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ABTA launches new Health & Safety database
ABTA has teamed up with Argent Health and Safety, part of the Parabis Group, to launch a comprehensive new health and safety database, the ABTA Resort Check or “ARC”.
Fly fishing breaks to Finnish Lapland
Finnish Lapland specialist Canterbury Travel is offering a fly fishing short break tour to Finnish Lapland this summer. ‘Fly fishing under the Midnight Sun’, is a four-night dream come true for any enthusiastic fly fisherman or woman. Based near the city of Rovaniemi, on the Arctic Circle, there is a chance to fish all day for three days on some of Europe’s finest salmon, trout and grayling rivers.
Late deals on luxury Alpine chalet holidays
With up to 30% off, you can enjoy luxury for less with these amazing late availability deals from The Alpine Club, as seen in the Sunday Times 'Super Chalet' feature**. The Three Valleys is once again blanketed with snow - with nearly a metre of new snow falling last week and more forecasted for this week.
Festival fever comes to Brighton
VisitBrighton announces an incredible calendar of events to make this year’s festival the biggest yet! Brighton Festival is back this May (5-27), celebrating a wealth of local, national and international talent with an exciting calendar of events spanning three fun-filled weeks.
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.