Christmas and New Year
A special Christmas present from Watergate Bay
Start Christmas early this year and spend two nights completely free of charge on a B&B basis when booking a four night festive break at The Hotel & Extreme Academy, Watergate Bay, on the north coast of Cornwall.
Patsy Kensit lights up Burlington Arcade this Christmas
Glamorous actress Patsy Kensit delighted crowds as she arrived at Burlington Arcade to turn on the Christmas lights on Wednesday night in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Elizabeth Hurley was unable to attend due to personal reasons and instead secured her close friend Patsy, who stood in heroically at the last minute.
Chicago wishes Londoners a Happy Christmas
A team of Santas gave out free festive bags containing shopping discounts and travel tips for Chicago to commuters in need of some Christmas cheer at Oxford Circus Underground station yesterday.
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Think Scotland
VisitScotland’s newly launched Winter White campaign will help even the most frugal of gift-givers win brownie points and beat the credit crunch this year. The new website, visitscotland.com/white gives access to accommodation offers including three nights for £99 at 3, 4 and 5 star establishments across the country until 20 March 2009. Wistful visitors to the site can even drop a hint by creating their own White Wish List.
Get in the Christmas mood with a visit to a top festive city
Travel company EasyToBook.com has put together of list of hotel offers to ensure you make the most of Christmas. Whether you crave nightlife, culture, shopping or some classic Christmas fun, these festive cities will cater to all your seasonal desires.
Explore Nottingham and discover Christmas
Nottingham’s Christmas countdown has officially begun. The lights have been switched on and the Victoria Centre Ice Rink on Old Market Square is in full swing. It’s time to start shopping.
Feasting, family and festivity in Portugal
For an inexpensive Christmas in a home-from-home, accommodation specialists, Select Resorts, has just the answer and is offering savings on a variety of self-catering villas and townhouses on the Algarve in Portugal this festive season.
Indulgent ideas from Whatley Manor
Whatley Manor, the beautifully restored private manor house hotel set amidst 12 acres of Wiltshire countryside, has created an exciting range of short breaks and special events to welcome in the winter months. The newly launched Autumn/Winter Events Guide is filled with ideas to celebrate the festive season, unwind and relax with tempting inspirational events for the New Year, giving guests more reason than ever to treat themselves with a stay at this luxurious country hideaway.
Winter Wonderland returns to Hyde Park
With the festive season well and truly here, London’s Winter Wonderland opened to the public in spectacular grand style last weekend. Keeping the credit crunch concerns at bay, Winter Wonderland is officially this year's must have Christmas bargain with admission for all absolutely free and many child discounts available for rides and attractions from as little as £2, making it the perfect dose of Christmas magic in a fairytale setting.
Have a magical Christmas in Perthshire
Roman Camp Country House and Restaurant, Callander, Perthshire – one of Scotland’s most unique and magical hideaways – has availability for their “Christmas Escape” nights and for their 3 nights Hogmanay package in standard, superior and suite rooms with prices starting from £345.00/person/night for the Christmas Escape nights and £1495.00/person for the Hogmanay package.
Yuletide on Royal Deeside
Raemoir House Hotel in Banchory is an exquisite country house hotel set on a private Deeside estate offering a 2 night package over Christmas and a 2 or 3 nights package for New Year with additional nights available for a 30% discount. The starting price for the Christmas package is £425.00 and for the New Year package it is £585.00 in a standard room.
Pre-Christmas crackers at Cumbrian hotel
As if Christmas doesn’t offer enough opportunities to over-indulge, Holbeck Ghyll Country House Hotel in the Lake District is offering sensational savings in its Michelin Star restaurant as well as on accommodation until 22 December. Located in a prime position overlooking Lake Windermere, this award-winning, luxury hotel is the perfect place to enjoy a mouth-watering meal in elegant surroundings or take a short, relaxing break before Christmas.
Spoil yourself this Christmas with a girls night in
Glasgow is the undisputed shopping capital of Scotland, and in the lead up to Christmas, ABode Glasgow, has put together the perfect Christmas shopping package, the Girls Night In.
Save to spend this Christmas
The Dutch have always been known for finding a bargain - so when searching for your next hotel room, why not book with the one of the Netherlands’ leading hotel booking sites, EasyToBook.com? Promising the cheapest prices for the highest quality accommodation, EasyToBook.com is the easy-to-use one-stop shop for all your hotel needs.
Sparkly fun in the Cotswolds this Christmas
Don your Christmas stockings and get out for some festive fun – that's the message from the New Inn at Coln St Aldywns this year. Alongside the more traditional turkey and trimmings next to a crackling open fire, the boutique hotel is offering guests the opportunity to enjoy some more unusual seasonal merrymaking.