Types of trip
Imperial Wharf Jazz Festival 2007
St George is to host the third Imperial Wharf Jazz Festival on 20 & 22 September at Imperial Wharf, London’s leading riverside destination. The Boulevard at Imperial Wharf offers the perfect opportunity to relax in style at one of four exciting restaurants over-looking the River Thames and enjoy this free event with the mellow and up-beat sounds from some of the world’s finest musicians.
Windsor and Royal Borough are open for business
Windsor and the Royal Borough (Berkshire, England) are very much open for visitors despite the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the neighbouring county of Surrey and there is still a huge amount to enjoy. Almost all of the attractions, including Windsor Castle, Eton College and Legoland, are fully open and have no restrictions.
Singapore lights-up for six months of festivals
From September to February, the island of Singapore lights up with Chinese lanterns, tiny fairy lights and multi-coloured displays as it celebrates an array of festivals drawn from the traditions of its ethnic groups, Chinese, Malay and Indian.
Super holiday rentals in Florida
Super Holiday Rentals, the worldwide live online holiday booking engine, has added Florida Pines, a luxury four-bedroom holiday villa, to its list of Florida holiday properties. Situated in Davenport, central Orlando, Florida Pines offers a superb location for holidaymakers in the city.
Luxury ski-chalets offer flexibility in Portes Du Soleil
When 27 year old Will Butler and fiancé Bella Lloyd Owen took the plunge to set up their own ski chalet company, they knew they wanted to create something very special. Independent Luxury is the first company of its kind in the Portes Du Soleil area, France, offering complete luxury and flexibility at the highest level to holiday makers in two sumptuous premier chalets.
Cambridge's first outdoor ice rink for Christmas
Cambridge’s Christmas celebrations have received a huge boost with the announcement that Parkers Piece is to be the venue for the city’s first temporary outdoor ice rink running for six weeks from 24th November 2007 right through to January 6th 2008.
Tantalizing beachside properties in Mauritius
To coincide with an inevitable increase in the popularity of Mauritius as a holiday destination following Virgin’s new twice weekly service starting in November 2007, luxury villa company, The Villa Book Ltd, has just added 14 new villas in Mauritius to its portfolio. Each with an outstanding beachside location, these represent some of the best independent houses available to rent on the island.
Map24 shows rugby hotel availability
As the rugby gets underway France, fans of the sport will be heading to the host country over the coming days and weeks to take in the excitement of the sixth such tournament in rugby history. Forty two of the forty eight matches will be played in France with the other six being played in Cardiff and Edinburgh.
A spectacular holiday rental - Sunset Lodge in Clermont, Florida
Super Holiday Rentals, the worldwide live online holiday booking engine, has added the spectacular Sunset Lodge holiday property in Clermont, Florida, to its catalogue of holiday rentals.
Intrepid predicts second ‘Palin Effect’
Intrepid Travel, one of the world’s leading adventure travel operators, is predicting a second ‘Palin Effect’, this time for Eastern Europe. The responsible tourism award-winner is envisaging a significant upturn in sales to this lesser-known corner of Europe following the launch of Michael Palin’s latest book on 13th September and the BBC1 television series, ‘Michael Palin’s New Europe’, which begins on Sunday, 16th September.
New in Scotland for autumn
Work is to start on creating a £16 million visitor centre at Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden after the Scottish government promised an extra £1 million for the project. The building will include a massive glass wall to give visitors the impression of being outside in the garden.
Experience Glasgow's Merchant City Festival
The Merchant City Festival is back for it sixth year and better than ever. Running from Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 September, the Festival attracts more than 40,000 people over Glasgow’s four day bank holiday weekend with an exciting programme of theatre, music, fashion, visual art, film and comedy.
50% of UK skiers visit one of five resorts
Research into UK skiers’ holiday habits by Ski Solutions has found that only five resorts account for 50% of all ski bookings. Counting all hotel, chalet and apartment holidays at the 125 resorts Ski Solutions serve, five resorts including Val d’Isere, Courchevel, Lech, Zermatt and Whistler in North America accounted for 50% of bookings.
Cruising with the kids
If you’re after a value-for-money family break this October half term, look no further than Italian cruise line, Costa Cruises. With 11 ships sailing in the Mediterranean this autumn, Costa Cruises offers excellent choice at competitive prices.
Get back to nature with Interhome
Escape to the countryside and rejuvenate the mind and spirit on a relaxing and invigorating holiday with Interhome. As one of Europe’s leading providers of privately owned rental properties, Interhome’s specialist knowledge will help guide holidaymakers to find their personal haven amongst Europe’s beautiful lakes and mountains.