Beach Holidays

Christmas & New Year in the sun-kissed Maldives

For a truly unforgettable Christmas or New Year's Eve celebration, head to warmer climes and the paradise islands of the Maldives, where tinsel and turkey are swapped for sun, sand and endless beach parties at the four-star Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort.

Beasts and beach in magnificent Mozambique

If safari and beach combinations are the ultimate African holiday, then this must be the perfect combination...

Licensed to ‘trill’ at Coco Reef Tobago

Birdsong may be music to the ears of the nature lovers who flock to the paradise island of Tobago to see its wealth of tropical birdlife, but the feathered beauties can make unwelcome breakfast companions.

A luxury escape for couples in Vietnam

The exclusive La Perla Bai Tram Hideaway Retreat in Vietnam’s Phu Yen province has been rebadged as Bai Tram Hideout, after being taken over by recently-established management company Epikurean Villas Hotels & Hideouts.

Spotlight on Dubai: Beaches, sunshine, city & culture

It’s known by many as a world class destination of year round sunshine and luxury hospitality, but Dubai also has a wealth of exciting activities to offer and is fast establishing itself as a place that caters for a variety of different tastes.

Ditch the coat for a cossie and some winter sun

November is the start of the winter holiday season for the UK's largest tour operators Thomson and First Choice.

Luxury holiday offers from Destinology

With winter taking hold and the clocks going back, escape to the sunshine now, or book ahead to secure the best prices for some great sunshine holidays to look forward to in 2011.

Santa and sandcastles in the Western Algarve

Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel, the all new luxury resort in Portugal's sunny Western Algarve, has created a pair of unique festive packages that temptingly combine the traditional excitement of the season for all the family, with less than three hours travelling time from the UK and in temperatures above 20 degrees with an average of six hours sunshine each day.

Coastal Hotels launch The Gallivant

Coastal Hotels is delighted to announce the opening of The Gallivant hotel in Camber, East Sussex. The hotel adds to the reinvention of the British seaside holiday and marks the transformation of Camber as a chic beach destination on London's doorstep.

Be first to plant your footprints in paradise

Imagine how the first to set foot on the magical island of Mustique, a Maldivian paradise or a Mauritian peninsula must have felt - untouched powder white sand, swaying palms and nothing but a few monkeys and some hermit crabs for company. Well this is your chance to be amongst the first to discover a brand new paradise.