Cheap flights from Fort Lauderdale to Europe to reopen next year

Inflation continues, but next summer you can travel to Europe from Fort Lauderdale for under $200. If you want to go back, you’ll have to cough up some more.

North Atlantic Airways, a low-cost carrier that offers low-cost transatlantic flights between select US cities and Oslo, Norway, has announced its summer 2023 schedule.

In addition to frequent flights from New York to London and Berlin, the airline will operate twice weekly flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Oslo from March through August. The cheapest one-way economy package fares start at $190 including tax. According to the airline’s website, the $190 fare is available for 34 days from March to October.

Fares are higher during peak summer months from June to August, up to $400.

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So what’s the catch? The cheapest economy package, Economy Light, looks like the bare minimum experience with only one underseat bag included in the fare. If you want to check in your luggage, or if you want to eat with your luggage in the overhead bins, you’ll need to pay an extra fee to upgrade to Economy Classic. The next level, Economy Plus, allows you to choose your seat.

Then there are three levels of “Premium”: Lite, Classic and Plus. With the Premium Plus upgrade, he gets priority check-in, premium boarding, 2 checked he gets 2 meals and 2 checked bags. You can also use “Premium Boarding” and “Priority Check-in”.

Still, if you limit yourself to one under-seat bag, $190 is the lowest price from Fort Lauderdale to Europe. From Oslo you can find flights and trains to other European cities.

And when are you going back? The cheapest flight from Oslo to Fort Lauderdale is $229.

Airlines are not immune to inflation. When it debuted last spring, the lowest one-way fare from Florida to Europe was $149.

The airline, which entered service in early 2021, has a fleet of 15 “modern, fuel-efficient and eco-friendly Boeing 787 Dreamliners.”

For more information, visit flynorse.com.

Xfinity customers in South Florida may notice fast internet speeds on all connected devices.

Comcast recently announced plans to increase the speed of its most popular service starting in late October at no additional cost.

The announcement follows the cable giant’s commitment to bring speeds of 2 Gigabytes per second to more than 50 million homes and businesses by the end of 2025.

Speed ​​upgrades for various broadband services.

• Essentials Plus—10-20Mbps
• Connection — from 50 to 75 Mbps
• More connections — from 100 to 200 Mbps
• High speed — 300-400 Mbps
• Ultra-fast — from 600 to 800 Mbps
• Gigabit (formerly Super High Speed) — 900 Mbps up to 1 Gbps

You may need to replace your cable modem to experience full speed. Modems can be leased from Comcast for an additional monthly fee. Customers can also purchase their own cable modems to save on monthly fees.

Colonnade Outlets in Sawgrass Mills has announced five new additions to its stable of ‘luxury outlets’.

An offshoot of the Psycho Bunny casualwear brand known for its funky Bunny Skull and Crossbones logo, the Psycho Bunny Outlet is set to open in time for the holiday shopping season next door to Taghauer.

According to a news release from mall owner Simon, “From polos and hoodies to pants and swimwear, each collection features specialty fabrics, plush trimmings, and luxe trims to help men and kids style their own self-expression. Made in bright colors.

New stores now open include French luxury fashion brand Balmain. Anne Fontaine is an expert in men’s and women’s clothing who pays attention to detail. Swiss luxury shoe brand Bally.

Christian Louboutin’s only Florida outlet will debut next summer. Christian Louboutin is a French brand known for its lustrous red-soled shoes, fine clothing, handcrafted jewelry, “coveted handbags” and “glamorous cosmetics for both men and women.” Luxury brand. ”

With valet parking, currency exchange, stroller rentals, and complimentary wheelchairs at Sunrise locations, the Colonnade Outlet also features brands such as Versace, Gucci, Montblanc, Jimmy Choo, Tory Burch, and Burberry.

Jersey Mike’s Subs has opened a franchise at 648 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale’s Victoria Park Shoppes. The strip mall is located on the east side of the freeway, in the same shopping center as Wynn-Dixie, between NE 6th and NE 7th Avenues.

First opened in 1956 as Mike’s Submarine in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, the chain has been franchised since 1987 and has grown to 2,000 locations.

This is the 41st Jersey Mike’s substore in the South Florida metropolitan area.

French-Vietnamese restaurant chain Le Colonial has announced renderings of its new location, set to open early next year, in its new multi-purpose Atlantic Crossing development in downtown Delray Beach.

This unique restaurant is known for celebrating the taste and spirit of Saigon in the 1920s, when Vietnam was under French colonial rule. Hence the name Le Colonial.

Vietnam’s last imperial dynasty, the Nguyen dynasty, surrendered to France in 1893 and remained a French colony until communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh declared independence in 1945.

Of course, Vietnam’s story is not over yet. In 1954 it was split into two parts and for years was the site of a brutal war fought between the Communist North, backed by China and the Soviet Union, and the anti-Communist South, backed by the United States. was.

In 1964, the US entry into the war sparked a decade of social unrest from which the country has arguably not recovered.

But it’s the relatively calm period before that storm that Le Colonial commemorates as ‘a celebration of enchanting spirit and vibrant flavors’ in 1920s Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City).

Founded in New York City in 1993, the restaurant owner has expanded to Chicago, Houston, Atlanta and Lake Forest, Illinois. After opening in Delray Beach early next year, the company plans to open yet another location in Naples on Florida’s southwest coast later this year.

According to the news release, guests can expect to be transported “to another era and time within the main dining room, verandah, terrace, private dining areas and lounges.” Architectural and design features include “artisan wrought iron and tile elements, period photographs, lush greenery, leather banquettes, and mahogany woodwork.”

Rapper and fashion entrepreneur Pharrell Williams, best known for his hit song “Happy,” must be overjoyed at the success of his “luxury streetwear” retail chain, Billionaire Boys Club.

Williams founded the brand in 2003 with Japanese hip-hop artist, fashion designer and record producer NIGO.

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Their newest location, Billionaire Boys Club ICECREAM, opened last month in a 5,000-square-foot space in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District. This is his fourth location for the retail company, after New York, Tokyo and London.

Brands showcased in stores and on the company’s merchant site include Comme des Garçons, Human Made, Ice Cream, Ice Cream Exclusive and Billionaire Boys Club.

The store will feature $50 t-shirts and $175 hoodies adorned with the chain’s custom designs and logos, along with $150 sweatpants, $265 rucksack jackets, $65 caps, and $113 to $301. I have a dollar zippered wallet.

Other offerings include distressed and faded denim jeans with the word “ICECREAM” sewn onto the front for $225 or $56.25 when paid through e-commerce payment solutions provider Klarna4. It can be purchased in interest-free installments.

The new Miami location is at 2545 NW 3rd Avenue.

Staff writer Rod Stafford Hagwood contributed to this report.

Ron Hurtibise is responsible for business and consumer affairs for the South Florida Sun Sentinel.send him your retail news rhurtibise@sun-sentinel.comMake sure to include “Retail Roundup” in the subject line of your email.