Types of trip
Ancient paths - Israel and Jordan
Journey through the lands of ancient history – from Amman’s Roman theatre and mysterious rose-coloured Nabataean Petra, regarded as one of the ‘New Seven Wonders of the World’, to Wadi Rum – still resonating to the exploits of T.E. Lawrence, Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall, Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Temple Mount, during Peregrine Adventures’ new 12-day Jordan & Israel Explorer.
Shotover Canyon Swing named Best Experience in New Zealand
11,000 consumers have spoken and named Shotover Canyon Swing the ‘Best Experience’ in New Zealand for the second year running. The Queenstown tourism adventure operator was announced winner of the Best Experience in New Zealand category at the Golden Backpack awards in Sydney last night.
High velocity thrills in Queenstown
A new high velocity thriller activity swung into action in Queenstown today (14 November), launched by its first paying customer. 26-year-old Paul Officer from Peterhead, Scotland, was the first of many paying customers from around the world to do AJ Hackett Bungy’s Nevis Arc, pronouncing it “so exhilarating – it was unreal!” In fact, it was so good he did it again.
Queenstown’s threesixty presents Guest Chef
Introducing a new level of fusion style dining to Queenstown’s threesixty restaurant is Guest Chef Phil Ryan, a talented New Zealand chef with an impressive background in international cuisine. New to Queenstown, Phil is working alongside threesixty’s Executive Chef Joji Iwama, and has been immersing himself in threesixty’s menu while infusing it with his own style of cooking.
Queenstown businesses help ‘bucket list’ dreams come true
A recent ‘bucket list’ adventure holiday has provided a terminally ill Auckland woman with memories she hopes will sustain her family through the final stages of her disease. Several Queenstown businesses collaborated to make the holiday happen for 29-year-old Lisa Knapman-Smith, her husband, daughter and one-year-old son.
London’s top ten freebies
Living with these credit crunch times and the cost of Christmas looming, we thought it would be useful to highlight some things to do and see in London that cost very little, if anything at all. . .
Discover Kent celebrated names and places
From big screen heartthrob Orlando Bloom to James Bond creator Ian Fleming, Kent is home to a prestigious line-up of celebrity names and faces. And with two major anniversaries in 2009 – the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII’s accession to the throne and the bicentenary of Charles Darwin’s birth - Visit Kent is launching a three-year campaign to encourage visitors to explore the county’s heritage.
Credit crunching with Libra Holidays
With so many of us feeling the strain of the Credit Crunch and fearing that a holiday will have to be placed at the bottom of our priority lists, an All Inclusive package may be the ideal solution! Now is the perfect time to bag yourself an All Inclusive holiday where you can stick to your budget and not have to worry about extra spending money.
Get more Yorkshire for your money
Momentum builds on the back of the £30 million cash boost for tourism by Yorkshire Forward, as Yorkshire Tourist Board (YTB) is already well on the way to kicking off its six figure marketing campaign this Sunday (16 November 2008) which will promote Yorkshire as the number one winter destination of choice.
Shape up with weekend bootcamps in Cornwall
If you want to shift those extra Christmas pounds or if your New Years Resolution involves looking like a lithe Hollywood starlet by the end of 2009 then the Retallack Resort weekend bootcamp may be just what you’re looking for.
Get away from the cold with Sunsail
Sunsail is offering you the opportunity to visit Club Colonna in Antigua for the amazing price of £699 per person. With something for everyone, from sailing to spas, free award-winning kids' clubs, 24 hour family facilities and qualified nannies, Sunsail ensures a relaxing holiday for parents and a fun-packed holiday for kids.
Escape the winter blues
After a mixed summer, travellers dreaming of a bargain splash of sun should look to specialist tour operator Tropical Sky. With excellent availability to Grenada and Tobago over Christmas, New Year and into 2009 Tropical Sky guarantees to warm all Irish hearts this winter.
Sleeping Beauty awakens for winter in Scotland
VisitScotland has launched its Winter White campaign with the help of Scottish Ballet, inviting visitors to Scotland to sample the wide range of Winter White nights, bites, delights and sights the country has to offer. The campaign will showcase a variety of offers for holiday makers’ and runs until 20 March 2009. Visitors can take advantage of some fantastic accommodation offers including three nights for £99 by visiting visitscotland.com/white.
Glasgow has Christmas wrapped up
It has been described as the most satisfying Christmas shopping experience in the UK outside London (2007 Yellow Pages survey), with giant malls, high street favourites, designer boutiques and specialist stores – all in a compact, walkable space, and now Glasgow has its very own website - seeglagow.com - a definitive guide to everything you need to know about the city this festive season.
Travel back to ancient Rome with Google Earth
Google has this week launched Ancient Rome in 3D on Google Earth, making it easy and fun to explore the historic city as it stood centuries ago. Ancient Rome in 3D is one of the most extensive collections of three-dimensional buildings to be found on Google Earth.