Holiday News - Direct

Around a meter of snow has fallen over Austria’s glaciers which are already open for ski season 2009-10. One of Austria’s resorts Obergurgl, reported four inches of powder in village areas.
With temperatures well below freezing, more snow is expected to fall in the next few days, enhancing ski conditions.
Obergurgl is a great place to […]

As the UK cruise market has grown over the previous couple of years, Royal Caribbean Cruise line has brought in a new charitable initiative for the launch of the worlds largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas.
Royal Caribbean will hold an introductory fundraiser aboard the cruise liner, with all proceeds going to charity, along with […]

Happy hours have been banned from one of Spain’s most popular tourist areas in all bars and nightclubs.
The introduction of a new health bill in the region of Catalonia, which bans drink offers such as ‘two for one’ or ‘unlimited drinks after initial payment on entry’, is to try and reduce the amount […]

Flight routes to Northern Ireland will alter for low cost airliner easyJet in the New Year.
From 7th January 2010, the daily flight route from Luton to Belfast International will go to Belfast City. All the other flights remain at Belfast International, according to an easyJet spokesperson.
More flight routes may be added to […]

Whilst there are many winter holiday bargains around, some hoteliers in popular resorts have increased prices to accommodate for the reductions over the summer months. Holidays-Direct always strive to give customers the best deals possible.
Holidays-Direct top 5 winter sun destinations:
• Egypt: Most visited Red Sea resorts include, Sharm el Sheikh, Luxor and Dahab. […]

Thomson Cruises has announced it will be starting a number of 14 day cruises to the Caribbean later on this year, including the introduction of Cuban ports.
Scheduled to begin in December, the Thomson Dream will sail to many Caribbean ports including Havana, Cuba, where not many cruise liners have gone before due to US restrictions.
Thomson […]

Christmas Markets are a popular tourist attraction in many European towns and cities with shoppers and tourists alike. CityBreaks-Direct have responded to consumer demand and created Christmas Market-themed citybreaks, enabling festive shoppers to combine a European citybreak with Christmas shopping.
Features of the themed citybreaks include 2 or 3 night deals with hotels close to […]

Mike Tanzer, Chief Executive of ABTA has addressed the ABTA Travel Convention attendees in Barcelona about the latest initiative to help safeguard holidaymakers who purchase flights or accommodation separately, as well as those who purchase packages.
In a fundamental effort to close one of the tourism industry’s biggest loopholes, ABTA, along with the support from its […]

Holidaymakers and city breakers are advised to keep their valuables well guarded when visiting foreign destinations. Although everyone is aware in crowded places to keep their money and bags well protected, sometimes it is forgotten.
Here are 5 of the most popular city break destinations in Europe:
Barcelona, Spain: in this culture rich city where […]

As of 1st October 2009 Ryanair will not accept any other form of identification other than valid Passports or National Identity cards.
Passengers are now reminded that the use of driving licences is no longer valid on Ryanair flights.
Any passenger who wishes to travel with Ryanair will now have to use the correct form of ID […]

The latest cruise industry organisation to join ABTA is Royal Caribbean Cruises. The travel industry body has revealed a total of 62 new members which have been accepted into the association in the last 12 months.
With 98 percent of ABTA subscribers renewing their membership earlier on in the year, the industry body is quite […]