The Chair of Hospitality NL expects to see a lot more European visitors to the province with three direct routes between St. John’s and Europe starting in the new year.

WestJet will resume its St. John’s to London-Gatwick route in the spring, will a direct flight between St. John’s and Dublin Ireland will be brought back.

New this year will be a one day a week direct flight between St. John’s and Paris, France…the first direct air route between the province and continental Europe in recent history.

Deborah Bouden says it’s good news and should open the door to more European visitors to the province.

“With those routes opening up, people have more access to us,” says Bourden “we’re just a short, four and a half hour to five hour flight away from these destinations.” She’s hopeful it will result in more visitors. “It’s really, really good for us.”