Types of trip
Eat, drink and samba through the festive season
Enjoy the festivity of Copacabana this Christmas with a party at Park Plaza County Hall London. Offering a range of private and ‘joiner’ parties in spacious banqueting rooms and Spectrum restaurant, Park Plaza County Hall encourages diners to join Lola and a bevy of showgirls with yellow feathers in their hair and dresses cut down to there - in dancing the night away. Fall in love with the four-star deluxe touches of Park Plaza County Hall this Christmas.
World’s largest whisky collection makes it home to Scotland
The world’s largest collection of whiskies arrived safely in Scotland this week and will soon be moved to its new home in Edinburgh. A specially designed vault is being created at the Scotch Whisky Experience to display the Diageo Claive Vidiz Scotch Whisky Collection. The vault is part of a £2million investment at the five-star tourist attraction on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
Gazi Bay Resort offers a luxury ‘under canvas’ experience
Just opened, the Gazi Bay Resort in Kenya is a fantastic luxury tented retreat on the Southern Coast in Mombasa. This 'under canvas' resort offers a breathtaking beach holiday in individual tents on the remote and unspoilt white sand beach of Gazi Bay. The accommodation consists of 12 tents and two lodge suites set in the tropical palm tree lined gardens overlooking the pool.
Something to mull over this Christmas
Get-away-from-it-all Christmas and New Year breaks for couples of all ages have just been created by one of the country’s best kept secrets – The Hideaway at Windermere. This charming restaurant-with-rooms, which enjoys a peaceful, tucked away location in the honey-pot town of Windermere, at the heart of the beautiful Lake District, has put together some irresistible festive season packages.
Baz Luhrmman invites the world to “Come Walkabout”
Western Australia’s Kimberley region has been positioned as the real star of Australia in the much-anticipated Tourism Australia campaign “Come Walkabout”, produced by acclaimed director Baz Luhrmann.
Frontier City makes AOL Travel’s list of unique them parks
Frontier City, now celebrating its 50th Anniversary, has made AOL travel’s list of 10 Unique Theme Parks. Noting that “sometimes, the best surprises come in the most unexpected places,” the site highlights a number of these hidden gem locations that offer tons of family fun and unique attractions.
Get your kid to the Cinekid Festival this half-term
Film fanatics can experience the highlight of Holland’s autumn calendar, the Cinekid Festival, from just £49 with Stena Line this autumn. Every autumn over 35,000 children descend on Amsterdam for this annual film, television and new media festival, which takes place from 19 to 26 October 2008. Over the eight-day festival families will gather together to watch international films, child-friendly documentaries, animations and cross-media productions.
Bond moments with Cadogan Holidays
As the nation awaits the release of the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, Cadogan Holidays offers tips on how and where to recreate your favourite Bond moments and travel like the world’s most illustrious secret agent.
Saga and Bond share a license to thrill
James Bond has travelled the world, defending Queen and country and Saga Holidays, the leading travel company for the over-50s, has noticed that wherever Bond goes, Saga customers have been there first! In fact, other than out of space and Kazakhstan, Saga customers have travelled to just about every destination that 007 has visited throughout his career as Her Majesty’s top secret agent.
Beat the credit crunch and take a bite of the Big Apple
New York, New York – where the streets are lined with shops and your pound is still stronger than the dollar. Big name department stores are starting their Christmas sales even earlier this year so why not start your Christmas shopping early, avoid the crowds and make the most of Hotels.com’s special Autumn deals.
Murder mysteries, magic and mystery
Murder mysteries, magic and music are just some of the treats in store this Christmas at Linthwaite House Hotel. The 32 bedroomed Edwardian country house hotel is set on rolling hills overlooking Lake Windermere, which provide the perfect backdrop to a memorable country Christmas, and with crisp country walks, a treasure hunt and steamboat trip on Lake Windermere adding to the pleasure, there is also the promise of roaring log fires and comfy armchairs on your return.
Qantas Holidays launches new "Reef-Rocks-Reef" itinerary
Following the recent discovery by scientists of a 650 million year old reef three hours from Adelaide in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, Qantas Holidays has created a new three-centre tour that spotlights this region within a complementary itinerary featuring Kangaroo Island, home to the Remarkable Rocks and Hamilton Island located in the heart of the Whitsundays.
Have yourself a bargain Christmas break
Dreading the mountains of vegetables to be peeled this December? Worried your Christmas shopping list could break the bank? Take the culinary chores and credit crunch fears out of Christmas Day and relax at Park Plaza Victoria London. Christmas lunch will be prepared, served and cleared without you having to lift a finger and you’ll still have plenty of cash left over for those last-minute Christmas gifts.
Discover the USA with Holiday-Rentals.co.uk
With the weak dollar, there’s never been a better time to discover America, and now it’s easy to find your perfect home from home in the USA as Holiday-Rentals.co.uk adds over 36,000 properties from its US sister site. So whether it’s in a New York City apartment, a beachfront condo, a mountain-side cabin, or on a ranch, you can now live your very own American dream.
Tourism Australia launches Baz Luhrmann campaign
Tourism Australia and the internationally renowned film-maker Baz Luhrmann, and his team, have created a new destination campaign to make Australia the ‘must visit’ destination for travellers around the world. The campaign launches in the UK this week.