October 30th 2009
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Hotels.com revealed the results of a new survey which shows that, in the course of a generation, the number of countries visited by an Irish under-16 year old has doubled. The survey was conducted by Hotels.com through Rollercoaster.ie, Ireland's leading website for parents.
While a child today will have visited an ...
Long gone are the days when you happily palmed just under two dollars per pound. Now the US dollar is worth just 61p (29th Oct), a situation that is making the US a less popular holiday option that it has been for years.
But Florida holidays have been on the top ...
October 30th 2009
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Hotels.com has revealed results from its latest survey which indicate that credit-crunched Britons are increasingly looking to book holidays out of season in a bid to avoid peak prices and get the most from their holiday budgets.
With some hotels slashing their prices by up to 70% for out-of-season stays, holiday-makers ...
October 29th 2009
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HostelBookers can reveal that Egypt is a top backpacking destination for Winter 2009. According to statistics from the budget accommodation website, the number of independent travellers booking a holiday to Egypt is rising year on year.
This new breed of backpackers are shunning cheap package deals for a more authentic travel ...
October 29th 2009
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Luxury Link (www.luxurylink.com), the world's premier online luxury travel resource, announces its partnership with Lexus to bring eco-friendly hotel packages to the sophisticated traveler.
“At Luxury Link we believe in socially responsible practices. We want to preserve the world’s beauty so people can enjoy it for years to come,” said Diane ...
October 28th 2009
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Travel specialist Kuoni has launched a brand new Latin America holiday brochure, valid until December 2010. The brochure which is available from Kuoni's website, high street stores and travel agents across the country, includes 76 holiday itineraries and Kuoni Authentic Experiences, which allow travellers to do as the locals do, ...
October 28th 2009
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Kuoni, the luxury travel specialist, has launched a new America & Canada brochure covering holidays valid from April 2010 to March 2011 that span the Western, Southern and Eastern states, Hawaii, Alaska and the winter wonderland of Eastern and Western Canada and the Rockies. The new brochure is available from ...
October 28th 2009
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Get ready to put on your running shoes and participate in the Auckland Marathon 2009 this November 1. This popular road race event, that typically attracts just over 10,000 runners from all corners of the world, was first held in June 1936 and became a yearly attraction since the 1960s.
The ...
October 27th 2009
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Despite the rise in on-line bookings it seems more people than ever are requesting holiday brochures. ‘This year we had 25% more brochure requests from new customers than we received the previous year,’ said a spokesperson for the brand. ‘Even people who have already booked a holiday via our website often ...
October 27th 2009
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Luxury Link (www.luxurylink.com), the world's leading luxury travel website, recently launched its new “Insights” section, designed to serve as a resource to the travel trade industry. Once a month, Luxury Link will post another “White Paper” that addresses the state of the industry or tackles a specific area of interest ...
October 23rd 2009
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The Bourne Leisure group's three call centres based in Hemel Hempstead for Warner Leisure Hotels, Butlins and Haven have collectively reached the Top Ten in latest research from the Top 50 Call Centres for Customer Service.
The combined achievements of Butlins Holiday Resorts, Haven Caravan Parks and Warner Leisure Hotels placed them ...
October 21st 2009
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Hotels.com has revealed that the cost of a night in a luxurious hotel room has tumbled worldwide, meaning that travellers' money has never gone further.
According to Hotels.com's Hotel Price Index (HPI), there are now a crop of ten desirable destinations where £100 per night (or just £50 a night each ...
Since the launch of the competition in September, the 'Build Your Dream Break' Facebook page has attained over 100 fans and Superbreak has received 260 entries for the competition itself.
To win a dream break, entrants must describe their ideal break in 20 words or less and have until 31 October 2009 ...
LAN Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries, ("LAN" or "the Company") (NYSE: LFL / IPSA: LAN), one of the leading airlines in Latin America, has reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators for September 2009.
System passenger traffic for September increased 11.9% as capacity rose 9.3%. As a result, the ...
October 15th 2009
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British Airways is launching its thrice-weekly direct non-stop services from Gatwick to Sharm El Sheikh from October 26, 2009.
This signifies a return for the airline’s colours to this popular Red Sea resort, with the new direct non-stop London Gatwick flights to Sharm El Sheikh departing on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
As well ...
October 15th 2009
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Leading budget accommodation provider HostelBookers is offering three pairs of VIP tickets to the 2009 Gillette Four Nations rugby league finals to its top customers. The fantastic giveaway includes a chance to see the final game in style, complete with a champagne reception, a slap up lunch and a Q&A session ...
October 14th 2009
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World-wide hotels specialist Hotels4u.com has launched a refreshed version of its website to help holidaymakers find cheap hotels and accommodation at home and abroad even more quickly and easily. A combination of improved browsing and searching, plus extra choice and information will allow customers to confidently make decisions about where ...
October 14th 2009
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Stena Line, leading ferry company, has announced details of a new addition to its Northern Corridor fleet. From early November the company will introduce a third ship, the Stena Navigator, on its Stranraer-Belfast route. The vessel will cater for both passenger and freight traffic with a capacity of up to ...
October 13th 2009
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The much-anticipated Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia's first luxury conservation-based resort and Emirates Hotels & Resorts' first development outside Dubai, has welcomed its first guests.
The A$125 million project, built on the same principles as Emirates' acclaimed Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa, combines the expectations of the high-end traveller ...
October 13th 2009
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LateRooms.com can announce that it is only a few weeks remain until Paris becomes the centre of the tennis world as it plays host to the ATP Masters Series.
The Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, which is situated on the banks of the River Seine opposite the Francois Mitterrand library and within ...
