Types of trip
Folders and rollers – Brits are obsessive when it comes to packing
According to national research released today by Jet2holidays.com, we are a nation of obsessives when it comes to packing our suitcases, with one in four (27 per cent) packing at least a week before their holiday and a third (31 per cent) repacking at least twice, with the average Brit taking one hour 16 minutes and 28 seconds to do so.
Two thousand years – One weekend
“Once more unto Kelmarsh Hall dear friends, once more!” is the rallying cry from English Heritage as the sixth annual ‘Festival of History’ approaches. The family event, which takes place on Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th July, will transport visitors through 2,000 years of history with spectacular demonstrations, re-enactments and activities.
Save 20% on Belgium boating breaks
Leading boating holiday specialist the Le Boat group is offering savings of 20% on all boat hire prices for July holidays cruising on Flanders network of pretty canals and rivers.
Tourist Tracks launches MP3 Walking Tour of Ely
Visitors to Ely can now enjoy a walking tour of the city and its cathedral using their very own iPod or MP3 player. Tourist Tracks has added Ely to its growing portfolio of destinations in the UK featuring a downloadable MP3 walking tour. The Ely tour pack contains two tours - one of the city and one of the interior of the cathedral (a separate entrance fee is payable). The city tour is a 60-minute stroll giving visitors the opportunity to discover the history behind the city's name, its origins as an island and walk along the banks of the River Ouse.
Frontier Ski launches 2008/2009 brochure
Packed with exciting ideas for this coming Winter’s ski holidays, the new Frontier Ski brochure features the pick of Canada’s best accommodation in the country’s top resorts. Five star luxury awaits at the Four Seasons’ Resort in Whistler, there is a warm and friendly welcome at Nancy Greene’s Cahilty Lodge in Sun Peaks and pure indulgence is on offer at The Post Hotel in Lake Louise. Add in dozens of high quality hotels, resorts and lodges from Tremblant to Big White and there is no need to look any further than Frontier Ski for Canadian holidays.
Iceland’s Surtsey Island joins UNESCO’s World Heritage list
Surtsey, Iceland’s youngest volcanic island, has been added to the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage list following the World Heritage Committee held in Quebec City on July 7, 2008.
Camping in the city – Child friendly city breaks
Families in the UK are increasingly booking summer holidays that combine city breaks with camping. Eurocamp, the UK’s leading European camping operator, has seen a substantial increase in enquiries and sales of urban camping family holidays in the past year.
Learn to sail is a family affair in Greece
Sunvil Sailing has reduced the price of its learn-to-sail, live-aboard, family holidays cruising the sunny Greek Ionian Sea down to £599pppw with flights from London Gatwick or Manchester for departures on 20 and 27 July. This is a saving of £273pp travelling via Gatwick and £308pp from Manchester.
This weekend voted the best date to go on holiday
We spend all year dreaming of a break from the rat race, so how can we make sure we make the most of our time away? According to a nationwide study commissioned by global travel experiences company isango! (isango.com), you are more likely to have a perfect holiday if you can tick off the following seven factors:
If the mountain won’t come to the architect
Think that a walking trip in the Austrian Alps is all about chocolate box villages and traditional chalets? Think again, because a boom in Alpine architecture is gaining momentum and attracting an interesting new crowd: the culture-savvy outdoor type. New Austrian Alpine architecture is characterised by daring combinations of tradition and innovation, which blend harmoniously into the mountainous landscape. Some regions are already internationally renowned for their ground-breaking architecture.
Get on your hike
What could be friendlier to the environment, your health and your pocket than a walking holiday in Britain? Walking specialist operator, Ramblers Countrywide Holidays has a few suggestions which will help beat the credit crunch and expanding waistline!
Life gets even more interesting at 40
Somak Holidays marks its 40th birthday with the launch of a new Worldwide brochure featuring 40 new experiences. Thai home-stays, mobile safaris, working ranches and luxury lodges: These are just some of the forty fabulous holidays Somak Holidays (somak.co.uk) is offering to mark its 40th birthday.
Bill Bryson launches new visitor website for County Durham
County Durham Tourism Partnership, the strategic leader for Tourism in County Durham, has announced the launch of the most comprehensive website ever developed for visitors to Durham. The new, upgraded website, visitcountydurham.com was launched this week when world renowned travel writer Bill Bryson logged on as the site’s first official visitor at World Heritage site Durham Cathedral and Castle.
Awaken your sense of adventure on the real treasure island
Dive deep off Bermuda and discover a forgotten world beneath the ocean. Bermuda has one shipwreck for every day of the year. 365 of them, spanning five centuries, sleep in the waters surrounding the island’s famous beaches.
Creative breaks – A new trend
With an increasing number of holidays in Scotland offering opportunities for visitors to learn a new skill, are creative breaks Britain’s newest travel trend? Lonely Planet Travel Editor, Tom Hall, believes so: “One of the hottest trends in travel is learning a new skill while you're away. Travellers are keen to get more out of their trip - whether it's cooking up a feast, learning a language or something more off-the-wall. Destinations that offer an easy-going environment to learn in are increasingly attractive as people's enthusiasm for on-the-road learning grows.”