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Jet2Holidays.com launch winter holidays from £79
Jet2Holidays.com is now selling fantastic winter holidays to Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands from as little as £79 per person for departures between 1st November 2007 and 31st March 2008.
Cheers to Chinese beer
Travellers that have been to Oktoberfest and are looking for a more unusual beer festival this year should consider visiting China for their International Beer Festival in Qingdao in August.
Tea time in Sri Lanka
For a new take on the ‘tea break’, book a luxury holiday to one of Sri Lanka’s finest tea plantations with Tropical Sky. Travel between August and October and enjoy six night’s boutique-style accommodation on a full-board basis at Ceylon Tea Trails from £1,179 per person.
WTM - Reaching the gay market
World Travel Market, in conjunction with leading global gay marketing agency, Out Now Consulting, is launching a Gay and Lesbian Travel MasterClass with a difference.
World Travel Awards launches YouTube channel
The World Travel Awards, the leading and largest accolade programme for the global tourism industry, announces today that it has launched a Broadband Video channel on YouTube, the leading online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos.
The Tour de France returns to Brittany in 2008
Leading up to the Tour de France’s opening ceremony in London on 6 July, Director of the Brittany Tourist Board, Monsieur François Vertadier and colleague Monsieur Marc Doria Director of Brest Tourist Office announced that Brittany will be the first departure point for the 2008 Tour de France at a press lunch on 4 July 2007.
New partnership for Costa Cruises & Singapore Tourism Board
Costa Cruises, the leading cruise company in Europe and South America, has formed a global strategic marketing partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board. Both companies will engage in joint marketing initiatives in the Asia Pacific and European markets for above and below the line cruise promotional campaigns.
Brits cry out for summer sun
Brits are escaping the terrible weather ruining the summer at the moment by booking holidays to sunnier climes says leading online travel and leisure retailer lastminute.com.
Active holidays for kids
Keeping children active, laughing and entertained during the school holidays can be a real challenge with many parents wishing their children could play the way they did in their own childhoods: getting muddy, being outdoors all day and playing make-believe games instead of sitting in front of a screen munching junk food and complaining of being bored. Over the holidays kids can leave their mobiles and computer games at home and go out to have a great time with Super Camps UK.
Escape the rain with Holidaylettings.co.uk
With threats of a soggy summer Holidaylettings.co.uk has some great sunshine options on the Continent, as well as more than 15,000 properties in 100 countries worldwide.
A meeting with the Dalai Lama for top travel photographer
Travel Photographer of the Year is delighted to announce that the overall winner of TPOTY 2007 will have the unique opportunity to spend up to two days photographing His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, the Tibetan settlement in Northern India.
Kansas' Flint Hills scenic byway
Some of the million or so cattle that graze in the Flint Hills’ pastures, once the domain of buffalo, can be seen from the Flint Hills Scenic Byway in Kansas. If you think all of Kansas is flat, then think again and check out the rolling Flint Hills as they fan out across the eastern part of the state over 183 miles from north to south, stretching 30 to 40 miles wide in parts.
All inclusive family holidays on the Kenyan coast
Turtle Bay Beach Club, the popular all inclusive resort on the Kenyan coast, is offering a special year round family holiday package which includes under 12’s staying free.
Plan your next Accessible Holiday at the Mobility Roadshow
Whether you fancy a cruise into the horizon, to take flight to see flamingos in South Africa or prefer to stay on terra firma in a holiday apartment in Cyprus, if you need a little help to get around, you’ll find an excellent choice at this year’s Mobility Roadshow that takes place on 19, 20 and 21 July at Kemble Airfield near Cirencester.
2 by 2 Holidays launches luxury tours for cricket fans
South African travel specialist, 2 by 2 Holidays, this week launches a range of luxury cricket tours for fans following their team’s fortunes in the inaugural cricket Twenty20 World Cup.