Travel Agenda: Where to go and what to know in travel this week

Visitors can stand on the roof of Battle Abbey's Great Gatehouse for the first time (Jim Holden)

Battle stations

New attractions at the Battle of Hastings battlefield and abbey will launch on Friday, ahead of the 950th anniversary on 14 October. English Heritage has added a new exhibition on the battle, and opened up two previously unseen areas. Visitors will be able to stand on the roof of the Great Gatehouse for the first time, and access the abbey’s dormitory, where Benedictine monks once slept. The memorial stone marking where King Harold fell has been moved, as new findings suggest the right location is further east than previously thought. english-heritage.org.uk/battleabbey

Fly like an eagle

This winter a new trip allows skiers to hit the slopes alongside former Olympic ski jumper Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards. Kicking Horse Powder Tours is running the week-long trip – aimed at intermediate skiers and above – to British Columbia, departing 25 February 2017. The itinerary includes skiing at Kicking Horse, Lake Louise and Revelstoke, a snowmobile expedition and a tour of the Canadian Olympic Park with Eddie, who made his name here during the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games. From £2,595pp with accommodation, most meals, equipment hire, lift passes and ground transport; flights extra. kickinghorsepowdertours.com


 Hit the slopes alongside Eddie the Eagle

Take to the skies

TripAdvisor has introduced a new airline reviews platform where passengers can share their experiences of any major airline. The website is also trialling Flyscore, which displays a score for individual flights, based on user reviews, the aircraft, in-flight amenities and the length of the journey. tripadvisor.co.uk

Spa quality

Baden-Baden gets a new luxury property next month, when Autograph Collection Hotels opens its latest outpost in the German spa town. Roomers Baden-Baden will have 130 rooms and suites, as well as a spa and a pan-Asian restaurant headed up by Berlin chef Duc Ngo. For those who want to dine or drink al fresco there will also be a lounge bar and rooftop garden, with views over the city. roomers.eu

Dino out

This Saturday, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo launches its new temporary attraction, Zoorassic Park. Open for six weeks, the prehistoric-themed area features life-size moving dinosaurs, fossil digging, activity trails and 'dinosaur keepers', who teach visitors about the creatures and the work ZSL is doing to prevent today’s animals from becoming extinct. Available with zoo entry (adults £25.15, children £18.20, under-3s free). zsl.org/zsl-whipsnade-zoo


 Triceratops at Zoorassic Park

Insure thing

Columbus Direct is rolling out its digital travel insurance kiosks to eight more UK airports, following a trial at Gatwick. Travellers can now purchase insurance while they wait for their flights at London City, Luton, Newcastle, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Southampton and Edinburgh, where the kiosks offer the same price as online quotes. columbusdirect.com