Types of trip
Fairway to holiday heaven
Take your clubs on an early Spring break with plenty to occupy the rest of your family too. What more could you want, a Championship golf course at the bottom of the garden, a sandy beach within pitching distance of the villa and an array of activities to entertain the non-golfing members of your group.
Greenwich Alive
Greenwich Alive! twelve days of art, music, and architecture from Saturday 16 to Wednesday 27 June will celebrate the vibrant cultural, contemporary and classical mix within this beautiful corner of south east London. It will also mark the tenth anniversary since the centre of Greenwich was awarded World Heritage Site status for its architectural, scientific, maritime and royal associations.
Maritime Greenwich celebrates 10 Years as World Heritage Site
Maritime Greenwich, the vibrant heart of this beautiful corner of south east London, is celebrating the tenth anniversary since it was awarded World Heritage Site status in 1997 for its architectural, scientific, maritime and royal associations. Festivities start on 16 June with Greenwich Alive! twelve days of art, music and architecture and continue for the remainder of the year.
High flyer holidays
So you’ve read the Paul McKenna books, mastered the art of Sudoko and climbed Mont Blanc and still not discovered your true potential? High flyers look no further. A new style of holiday based on personal achievement programmes has been launched aimed to take individuals to a higher plane.
Half term walking breaks: Kid free or free kids?
Walking tour operator Upland Escapes has half-term solutions for all: kid-free holidays, and free holidays for kids. Whether escaping with the children, or from the children, Upland Escapes has the prefect break to offer.
Loire River to be transformed into art exhibition
From 1 June to 1 September 2007, one of the world’s most astonishing contemporary art exhibitions will be revealed on the River Loire, featuring over 40 installations by internationally renowned artists such as Anish Kapoor, Daniel Buren and Atelier Van Lieshout.
Affordable beach areas
Pawleys Island, South Carolina, offers wonderful and affordable beach vacations. There are no high rise commercial hotels on the oceanfront, just beach homes that can be rented. Therefore, people using the beach come from the homes and not from 500 room hotels.
Island Cruises launch early booking offers
Island Cruises (islandcruises.com) are celebrating the launch of their new summer 2008 brochure by offering some fantastic early booking offers, and prices from just £549* for a 7-night cruise.
A taste for Philadelphia
Cappuccinos, cafe lattes and mochaccinos are served Philadelphia style this month in your local Coffee Republic! Spread over tables, encased around coffee cups, and featured on internet screens, Philadelphia’s message as a young, trendy destination accompanies the time-out café set.
New flight & new holidays to N.E. Slovenia
New Ryanair flights into Slovenia’s second city of Maribor, starting in early June, are opening up the lesser known north east of the country, a rural, undulating region of spa resorts, ski centres, historic cities, wine routes with numerous opportunities for cycling, walking, site-seeing, and adrenalin sports.
Cité Europe makes shopping a privilege
Cité Europe, the biggest shopping centre in Northern France, located near to Calais in Coquelles, is launching a new Privilege Card scheme exclusively for cross channel visitors from the UK.
City breaks - the fastest-growing travel sector
European city tourism is growing faster than any other area of the European economy, according to European Cities Marketing (‘ECM’), the association that represents more than one hundred European cities, tourist boards and convention bureaus.
Flint Hills featured in National Geographic Magazine
For the April issue of National Geographic magazine, long-time photographic contributor Jim Richardson tackled a subject familiar to central Kansas residents in an unfamiliar light - he put the Kansas Flint Hills on display, portrayed with fireflies, starlight and aerial views.
Island Cruises gets comical
Island Cruises has teamed up exclusively with Jongleurs, the UK’s number one comedy brand and the world’s largest chain of comedy clubs, to bring laughs on board for 2008.
Get a taste of the summer’s property hotspots
Every month or two there seems to be a new hot spot for property investment overseas, with new holiday homes popping up all over the world. Whether you want to visit somewhere new, relatively undiscovered or are looking for an investment bargain, when it comes to the finest selection of accommodation, holidaymakers really are spoilt for choice!