The Edinburgh Reporter May 2023

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Airline to entice Scots abroad this Xmas

jet2 Prague for

festive delights

this Christmas

By OLIVIA THOMAS

According to a report by Citylets a rental

portal, Edinburgh’s rental rates grew by

13% during the first quarter of 2023,

taking the average rent to £1,372 per month.

The continued shortage of all types of

properties in the capital is making finding a

home difficult for renters meaning they are

staying in their current homes for longer.

The biggest growth was in two-bedroom

properties where there was a 16.2% increase

year-on-year, driving the average rental rate

for this property type to £1,303. This means

that rent payable for Edinburgh’s two-

bedroom properties has increased by 78.5%

over the past decade, which is a strong result

for long-term property investors, but not such

a good deal for those who pay the rent.

The rent on all property types (from one- to

four-bedrooms) grew by more than 55% in the

past decade.

Edinburgh rents

still going up

By PHYLLIS STEPHEN

THE CHARITABLE walking

event Kiltwalk has been

boosted by Royal Bank of

Scotland signing a new deal

with them for two years. This is a

continuation of the relationship

between the two bodies and is

aimed at helping the charity to

become more sustainable.

With the bank’s support

Kiltwalk is providing all walkers

with their meals in fully

compostable Vegware

containers. This will reduce the

waste and environmental

impact of the fundraiser and is

only one of several measures

that organisers of Kiltwalk are

implementing. Royal Bank, as

part of NatWest Group, will also

provide £100 billion of climate

and sustainable financing by

the end of 2025, enabling

customers to implement green

solutions to become more

energy efficient, sustainable

and resilient.

The Kiltwalk has raised along

with Sir Tom Hunter and The

Hunter Foundation the

collective amount of £37 million

for 3,000 Scottish charities.

The bank has also set up a

partnership with Edinburgh

Climate Change Institute (ECCI)

and the University of Edinburgh

to find ways that small

businesses can take advantage

of a net zero economy while

helping them to become

sustainable.

Registration for Kiltwalk 2023 is

open with an event in Edinburgh

on 17 September.

http://www.thekiltwalk.co.uk

Royal Bank of Scotland lends support to Kiltwalk

Paul Cooney, Polly Bartlett,

Alastair Mclean, Keira Hand

By STAFF REPORTER

JET2.COM AND Jet2CityBreaks have launched

their Christmas Markets destinations for this

winter with flights and holidays now available

in Prague.

The airline has a variety of flights on offer to

entice Scottish holidaymakers to go to some of

the city’s prettiest squares to enjoy their

Christmas treats and the Christmas lights

display. There will be two weekly services on

Thursdays and Sundays fro 30 November to 17

December. There is also the option of flying to

Vienna with flights available from 23

November to 17 December.

Steve Heapy, CEO, Jet2.com and

Jet2holidays, said: “We are seeing strong

demand from customers and independent

travel agents in the region looking to book

a getaway to some of the best of Europe’s

Christmas Market destinations for this winter.

As always, we listen to our customers and

independent travel agents, so have launched

a new mini-series of trips to Prague from

Edinburgh Airport to increase the selection of

Christmas Market destinations we have on sale

to two. The reassurance that booking with Jet2.

com and Jet2CityBreaks provides, means we

are confident that these new flights and trips

will be extremely popular, as people look for a

magical winter escape to one of their favourite

Christmas Market destinations.”

Kate Sherry, Chief Commercial Officer

(Aero) at Edinburgh Airport, said: “This is an

early Christmas present for those people

looking to go and experience festivities in other

countries and look for that unique gift for a

special someone. It’s another example of where

we work with our partner airlines to ensure a

wide selection of trips and choice not only in

summer but throughout the year. We’re excited

to see Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks expand into

Prague this year and encourage passengers to

Czech out those Christmas markets!”