Types of trip
Taiwan’s Lantern Festival to light up Chiayi City
The streets of Chiayi City, one of Taiwan’s largest southern cities, will be awash with colour and ancient Chinese tradition during Taiwan’s Lantern Festival, which will take place between 28th February and 7th March 2010.
How to make the next decade your best yet
The start of the New Year is traditionally the time to take stock and review how our lives are going, but it is all too easy to have forgotten our resolutions by the time February comes.
Stay at home Britain
2009 was truly the year of the British break with cottages4you reporting sales of domestic holidays well up on 2008.
Blanket Bay wins Enviro Award
Multi-award-winning Blanket Bay lodge in Glenorchy has added yet another award to its impressive line-up for 2009 - the Qualmark Enviro-Gold.
Winter wellness weekends in Malta
The 5 Star Fortina Spa Resort in Malta, world leaders in health tourism, are offering luxurious healthy holidays in their unique Wellness Rejuvenation Rooms.
Heritage Motor Centre celebrates rally car history
The Heritage Motor Centre, home to the world's largest collection of British cars, is to host a special Historic Rally Car Register Open Day on Saturday 16 January from 9:30am – 4:30pm.
New Year skiing in Slovakia's Tatras
Mountain Paradise is offering a week's skiing in Slovakia's High Tatras for just £499 per person including return flights, accommodation in Pension Plesnivec or Pension Fortuna, a six day ski resort pass and free half board and free ski/snowboard carriage, worth £125.
Walkers show no signs of hanging up their boots
A survey of HF Holidays’ customers – many of whom are aged 50 plus – reveals that far from hanging up their boots and sitting out retirement, some guests claim to head out into the countryside every day.
Vacansoleil launches biggest ever brochure
Camping and mobile home specialist, Vacansoleil has launched its biggest ever brochure with the 2010 programme featuring around 335 European campsites – including 35 which are new for the coming year.
Ryanair announces 38th base at Malaga
Ryanair has announced it will open its 38th base at Malaga in June 2010 with 4 based aircraft and 19 new routes (39 in total) being launched.
Walking holidays in Montenegro
Montenegro – known as the ‘Black Pearl’ of the Balkans and the second youngest country in the world (being just three years old) – has been introduced into HF Holidays’ 2010 walking programme for the first time so that its guests can experience the country before it becomes a major tourist destination.
A year of possibilities for adventurous travel
Whether looking for an active adventure holiday, a cultural journey or wildlife trip during 2010, The Adventure Company offers trips to satisfy any traveller keen to do more than just sunbathe.
London to host ‘Tokyo Day’ this January
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced Tokyo Day to be held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London on January 30th and 31st 2010.
VisitBritain invites the world to celebrate Sherlock Holmes
Celebrating the release of “Sherlock Holmes,” the new action-adventure mystery starring Robert Downey Jr. as the legendary detective, national tourism agency VisitBritain has joined forces with Warner Bros. Pictures to invite tourists to discover Sherlock Holmes’ Britain – Past and Present – with a new campaign and online movie map, visitbritain.com/sherlockholmes and a free Great British Film Locations iPhone App.
Lakeland holiday-park plans big switch-off for starry nights
Guests at a Lakeland holiday park will be invited to take part in a series of dark deeds next year.