Europe Travel
Dive into Iceland
To celebrate the season and the fact that the pound is nearly 50% stronger against the Icelandic Krona than last winter, Icelandair invites the UK to Dive into Iceland with a £199 City Break, the lowest priced package offered by Icelandair this year. It makes an ideal Christmas present and features return flights from London Heathrow or Manchester to Reykjavik, 3 nights hotel accommodation and entrance into Laugardalslaug, Reykjavik’s largest thermal pool complex.
A taste of Christmas in Iceland
With Christmas less than a month away, airline company Iceland Express is inviting holidaymakers to start their festivities early by tucking into a traditional Icelandic Christmas dinner.
Win-win for Belgium-bound travellers travelling with Flybe
Flybe is celebrating having won the prestigious 2008 Brussels Airport Environmental Award by offering double Rewards4all points on its Manchester – Brussels route. The limited time double point offer is available on bookings made between November 17 and December 15th for travel before March 28, 2009.
Europe’s secret cities
Are you bored of Berlin? Over Oslo? Think Paris is past it? Then why not ditch the well worn, tourist clogged, clichéd cities and head off the holiday-makers map? But remember, you don’t need to leave the continent to find exciting, exotic destinations. Skyscanner counts down Europe’s most undiscovered capitals; cities that feel much further from home than they really are…
Escape the Euro Zone with Mamaison Hotels
Mamaison Hotels (mamaison.com) has unveiled some great prices this winter to help British visitors fight the credit crunch. From the beautiful city of Prague and the historical city of Budapest to the diverse city of Warsaw, Mamaison Hotels show that it pays to escape the Euro Zone this winter.
Iceland Express announces Gatwick launch date
Iceland Express is launching a new Gatwick service on 1 May 2009. The national low-cost carrier will operate an eight-times-per-week service between London Gatwick and Reykjavik, with flights starting from £69.00 one-way including taxes.
Top five reasons to visit Finland in Winter
There are, of course, all sorts of reasons for choosing Finland as your winter holiday destination, however, VisitFinland has put together their top five reasons to inspire you to visit this magical wonderland over the festive season.
Simpson Travel launches 2009 Greece programme
Simpson Travel has launched its 2009 Greece brochure featuring hand selected properties throughout Greece and her islands offering tranquil escapes.
Explore contemporary Germany
Brandenburg not only offers beautiful scenery just outside Berlin but also German-German history first hand. Explore the Wall Trail with a total length of 160 km, Cecilienhof Palace where the Potsdam Conference was held in 1945 or the bunkers of the National Army.
Cold snap sees last minute bookings soar
Plunging temperatures and the surprise appearance of unseasonable snow has seen bookings to warmer climes to soar reveals leading travel and leisure retailer lastminute.com.
The Queen raises interest in Eastern Europe
If it’s good enough for Her Majesty – it’s good enough for us. The Queen, along with the Duke of Edinburgh, has just embarked on a tour of Slovakia and Slovenia, a duo of Republics that frequently cause confusion amongst the untraveled (George Bush famously got the two mixed up), but are becoming increasingly popular destinations with British tourists.
Make a saving on your Christmas ski holiday
Directski.com is offering 30% saving off all Christmas ski holidays departing on 20th and 21st December, bringing prices down to as little as £299 for a week's self-catering ski holiday in Andorra, Meribel and Bulgaria, based on 4 sharing an apartment and including return Manchester and Gatwick flights and transfers.
Get ‘Moorish’ on your holiday for less
From now until the end of January, Walks Worldwide is offering a special 15% discount on its walking tours in Spain’s stunning Alpujarras region, the last enclave of the Moors before they were eventually banished from the country in the 15th century. Choose from an Alpujarras Circuit offering village to village trekking, or a centre-based Alpujarras Explorer where travellers choose from a menu of day walks. Departures are available daily from either Malaga or Granada.
A winter wilderness adventure in Finland
After a summer of grey skies, floods and cabin-fever, why not get back in touch with the great outdoors and join Walks Worldwide on a guided, 8-day Winter in Finland adventure, full of activities including husky-sledding, ice-fishing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing?
Your own private island wedding in Greece
Many couples dream of having a beach wedding abroad, only to discover that because most beaches cannot be hired privately, the reality means sharing your wedding with topless sunbathers and noisy jet skis. Ionian Weddings, the London based Greek wedding specialists, have a unique solution to this problem: exclusive hire of a small island for your wedding ceremony!