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Christmas and New Year

Brits prefer to celebrate Christmas with a break on the continent

European breaks top the list of Christmas getaways for Brits. Dublin tops our preferred Christmas getaways with almost double the number of flight bookings than Amsterdam which takes second in the list, based on bookings made with CheapOair.co.uk.

Discover the Christmas market in Cannes

Discover the Christmas market in Cannes

For a Christmas market with a difference, why not enjoy a great-value December getaway to the Cote d’Azur?

Christmas markets in Tirol

Christmas markets in Tirol

The run-up to Christmas in Tirol is a time of joyous celebration amongst family and friends, observed by many deep-rooted traditions that continue to this day.

Jet2CityBreaks blows away the big smoke this Christmas

Festive fanatics throughout Leeds are being urged to head overseas for their shopping sprees this season, as Jet2CityBreaks makes European city stays a cheaper alternative to those in London.

Why the Cultural Heart of Germany ticks all your Christmas market boxes

Why the Cultural Heart of Germany ticks all your Christmas market boxes

From Germany's oldest Christmas market to hidden gems in small towns, take your pick and pencil in a Christmas market break in the Cultural Heart of Germany: In Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia you'll be taken to places where Christmas truly is at home.

A Michelin-starred Christmas in Wales

A Michelin-starred Christmas in Wales

For some Christmas is all about presents, TV specials and the Queen’s speech, whilst for others it is all about great company, wining, dining and being merry!

European Christmas market breaks with Jet2CityBreaks

European Christmas market breaks with Jet2CityBreaks

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks are spreading festive cheer with their biggest ever range of Christmas market breaks for 2015, with two stunning new destinations, Berlin and Copenhagen, plus the return of Vienna.

Enjoy a magical Christmas in Shakespeare’s England!

Enjoy a magical Christmas in Shakespeare’s England!

Enjoy a magical Christmas in Shakespeare’s England with a host of seasonal activities including the chance to see Father Christmas, festive plays, carol concerts, candlelit tours, craft fairs, Christmas markets, a Royal Shakespeare Company performance of Wendy & Peter Pan and the chance to see the spectacular Shakespeare Birthplace lightshow.

Wear your walking boots on Christmas Day

Wear your walking boots on Christmas Day

Increasingly, people are looking for alternative ways to spend Christmas Day away from the usual Turkey and stuffing, presents, TV repeats and generally gloomy UK weather.

Spend Christmas in a Wye Valley country house hotel

Spend Christmas in a Wye Valley country house hotel

It is the middle of summer but some people are already booking special Christmas breaks to the Pilgrim Country House Hotel near Ross-on-Wye in rural Herefordshire.

Healthy New Year food and fun in Northumberland for 2015

Healthy New Year food and fun in Northumberland for 2015

Each year around seven million people will make a New Year's resolution to improve an aspect of their health, with fitness commonly being a top priority.

Happy New Year... from Spain

Happy New Year... from Spain

Nearly half of Brits will spend New Year's Eve away from home this year, with 48% announcing they will be ringing in 2015 elsewhere.

Bring in the New Year in Sydney style

Bring in the New Year in Sydney style

Sydney has long been on the list for travellers across the world as the place to be to bring in the New Year and with good reason.

Last minute, purse friendly, festive accommodation in the snow

Last minute, purse friendly, festive accommodation in the snow

Celebrate the festive season in the heart of the French Alps with Basecamp’s purse friendly accommodation deals.

Royal Windsor Twixmas

Royal Windsor Twixmas

There's no need to go stir crazy between Christmas and New Year. Royal Windsor's attractions are open for winter garden walks, a sneak peak at festive Windsor Castle, calorie burning on ice or a gallery's cultural inspiration. And while you're out try a festive pint of local ale or lunch involving something other than turkey and sprouts.