Types of trip
Caribbean holiday savings for cricket fans
If the success of last year’s Cricket World Cup has left you wanting more, then head to the West Indies this April to support England in the ICC World Twenty20 West Indies 2010. Sporting Getaways, the official travel agent for T20, is offering a selection of packages to Barbados from only £999, saving up to £100 if booked before the 28th February 2010*.
Valentine’s Day sparks rush for wedding insurance
As the most romantic day of the year approaches, new figures from M&S Money show that February is one of the most popular months of the year to buy wedding insurance.
Villa holiday offers in Umbria
Essential Italy is offering a fantastic early booking deal of 15% off all weeks at Casa Fontefaggio in Umbria for bookings made before 28th February, 2010.
Easter in Croatia with Small Families
Escape to the sleepy resort of Cavtat in Croatia this Easter with Small Families, the UK’s leading operator for single parent holidays.
Biosphere Expeditions partners United Nations
Biosphere Expeditions, the award winning not for profit conservation organisation, is celebrating becoming a partner of the United Nations (UN) in its ‘2010 International Year of Biodiversity’ programme. Biosphere Expeditions is one of the first 10 organisations in the UK to be recognised as a partner by the UN.
Exclusive hotel offers for New York Fashion Week
Head for New York on February 11th when fashion’s finest descend upon New York City and the Fall 2010 collections are unveiled. At the Tribeca and Soho Grand Hotels, New York, guests get a taste of the downtown lifestyle as concierges use their connections to get dinner reservations or tickets to the hottest Broadway shows.
Blanket Bay junior chef among best in the world
Blanket Bay’s commitment to nurturing the creativity and skills of young chefs has delivered yet another accolade on the world stage.
Leonardo da Vinci makes historic first flight
Last night the self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci took a flight for the first time in history, after receiving approval from Italian authorities. Leonardo da Vinci (the so-called Lucanian Portrait) travelled the airBaltic route from Rome via Riga to Tallinn, accompanied by a group of scientists, art historians and officials.
Love is in the air with bmibaby
Romance is in the air with Valentine’s Day fast approaching. Why not whisk your loved one off to one of these bmibaby destinations and try something different.
Snowing for gold
British Airways is gearing up to fly Team GB and Paralympics GB to Vancouver for the 21st Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games, which start in February.
Businesses wasting money on air travel, says easyJet
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline has revealed the results of an independent survey, which it says proves that easyJet provides companies with significant savings on short-haul travel, and demonstrates that on the majority of journeys easyJet was found to save over £100 per return trip.
New easyJet holiday packages to Israel, Cyprus and Croatia
easyJet has announced the expansion of its package holiday destinations, allowing travellers to simultaneously match up flights to more than 15,000 hotels across Europe, with savings of up to 50%, by combining flights and hotels.
Amateurs rub shoulders with green giants
Lucky golf fans in Dubai got a taste of life as a professional as they teed off in the same tournament as some of the world’s finest players this week - including the likes of Tom Watson, Lee Westwood and defending champion Rory McIlroy.
Australian resort offers carbon neutral luxury
Australia’s first conservation-based luxury resort, Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, has now become the first hotel in the world to achieve carbon neutral certification from an internationally accredited greenhouse gas certification scheme.
Emirates says ‘when in Rome’ twice a day
One of the world's most visited countries, Italy, has been brought closer to international travellers after Emirates' flights to Rome went double daily.