Types of trip
Legoland family breaks
DFDS Seaways has launched its Legoland Denmark offering for 2008. Departures are on selected dates from April to October and prices start from just £180 for a family of four, two adults and two children, for four nights.
Last minute deals for rugby in Paris
Eurolines, the international coach operator and part of National Express has teamed up with England Rugby Travel, the official travel company for England Rugby, to offer a great deal for England rugby fans eager to see the team’s return to Paris for the first time since the Rugby World Cup finals last autumn.
Love in the time of Cholera
The long-awaited film adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s classic novel is due to be released in the UK on March 28th. Set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Love in the Time of Cholera tells the story of a 50-year love triangle between Doctor Juvenal Urbino, his wife Fermina Daza and her long-time admirer Florentinto Ariza.
Get more sun for your sterling
With the financial forecast starting to look cloudier, it might seem that a value-for-money break this year is impossible. Holidaymakers are seemingly faced with the choice of giving up that longed-for break or resigning themselves to paying it back until Christmas.
Tenerife welcomes the magic of Disney – on ice
Tenerife has been chosen as the only Island in the Canaries to host what is said to be the largest Ice Spectacular in the world ‘Disney on Ice’. The UNESCO Heritage site of La Laguna will welcome the production from 14 – 17 March 2008 at the Pabellón Santiago Martin Ice Rink.
Cancun – Something for everyone
Cancun is a made-to-order resort, built specifically for tourism on the shores of the Caribbean Sea at the North Eastern tip of Mexico’s scenic Yucatan Peninsula.
Friendly Scots and stunning scenery
The friendly welcome of Scottish people and its stunning scenery were listed as the highlights of a holiday in Scotland in new research commissioned by national tourism body VisitScotland.
Maharashtra for adrenaline junkies
Maharashtra is famous for Bollywood, art and culture, awe-inspiring UNESCO World Heritage sites, cave complexes, and breathtaking landscape. However, the area now also offers plenty to tempt thrill-seekers, and is aiming to become the new destination in India for adrenaline junkies.
'Big names' in politics to lead travel tours
Celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, the world’s longest-established travel company, Cox & Kings, has announced its latest trio of expert-led adventures.
Travel association celebrates record year
The Guild of Travel Management Companies has released final figures for 2007 that show that it’s members made nearly 14 million bookings in the year, an all-time record.
Adopt an Eastbourne pebble
Fans of Eastbourne beaches are being given the chance to ‘Adopt-a-Pebble’ after large numbers of frightened and disorientated pebbles have been washed up in the stormy New Year weather.
Airlie rallies round victims of failed Romance
The Airlie Beach community has rallied around the passengers winched by the helicopter from the deck of the schooner Romance shipwrecked off Hook Island early yesterday. The treacherous circumstances of the evacuation meant that many of the group of international Backpackers arrived back to the mainland without passports, phones, credit cards or money.
A blind date on the Harbour Bridge
A blind couple, Sue Blaxland and Bruce McAllister, celebrated Valentine’s Day by climbing to the summit of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Thursday 14th February 2008.
Early Easter bargains
It’s worth bearing in mind that this year Easter is extra early. In fact so early that many schools around the UK are giving children a four day break over the Bank Holiday and then a two week Spring break two weeks later.
Off the beaten track in Bhutan
Long before London went smoke-free, the small Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan stubbed out smoking years ago. Under the watchful eye of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Bhutan is also free from industrial pollution, the roads are not congested, and the forests, fertile valleys and snow-capped peaks are pristine. Crime is almost non-existent, and the locals warm and generous.