Types of trip
Holistic holidays in Cuba
For almost 30 years, Skyros, the market leader in mind, body and spirit holidays, has built an unrivalled reputation in offering its world-weary visitors inspiration, renewal and adventure. In the summer it's Greece. In the winter it's Thailand, Cambodia and Cuba.
Family fun at Butlins this half-term
Don’t waste the half term sitting in an airport, chasing lost luggage or calming grumpy children – get down to Butlins and start enjoying your break straight away. It doesn’t even matter about the weather as you can make believe you’re in the tropics in Splash Waterworld and you won’t care what’s going on outside in the weather-proof Skyline Pavilion full of live entertainment, restaurants and shops. Prices start from as little as £68pp per break.
Experience West Virginia in fall colour
A landscape of colour is framing West Virginia, the Mountain State, with its magnificent show of autumn shades across 55 counties for its leaf-peeping visitors. For the first time, a series of autumn colour fly-drive packages to West Virginia have been launched by American specialist, America As You Like It.
High elevation means winter sports elation
Last winter’s awesome snow conditions ensured that UK winter sports enthusiasts enjoyed one of the longest ever seasons in the Rockies. With resorts opening from November through to May families, couples and individuals had ample opportunity to visit Alberta’s world-class resorts.
Justskiing.co.uk launches new website
Just Skiing, now in their 3rd year, is a specialist tour operator focusing on skiing holidays in the Italian mountains. Following their success specialising in Courmayeur, they have expanded their programme to include La Thuile and Pragelato/Sestriere to offer customers greater choice.
Enjoy an African adventure of a lifetime
Africa Sky, a specialist in luxury, tailor-made holidays, has added an innovative new flying safari to their portfolio which promises an adventure of a lifetime. The ten-night ‘Big Five Destinations Flying Safari’ covers the legendary highlights of Southern Africa including Etosha National Park and Sossusvlei in Namibia, the Victoria Falls in Zambia, Chobe National Park in Botswana and the cosmopolitan city of Cape Town in South Africa.
New winter schedule for City Cruises
City Cruises plc enters its winter season on 29 October 2007 with new timetables. The Sightseeing service, which operates between Westminster, Waterloo, Tower and Greenwich piers, will run at regular intervals throughout the day weekdays from 10am (from Westminster Pier) until 17.15 (Westminster Pier to Tower Pier only) and at weekends from 10am (from Westminster Pier) until 18.00 (Westminster Pier to Tower Pier only).
Educational breaks without the kids
Now the kids are back at school take your own educational trip around the UK! The sums add up to some great value for money breaks with Haven and British Holidays who are offering four night breaks from October 8th from as little as £79 in standard self-catering accommodation for up to four people. Simple maths makes that less than £20 per person - so what about the rest of your holiday timetable?
Singapore is in top three for business
Singapore is now ranked among the world’s top three cities for meetings, based on the Union of International Associations’ (UIA) latest rankings, hence bolstering its position as an exchange capital of the world.
Kids learn to ski in just 4 hours
Thanks to a special method developed in Austria, children from the age of three and a half years can learn to negotiate a nursery slope without help in only four hours of one-on-one tuition. Success is guaranteed by Schwarzenberg ski school, one of the region’s many excellent ski schools. With a price tag of only 176 Euros (GBP 123) learning to ski has never been more affordable.
Pannacotta army on view in Cheshire
A line up of over 200 miniature Ginger warriors, replicating the infamous Terracotta army currently on display at the British Museum, has been created not out of stone, but out of food. Hundreds of ginger bread men wearing ancient battle dress stand shoulder to shoulder in rows to create an edible delicacy to showcase Britain’s tastiest Festival, now in it’s sixth year.
Wizards on Windermere to cast half-term magic
Children can enhance their witch or wizard know-how this October half-term, just in time for Halloween, by enjoying a magical visit to the Wizards on Windermere event (October 22-28), at the Aquarium of the Lakes, in the beautiful Lake District.
The Western Lake District’s best view
Whilst parents might want to head to the Western Lake District to capture the newly voted winner of Britain’s Favourite View on camera (Wastwater), their kids might have other ideas this half-term, with the area offering some of the most diverse visitor attractions available throughout the country.
Explore 7 Canadian ski destinations in 2 weeks
Traditionally, a major challenge for skiers and snowboarders exploring Canada was negotiating the vast distances between breathtaking snow destinations. While the award winning coastal skiing in Whistler is a short ride from Vancouver, the high altitude fluffy powder of the Okanagan and Rockies is a considerable distance. Packing all of these unique regions into one trip posed a challenge even for the most determined traveler.
Wild West themed family cruise breaks
From £290 for a family of 4 you can enjoy a taste of the American Wild West enroute to Amsterdam or Bergen on a short family cruise break from Newcastle. With staff dressed as sheriffs, and Jack the Pirate’s help DFDS Seaways will be serving a Wild West experience on board.