Types of trip
Tourists pour into Argentina’s Zuccardi restaurant
Restaurant Zuccardi, located at the Zuccardi family’s winery 30 minutes from Mendoza in Argentina, has reported its most successful year to date with over 12,370 international diners flocking to sample its delights, as well as a further 14,580 diners from Argentina itself.
Mothers Day ideas for best (and bravest) mums
Whethere you've a Mum who'd love to try quad biking or white water kayaking, or one that prefers something more traditional such as chocolates or spa treatments, Coastal Cottages of Pembokeshire can put together a special break to suit.
Enjoy a summer break in Lapland
Finnish Lapland has enjoyed an enormous surge in popularity as a top December destination for British families seeking Santa Claus. Now, however, one tour operator is introducing a short-break option which showcases the fantastic opportunities for fun in Lapland not with snow but with wall-to-wall daylight and the midnight sun.
Highland Games in Kansas!
The September 2007 McPherson Scottish Festival will host the official world championships for Highland heavy athletes aged 40 and over. Nine world championships are at stake for both men and women in various age groups.
Everyone is humming that tune...
The Jet2holidays.com TV advert is getting everyone in a musical mood. Indeed, everyone is humming that tune; the person that sits next to you on the bus home, your family and friends... they just can’t get the music out of their head and you can’t either!
Music & fireworks at Madeira’s Atlantic Festival
Head to the beautiful sub tropical island of Madeira this June and enjoy unforgettable music and firework shows during the annual Atlantic Festival. The festival features the Madeira Music Festival and the International Fireworks Competition in which contestants organise firework displays to accompany the music on Saturday the 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th June.
Restoration of magnificent chateau completed
The Chateau of the Great Sun, a magnificent Military Chateau has been restored. For those who have read ‘A Year In Provence’ and / or seen the film, the story of the restoration of this beautiful Chateau, the subject of a fourth-coming book, will make the trials and tribulations of Peter Mayle’s characters seem pale in comparison.
New theme park opening in Kansas
With less than 90 days to go until the Grand Opening of Kansas’ Largest Attraction, Wild West World Theme Park has completed all major construction, is holding several events and hiring more to its growing staff.
Affordable Caribbean family holidays
Families planning holidays in the Caribbean this year will find it particularly good value at five of the region’s best known and privately owned resorts. The luxury hotels, on islands including Barbados, Grenada and St Lucia, are extending the children’s price age from 12 to 16.
Devon Cliffs named Britain’s best
Devon Cliffs Holiday Park has been declared best in the country by Haven and British Holidays. The resort at Sandy Bay, near Exmouth, came ahead of Haven’s other 34 holiday parks around the country in a range of criteria including customer satisfaction and service to win the accolade.
Brits flock to El Gouna
El Gouna, the Red Sea’s premier leisure destination, today announces the UK as its third largest source market for 2006. The ranking is the highest ever achieved by the UK, which in 2000 was still only the 9th largest source of tourists for the destination.
Cooking up a great holiday in Austria
High standards of accommodation and excellent cuisine are an integral part of the culture of the Austrian Tirol. Much is produced organically and many kitchens focus on gastronomy, organic cuisine and healthy cooking.
Edinburgh Festival accommodation
Every August Edinburgh hosts the largest collection of arts festivals in the world but it’s at this time of year that those in the know start cherry-picking the best places to stay during the event. With 2,000 shows a day to choose from during the height of festival fever, having your own city centre retreat is the perfect way to avoid cultural burnout.
Fit not fat! Haven Holidays make fitness fun
This week’s focus on a 14 stone eight year old serves to highlight the question…..puppy fat or one step closer to heart disease? The problems of obesity in children feature regularly in the press and we all know we should be encouraging our kids to get up of the sofa and start exercising.
Eurocamp offers greener way to travel
Camping expert Eurocamp is now offering its customers a greener way to travel to many of their chosen holiday destinations. The holiday company is giving customers the opportunity to travel by train and the chance to off set carbon emissions via websites carbontrust.co.uk and co2balance.com.