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Devon airport unveils expansion plans
A long-term strategy for Exeter International Airport will see passenger numbers roughly triple over the next 20 years.
A beautiful country house hotel in the heart of Dartmoor
Gidleigh Park is a beautiful country house hotel set on the banks of the North Teign River in the Dartmoor National Park, with 45 acres of gardens and woodland.
Dartmouth becoming leading hub for cruise liners
The stunning seaside town of Dartmouth is fast becoming a leading tourist hub for cruises liners from around the globe.
Flybe announces new flight routes
Flybe, the Exeter-based low-cost airline, has announced it is launching nine new routes from its two airports in Devon and Cornwall.
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 Devon airport unveils expansion plansA long-term strategy for Exeter International Airport will see passenger numbers roughly triple over the next 20 years. |
 From Newquay to Dusseldorf by airOn June 21, Newquay Cornwall Airport saw the start of Lufthansa's, Germany's national carrier, new weekly air services from Dusseldorf International Airport. |
 The rebirth of the WestcountryThe Westcountry has shaken off its country-bumpkin image and reinvented itself as a cultural hotbed, says travel book firm Lonely Planet. |
 Tourism worth £8.9bn to regionTourism contributes £8.9bn to the South West economy each year, a new study has found. |
 Relaxing, rejuvenating Padstow!Traditionally a fishing port, the small Cornish town of Padstow has emerged as a popular tourist destination. |
 Elegant but relaxed, classic yet quirkyHotel du Vin & Bistro, Bristol, the third in this acclaimed chain, indicated a shift for Hotel du Vin, both in the nature of the property and also in the style of decoration employed inside. |
 Dartmouth becoming leading hub for cruise linersThe stunning seaside town of Dartmouth is fast becoming a leading tourist hub for cruises liners from around the globe. |
 Flybe announces new flight routesFlybe, the Exeter-based low-cost airline, has announced it is launching nine new routes from its two airports in Devon and Cornwall. |
 Barcelona flight set to take offBudget airline Flybe is introducing nine new routes from its two airports in Devon and Cornwall. |
 North Devon hotel gets faceliftPenhaven Country House has reopened and is set to offer visitors a taste of North Devon life. |
 Buckland Tout-Saints is top hotel for couplesThe luxurious Buckland Tout-Saints Hotel has won national acclaim with selection as one of the top 200 romantic hotels in Britain and Ireland. |
 South West is the tourist's top spotThe South West has become the top choice for British tourists, according to the Channel 4 programme, Britain's Favourite Holiday. |
 Discover the Westcountry's best-kept secretBe crowd-free as much as carefree in the expanse of unspoilt coast and countryside that is North Devon. |
 South West has a 'hunger' for new hotelsMore than 2,000 new hotel rooms are needed to meet demand for holidays and visits in the South West, according to the region's largest firm of international property consultants. |
 The perfect base to visit StonehengeInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened a new Holiday Inn situated just one mile from Stonehenge. |
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