Advice for beginner skiers available from Ski-Direct

holiday news | European ski holiday news, Holiday news, Ski holiday news | Monday, September 28th, 2009

Ski-direct have a unique and personal service which gives customers peace of mind when booking their first ski trip. With the daunting prospect of choosing where to go, Ski-Direct.co.uk have the perfect solution, they’ll sort everything out for skiers of all abilities.
All customers have to do is give the experienced operators a call […]

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Winter Ski Season 2009-10 gets underway

holiday news | Holiday news | Friday, September 25th, 2009

Winter 2009-10 ski season is almost near and with Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland preparing to open in the first few weeks of October.
Many glaciers are opening earlier than planned as snowfall has unexpectedly fallen heavier than in previous years.
Tignes in France is due to open 26th September for this season and is […]

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Cruise holidays expected to remain popular in 2010

holiday news | Cruise holiday news, Worldwide holiday news | Monday, September 21st, 2009

The UK cruise market according to experts will be bigger than ever, with more choice of destination, larger ships to choose from, experts are predicting an ‘upswing’ on this particular market in the travel industry.
This year alone the cruise industry has seen a boost in interest as well as sales and experts don’t think this […]

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Thomson Cruises meet consumer demand!

holiday news | Cruise holiday news, Holiday news, Worldwide holiday news | Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Thomson Cruises and Island Cruises have researched what is more important to their travellers, Port visits or days at sea.
The results have come back to show that ports are more important, as a result of this, The UK’s second largest cruise firm will increase fly-cruises agenda in 2010.
In 2010/2011 winter season, the popular cruise liner […]

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Late bookings increase according to latest poll

Late bookings for summer holidays abroad have seen a sudden surge due to the poor UK weather, according to a poll by a popular airliner.
The online survey asked visitors if UK weather had an impact on their holiday plans for the summer, nearly half the respondents confirming a late overseas holiday would be booked, whilst […]

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City breaks on the rise for Britons

A new report has revealed that many people now prefer to take multiple trips over the year, rather than the traditional week or two week long summer holidays.
Approximately 83 percent of travellers surveyed intended to take up to five short breaks by the end of 2009, as UK travellers are booking city breaks and short […]

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Turkey expects 30 million holidaymakers in 2010

holiday news | Holiday news, Mediterranean holiday news, Worldwide holiday news | Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

The Culture and Tourism minister for Turkey has set a target of 30 million holidaymakers to visit the country in 2010, despite the current economic climate.
Ertugrul Gunay recently said to the Anadolu Agency, “We are expecting around 26 million tourists this year and our target for 2010 is 30 million if we could overcome the […]

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