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Avanti Destinations Launches New Travel Documents App for Travelers and Their Advisors

Lacey Pfalz
by Lacey Pfalz
 Last updated: 9:40 AM ET, Tue May 21, 2024

Custom tour operator Avanti Destinations is offering a new way for travelers and their travel advisors to easily access important travel documents: the new Mobile Documents app, available on all mobile devices.

Travel advisors can learn how to use the new app through an online video demonstration on Avanti’s advisor portal.

One month before a client leaves on their trip, Avanti’s documents team will send travel advisors their clients’ documents along with an invitation to the app. Within the app, travelers and advisors can easily download all their

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‘Europe day trips cost less than a train to London’ | Travel News | Travel

A savvy student is traveling round Europe for next to nothing – going on day trips cheaper than a train ticket from Bristol to London.

Ellie Whiten, 22, has been on nine foreign day trips for consecutive months since October 2023, and says she has experienced a cheap “taster course of Europe.”

She has visited Italy, Edinburgh, Belfast, Switzerland, Venice, Italy and the Netherlands all for a day – and less than £100 each.

The University of Surrey student says going to a city for a day means you can decide if it’s worth splashing the cash for a longer

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Government told e-gates no longer reliable after latest meltdown causes passenger chaos

The prospect of further airport chaos has been raised with a warning to the government that the e-gates system which automatically checks travelers’ passports is no longer reliable – following yet another nationwide meltdown.

Airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted and Edinburgh saw long queues and delays after the country’s Border Force passport e-gates were hit by a nationwide glitch on Tuesday.

It marks the second e-gates failure in as many weeks, and also follows the late May bank holiday outage

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Portugal hotspot has some of the world’s ‘cheapest’ wines | Travel News | Travel

Synonymous with long sandy beaches and beautiful waters, the Algarve on Portugal’s southern coastline is a holiday favorite for Britons. Not only does the destination offer fairly mild winters and toasty summers, but it’s also ranked highly for its budget-friendly offering.

According to the 2024 Worldwide Holiday Costs Barometer from The Post Office Travel Money, the Algarve ranked in the fifth best destination for “holiday money value in 2024”.

Furthermore, the Algarve was highlighted as the cheapest destination in the report for a cup of coffee and a glass of wine.

According to the Post Office Travel Money, on average

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