Low Prices and Discount Tickets to Milano-Malpensa Airport, Italy

Lufthansa Italia has cheap flights and tickets from Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Barcelona, Paris, Brussels, Budapest, Bucharest, Madrid, London-Heathrow (LHR) and Lisbon.

Lufthansa Italia © Jens Goerlich / Lufthansa AG

Lufthansa Italia will start flying on February 2, 2009 from Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP) in Lombardy, Northern Italy to various European cities. Cheapest fares will be €99 return in line with the normal European discount offers available on Lufthansa flights. During early 2009, flights will be available from Milan to Barcelona, Paris, Brussels, Budapest, Bucharest, Madrid, London-Heathrow (LHR) and Lisbon.

• A special introductory offer of two tickets for the price of one (€99 total) is available for reservations made prior to February 10. The number of tickets per flights is limited but travel dates are not restricted.

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Low Airfares and Tickets on Budget Airlines Flying to BSL, MLH, EAP

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL, MLH, EAP) is a favorite for cheap flights and discount ticket on low-cost airlines flying to Switzerland, Germany, and France.

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Flying to Switzerland is often anything but cheap. However, Basel Airport (BSL) has many flights on low-cost airlines to European destinations. EasyJet, Air Berlin and TUIfly have a strong presence at Basel Airport, which is a sound alternative for budget travelers heading to Alsace in France and the Southern Black Forest in Germany.

• The full name of Basel Airport is EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg.

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg has three IATA codes: BSL, MLH, and EAP – BSL is the most common with many internet reservation services not recognizing EAP at all. Some destinations are only served during the summer season.

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Best Savings on River Boat Cruising on the Rhine, Danube, Seine, & Rhone

2009 may be a great year for river cruising. Savings and discount fares are available for luxury European river boat cruises including the Rhine, Danube, Seine, and Rhone.

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Luxury riverboat cruising on various European rivers is increasingly popular. The traditional cruise rivers are the Rhine and Danube Rivers but cruises are also available on rivers in France (Seine, Saone, and Rhone), in the Netherlands and Belgium, and several further rivers in Germany including the Mosel, Main, Oder, and Elbe. 2009 may turn out a great year for river boat cruising in Europe – many discounts are available and cheap fares are up for grabs for early bookings and for celebrating special anniversaries on luxury cruise lines as diverse as Peter Deilmann and Viking River Cruises.

Great Savings on Luxury European River Boat Cruises in 2009

Cheap deals and great savings may be available for cruises in 2009. Debate is raging in the media on whether cruise bookings are running ahead of last year or lacking behind. However, capacity is increasing and even if bookings are up, more cabins are available and good deals are clearly on offer.

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List of Most-Sold Passenger Vehicles Led by VW Golf & Peugeot 207

In 2008, the VW Golf led the list of the ten best-selling car models in Europe. The Peugeot 207 and Ford Focus were the next most sold passenger vehicles on the European automobile market. (2009 Statistics for the Top Best-Selling Cars in Europe.)

Volkswagen Golf - Europe's Favorite Car in 2008 (Photo: Volkswagen Media Services)

In 2008, the Volkswagen Golf regained its position as the best-selling car in Europe. Europe’s favorite car in 2007, the Peugeot 207 was the second most-sold car in Europe in 2008 followed by the Ford Focus and Opel / Vauxhall Corsa. Of the top ten bestselling cars in Europe in 2008, only the VW Golf and the Audi A4 could increase the number of passenger vehicles sold. New car registrations were down in Europe for most of 2008 and most automobile manufacturers recorded huge declines in sales volumes.

Top Ten Best-Selling Cars by Model in Europe, 2008

The list of the top ten most sold cars in Europe in 2008 by model as calculated by Jato Consult is as follows:

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Airfare Deals on Low-Cost Airlines Flying to W A Mozart Airport (SZG)

Cheap tickets and low prices are available on low-cost airlines flying to Salzburg Mozart Airport (SZG), Austria. The lowest fares are from London, the UK, and Germany.

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Low fares and cheap tickets are available to travelers flying to Salzburg’s W A Mozart Airport (SZG) from various European destinations. The number of flights and destinations served are particularly big from London, the UK and Germany but many other European and especially Scandinavian airports can also be reached on direct flights.

• Salzburg is of course most famous as the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart but most passengers flying to Salzburg Airport are primarily en route to nearby ski resorts. The number of flights is thus larger in winter and particularly busy on Saturdays – the best deals are thus available to passengers flying mid week.

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Most-Sold Passenger Vehicles by New Car Registrations

The VW Golf tops the list of best-selling cars in Germany in 2008. New passenger car registration statistics show the Audi A4 and Mercedes C Class as the next most-sold automobiles.

The Volkswagen Golf Tops the List of the Top Ten Best-Selling Cars in Germany in 2008 (Photo © Volkswagen Media Services)

In 2008, the Volkswagen Golf / Jetta was again the best-selling car in Germany. New passenger car registration statistics for the full year has the Audi A4 as the second most-sold car in Germany in 2008 followed by the Mercedes C Class. The VW Passat and BMW 3 Series round out the list of top five top selling passenger vehicles in Germany in 2008.

• The German automobile market contracted in 2008 by 1.8% to 3,090,040 new car registrations compared to 3,148,163 cars sold in 2007.

List of Top Ten Best-Selling Cars in Germany in 2008

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Low Airfares on Low-Cost Airline Ryanair Flying to Düsseldorf (NRN)

Weeze Airport (NRN) is used by low-cost airline Ryanair. Passengers trade of cheap tickets and low airfares for a rather inconvenient location to the north of Düsseldorf.

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Airport Weeze (NRN) is a small regional airport 70 km to the northeast of Düsseldorf. It is close to the Dutch border and around 30 km from Nijmegen in the Netherlands. It is often advertised as an alternative airport to Flughafen Düsseldorf (DUS) but low-cost airline travelers should note that Weeze Airport is rather inconvenient for travelers to Düsseldorf and many other Ruhr cities.

• Low-cost airline Ryanair is by far the largest operator at Airport Weeze (NRN). Ryanair insist on referring to Weeze as “Düsseldorf (Weeze)” but may use that name only in advertisement in Germany if the words “ca. 70 km from Düsseldorf” are displayed prominently.

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Save on Low-Cost and Budget Airlines Flying to DUS Airport in the Ruhr

Low-cost budget and transatlantic airlines have cheap tickets and great deals on flights flying from Europe, the USA, Canada, Africa, and Asia to Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), Germany.

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Düsseldorf Flughafen (DUS) is just outside Düsseldorf and can easily be reached on public transportation. It is Germany’s third busiest airport with many low-cost airlines but also numerous intercontinental flights. Düsseldorf Airport is a major hub for Lufthansa as well as low-cost airline LTU and airberlin. Düsseldorf is convenient to many Ruhr cities including Essen, Duisburg, and even for other Rhineland cities such as Cologne (Köln) or Bonn. Trains provide cheap and fast ground transportation to Düsseldorf and other Ruhr cities.

• Around 70 airlines fly from Düsseldorf Airport to 170 destinations worldwide. DUS is a good alternative to Frankfurt International Airport and future expansion may offer good deals for travelers from the US and Canada in particular.

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See the Top Fairy Tale Castle of Bavarian “Mad” King Ludwig II in Germany

One of Germany’s most romantic and popular castles is Schloss Neuschwanstein in Bavaria. This Disney-like castle is a popular day-trip destination from Munich at the end of the Romantic Road.

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Schloss Neuschwanstein is one of the top sights to see in Germany. For many visitors it is a major reason for traveling to the Bavarian Alps. Few leave disappointed as Castle Neuschwanstein absolutely looks the part. Its medieval, neo-Romanesque looks is almost Disney-like and being perched on a lonely rocky hill with the Alps in the background absolutely looks the part. The castle and its origins are wildly romantic while the natural setting is spectacularly beautiful too.

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A Top Romanesque and Gothic Church with Cloisters, Switzerland

The Basler Münster (Minster) is the top historical sight in Basel, Switzerland. It is a big Romanesque and Gothic church with cloisters and the tomb of the humanist Erasmus.

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The Basler Münster (Minster) towers over the Rhine Valley and the old town of Basel from Münsterberg hill. This mostly fourteenth and fifteenth-century Gothic church is the top historical and architectural sight in Basel, Switzerland’s fourth largest city.

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