Types of trip
Festival goers head to Devon
On the summer solstice weekend of 20 - 22 June, the tenth GoldCoast Oceanfest surf and music lifestyle festival with an eco conscience will take place in North Devon’s Croyde Bay.
Experience a night to remember with haunting breaks
Haunting Breaks (hauntingbreaks.co.uk) offer unforgettable one and two night breaks in stunning but haunted locations from just £170 per person which feature: ghost hunting, dowsing, séances, table tipping, glass divination, dinner with wine, overnight accommodation and breakfast.
2008 sees launch of easyCruise Life
After a successful first summer in Greece, easyCruise’s second ship named easyCruise Life will join the easyCruise fleet on a new 7 day cruise to the Greek Islands and Turkey.
Seven years in responsible tourism
Leading responsible tourism website, responsibletravel.com celebrates its seventh birthday this month (6 April). Here, the company's co-founder, Justin Francis reflects on the website's launch in April 2001 and looks towards the ethical food industry for tips for taking the responsible travel movement forward.
Anniversary Ghost Festival to take place at Bisham Abbey
Fright Nights, the UK’s leading ghost hunt specialist, is organising a Ghost Festival at Bisham Abbey on Saturday 10 May. The Festival, which will take place from 7pm – 12pm, will celebrate six years of holding ghost themed events at the 800 year old Abbey. Mentioned in the Doomsday Book, Bisham Abbey played host to Henry VIII and the exiled Elizabeth I. With a building steeped in so much history, it’s of no surprise that the Abbey is reputed to be the third most haunted building in the country.
Holidays to Orlando – More affordable than you think
Midwesterners weary of the winter cold and eager to enjoy some sun and warm weather are headed to Orlando in droves during this year’s spring travel season. Historically, the weeks following Easter are the busiest times of the year in America’s most popular family destination area. However, families planning their spring getaways have a little-known, value-packed lodging option available that can stretch their vacation dollar: a roomy vacation home rental.
Pennsylvania golf resort welcomes back visitors
The Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau today announces that the area's golf courses are open, or preparing to open, for the 2008 season. Weather permitting, golfers can enjoy the Pocono Mountains: Discover Golf’s Great Destination Secret courses, which range from challenging tracks that test the lowest handicappers to beginner-friendly courses and everything in between.
Flight Centre sees rise in volunteering holidays
Holidays are traditionally seen as a time for selfish pleasure and the chance of a week or two without worry. However, some holidaymakers are shying away from this kind of break and spending their precious time off work helping others.
Welcome onboard a Baltic cruise
A cruise simply takes out all the hassle of travelling and planning. Step onboard one of the world’s leading cruise liners and enjoy the comfort a cruise holiday offers.
There’s more to a safari than wildlife
Whilst one of the main reasons for taking a trip to Southern Africa is likely to be an opportunity to see the Big 5 in their natural surroundings, the region can also offer a whole range of unique activities that have nothing to do with wildlife at all! Specialist Southern Africa operator Native Escapes offers tailor made and small group trips which include exciting safari adventures, including day and night Big 5 game drives, bush walks, and opportunities to see wildlife from a canoe or boat, as well as other experiences not always associated with a safari trip.
Surf's up in Ireland
Hot off the TV news comes a report that Ireland’s north-west coast – and particularly Bundoran beach in Donegal – is the new rival to Bondi for surfers. According to those ‘in the know’, there are many world-class reef and beach breaks within five kilometres of Bundoran and waves in excess of 15 metres high have been experienced and ridden at Mullaghmore Head in the last few weeks.
Learn to sail this summer in Greece
Sunvil Sailing is offering a week’s live-aboard flotilla holiday, with learn-to-sail tuition for novices, departing 11 and 18 May from Lefkas island in the Greek Ionian Sea at just £179 per person excluding flights and transfers. For those preferring to take Sunvil’s all-inclusive package the price rises to £539 with return flights from London Gatwick and transfers in Greece.
Top 10 "Indiana" adventures in Latin America
With less than 2 months to go until the much-anticipated May 22 release of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", now's the time for wannabe Indiana's to start planning their own jungle adventures. Choose from the hidden Mayan pyramids of El Mirador (Guatemala) and Calakmul (Mexico); an "alternative Inca Trail" to the lost city of Choquequirao (Peru); the “Lost World” trek to Roraima (Venezuela), the magnificent Iguassú Falls, mighty Amazon (Brazil) and much more.
Out of the ordinary
For travellers looking for an alternative to visiting Italy during the peak summer holiday season, Great Rail Journeys, the UK’s market leader for escorted holidays by rail have the answer. A selection of May and June departures offer a pleasant, relaxing experience avoiding the heat of the main summer months and the bustling crowds of high season.
Cruisers head to Eastern Mediterranean
Because of the increased interest in European cruising, Cruise Critic® (cruisecritic.co.uk), the world’s leading online resource for consumer-oriented cruise reviews and news, conducted a survey about cruising in Europe. More than 1,400 travellers from around the world completed the survey. Forty-two percent of survey respondents are planning to take a European cruise within the next three years.