British Airways is offering savings of up to £330 on business class return fares to 75 European cities during the school holidays. Prices start from £149 for tickets sold in the UK for a return Club Europe ticket to Paris. Holidaymakers to the South of France can travel to Nice and Marseilles in style in August from £179 (saving up to £330) and return Club Europe tickets to Lyon, Toulouse and Bordeaux have been reduced to £189 (saving up to £319).

In Italy prices start from £185 to Venice and Naples (saving up to £321), £189 to Bologna, Bari and Milan (saving up to £268) and £259 to Pisa and Rome (saving up to £250).

Tiffany Hall, British Airways head of UK & Ireland sales and marketing, said: “We are finding that more and more of our leisure customers are choosing to pay for the extra comfort and service offered in our premium cabins. This offer includes many popular holiday destinations during the peak travel period, where a lot of economy seats have already been snapped up.”

Twenty five GB Airways routes are included including Toulon from £179 (saving £170), Ibiza and Bastia in Corsica from £249 (saving £150), Faro from £249 (saving £130) and Malaga from £269 (saving £130).

For those wishing to explore Eastern Europe, a return Club Europe ticket to Prague has been reduced by £308 to £209 and there are savings of £270 on a return ticket to Warsaw, which now costs £309.

Club Europe passengers travelling from Heathrow Terminal One will benefit from a new dedicated check-in area and will be able to relax in the new Terraces lounge. On board passengers will have more leg room, increased hand baggage allowance, complimentary champagne and higher quality food and wine.

The special fares are on sale from today until June 24 2004 for travel between
July 15 and August 31 2004.

For reservations visit ba.com or call British Airways on 0870 850 9850. There is a £15 service fee for tickets booked on the telephone.
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