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Beat the credit crunch with lastminute.com

Despite the credit crunch and the strong Euro, Brits can still get their hands on some great holiday deals according to online travel and leisure retailer lastminute.com. Here are some expert top tips on how to bag yourself the best value for money holidays on the market.

There’s a Lira Lira savings to be made in North Cyprus

Swap the Euro for the Turkish Lira and head to North Cyprus this summer where you’ll be guaranteed to make the pound in your pocket stretch further. Just a four hour flight from the UK, you don’t have to go long haul to benefit from a healthy exchange rate when you visit North Cyprus and with direct flights available to Larnaca with Direct Traveller, there’s no better choice of destination for your summer holiday.

An extended run for Canada Day London

One of London’s most exciting free public events has this year been extended to a 2-day spectacular. Canada Day 2008, in association with Alberta… a Canadian Affair, hosts the biggest party ever in Trafalgar Square with a free live concert on the evening of 30th June and events throughout the day on 1st July.

Hands up for holidays to Australia

Hands Up Holidays (handsupholidays.com), the operator that specialises in blending travel with meaningful volunteering experiences, is highlighting three of its Australia itineraries.

Connect with the spirit of Glastonbury

A new exhibition at Glastonbury Abbey examines the life of Victorian eccentric and archaeologist Frederick Bligh Bond, whose groundbreaking work established Glastonbury as the home of English spirituality.

Its Rory the Tiger’s birthday

Rory the Tiger, popular kids character on Haven’s 35 holiday parks around the UK is having a birthday party! Youngsters (and their parents) are invited to come and join him for a four night party break on May 12th to help celebrate his birthday – along with all his other friends, Bradley Bear, Anxious the Elephant, Greedy the Gorilla, Polly and Naughty Ned. Of course there will be all the traditional birthday fun with party games, balloons, cake, music and dancing.

Alan Titchmarsh to launch UK's largest walking festival

There's less than a week to go until the Isle of Wight's newly appointed High Sheriff Alan Titchmarsh kicks off the largest festival of its kind. The Isle of Wight Walking Festival features dozens of walks across two weeks, beginning this coming Saturday (3 May) where Alan Titchmarsh will officially launch the event on Newport Quay (12pm) as part of the 'Riverfest' - an event that celebrates Newport's rivers.

English Heritage celebrates the romance of May

May, traditionally associated with lovers and new life, is just around the corner and the great outdoors beckons. If you’re looking for somewhere to take a special someone then the launch of English Heritage’s map of ‘Romantic England’ couldn’t be more timely. The map, available throughout May at english-heritage.org.uk/romance, details enchanting tales of love, romance and chivalry that have taken place at many of its sites and highlights some of the most romantic places to visit in England.

New exhibitors at the National Forest Wood Fair

Vinegar-soaked oak will add a distinctive new flavour to the National Forest Wood Fair on August Bank Holiday Monday. Chair maker Gordon Monk uses the blackened wood produced by this innovative technique to create stunning pieces of furniture and he will be bringing a range of his work to display at the Wood Fair, just one of the many new exhibitors who will be at this year’s event.

Families in focus at Mallorca Farmhouses

Choosing a holiday where the children are happy and the adults get to relax can often be a chore, but not when booking with Mallorca Farmhouses. As a family-run business and with 20 years expertise in luxury self-catering holidays to Mallorca, the specialist villa company has everything covered to ensure a fret-free break for the whole family.

Family fun days at Royal Windsor Racecourse

Bring the whole family to Royal Windsor Racecourse to enjoy 2008’s first Family Fun Day on Bank Holiday Monday – 5th May 2007. The gates open at noon while the racing starts at 2.35pm and children 16 and under enter for free while adult tickets start from just £8. You can make savings of up to £4 per ticket online when you book tickets at Windsor-racecourse.co.uk.

The icebergs are coming

People have begun flocking to the shoreline in Newfoundland and Labrador on the hunt for icebergs! From the northern tip of Labrador to the eastern shores of the Avalon Peninsula, is the famous coastline known as Iceberg Alley, and the sea that pounds and caresses the shore brings these magnificent mountains of ice almost to our doorstep.