Types of trip
Savings for skiers with early bookings
Gourmet food, luxury accommodation and some of the best skiing and scenery in the Alps make booking an Alpine Club holiday the ideal tonic for the end of a dreary summer. Book before 31st October*, and you’ll receive £100 off the brochure price so you can treat yourself to a top notch winter holiday from £530pp.
Tropical Christmas getaways
Holiday-Rentals.co.uk has a huge variety of accommodation perfect for those who want to jet away for a spot of winter sun this Christmas. Properties range from cozy getaways in South Africa to trendy apartments in Barcelona, and great value rentals from around £250 per week.
More snow for less dough
Jet2holidays.com, the fastest-growing tour operator in the North, has today announced the launch of its brand new ski programmes, providing winter sports breaks to the finest alpine resorts for less, with prices starting from just £159 per person.* The company is the first low cost package holiday company to launch ski holidays.
Waterford Landing – exclusive arrival on the Coromandel
Essence of New Zealand launches unsurpassed luxury on New Zealand’s renowned Coromandel Peninsula. Waterford Landing is Essence of New Zealand’s latest luxury waterfront haven, villa-style accommodation on the Pauanui Waterways. The spacious villa is an entertainer’s delight, matching 5-Star luxury and immaculate facilities in an absolute action-packed destination.
Bales introduces trekking holidays in Jordan
Bales Worldwide is introducing a raft of new options for its Egypt, Morocco and Arabia programme for 2008/9 including the addition of The Amber, the operator’s third dahabiyya on the Nile, Oberoi’s new Zahra Spa Cruiser, an increased focus on the Red Sea, as well as walking holidays in Jordan.
Experience Scotland’s national book festival
There’s now just over a week to go until Wigtown Book Festival. Running from 28 September to 7 October 2007, the festival is set to attract thousands of bibliophiles to pastoral southwest Scotland for a 10-day celebration of the written word - and an exciting programme of theatre, music, film and family entertainment.
Bono to receive Liberty Medal in Philadelphia
A live webcast from Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center is scheduled as Bono, U2 lead singer and activist and DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) - the advocacy organization he co-founded - are honoured with the Center’s 2007 Liberty Medal on Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Children encouraged to discover the magic of skiing
The Ski Club of Great Britain has launched a special bursary scheme that will award six different UK secondary schools £500 each. Thomas Lang, a former Ski Club member, left the Ski Club a sum of money when he died because of his great love of skiing and his involvement with the Ski Club during his life. It was decided by the Ski Club to use this money to encourage and help children discover the magic of skiing.
Brush up on your artistic skills with a winter escape
At the peak of English winter, specialist tour operator Indus Tours will be offering two exotic trips to the warmer climes of Laos and India in January and February 2008 as part of their highly successful ‘A Brush with Excellence’ painting holiday programme.
Courchevel chaos?
The hotel scene in Courchevel, France’s most stylish and glitzy ski resort, is currently in a major state of flux. Those who haven't been to Courchevel 1850 for some time will be amazed at the changes.
A delicious dozen in the South Lakes
The South Lakes, in beautiful Cumbria, has created a Delicious Dozen Food Trail to further feed the boom it’s experiencing in self-catering holidays, thought to be down to the wow factor derived from the area’s excellent local produce.
Let the adventure begin
Winter is nearly here and for many, it means another year working themselves to the bone with nothing more than Christmas looming and the prospect of two weeks in the Costa del Sol to keep them going. But if you’re more snowboard than sangria, more trekking than Club Trop and more sandsurfing than sunbeds, you need to get along to the Daily Telegraph Adventure Travel Show.
A delicious dozen in the South Lakes
The South Lakes, in beautiful Cumbria, has created a Delicious Dozen Food Trail to further feed the boom it’s experiencing in self-catering holidays, thought to be down to the wow factor derived from the area’s excellent local produce.
Experience Northern Lights with DFDS Seaways
DFDS Seaways has organised the trip of a lifetime for you to experience the wonderful Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights - a natural wonder that has to be seen to be believed. Joining this Arctic voyage during the winter months offers the best opportunity to witness this unique spectacular, when the skies are filled with ghostly green, yellow, red and violet lights that dart across the horizon.
Enjoy a classic English autumn celebration
Does your apple tree bear the fruits of England’s heritage? Audley End House & Gardens is opening its doors on Sunday 30 September for its third annual Apple Day. The day is a celebration all things apple-related and shows the many uses of the popular and versatile fruit. Visitors are invited to join in with the fun and bring along their own garden apples for identification by some of the apple experts on site.