Types of trip
Enjoy a holiday on the piste in Graubünden
Be sure to get enough of the white stuff on your ski trip this season – Graubünden, Switzerland’s No. 1 holiday region, offers over 2,200 km of piste on which to enjoy skiing and snowboarding, with a suitable slope for everyone ranging from family friendly to prepared, carved pistes and powdery slopes for free-riding.
Give the gift of golf this Christmas
If the golfer in your life already has more socks and woolly clubhead covers than seems healthy, fear not as Your Golf Travel.com has the perfect thing to put in their stocking.
New Year – The perfect time for a new you!
If you worry the excesses of Christmas may be all too easy to see, make a new years resolution to yourself: a new, chic and refreshed you! You’ve tottered your way through endless Christmas parties, taking full advantage of all the delicious canapés and cocktails and then the main event arrives and you worked tirelessly to ensure everyone has a great time. Come the New Year it is easy to feel run down and lacklustre.
Things to do before you die: Christmas at Ardanaiseig
Set in the midst of snow-capped Scottish mountains, Ardanaiseig, a 19th century baronial manor, offers the ultimate warm welcome on the dark winter nights. From afternoon tea in front of the roaring log fire to a gourmet five-course meal using locally foraged mushrooms and the highest quality Scottish food, Ardanaiseig offers a four-day Christmas experience like no other.
Leap out of the credit crunch
Whether you are looking to make your money go further or if you have found yourself between jobs and need to get away from the rat-race for a while, The Leap offer inspiring and unique experiences at fantastic prices all over the world.
Help make your town a top tourist attraction
Leading travel guides and deals website travelconnect.co.uk is calling Brits up and down the country to help turn their town, village or city into a top tourist attraction with the launch of a new initiative to boost local tourism.
The perfect time to discover Vancouver
With Whistler and Vancouver set to welcome the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in February 2010, now is the perfect time to discover the host city and resort as well as the province beyond the Games. From the powder filled slopes of the interior to the ski in ski out resorts of the BC Rockies, a wealth of new developments and activities await the visitor.
Africa bucks downward trend in long-haul travel
Claims that Europe’s long-haul business is slowing due to higher fares have been refuted by one of the UK’s leading tour operators to Africa. Somak Holidays says bookings to African countries are on the increase and demand is stronger than ever before.
Xmas birding in Nepal's top three
Nepal’s unique topography, ranging from lowland terai with sub-tropical jungles to polar conditions in the Himalayan highlands supports a rich natural history. Wildlife specialist Naturetrek offers an action-packed, value-for-money, 10-day ‘Nepal – A Birdwatching Tour’ exploring Chitwan NP, Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and the forested hills of the Kathmandu Valley, departing London 20th December 2008.
Explore contemporary Germany
Brandenburg not only offers beautiful scenery just outside Berlin but also German-German history first hand. Explore the Wall Trail with a total length of 160 km, Cecilienhof Palace where the Potsdam Conference was held in 1945 or the bunkers of the National Army.
A recession busting trip of a lifetime
If you thought you couldn’t afford that trip-of-a-lifetime, here’s some rather good news! Dragoman has slashed the price of one of its best African overlands by a recession busting 25% - its 16-night journey from Nairobi to the Indian Ocean beaches of Zanzibar, via some of Africa’s greatest wildlife parks, now costs only £431 per person.
A once in a decade chance
It may seem a long way ahead to be booking a holiday for 2010, but such is the popularity of the Oberammergau Passion Play that if you don’t book now, you will almost certainly be disappointed. And ten years is a long time to wait until the next one. Escorted touring specialist, Collette Worldwide Holidays, is one of only a handful of UK companies that has secured tickets for this world renowned event, which has taken place every ten years since 1634.
Escape to Tunisia this Christmas and New Year
You can enjoy the delights of Tunisia this Christmas and New Year with Small Families, the UK’s leading operator for single parent holidays. Although the smallest country in North Africa, Tunisia offers plenty to see and do, all set against a background of palms, jasmine bushes and orange trees.
Shakespeare Country members win coveted Godiva Awards
Shakespeare Country has much to celebrate after a number of members have won awards at the Lloyds TSB Godiva Awards announced on 16 October. The Coventry Transport Museum was awarded gold with The Falstaff’s Experience in Stratford-upon-Avon being awarded silver in the ‘Best Visitor Attraction’ category.
Germany takes a new approach to gay tourism
In their latest GayGermany campaign, the German National Tourist Office (GNTO) has unveiled a new approach to lesbian and gay travel promotion. The '100% GayGermany' campaign is a first-of-its-kind online interactive promotion featuring individual short video stories of gays and lesbians talking about Germany.