Types of trip
Escape the rate race with Keycamp
With a new survey from self catering specialist Keycamp revealing that Britain is turning into a nation of ‘battery workers’, with 70% of workers feeling stressed and almost half feeling compelled to work more than nine to five, holidays have never been as important.
Beating the Euro with a luxury villa
With rumours that taking a holiday in the Eurozone might be expensive this year, Quality Villas are proving that even a luxury villa rental operator can fight the exchange rate and in most cases offer its clients even lower rates for 2009.
Tropical Sky guarantees great value holiday deals
With the January Sales in full force and many tour operators claiming to offer ‘huge discounts’ on holidays, a genuine bargain can often be difficult to find. However, for the savvy sales shopper, specialist long-haul operator Tropical Sky can guarantee great value deals with no hidden agenda.
Escape to some spring sunshine on the Algarve
Algarve Select, the leading independent specialist of tailor-made beach and golf holidays to Portugal’s sunshine coast, has some great deals during March at Boavista Golf & Health Spa Resort, Lagos.
Top alternative Brazilian carnivals
The Rio de Janeiro carnival starts on the Friday, 20th February 2009 and finishes on Mardi Gras or “Fat Tuesday”, on 24th February – it promises, as ever, to be a hedonistic riot of samba and sequins famous the world over.
Thomson offers more 10 and 11 night holidays for 2009
Thomson is doubling its offering of 10 and 11 night holidays for Summer 2009*. This increase is part of the company’s commitment to offering an enhanced, service-oriented holiday experience, allowing people to enjoy a good break, without the need to take a full two weeks off work.
Even the weather is warming to UK holidays
It may have been the coldest start to winter in more than 30 years – but sunlight is at the end of the tunnel with 2009 forecast to be one of the top five warmest years on record.
More options for single travellers
Leger Holidays, the UK’s biggest provider of European coach holidays, has launched its 2009 Single Traveller brochure offering a range of specialist tours ranging from five to 14 days and starting at just £439 per person.
Stop in the name of love if you adore Motown
'Stop in the name of love' is the message from the fabulous Beach House in Blackpool, where five star, self-catering luxury can be combined with a not-to-be-missed Motown break this January.
Plan a spring time escape in medieval Tuscany
Enjoy Tuscany in springtime, when the prices are lower, the tourists are fewer and the countryside is at its most beautiful. Invitation to Tuscany has a collection of ‘characteristically Italian’ villas, farmhouses and apartments in idyllic locations perfect for a getaway in April, May or June.
Travel Notebook introduces ‘Luxe For Less’
Luxe For Less is the latest addition to Travel Notebook which aims to find stylish places to stay that won't break the bank. In the current economic climate, never has there been a better time to launch Luxe For Less where featured hotels provide guaranteed chic at affordable prices.
Skiing with royal connections
You don’t have to be rich or famous to enjoy a skiing holiday in Klosters – a resort favoured by Prince Charles and his family – is the message from the Switzerland Travel Centre.
Poland set to be holiday hotspot in 2009
A new report has named Poland as one of the expected holiday hotspots for the coming year. The FCO & ABTA Travel Trends Report, produced by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Association of British Travel Agents, shows that Poland could be a real winner thanks to the warm welcome and value for money it offers travellers.
Brits book online holidays in bid to banish New Year blues
A record number of consumers booked a holiday online last weekend to escape the New Year blues, with cottages4you taking its highest number of internet bookings ever in one day on Sunday 4th January 2009.
Travel Channel's edge on the essential
The Travel Channel has announced the premiere of Essential - a new series showcasing destinations with a different angle: to capture the essence of a destination guided by the people who live there.