Holiday News - Direct

The wide choice of cheap flights to Spain and budget accommodation in Spanish resorts, means that Spain is likely to be the top destination for UK holidaymakers in 2010, reports Corporate-FX.
With the credit crunch making value-for-money an even high priority for families this year, Spain holidays are topping most wish-lists.
The reliable weather is an added […]

Visitors to Spain do not have to choose between the city and the beach. Spain has the widest choice of beach-city destinations of any country in the Mediterranean. Here are 5 cities that tick all the boxes.

The San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2009 Awards have been announced and for the second year running El Bulli in Spain is named as the best restaurant in the world.
There are 4 British restaurants named in the top 50, three of them in London.
Unsurprisingly Spain, France and Italy were all prominent in the list. […]

Travellers looking to stretch their pounds as far as possible are heading out of the EuroZone for their summer holidays, but new research says that Spain offers the best value of EuroZone countries.
A cost comparison of over 100,000 holiday rental properties revealed that Spain holiday properties do offer good value for money.
Matthew Simpson at Creative […]

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) says travel and tourism should be placed at the centre of the upcoming G20 Summit, as part of the plans to revive the world’s economy.
The UNWTO have communicated to the 155 countries asking them to consider supporting travel and tourism, as this will give strength to trade (import […]

This year Britons are far more likely to holiday in caravans or camp than take a trip to Spain, according to The Caravan Club. Bookings for caravan holidays are up by 40%, the directory enquiries operator 118 118 said calls for camping and caravan sites had risen to 40% in comparison to previous years […]

Holidaymakers want the most for their money and to maximise their budgets for holiday spending; however at the moment with the pound sterling in a steady decline, tourists are finding it increasingly hard to get value for money on currency for their chosen holiday destination.
Their maybe some good news for holidaymakers as some destinations across […]

Spain is by far the most popular holiday destination for families seeking a half-term break this autumn, according to a recent study.
Alicante was rated as the most popular spanish resort for the mid-term break, followed by Malaga, Tenerife and Palma.
The Portuguese city of Faro also proved popular as well as Turkey’s resort of Dalaman and […]

The normally quiet Spanish village of Bunol has literally been painted red during the town’s annual Tomatina festival.
Thousands of people from all around the world arrived at the town for the festival during which around 100,000 kilograms of ripe tomatoes were thrown, leaving the revellers and town saturated in pulp and juice.
The festival, which […]

The best beaches in Europe can be found by the Mediterranean, in Spain, France, Portugal and Italy, according to an expert study of Europe’s beaches.

From Ireland to Italy, the best castle hotels in Europe have been rated by an online travel community site. Castle hotels are popular among those who want to enjoy their holiday in historic surroundings.

When summer holidays approach, airlines announce new routes to the sun every week. For those looking for a holiday in Murcia, there’s a new option to fly from Newcastle.

Holidays in Costa Brava are very popular among the British holidaymakers, but four out of five Brits cannot pinpoint Costa Brava on a map. A new survey into Brits’ skills to locating countries on the map shows that while holidays in the sun are very popular, many don’t know where these places are.