Types of trip
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.
Happy customers at St Pancras International
St Pancras International yesterday made public the findings of its first Ipsos MORI independent customer survey. The key findings of the survey are far better than even staff at St Pancras International had been expecting.
Anglo-French relations just got even better
Gourmet Touring, is marking Britain’s new special relationship with France with a special deal for its gastronomic tours to France’s wine capital, Bordeaux. Clients booking itineraries which include the hire of their E-Type Jaguar for 1 day and the Porsche Boxster for the rest of their stay will benefit from a complimentary extra night to their holiday.
Holidaymakers can reap sterling benefits on long haul trips
Holidaymakers may face a bumpy ride in Europe as the euro continues to ride high - but canny consumers can avoid having to dig deeper in their pockets this year by choosing long haul holiday destinations that remain unaffected by the slide of sterling.
Cruise-goers confused by onboard smoking regulations
Eight months after the smoking ban was introduced in England two-thirds (66%) of the 5,500 people surveyed in an online poll said they did not know what the smoking policy was onboard cruise ships – with operators adding to the confusion by often not specifying what they term as ‘designated areas’.
New savings on holidays to Disneyland Paris
Leger Holidays is offering savings of over £300 per family with the launch of its new Disneyland Resort Paris brochure for 2008. The specialist brochure, which includes all of Leger’s great new savings and deals, aims to make it even easier for families to experience the magic of Disneyland Resort Paris.
Yorkshire – The first place from space
What do the Great Wall of China, the Egyptian Pyramids and the geographical centre of Yorkshire all have in common? Today, Yorkshire joined these famous world landmarks and became visible from space thanks to a campaign by Yorkshire Tourist Board which has literally put Yorkshire on the worldwide map.
Covent Garden set to bloom with spring renaissance
The 23rd of April will see London’s historic Covent Garden Market transformed into the ultimate Spring destination for Londoners and tourists with the launch of Spring Renaissance, running until 18th May.
Take-off this summer with hot offers to top destinations
Online luxury tour operator key2holidays has put together a selection of tantalising offers to hot and sunny destinations.
European school trips bring learning to life
Leger Holidays, the UK’s biggest provider of European coach holidays, is expanding its offering to schools, with overseas breaks visiting historic and cultural sites across the continent priced from £199 per pupil, including free staff places.
Eurocamp goes Haute Couture
Europe’s leading camping operator, Eurocamp has teamed up with eco designer Bill Brown to develop an exclusive eco beach bag for holiday makers. The Bill Brown beach bag is exclusive to Eurocamp and fashioned from only natural products; hand loom cotton and coconut shell, making it the perfect travel companion for a trip to the beach or supermarket.
Experience the Deep South with an offer you will give a damn about
The Deep South will blow through the West End when Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara bring their stormy relationship to London’s theatreland next month. Gone with the Wind, one of the greatest love stories of all time has been brought to the stage by the award winning director Trevor Nunn and will open at the New London Theatre on Friday 4 April 2008.