Types of trip
Celebrate Independence Day on the Thames
Calling all Americans in London! Jump onboard the R.S. Hispaniola, a ship permanently moored on Victoria Embankment, this 4th July and enjoy a great Independence Day celebration.
More incentives to visit the Emerald Isle
Frequent self-drive travellers to Ireland with Irish Ferries can benefit from substantial reductions by joining the company’s ‘Frequent Traveller’ scheme. Whether travelling on business, holiday or visiting friends and relatives, anyone making more than three trips a year can benefit from 20 per cent discounts on further crossings trips during a 12-month period.
Thanet’s beaches amongst the best in the UK
The Isle of Thanet in Kent has received more Blue Flag awards for its beautiful beaches than anywhere else in the country. Receiving 10 Blue Flags in this year’s ENCAMs / Keep Britain Tidy awards the Kent region has achieved the best performance in the UK for the last decade – and now boasts an 1/8 of all Blue Flag rated beaches in Britain.
British honeymooners leave tradition at the altar
Loved-up Brits are shunning traditional two-week beach honeymoons in favour of having an activity-based adventure with their partners, according to new research released this week. More than 2,000 British honeymooners took part in the survey commissioned by teletextholidays.co.uk.
Escape the beautiful game and head-er off to the sun
Old wounds will be reopened over the next few weeks as football mania sweeps across Europe for Euro 2008. If the thought of all our European neighbours getting to enjoy the action induces mild nausea, while the idea of spending three weeks at home under a cloud of doom is just too much to bear, then the only answer is to run away from it all. Once abroad sipping cocktails by a pool or dancing the night away on a distant beach all frustrations towards the England team will ebb away leaving feelings of calm and serenity. Here are some ideas of where to go to leave those football blues behind.
Hedge your bets: Top destinations to experience the ‘Sport Of Kings’
With Royal Ascot taking place between 17 and 21 June, it is a perfect time to don summer hats, check out the horses’ form and choose a winning filly. But why not experience the thrill of hooves on turf at another of the world’s top racecourses?
Hairywood installation in Covent Garden London
Hairywood, the surprising urban tower designed by 6a Architects and fashion designers Eley Kishimoto is to take residence in Covent Garden Piazza this summer. The six-metre tower, originally conceived to promote The Architecture Foundation’s temporary gallery, plays with ideas of defining space and creating place and will allow visitors to climb up and have a new perspective over the Piazza.
Real mums give their top 10 travel tips
The saying, “travel is a journey, not a destination”, would not appear to be one Mums agree with, as they rank the journey there and back the most stressful part of a family holiday. In a recent survey of over 1,600 mums, this was overwhelmingly voted the number one cause of stress when going away, followed by packing the right things and remembering all the necessary paperwork.
Be inspired with a Grand Prix break this Father’s Day
With recent research by Leger Holidays placing Anthony Hamilton, father of Formula One hero Lewis Hamilton, in poll position as the nation’s most inspirational sporting father, this Father’s Day why not treat your own dad to a day in the fast lane with a European Grand Prix break.
Cyprus is the hot destination for single parents this summer
You can soak up the sun throughout the school summer holidays in Cyprus with Small Families, the UK’s leading operator for single parent holidays. Stay at the four star Capo Bay Beach Hotel in Protaras which overlooks the Blue Flag, Fig Tree Bay Beach with other single parent families. It offers a superb range of facilities including two outdoor swimming pools, fitness centre, scuba diving centre and supervised kids club.
Holiday makers holding out for deals could pay the price
A survey of 25,000 Brits*, conducted by ebookers.com the online travel agent, reveals that many holiday makers haven’t yet booked their summer trips and are holding out for bargain prices. 64% of those surveyed claimed to be planning summer holidays but hadn’t yet made their reservations. 31% had already booked while 4% weren’t taking trips this summer.
Big houses for summer in the country
Larger families, or a group of friends planning a summer holiday together, can choose from around forty big houses in the West Country sleeping between 10 and 29 guests priced from £105 per person per week still available through Helpful Holidays.
Rough guide gets extreme
Four celebrities are set to push themselves to the limit in the pursuit of the ultimate travel experience in Rough Guide To Ultimate Escapes. Produced by Lion Television, the four hour-long programmes will build on the success of Five’s Rough Guide To…, presented by Julia Bradbury and Toby Amies, and will take adrenalin-fuelled adventures off the beaten track, in the pursuit of a once in a lifetime experience.
The Harleys roll into Hungary
Thousands of bikers will be donning their leathers and rolling into Hungary for the International Harley Davidson Festival, June 12th – 15th. The ninth annual festival will be taking place in the village of in Alsóörs, near Lake Balaton in the Európa Holiday Camp.
Hiking in Carinthia - An experience for all the family
Walking holidays with the family often mean that parents are constantly pestered with questions of "Are we nearly there yet?" – by frowning children who find hiking anything but cool. Not so in Carinthia. Here we make sure that walking is fun for the whole family.