Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
NEWS | ENGLISH<br />
Our new destination in Germany – Dusseldorf!<br />
We are continually<br />
looking for new and<br />
exciting destinations<br />
to fl y to and have<br />
recently announced<br />
another German<br />
addition to the family<br />
– Dusseldorf. This will<br />
be the sixth German<br />
destination fl own to<br />
186 | TRAVELLER | DECEMBER 09<br />
from the UK joining<br />
Berlin, Munich, Hamburg,<br />
Cologne, and<br />
Dortmund.<br />
There will be a daily<br />
service to Dusseldorf<br />
from London Gatwick<br />
to connect customers<br />
for both business<br />
and leisure. Located<br />
on the Rhine river,<br />
Dusseldorf is known<br />
to be an important<br />
economic centre and<br />
hosts many large<br />
trade and fashion<br />
fairs.<br />
The city is also well<br />
known for its modern<br />
easyJet - Best European<br />
Budget Airline at the <strong>2009</strong><br />
World Travel Awards.<br />
The World Travel Awards,<br />
described by the Wall Street<br />
Journal as the ‘Oscars’ of the<br />
global travel and tourism industry,<br />
revealed who are the ‘best of the<br />
best’ in Europe at an event in<br />
Portugal in October. Increasingly,<br />
the awards are known as raising<br />
the bar for ultimate customer<br />
service and overall business<br />
performance. Growing numbers<br />
of travel companies, airlines,<br />
operators and resorts compete<br />
to walk away with one of the<br />
coveted titles, which are decided<br />
upon by thousands of votes by<br />
travel professionals from 183,000<br />
travel agencies, tour and transport<br />
companies and tourism<br />
organisations in over 160 countries<br />
across the globe.<br />
easyJet beat out Aer Lingus,<br />
Air Berlin, BMI Baby, Clickair,<br />
Condor, Monarch to this years title.<br />
More information about<br />
the awards can be found at<br />
worldtravelawards.com<br />
and contemporary art<br />
scene within Germany<br />
including The art axis<br />
with its high-class<br />
museums, and the<br />
renowned Academy<br />
of Arts. There is also a<br />
strong theatre scene<br />
with the German Opera<br />
on the Rhine, the<br />
Tonhalle Düsseldorf<br />
(concert hall) and<br />
numerous theatres,<br />
cabarets and revues.<br />
Düsseldorf has<br />
a wide and diverse<br />
range of architectural<br />
styles that have<br />
become part of the<br />
trademark of this<br />
city on the Rhine.<br />
Renowned architects<br />
from the Art Nouveau<br />
period like Josef Maria<br />
Olbrich and Peter<br />
Behrens, have had<br />
their infl uences whilst<br />
more contemporary<br />
counterparts<br />
like Frank O. Gehry,<br />
Claude Vasconi and<br />
David Chipperfi eld,<br />
have helped to shape<br />
the MediaHarbour.<br />
The Rhine embankment<br />
promenade provides<br />
a picturesque<br />
walk along the river<br />
Fancy a ski lift?<br />
It’s that time of year<br />
again to start thing about<br />
escaping to a wonderful<br />
winter wonderland and get<br />
the best of early season<br />
snow!* With up to 47<br />
fl ights a day to Geneva,<br />
plus fl ights to ski hotspots<br />
all over Europe, easyJet<br />
is the perfect choice for a<br />
and the many eateries<br />
and shops will keep<br />
you entertained.<br />
Services from<br />
London Gatwick to<br />
Dusseldorf will<br />
commence on 2<br />
February 2010 with<br />
single fares from<br />
£26.99 inc. taxes.*<br />
Book online<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
fl exible ski trip this winter.<br />
Our cheap winter<br />
fl ights, accommodation,<br />
lift passes, transfers<br />
and more from the UK<br />
to the snow are on sale<br />
now for travel until the<br />
end of March 2010.<br />
Book yours now at<br />
easyJet.com<br />
*Prices correct as at 29 October <strong>2009</strong>. For travel 2 February <strong>2009</strong> to 27 March 2010.
Change language