Christmas & New Year - Travel

Radisson Edwardian’s ‘12 Stays of Christmas’

Radisson Edwardian hotels are making an early Christmas offering - book before 10 January 2010 to enjoy a seasonal stay in one of their 12 hotels (11 central London, 1 city centre Manchester) from as little as £99 per room (based on double occupancy) per night including breakfast and a festive afternoon tea.

All aboard for a festive cruise break

This winter period soak up the atmosphere, get into the festive spirit and sail away on an ultimate New Year experience or explore stunning European cities and Christmas Markets with DFDS Seaways’ range of festive cruise breaks.

Celebrate festive fun in Shakespeare Country

Celebrate festive fun in Shakespeare Country with spectacular Christmas lights, carol concerts, festive markets, Christmas tales, craft fairs, candlelit ghost stories, Victorian séances and a Royal Shakespeare Company performance of Arabian Nights. With so much on offer, Shakespeare Country offers all the components for a magical break this Christmas.

Lap up the fun in Lapland this Christmas

It’s official – the countdown to Christmas has begun with Season’s Greetings cards in the shops and bumper biscuit boxes and chocolates lining the shelves and just 86 days to go! So get even more in the Christmas Spirit by booking a magical holiday to Lapland with First Choice to see Santa this winter.

The big chill at Swinton Park

Avoid the madding crowds and enjoy the build up to Christmas this year for a change. Stay at Swinton Park, the award winning luxury castle hotel in the Yorkshire Dales and relax and indulge a little.

Give your Christmas the x-factor

Summer is finally over and now, as long nights stretch ahead it’s almost time to deck the halls and stuff the turkey along with a hundred other things! Christmas, traditionally one of the most stressful times of the year, is almost upon us.

Bournemouth Christmas Market set for international revamp

Bournemouth’s coveted Christmas market is set for an international revamp this year with the introduction of ‘The Bournemouth Festive Village’.

Festive fun at Budapest's Christmas Market

Take a festive break in Budapest and be dazzled by one of Europe’s most beautiful capitals in winter time. The annual Budapest Christmas Market takes place this year from 20 November until 29 December 2009 and is the biggest outdoor event of the winter season.

A stay at the heart of London’s winter wonderland

The Dorchester, the iconic London flagship of the Dorchester Collection, will this year present the perfect traditional British Christmas in sumptuous surroundings and with unparalleled service.

Count down to 2010 with a glittering beach-side party

Exclusive villa enclave Cotton Bay Village in Saint Lucia will welcome in 2010 with a huge gala dinner, to celebrate the end of its first year since being comprehensively revamped under new management.

Monarch reduces kids’ prices on Lapland holidays

The longest established Lapland specialist, Monarch Holidays*, in its 21st year of operation, has reduced first child prices at its most popular hotel in Finnish Lapland, making the annual search for Santa more affordable this winter.

Experience the magic of Christmas in Europe

Christmas is one time of the year when we all allow ourselves to indulge just a bit. So, if kisses under the mistletoe, or wearing a snowflake sweater fail to get you in the Christmas spirit, why not head to some of Europe’s finest festive markets, and spoil yourself with one of these irresistible deals, without breaking the bank.

Christmas and New Year