Types of trip
Tee off for a Gold Medal golf holiday
Golf has long been synonymous with luxury yet never really renowned for style in the fashion stakes. However on 3rd September, fashion golf and luxury holidays join together to host golf’s first Trilby Tour. The Trilby Tour will be to golf what Paris Fashion Week is to Haute Couture.
Regent Street Festival 2007 - an Indian summer
The annual Regent Street Festival, one of the most exciting outdoor free street events in London takes place on Sunday 2 September 2007 and will showcase all the flair, colour and magic of India from 12 noon until 8pm.
10 of the best free attractions in North East England
If you are wondering whether you can afford to get away this summer a visit to North East England may just be what your looking for. With 15% off selected serviced accommodation and £50 off self-catering at Visitnortheastengland.com there’s something for every budget.
Southern Italy is ready to welcome visitors following wild fires
Tourism is back to normal in the southern Italian region of Puglia after the wild fires on the Gargano area last week. Last week the news reported of the fires that occurred in various Mediterranean countries causing disruption, damage and concern.
The Really Wild Food Festival – a down to earth celebration
The 2007 Really Wild Food and Countryside Festival, a down-to-earth celebration of food and crafts that originate from the Welsh countryside, will be held in the ancient cathedral city of St Davids, Pembrokeshire, south west Wales over the weekend of 1 and 2 September.
British behaviour abroad
With the holiday season upon us, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is set to deal with the thousands of UK citizens that will be calling upon its services this summer. To coincide with the holiday season, the FCO ‘Know Before You Go’ campaign today releases its British Behaviour Abroad report, revealing the numbers of British citizens getting into trouble abroad.
Garonga Safari Camp – safari for the soul
Garonga Safari Camp has announced the opening of 'Little Garonga' on 10 December 2007. The current Hambleden Suite is being extended to offer an additional two new suites, linked by pathways, namely the Buckingham and Chiltern Suites. The two suites are ideal, when booked together, for a family - or all 3 suites can be combined to create a private lodge that is ideal for larger families or friends to hire out for exclusive use.
VIP guests at Oklahoma’s cowboy museum
In July many VIP guests visited the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, most notably H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco. Actress Bo Derek also toured the Museum in July, as well as country singer Vince Gill, the female vocal group EnVogue, the Minister of Defense of Sweden, Chief of the Military of Taiwan and several other political dignitaries.
The Tour of Britain comes to Exmoor
On Tuesday 11 September the Tour of Britain, the UK’s leading professional cycling race, will be venturing into Somerset and Exmoor National Park for the first time in its history when the county hosts stage two of the international sporting spectacle.
See the Great River Race at Maritime Greenwich
Visitors to Maritime Greenwich in south east London on Saturday afternoon, 8 September will be able to watch the exciting final stages of the annual 22-mile Great River Race from various locations along the riverside. The challenging race down the Thames starts from Richmond in Surrey and finishes at Island Gardens opposite the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
Robin Hood rides into town for a special performance
A family show that was awarded the title Best Show for Young People at last year’s Buxton Fringe Festival comes to Bolton next month for a very special performance in the grounds of the historic Smithills Hall.
Trafalgar Square Festival 2007 inspired by India
This year's Trafalgar Square Festival takes inspiration from the Mayor of London's India Now season, with three weeks of breathtaking outdoor dance, theatre and spectacle, designed to illustrate the creative connections between London and India.
Canada has world's friendliest folk
It turns out that the world thinks Canadians are friendlier than affable Australians - in fact, a recent poll revealed Canucks are the most simpatico folks anywhere for three quarters running. That's according to Simon Anholt and his influential Anholt Nation Brands Index. Canada trumped Australia (No. 2), with Spain, New Zealand and Italy coming in at third, fourth and fifth places respectively.
Escape to the Loire’s new spa camp this summer
If you’re feeling ‘under the weather’ then why not take a trip to Eurocamp’s brand new Balneo spa retreat in its stunning Parc des Alicourts at Pierrefitte in the Loire Valley. Campers in need of some pampering can relax in the adult only indoor lagoon, surrounded by beaches looking out onto the lake.
UK's largest flower carpet to go on show in Bury St. Edmunds
The UK’s largest begonia flower carpet measuring some 750 square metres is to be laid in Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk for viewing over the late summer Bank holiday weekend, Friday 24 – Sunday 26 August from 9am until dusk.