Types of trip
Celebrate romance with a trip to Shakespeare Country
Celebrate spring half term from 14 – 22 February in Shakespeare Country with a range of fun inspired activities for all the family. From campfires and treasure hunts to exhilarating jump-racing and muddy battle walks, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Canada offers a raft of exciting holiday options
Bales Worldwide has introduced a raft of exciting options for its Canada and Alaska programme for 2009/10, including new itineraries in the Atlantic Provinces, an incredible river journey through Yukon and a taste bud tantalising wine route in British Columbia.
Experience Scotland’s great outdoors
Amanda Hamilton, GMTV Nutritionist and star of the BBC’s Something for the Weekend is encouraging holiday-makers throughout the UK to discover all the winter white ways they can get fit and healthy on a holiday in Scotland in 2009.
A bargain hunter’s guide to top detox destinations
Cheapflights.co.uk, the leading flights comparison website, advises consumers to defy the gloom, bag a bargain and head off to sunnier climes to undertake a relaxing January detox. Whether it’s a colon cleanse or resuscitation wrap that takes your fancy, Cheapflights.co.uk has something to offer everyone.
Share the Nostalgic experience with your loved one
If you want to give your loved one to a Valentine’s gift they’ll never forget, treat them to a luxury classic car holiday with a difference. Nostalgic can put you behind the wheel of the elegant Alfa Romeo Spider, so you can drive one of Italy’s most iconic cars through some of Europe’s most romantic landscapes.
Portuguese Tourism Minister heads to UK
The Portuguese Minister for Tourism, Bernardo Trindade, will visit the UK to launch a major promotion campaign to stimulate tourism to Portugal during the economic downturn.
Carry on swinging
While many people are feeling the pinch of the recession new research shows golfers are defying the credit crunch and plan to swing on regardless. The independent study surveyed 12,000 clients of YourGolfTravel.com – Europe’s fastest growing golf travel company – and found the vast majority will continue to spend money to stay on the fairways.
Cruise travel trends for 2009
2008 was been a bumper year for the UK cruise business with the number of cruise travellers reaching 1.55 million, a 14 percent increase on 2007. Never before had such a huge variety of ships, themes, ports and price points been on offer. UK cruise travel had moved from a stereotype holiday style for the "newly wed and nearly dead" to one that meets the needs of all. So what’s going to happen in 2009?
Romance in the world’s most honest city
Where better to take your loved one for a romantic Valentine’s break than the most honest city in the world, located in the only country with 'love' in its name? Following an experiment carried out by Reader's Digest magazine, Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, has been given that honourable title.
New lifestyle retreat launches in the heart of the Catlins
A very special lifestyle development in the heart of the Catlins, one of the most ruggedly beautiful parts of New Zealand, has been launched onto the market. An exclusive sixteen-section subdivision at Porpoise Bay, where only a handful of houses dot a 4km sweep of golden sand, has come onto the market following extensive consultation to protect and enhance this area of outstanding natural beauty.
Brilliant Valentine's breaks from Brilliant Trips
New online operator, Brilliant Trips is offering a truly special weekend in Budapest - one of Europe's favourite winter destinations.
Slovakia offers budget skiing with style
For credit crunched Brits suffering from weak Sterling, the cost of skiing this season has reached levels not seen for years, but that's no reason to ditch the annual family skiing holiday. Simply look a little further east than the Alps with specialist operator, Mountain Paradise (mountainparadise.co.uk ) to find great value skiing, heaps of fresh powder and a ski scene unique to Europe.
Georgia’s presidential connections
Georgia is in presidential fashion with ties to three U.S. presidents, home to the oldest voter for Obama, at the grand age of 106 as well as a descendent of the Wanderer, the original ship which brought the Africans to the land back in 1858.
Get adventurous and find big savings
Tour operator The Adventure Company has slashed hundreds of pounds off the price of selected trips to help travellers beat the doom and gloom of the credit crunch in 2009.
January's ‘summer holiday' sales
With around 200,000 holidaymakers a day booking early to get the best summer holiday deals, esure travel insurance is urging Brits to do their homework before buying, not be influenced solely by bargain-bucket prices, and make sure they take out insurance straight away to cover themselves if they are forced to cancel their trip.