Types of trip
Great savings for single travellers
Connections Elegant River Cruises, part of the specialist independent travel division of Titan Travel, is offering an exceptional 'no single supplements' deal on selected river cruise itineraries, departing spring 2009.
Sparkly fun in the Cotswolds this Christmas
Don your Christmas stockings and get out for some festive fun – that's the message from the New Inn at Coln St Aldywns this year. Alongside the more traditional turkey and trimmings next to a crackling open fire, the boutique hotel is offering guests the opportunity to enjoy some more unusual seasonal merrymaking.
Celebrate the new year in style with DFDS Seaways
Enjoy the ultimate New Year experience and welcome in 2009 with a DFDS Seaways’ New Year mini cruise. Choose between two all inclusive packages – silver or gold – and enjoy a delicious gala dinner, champagne and time in the cosmopolitan city of Amsterdam.
A new spin on Melbourne
The largest observation wheel in the southern hemisphere is opening in Melbourne on Friday 28 November 2008. A stunning addition to the city’s landscape, the Southern Star Observation Wheel is expected to become Melbourne’s most popular tourist attraction, operating 365 days a year and expected to attract 1.5 million guests in the first 12 months.
Leave your footprints all over the world
Luxury tour operator Bailey Robinson, the designer of bespoke journeys, has created a list of ten ‘must-do’ walking trips from around the world, ranging from afternoon walks to two-week expeditions.
New Year in Canada’s snowy mountains
What better place to see in the New Year than in the snow covered mountains of British Columbia, Canada? Whistler offers fireworks and family friendly, alcohol free, live entertainment on New Year’s Eve, as well as many other seasonal entertainments throughout the New Year’s period.
Something to look forward to
Give yourself something to look forward to by planning your family holiday for 2009. DFDS Seaways has a fantastic range of Center Parcs holidays across Europe from as little as £167 per person for 9 nights including sailings and carriage of your car. Just pack up your car, drive on board and let the cruise ferry do all the travelling for you! Arrive in Europe refreshed ready to drive to your destination Center Parcs resort.
Head east and escape the credit crunch
It may seem that the forecast this year for taking a well earned break away is cloudy. With the cost of day to day living on the rise and the UK credit crunch taking a hold, holidays feel like an unobtainable luxury. However, it’s not all doom and gloom.
Spend the snow season in Japan
New British company Snow Season Japan, is the first to offer long stay winter season holidays with a Japanese language course in a choice of Japan’s best mountain locations, opening up Japanese world class powder conditions and a chance to experience an incredible and unique culture to UK skiers and snowboarders.
Stuff the UK! Head to Turkey this Christmas
Swap the mince pies for mezze, swap a rainy walk for a sunny swim and swap the turkey for Turkey this Christmas! Lowcostholidays.com, the online holiday operator, has done its sums and has come to the conclusion that it’s cheaper to take one of their all - inclusive packages this Christmas than stay in rip-off Britain.
Over-55s defy the crunch at Christmas
Grand UK Holidays is taking away more people over Christmas than ever before, as customers refuse to allow the credit crunch to spoil their festivities. The over-55s specialist has been bucking the gloomy trends by adding capacity to its Yuletide programme and will be entertaining record numbers this Christmas and New Year.
Leicestershire's short break legacy still thriving
Saturday 22 November 2008 marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Thomas Cook – the legendary pioneer of short break excursions and the founder of the travel agency that is now called Thomas Cook Group. Since Thomas Cook arranged the first tourism short break back in 1841 when he packaged and sold a trip to Loughborough, Leicester and Leicestershire have continued to develop a strong reputation as an inspirational destination for visitors and tourists.
A taste of Christmas in Iceland
With Christmas less than a month away, airline company Iceland Express is inviting holidaymakers to start their festivities early by tucking into a traditional Icelandic Christmas dinner.
Jet2holidays.com - Onwards, upwards and outwards
Jet2holidays.com has announced a new sun destination from Manchester - the Greek Island of Crete. Jet2holidays.com has also increased the number of holidays available to popular Tenerife and new destination Dalaman (Turkey) to meet demand for such holiday destinations in the region.
Two for one offers on the high seas of luxury
Start the New Year with a holiday that takes travellers for a complete tour of the sights and sounds of the Mediterranean while relaxing in luxury and enjoying the highest standards of service aboard MSC’s newest and largest ship, MSC Fantasia, or alternatively, on one of the long-standing favourites of many guests, MSC Poesia.