Types of trip
Make Easter a family affair at Le Méridien Al Aqah
Treat your family this Easter - Le Méridien Al Aqah celebrates the occasion with a day out package, which includes unlimited access to the pool, beach and recreational activities, as well as a delicious Easter Brunch at AED 250.00 per person.
Solo travellers are spoilt for choice
Soaring demand from solo travellers has led to a host of new tours in the latest Good Companions brochure from Glenton Holidays. The Scottish tour operator specialises in holidays for mature travellers and its Good Companions programme for solo holidaymakers has gone from strength to strength since it was established more than two years ago. Passenger numbers have risen by 50% year-on-year.
A celebration of science in Edinburgh
The Edinburgh International Science Festival (sciencefestival.co.uk) is the world’s first and Europe’s largest celebration of science and technology and takes place in Scotland’s Capital City- Edinburgh in April.
Mother’s Day Tulip Tea at the Goring
To celebrate Mother’s Day this year, the Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Centre will host a special Tulip Tea at The Goring, deep in the heart of London, from Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd March.
Salisbury Cathedral sees red for Comic Relief
Salisbury Cathedral is taking part in Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day by turning its 404ft soaring spire red each night from Monday 9 March through to Red Nose Day on Friday 13 March. It hopes that everyone who sees the ‘red nosed’ Cathedral will be reminded of the comic relief message and encouraged to do something special to raise money for the charity.
Credit-crunch friendly holiday ideas
Book by end of March for a £50 per person saving - courtesy of specialist, Belle France - on an independent cycling holiday in July or August around the dramatic scenery of the Dordogne.
Florida museum announces Warhol exhibition
The Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins has announced new exhibitions opening this spring, including a showing of new works by the Rollins studio art faculty that will feature painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture. CFAM will also present Andy Warhol: Personalities, selections of its recent acquisition of 150 Polaroid and black and white photographs by Andy Warhol.
Celebrate the Year of Astronomy
The International Year of Astronomy (2009) is now underway and to celebrate, specialist tour operator Journey Latin America has announced its top stargazing destinations across Latin America.
Relaxation and culture on Lake Como
As a destination Lake Como has much to the holidaymaker at all times of year, with proximity to the Alps for skiing during the winter, and to Milan for shopping, not to mention the other northern lakes of Maggiore, Iseo and Garda to explore.
Escape the credit crunch blues this Easter
Escape the cold weather and credit crunch blues this April with a series of offers from Turkish specialist Artemis Travel. Artemis Travel’s self-catering villas and apartments on the Aegean coast of Turkey are available from under £25 per person for a week in April – including stays over Easter.
Fall in love with Shacklabank’s wildlife
Enjoy your own inspirational Spring Watch in May 2009 by heading up to the exquisite Shacklabank Farm, in the velvety Howgills near Sedbergh in Cumbria, for a Shacklabank Free-Range Walking Holiday with a wildlife focus.
Easter-egg hunting in Devon
A cuddly bunny and chocolate eggs await guests booking an Easter break at Combe House, near Exeter. This beautiful Grade I Elizabethan manor is hidden on a wooded Devon estate where Arabian horses and pheasants roam freely.
Easter in a Cornish castle
Stay in a Cornish castle on the coast near Rosudgeon with wonderful sea views across to St Michael’s Mount this Easter. The garden apartment, which sleeps four, is available for a week’s stay from Friday 11 April priced at £462.
Get on board with Keycamp
Head stateside to Keycamp’s Petaluma parc this April and not only will you be in an ideal location to explore California’s finest attractions and endless beaches, but you can also jump on board and join spectators for ‘Open Day on the Bay’ – a fantastic boating display at scenic San Francisco Bay (26 April 2009).
Tempted by Trentino
Walking specialist operator, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays, is offering new one and two week tours in the Trentino Highlands, on the spectacular Italian peninsular. Reckoned to be amongst the finest walking in Italy, these alpine foothills – between the high peaks of the Alps to the north and Po Valley to the south – offer walkers a truly different and memorable experience.