Christmas and New Year
Get merry in Bratislava this Christmas
Bratislava’s Christmas markets open for business on November 28th when the city’s Christmas tree lights are switched on and hundreds of stall holders set up in the main square Hlavne Namestie and Hviezdoslavovo Square in the Old Town, right up until Christmas Eve. The accent is on traditional Slovak food, drinks, crafts and gifts, with stalls open from 10am to 10pm, to maximise shopping time.
European Christmas Markets – Know before you go
There are so many Christmas Markets to choose from that a Pan European web site - christmas-markets.org - has been created and launched with details for all of 2008’s events.
New Year fun in unusual places
Regent Holidays has a fabulous selection of New Year city breaks that are sure to be a perfect way to welcome in 2009. Enjoy Belle Epoque style in Bucharest, the charm and grace of Dubrovnik or out and out luxury in Kyiv. With all of these city breaks at seriously reasonable prices they will be hard to resist.
Give a gift that grows this Christmas
The chance to plant a tree in The National Forest is an inspiring gift, and at a time when people are tearing their hair out over the Christmas shopping, all inspiration is welcome. The National Forest is a new wooded landscape for the nation across 200 square miles at the very heart of England. Plantatree is a life affirming gift and a positive contribution to one of the boldest environmental initiatives in the country.
A Christmas treat to save shopping nightmares!
Visitors to next month's Christmas Food and Drink Fair in Lincolnshire will find a host of festive stalls selling everything from Christmas crackers and yuletide food to unusual gifts and delicious beverages.
Festive fair lights up Ljubljana this December
Visitors to Slovenia’s compact, picturesque capital, Ljubljana, will be able to enjoy the sights, sounds and seasonal aromas of its festive Christmas market between 3 December and 2 January 2009. Located in the old city centre, around fifty market stalls line the embankment and snake through the cobbled streets and across the main Prešernovtrg square, each one decked with ribbons, mistletoe and thousands of festive lights, illuminating the capital’s already atmospheric historic quarter.
Explore Nottinghamshire and discover Christmas
It’s that time of year again when thoughts turn to Christmas but don’t panic - help is at hand to make things a little easier in preparation for the festive season. Experience Nottinghamshire has teamed up with local retailers, entertainment venues, transport and tourism partners to make Christmas an extra special occasion in the county this year.
Enjoy traditional Christmas cheer in Berkshire
Guests staying at the Macdonald Berystede Hotel & Spa, near Ascot, Berkshire between Sunday 23 and Wednesday 26 December will be treated to traditional celebrations and Christmas cheer in abundance. The hotel is offering a choice of special two, three and four night packages with festive menus, lively entertainment, children’s activities and use of the new VITAL Health and Beauty Spa from £375 per person.
Festive fun with a tropical twist
Christmas takes a tropical twist this year now that Veranda Resorts have put together the perfect festive package that brings a slice of the holidays to the Indian Ocean. The four-day collection of activities offers something for everyone. You’ll never think of a ‘White Christmas’ again – unless you are referring to our powder, soft white sands! Book your ten night Christmas stay through Kuoni for just £2431 per person.
Holiday happenings in Grenada
Travellers looking to add a healthy dash of spice to their holiday season will enjoy the array of special activities planned at LaSource in Grenada this December. While many of the resort’s daily programmes will continue to operate as normal, the staff has added more elaborate buffets, libations and entertainment.
Short breaks that won’t break the bank this Christmas
cottages4you, the UK’s leading provider of holiday cottages has today released its Christmas short breaks, six weeks ahead of schedule, due to unprecedented demand from customers.
Christmas shopping in magical Marrakech
If the homogeneity of the British high street doesn’t inspire this Christmas, why not look to the colourful bazaars of magical Marrakech for more creative Christmas gift ideas and a true awakening of the senses. Simpson Travel is offering a four night Christmas Shopping Package to the Dar Azure in Marrakech for a chance to discover the hidden charms of the colourful medina and bag a bargain (or two).
Walk in a winter wonderland at the Gaylord Opryland
With Christmas just around the corner the Gaylord Opryland’s transformation into a Winter Wonderland is already underway. Keeping with tradition the hotel will play host to magnificent hand carved ICE! sculptures and thousands of lights and baubles will decorate trees as part of the hotel’s 25th A Country Christmas celebration.
The coolest place to spend Christmas in the city
If New York is the coolest, hippest city on the planet, then The Bryant Park Hotel is definitely its most fashionable address, so why not think about taking a trip there soon to experience these pleasures first hand. Rising 25 stories above mid-town Manhattan and housed inside a stunning 1920’s Art Deco building, it blends drop dead gorgeous looks with 5 star attention to detail.
East meets west in Amsterdam this New Year
Celebrate New Year in Amsterdam and for a truly unforgettable start to 2009, add some oriental flavour in to your celebrations at the luxurious five-star Japanese owned Hotel Okura Amsterdam.