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Valentine breaks from Prestige Holidays
February is romance month at Cambridge Beaches in Bermuda and, with a menu of events to inspire it, what better place to enjoy a Valentines break. Two person kayak tours, cookery lessons and food tasting, movies by candlelight, couples massage sessions, dinner for two on the beach or on your own private island and a menu of baths are just some of the things on offer.
It's Groundhog Day in Pennsylvania!
February 2nd is Groundhog Day – the day when the sleepy groundhog leaves his winter retreat to foretell the coming of the spring.
New attractions in Scotland for 2007
Scotland is the place to visit in 2007 with a host of new attractions for tourists including new exhibitions at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, a refurbished Apex Hotel in Edinburgh, the Edinburgh Food & Drink Festival, as well as much much more! Here are some of the highlights for 2007. . .
Finest wines in Caribbean found at Antigua
The Caribbean is not necessarily a region where you would expect to find fine wines as most people associate it with rum and heady cocktails and punches. However Curtain Bluff, the effortlessly glamorous resort in Antigua, has recently extended it’s wine cellar to make it not only the largest in the Caribbean but probably the best!
Jet2.com offers package holidays for less
In a move designed to ‘attack the heart of traditional tour operating’ low cost airline Jet2.com has teamed up with leading dynamic packager the On Holiday Group to create Jet2holidays.com – a tour operator with a difference.
Mediterranean Dive Centre gains accredited status
LykiaWorld Ölüdeniz in Turkey has one of the best equipped diving centres across the Mediterranean providing a wide variety of diving opportunities. In recognition of this the Dive Centre has been accredited as a PADI Gold Palm Resort Centre in 2007.
XL.com extends holidays & flights sale
XL.com, the online portal for the XL Leisure Group, has extended its January sale on all flights and holidays until 28th February 2007.
Optimising public transport for holiday travel
Campers should think about using public transport to travel on holiday - that’s the claim from Europe’s camping expert, Eurocamp, which has just unveiled a new innovation for 2007 to make it easier for its customers to do just that.
Ten things to do in Tirol this winter
The Austrian Tirol is a winter paradise, packed full of activities and events. From skiing and boarding, to partying in world class winter sports resorts. Flying down a snowy valley, to hurtling down it on rails. Sipping a drink in an ice bar, to snuggling up in reindeer skins in an igloo. We've compiled the top ten activities to do in the Tirol this winter . . .
Discover the beauty of Asia’s spiritual centres
One of Australia’s finest luxury tour operators, which launched its UK branch last year, has unveiled breathtaking new tours available to British travellers, exploring the stunning gardens in three of Asia’s spiritual centres. Ross Garden Tours, headed by the country’s leading television horticulturist and gardening personality, Graham Ross, is inviting garden enthusiasts to join them as they head to Vietnam, Japan or China to unlock the secrets of the Ancient East.
Poland tipped for stag party boom
Based on the number of orders taken so far, Stag Republic the leading stag party organiser in Eastern Europe, expects more stag groups than ever to arrive in Budapest in 2007. The company also launched tours to Warsaw and Krakow in 2006 and sees Poland as the next boom area for stag tourism.
Party on the piste: Snowbombing 2007
One of the world’s top winter sports resorts, the Tirolean resort of Mayrhofen has announced details of its 2007 `Snowbombing’ event, the biggest party on the pistes that combines an eclectic festival of music with the best in skiing and snowboarding.
Magnificent Mother’s Day breaks in Mallorca
Why not turn Mother’s Day into a weekend or a week in Mallorca – the perfect excuse for a getaway this spring. Mallorca Farmhouses offers a selection of different size properties available for both short breaks and week long stays, allowing mothers to be treated to a truly relaxing break either alone, with a friend or the whole family.
First Choice gets red-dy for Comic Relief
First Choice’s shops may be themed pink at the moment, but they will turn red from the beginning of February, when the company becomes the ‘Official Holiday Partner of Red Nose Day 2007’. The campaign launches on 31 January, with Red Nose Day itself, taking place on 16 March.
Carribean carnival spirit hits Dominica
Caribbean Carnival spirit comes to the island of Dominica this February with Mas Domnik 2007 – ‘The Real Mas’. The annual carnival officially started in January but truly kicks-off in February culminating with Jump Up - the National Traditional Carnival Street Party on 19 February 2007 and island wide celebrations on Carnival Tuesday, 20 February 2007.