heathrow
Approval has been granted for Fosters and Partners' design for a 13-storey new-build hotel on Heathrow's Bath Road.
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Emirates to open Manchester Lounge
Emirates will move into Terminal 1 at Manchester airport this June, becoming the first non-UK airline to open a dedicated lounge at the facility later this year.
Wrest Park enters events market
English Heritage mansion Wrest Park has opened up to the corporate events market, offering a new venue for 10 to as many as 6000 guests.
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Gran Melia to open three properties in 2009
Spanish hotel group Sol Melia will unveil three new properties under its premium Gran Melia brand this year, including a new-build hotel in Shanghai.
Surprise your father this Father's Day!
Treat your father to a getaway with one of our travel vouchers.
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SAS launches mobile boarding passes
As of 15th April, SAS Scandinavian Airlines customers have been able to travel using only their mobile phone.
Designer makeover for Eurostar
High-speed rail operator Eurostar has announced plans to redesign its 28-strong fleet by 2012.
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Virgin launches Wifi on West Coast Main Line services
Virgin Trains has launched a wifi internet service on its Pendolino trains plying the West Coast Main Line route, with its Super Voyager trains also due to be wifi-enabled by mid-summer.
Specially negotiated fares
Medway Travel has access to one of the largest portfolios of specially negotiated contract fares open to any travel agent in the country. This means we can - subject to availability at the time of booking - offer unusually low prices for many long-haul and certain European routes.
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Kent Conference Venues - New additions
- University of Kent, Canterbury - NEW - Woolf Conference Centre.
- London Beach Hotel and Golf Club, Tenterden - NEW -health club and spa
- NEW - Garden Room at Turkey Mill, Maidstone
International Trade Fairs
If you or your colleagues are planning to visit any overseas trade fair in the future, please contact us as soon as possible about your arrangements for travel and accommodation. The earlier we can make the bookings for you, the lower the cost of the airfares will be, and the greater the selection of hotel accommodation available.
We also suggest you take a look at our website Trade Fairs page from time to time, to help with your forward planning.
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Wimbledon Tennis Championships 2009
The Wimbledon Golf Club is a fantastic location from which to enjoy the atmostphere of the world's premier tennis tournament, offering superb views across to Centre Court.Contact us for Hospitality packages.
Largest fast ferry to sail from Dover
The largest fast ferry to operate on short sea Channel crossing routes between the UK and France is to be introduced by French company LD Lines.
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London City Airport Departure Lounge Refurbishment Complete
London City Airport's refurbishment is completed, providing passengers with an uncluttered environment where they can work or relax.
