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New comedy festival launches in Bath this April
This spring Bath will welcome a new festival to its busy and diverse year-round programme of events. The Bath Comedy Festival will start, appropriately, on April Fools’ Day and finish on the 12th April.
Huge savings on Dubai winter breaks
For travel up to the middle of March, Premier Holidays has announced massive savings of up to £560 per person on four-night, winter sunshine breaks to Dubai.
A new music festival hits the beach
Antalya's funkiest design hotel - the Hillside Su - is teaming up with SunSplash Antalya to host a unique luxury holiday and music festival package from 3-10 May 2009.
Entries close early for popular mountain bike race
New Zealand’s inaugural multi-stage mountain bike race has proven so popular that entries have closed early. Sixty teams have now registered for the Skins Alpine Epic which runs from 25 to 28 February 2009 in the central South Island. The original closing date for race entries was 20 January but space was limited. A wait list is now in operation.
Romantic cottage getaways for Valentine's Day
A romantic little cottage in the Scottish Borders - complete with four-poster bed and wood-burning stove - is the offer for starry-eyed couples celebrating Valentine's Day with cottage agency, Ecosse Unique.
Tourism Germany launches one stop booking shop
For best-value travel deals to Germany, look no further. The German National Tourist Office (GNTO) in London has launched a new one-stop shop consumer platform “Book Germany now” on bookgermanynow.com.
Ski America’s ‘coolest’ resorts
Can’t live without your winter break, but have a New Year’s resolution to save save save? Then check out the credit crunching offers that Park City, Utah, is offering Brits in its three resorts.
Follow in the footsteps of greats in the Great Lakes
As America welcomes their first mixed race president visitors can follow in the footsteps of some other famous presidents who started their path to ‘greatness’ in the Great Lakes.
Pitch up for a family holiday from £6 per night
Don’t let the credit crunch put you off booking a holiday! Haven Holidays offer a range of holiday options to suit every budget – with early booking offers for basic touring pitches starting at as little as £6 per night for up to four people. And that includes access to Haven’s first class facilities, kid’s clubs and entertainment.
Snow alert! More than a fluffy foot hits Banff Park
Dry, fluffy powder is blanketing Banff National Park this week and skiers and snowboarders are lapping it up with ear-to-ear grins at Mt. Norquay, Lake Louise Ski Area, and Sunshine Village. In the last three days, more than half a metre of fresh, light snow has piled up on ski resort bases that already top six feet (187 cms and growing) — translating into endless untracked turns covering almost 8,000 acres of terrain.
Sri Lanka to host third Galle Literary Festival
An inspiring company of international and Sri Lankan writers will gather with festival-goers from all over the world at the Galle Literary Festival, which runs from January 28 – February 01 2009, in and around the world heritage site of Galle Fort, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka.
Loving Iceland in 2009
With its erupting geysers, magical lava landscapes and majestic glaciers there is a lot to love about Iceland and with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Icelandair wants to share the love with its Loving Iceland City Break for only £225.
A once-in-a-lifetime adventure
Far East specialists Bamboo Travel still have space on their a once-in-a-lifetime small group adventure which combines the Naadam Festival in Mongolia with 2009’s total solar eclipse in China, the longest eclipse that will occur anywhere in the 21st Century.
Now’s the time to visit Norway
The value of the Norwegian Krone is down approximately 25 % since summer 2008. The Krone is at a record low against the Euro and the Danish Krone, and the US Dollar has gained significantly over the last months. The British Pound, which also is at a record low against the Euro, is keeping its value against the Norwegian Krone.
Love by the lochside
Ardanaiseig, one of Scotland’s most romantic hotels, offers the ultimate Valentines break in its waterside love nest. The Boat Shed, recently converted into a contemporary hideaway, offers total seclusion with breathtaking panoramic views of the loch. The Valentines package includes arrival by steamboat across Loch Awe, with welcoming Champagne and oysters served by a personal butler, who is on hand for the duration of the stay.