Types of trip
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.
Enjoy cricket world cup & St Patrick’s Day in Montserrat
With over 70,000 cricket fans expected in the Caribbean for the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, accommodation and flights are booking up fast. So why not escape the crowds and inflated prices with a stay on the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean?
Reduce your eco footprint with a holiday in Alsace
Increasingly tourists and travel agents are considering the environmental implications when making decisions about future holiday plans. Generally, this means looking for substitutes to air travel and, when the TGV Est high speed train link (tgvesteuropeen.com) opens on June 10th, holiday makers to the region of Alsace in France will have their own environmentally viable alternative.
Single on Valentine's Day? Help is at hand
Single people on Valentine’s Day can feel left out in the cold. Looking forward to the summer to cheer ourselves up often doesn’t work either. Who wants to holiday alone?
Romantic adventures
Want to do something special for Valentine’s Day this year? Why not take her – or him – on an absolutely unique romantic adventure neither of you will ever forget? If you have ever yearned to travel back in time, now is your chance. People say they want to experience the real Greece and here it is in Skyros as the earliest signs of Spring beckon.
Easter breaks with a difference
If you’re stuck for ideas for the perfect Easter get-away, why not discover the Powder Byrne difference this Easter! Sample the powder playgrounds of Zürs in Austria or the Swiss resort of Zermatt or hop off to the warm spring sunshine of Vila Vita Parc in the Algarve or the Anassa in Cyprus.
Spirited singles are new breed of traveller
According to a recent report by Mintel, singles are more adventurous than ever before and crave new experiences to far flung destinations around the world. Singles specialist, Just You (justyou.co.uk), is reaping the benefits due to their approach and vast portfolio of worldwide escorted tours.
New website for family holidays
For families with small children, an innovative website from Coastal Cottages of Pembrokeshire takes the headache out of holidaying with ‘tinies’.
Spoil your loved one with a spa break in Devon
Looking for somewhere romantic to celebrate Valentines, then book a break at Downe Health Spa & Cottages overlooking the Atlantic Ocean on North Devon’s Hartland Peninsula.
Spend Valentines Day on "cloud nine" in Pembrokeshire
Take his or her breath away on one of the truly memorable 'popping the question' experiences from Coastal Cottages of Pembrokeshire.
Delightful Mother’s Day getaways
Want to buy the perfect Mother’s Day present? Simply book a wonderful weekend away with Farm & Cottage Holidays. Send mum off to a cosy cottage in the countryside to enjoy some rest and relaxation or whisk her away with the whole family to spend some quality time together for a few days – Farm & Cottage Holidays has a selection of properties to suit.
Cape Verde becomes latest holiday hotspot
Due to phenomenal demand, an additional direct flight has been launched from Gatwick to Sal Island, (one of the 9 Cape Verde Islands) starting on the 8th February 2007.