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Brits beat the crunch with ‘all-inclusive’ holidays
Whilst British holidaymakers are determined not to give up on their hard earned holidays despite the financial crisis, more and more are keeping a close eye on their spending by turning to all-inclusive holidays for summer 2009. Leading online travel agent On the Beach has witnessed a huge increase in sales of all-inclusive holidays for summer 2009, up a staggering 43% on 2008.
Blakes provides boats for Brits in 2009
Blakes Boats, the boating holiday provider which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, has launched its new 2009 brochure with prices starting at just £14 per person per night. The new brochure includes two new packages – Yorkshire and Lancashire and Belgium. These additions bring the 2009 portfolio to 11 destinations, offering a range of boating holidays aboard a narrow boat, yacht or cruiser.
81 year old thrill seeker goes bungee jumping in Queenstown
While most of us were probably enjoying our first coffee of the day, eighty-one-year-old thrill seeker Duncan O’Brien was preparing to launch himself into a canyon with Shotover Canyon Swing in Queenstown on Friday morning.
Top 10 European ski resorts
An investigation conducted by trivago.co.uk has revealed the top 10 ski resorts in Europe - the best places to enjoy this year’s ski season.
Winter Wonderland returns to Hyde Park
With the festive season well and truly here, London’s Winter Wonderland opened to the public in spectacular grand style last weekend. Keeping the credit crunch concerns at bay, Winter Wonderland is officially this year's must have Christmas bargain with admission for all absolutely free and many child discounts available for rides and attractions from as little as £2, making it the perfect dose of Christmas magic in a fairytale setting.
Online ski hire soars at Ski Republic
With up to a metre of snow forecast in the French Alps this weekend revolutionary ski equipment hirer, Ski Republic, are reporting record online bookings for their `two for one’ skiis, boots and poles offer with rental sales 500% higher than 12 months ago.
High altitude skiing and a noble host
The Austrian Tirol abounds with unusual, charming and cosy places to stay. Skiers preferring to find individual accommodation this winter could consider residing amid nobility at the Jagdschloss Kühtai, an 800 year old lodge with a resident Count, whose ancestors include Emperor France Josef I. The Lodge is in the heart of the mountains at Kühtai, Austria's highest ski resort, and has direct access to the skiing, with individual rooms and suites and prices from € 125,00 per night.
You’re closer than you think to Paris Ile-de-France
“The new Paris Ile-de-France” advertising campaign has just been unveiled in London as well as in 12 other European cities. Its goal is to spark the immediate desire to go – or go back – to Paris Ile-de-France to make the most of the region’s events and cultural offering. The campaign places particular emphasis on the destination’s ease of access via high-speed train.
Have a magical Christmas in Perthshire
Roman Camp Country House and Restaurant, Callander, Perthshire – one of Scotland’s most unique and magical hideaways – has availability for their “Christmas Escape” nights and for their 3 nights Hogmanay package in standard, superior and suite rooms with prices starting from £345.00/person/night for the Christmas Escape nights and £1495.00/person for the Hogmanay package.
Yuletide on Royal Deeside
Raemoir House Hotel in Banchory is an exquisite country house hotel set on a private Deeside estate offering a 2 night package over Christmas and a 2 or 3 nights package for New Year with additional nights available for a 30% discount. The starting price for the Christmas package is £425.00 and for the New Year package it is £585.00 in a standard room.
Pre-Christmas crackers at Cumbrian hotel
As if Christmas doesn’t offer enough opportunities to over-indulge, Holbeck Ghyll Country House Hotel in the Lake District is offering sensational savings in its Michelin Star restaurant as well as on accommodation until 22 December. Located in a prime position overlooking Lake Windermere, this award-winning, luxury hotel is the perfect place to enjoy a mouth-watering meal in elegant surroundings or take a short, relaxing break before Christmas.
Alain Baxter bares all for charity calendar
Olympic skier Alain Baxter has launched his first ever official calendar - with a twist. The GB Olympic skier has just completed a 'nude shoot' to raise money as part of his renewed bid for slalom glory at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The calendar features twelve shots of Alain taken by top photographer Trevor Yerbury - most of them nude, but all done in the best possible taste.
Spoil yourself this Christmas with a girls night in
Glasgow is the undisputed shopping capital of Scotland, and in the lead up to Christmas, ABode Glasgow, has put together the perfect Christmas shopping package, the Girls Night In.
Fast facts – New York State
An area the size of France with 11 regions, each one unique, there is much more to New York than the Big Apple.
Explore French Polynesia's exotic Marquesas Islands
Once every three weeks (including a voyage that spans Christmas Day) the freighter/passenger vessel Aranui 3 sails out of Papeete harbour on a 14-day journey to deliver vital suppliers to residents of the Marquesas - a cluster of wildly beautiful islands in French Polynesia.