Types of Trip

Cheap holiday destinations for autumn breaks

Autumn holidaymakers can now book cheap hotel accommodation in many popular holiday destinations.

Cosy cottages for autumn breaks

Minimalist chic is all very well, but it is good to come home to a cosy cottage after a day on the fells. And if you can dry your socks– as well as the dog – in front of a roaring fire, it is even better!

Make tracks to Trysil in Norway this ski season

Brand new to the 2009/10 programme from Alpine Tracks is Trysil, Norway’s largest and most varied ski area with 31 lifts serving 65 marked slopes.

A new era for luxury travel in Australia

The much-anticipated Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia’s first luxury conservation-based resort and Emirates Hotels & Resorts’ first development outside Dubai, welcomed its first guests today.

Exciting packages to Durban for fun seekers

Emirates Holidays is offering a range of tailor-made packages to Durban, to mark the launch of Emirates airline’s new direct flights from Dubai to the fun seekers’ capital of South Africa, which started on 1st October.

Rail Europe launches French train bookings

From Wednesday 14 October ’09, French trains running on the new winter timetable will go on sale. The timetable change from summer to winter schedules takes place on Sunday 13 December ’09.

Outdoor UK holidays are the new ‘staycations’

New research just published by the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) has revealed that even in the ongoing economic downturn, the demand for outdoor recreation is growing and the outdoor industries, from equipment manufacturers to retailers to holiday providers, have a good future.

Credit-crunch busting hotel breaks in Kinsale with Stena Line

Leading ferry company Stena Line is offering customers the chance to enjoy a hotel break in the Carlton Hotel Kinsale from only £64.50* per person, per night including return travel from Holyhead to Dublin Port or Fishguard to Rosslare.

Taking the restaurant out of The Rutland

The award-winning Restaurant at The Rutland’s head chef David Haetzman is taking his kitchen to Edinburgh’s Farmer’s Market on Saturday, 10 October 2009.

The top 10 national parks worldwide

National parks offer breathtaking landscapes in remote places where travellers can view unspoiled nature in protected areas.

Britain’s holiday gems revealed

The Farmers Arms, Miretti patissier and Tilly’s Tea room - these are just some of the 1,200 recommended pubs, restaurants and attractions which make British staycations truly memorable, according to a new online guide launched this week.

Iron Age secrets uncovered in Denmark

With the summertime crowds dispersed and the landscape bathed in the season’s last warm rays, autumn is the perfect time to visit northern Denmark. In particular, Aalborg (the country’s northernmost city) makes a wonderful base for a relaxed break at this time of year.