Types of trip
Boutiques, high streets and market retreats
Discerning boutique browsers and shameless shopaholics need look no further than Yorkshire South to indulge their passion for fashion amidst the wonderful backdrop, charm and character of the region’s towns, villages and people.
Have a hair-raising Halloween in Edinburgh
With a long and ghoulish history of body snatchers, witches, Jekyll and Hyde and things going bump in the night, Edinburgh is one of the ghostliest cities in the world. And with Halloween’s roots lying in the Celtic New Year festival of Samhain, where better to enjoy some truly blood-curling All Hallows fun?
Lonely Planet rates Glasgow as world-class
Lonely Planet has tipped Glasgow as one of the top cities in the world to visit in the coming year in a new book published this week. Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2009 captures the world’s hottest travel trends, destinations, journeys and experiences for the year ahead, bringing together the expertise of Lonely Planet authors, staff and travellers.
Christmas discovery and New Year recovery
Anyone who comes through the festive season without putting on a few pounds clearly hasn’t been enjoying themselves enough. So our first prescription for your visit to Yorkshire South is a trip to one of a number of Christmas markets visiting the region.
Cornwall’s Retallack Resort provides perfect festive setting
If you feel like getting away this Winter and love traditional Christmas markets then wrap up and head to Retallack Resort near the picturesque Cornish town of Padstow.
GapGuru develops ‘Credit Crunch Proof’ gap year scheme
GapGuru, the India gap year expert, is searching for school leavers, graduates and career breakers to take part in its Interns4India programme. Interns4India is a business placement programme, limited to 10 participants, which will see them spend six months working as voice, accent and culture coaches in a leading offshore business processing solution provider in Bangalore, Southern India.
The world’s sexiest ski destinations
Sex in the snow replaces sex in the city as Canada’s Banff outperforms searches to other sexy ski destinations by more than 50 per cent. As the credit crunch bites harder than ever, Cheapflights.co.uk, the UK’s leading flight price comparison website, figures out what’s hot for budget skiing with a little sexy appeal this winter.
Eurostar reports third quarter growth
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train service that links the UK with the Continent, saw increases in both traveller numbers and ticket sales in the third quarter of 2008 (July-September).
Western Cape welcomes rare white lions
The recent white lion release into Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, situated in the Klein Karoo regions of the Western Cape Province of South Africa, has been heralded a success after several years of continued efforts.
Families refuse to forgo Santa
In spite of the worst economic news for decades families are refusing to forgo the once-in-a-lifetime experience of a visit to the `real’ Father Christmas in his Lapland Home. Santa holiday specialist Esprit Holidays report strong bookings for the pre-Christmas trips and all the signs are that families will prioritise the irreplaceable memories of a Lapland holiday over other household expenditure.
Qantas Holidays sets the scene for travellers to Australia
Inspired by Baz Luhrmann’s forthcoming movie “Australia” and his commercials for Tourism Australia encouraging travellers to “Go Walkabout” (now airing), Qantas Holidays has created four new themed itineraries. Ranging from seven to 15-days, these tours feature not only actual film locations but also destinations that encapsulate the essence of Outback Australia.
A winter wilderness adventure in Finland
After a summer of grey skies, floods and cabin-fever, why not get back in touch with the great outdoors and join Walks Worldwide on a guided, 8-day Winter in Finland adventure, full of activities including husky-sledding, ice-fishing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing?
Discover nautical Brittany
As the clocks go forward and the dark nights close in, the French region of Brittany provides a number of fantastic year round family fun and educational options for the October half term holidays. Well known as a sailing, yachting and cruising destination and with around one third of the French coastline, the region is proud of its nautical heritage.
Tuli, madly, deeply – Horse riding in Botswana
Equine Adventures has late availability on a 10-day horse riding safari in the Mashatu Game Reserve, one of Botswana’s wildest and most beautiful regions. The tour departs Botswana 23rd November 2008. The Mashatu Reserve is part of the Tuli Block, which lies in the southeastern tip of Botswana. Known as 'The Land of the Giants', the Tuli Block is home to great herds of elephants, at least 800 inhabit Mashatu Reserve alone. In addition to elephants, there is a plethora of plains game as well as numerous cats, including leopards, lions, cheetahs, African wildcat and serval.
Scary Halloween haunts in Texas
Formerly a Spanish colony, Texas is one of the oldest states in the US, so it should come as no surprise to hear that things go bump in the night on Halloween. According to Ranch Rider, the majority of US ranches have a rich history, the owners often fifth or sixth generation cowboys – so whether it’s the ghostly presence of Clay Allen’s Grandmother at the Lazy F or a mysterious black figure joining guests round the campfire at the Dixie Dude, you’ll in be in for the ride and the fright of your life.