Types of trip
Florida Keys to celebrate 100 years of conservation
Visitors from around the world are drawn to the Florida Keys to experience the island chain’s priceless natural resources. Protection of these resources began a century ago — demonstrating the region’s commitment to environmental stewardship — and an anniversary celebration is scheduled on November 15 2008 to commemorate these 100 years of conservation.
PromPeru showcases the Amazon’s secrets at WTM
PromPeru, The Commission for the Promotion of Peruvian exports and tourism, is showcasing the uniqueness of the Peruvian Amazon at World Travel Market (WTM) 2008 on stand LA3000.
Look to Portugal for early half-term 2009 offers
Algarve Select, the leading independent specialist of tailor-made beach and golf holidays to Portugal’s sunshine coast, has some great deals for the May and October half term holidays in 2009. For example, a family of four (two adults, two children under 11) can stay at Jardim do Vau Resort during the October school half-term break for 7 nights self catering in a 1-bedroom apartment with sea views from £416.50 – this works out at just over £14.00 per person per night and a huge saving of around 15% on the standard brochure price!
London’s The Monument to reopen in February
The Monument, one of the City of London’s most outstanding landmarks and visitor attractions, will reopen to visitors in early February 2009 after an extensive programme of exciting improvements and repairs.
Historic Palm Springs golf club hosts classic car event
The Desert Classic Concours d’Elegance is pleased to announce that the second annual classis car event will once again be held at the historic O’Donnell Golf Club in Palm Springs, California.
On set in Vorarlberg
Stunning mountains, atmospheric villages, unique cultural settings – international film crews are always impressed by Vorarlberg’s landscape and on-camera potential. In the new James Bond film ‘Quantum of Solace’, the famous floating stage of the Bregenz Festival on Lake Constance forms the setting for a key scene as Bond runs into his first encounter with his antagonists in seven minutes of thrilling action in the Bregenz Festival Hall and on stage during a performance of the opera Tosca.
Experience a taste of Taiwan
To showcase the island’s superb cuisine, the Taiwan Tourism Bureau is holding a consumer event at lunchtime and all are welcome. This event will take place at Asia House in central London between 12pm and 3pm on Friday 14th November 2008.
When the going gets tough, the tough run away
Faced with frightening Christmas bills, rising food costs, looming recession and long, freezing nights, professionals all across the UK are being forced to re-evaluate their lives – or face an uncertain future. Earlier this week Government think-tank Foresight released a five-step lifestyle plan to help people beat the blues. But Chrissy Richman, co-founder of The Life Change People, has come up with a better idea.
Dream destinations - Paradisiacal Portugal or magical Madeira
Choose to discover your Portuguese paradise or the magic of Madeira by picking up copy of Sunworld’s new and exclusive brochure dedicated to these dream destinations. Detailing what’s on offer in both the unique jewel that is the Algarve and the Pearl of the Atlantic, Madeira, the brochure will guide you expertly through each destination, ensuring that you get your ideal holiday in 2009.
Caribbean deals to ward off the scariest weather
Enjoy a little Caribbean sunshine this Halloween with 10% off Caribbean bookings during Virgin Holidays weekend celebrations. Book between 6pm on Thursday 30th October and 10pm on Tuesday 4th November and all Caribbean reservations will receive 10% discount when booked online or through the call centre.
European Christmas Markets – Know before you go
There are so many Christmas Markets to choose from that a Pan European web site - christmas-markets.org - has been created and launched with details for all of 2008’s events.
Grin and bear it in Slovakia!
A new tour that gives British guests the opportunity to observe and follow the lifestyle of the brown bear and other wildlife in Slovakia’s national parks is being launched by Stunning Slovakia, stunningslovakia.com, who have recently collared a brown bear with a GPRS signal, to track his movements and enable visitors to observe his habitat.
New Year fun in unusual places
Regent Holidays has a fabulous selection of New Year city breaks that are sure to be a perfect way to welcome in 2009. Enjoy Belle Epoque style in Bucharest, the charm and grace of Dubrovnik or out and out luxury in Kyiv. With all of these city breaks at seriously reasonable prices they will be hard to resist.
Men pay the price for romantic mini breaks
Four out of five women (84%) expect their partner to fork out for the full cost of their first mini-break away and still expect to decide when and where they go (73%), according to Hotels.com, the online accommodation website.
Give a gift that grows this Christmas
The chance to plant a tree in The National Forest is an inspiring gift, and at a time when people are tearing their hair out over the Christmas shopping, all inspiration is welcome. The National Forest is a new wooded landscape for the nation across 200 square miles at the very heart of England. Plantatree is a life affirming gift and a positive contribution to one of the boldest environmental initiatives in the country.