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Destination:
Barcelona
Depart:
Luton
Dates / Times:
Departing 11/10/2011
Returning 14/10/2011
Duration:
3 Nights
Staying in:
Medicis Hotel
Star Rating:
4
Room Type:
Standard
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BB
Description:
The Hotel Medicis in Barcelona offers an unbeatable location beside the Sagrada FamÃlia and the Sant Pau Hospital, the Modernism centre.
Refurbished on 2007, is amodern and functional hotel with services such as Breakfast Buffet included and free Wireless Connection to meet all you need.
Best choice in Barcelona, for those who know and enjoy a friendly atmosphere and personalized 24 hours front desk with an affordable price.
The Hotel Medicis has 29 fully equipped rooms for your relax and comfortably.
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Combine a fascinating city break with a tropical beach getaway on this special twin-centre holiday to Thailand.
Fly Emirates and experience the comfort and service that make this scheduled airline so popular. Spend three nights on a bed and breakfast basis at the 3* Ambassador Hotel in the centre of Bangkok, then transfer to the coast for seven nights bed and breakfast at the 4* Best Western Premier Signature Pattaya.
Bangkok
The capital of Thailand is a feast for the senses, offering retail therapy, unique culture, eclectic dining and legendary nightlife. Ancient and modern are combined with dazzling Buddhist temples and equally dazzling bright lights. Take a tuk tuk through the busy streets, visit the bustling markets and sample the local cuisine. This colourful city is the perfect introduction to the Thai way of life.
Pattaya
The lively resort of Pattaya is just a 90 minute drive from Bangkok. With sandy beaches, golf courses and water sports galore, it's got all the ingredients for a great seaside holiday. Pattaya's freshly-caught seafood is especially good, but you'll also be spoilt for choice by an array of international restaurants. The famous Walking Street is lined with a heady mix of late night bars and nightclubs. During the day, boat trips whisk holidaymakers to the nearby islands, with breathtaking beaches and teeming coral reefs. Take an excursion to one of the nearby attractions, including stunning wooden temple the Sanctuary of Truth and spectacular rainforests and waterfalls. Pattaya is an eclectic destination that's as active or relaxing as you want it to be.
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The ancient Greek Mycenaeans knew a thing or two when they landed in Cyprus in the Bronze Age and built the settlement of Paleokastro on the northwest headland of Coral Bay.
Thousands of years on it’s still waiting to be discovered by many tourists heading for the larger and better-known resorts on the south and west Cypriot coastline. But with one of the island’s best beaches, and situated just 30 minutes from Paphos airport, Coral Bay is as accessible as it is attractive.
In 2009, a new airport link bus was launched, making it cheaper for visitors without transfers to reach Coral Bay. The eight-mile drive north of bustling Paphos on the south-western coastline takes visitors through banana plantations and vineyards, setting the scene for Coral Bay’s laid-back charms.
With its safe bathing and nightlife more suited to mature types than party animals, it’s a good choice for families. The flagship Coral Beach Hotel & Resort is the first and only five-star property on the island to offer a family plan. There are a selection of rooms, some inter-connecting, to accommodate two adults and up to three youngsters on an all-inclusive basis, plus a children’s restaurant with optional early meals and daytime entertainment programme.
While it doesn’t have the historic interest of nearby Paphos, Coral Bay is an ideal base to explore the rest of Cyprus and there are plenty of attractions and activities nearby served by a regular bus service.
For clients needing some rest and relaxation the beach is an obvious draw and there are some excellent spa hotels. Coral Bay also has a good selection of restaurants and local shops making it an attractive option for self-caterers who want to go it alone in a villa.
Families
The classic horseshoe-shaped beach is set in the natural bay protected by two headlands and is widely considered 
The beach has earned a European Blue Flag for its facilities, water quality and cleanliness and there are lifeguards on duty during the main season. Pedaloes, banana boats, water skis, jet skis and windsurfing provide fun for all age groups.
A popular family attraction close to Coral Bay is the Pafos Bird and Animal Park, the only one of its kind on the island. Open year-round, it’s home to a large collection of birds and there are daily parrot and owl shows in the 350-seat air-conditioned amphitheatre.
The Coral Beach Hotel & Resort (pictured) operates a crèche and children’s club for hotel guests and the facilities are also open to non-residents on a chargeable basis.
Active
One of the major attractions of Coral Bay is its diving. There are several dive compani
First-timers can take the plunge with a dive around the Coral Bay harbour wall and Manijin Island, with its spectacular cave, which is just a 10-minute boat ride away. The entrance to Akamas National Park offers fantastic underwater scenery and experienced divers can go on a day trip to the wreck of Zenobia, one of the world’s largest wreck dive sites.
Back on dry land the Akamas peninsula is a beautiful part of the island to swim, cycle and walk. For clients who want to move up a gear, Coral Bay Karting has adult and kiddy karts and horse riding is available near Coral Bay.
Spa
For couples and spa enthusiasts the area has some notable boutique properties. Anagenisis, the spa at the 
On the road to Coral Bay is the Azia Resort and Spa, a three-in-one boutique hotel featuring three properties with distinctive characteristics on the same site. One is the Club and Spa, which is perfect for privacy and pampering.
This hotel also boasts another first for the island, a butler allocated to every suite from a superior suite upwards. And at Esthisis, the spa at Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, there’s a new romantic candlelit body massage for two in the outdoor Roman tent.
Excursions
Just outside Coral Bay are the Adonis Baths, a natural pool beside a waterfall and restored watermill. According to Greek mythology, this is where the goddess of love Aphrodite frolicked in the waters with Adonis. It’s worth the climb to reach the baths and many visitors go for a dip as legend has it that swimming in the baths makes women beautiful and men stronger.
A top attraction is the Unesco-listed Kato-Paphos Archaeological Park at Paphos, famous for its Roman mosaics and the Tombs of the Kings burial site. Coral Bay is also a good base for exploring the northern coastline, with its coves and isolated beaches, and protected turtle nesting ground at Cape Lara.
Other day trips can take in the mountain monasteries of Ayios Neophytos and Chrysoroyiatissa and hillside villages of Peyia and Yeroskipou with their traditional tavernas and panoramic views.
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Destination:
Florida
Depart:
London
Dates / Times:
Departing 12th April 2011
Returning 19th April 2011
Duration:
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Star Rating:
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Contemporary, Elegant choice amongst Orlando hotels. Experience world-class comfort, contemporary elegance, and refined service - all in an ideal location. Visit the Radisson Worldgate Resort and celebrate an Orlando Florida hotel that's anything but ordinary. The relaxing resort provides every guest with exceptional family-friendly accommodations and plenty of perks, including an unmatched setting.
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Paris
Depart:
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Dates / Times:
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Returning 17/03/2011
Duration:
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Star Rating:
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Magic Circus Hotel is located outside the Disneyland® Resort Paris, just 10 minutes away by free shuttle bus from the Disney® Parks (3 km.) and only 30 km from Paris City.
The hotel offers a reception, restaurant, bar, conference facilities and meeting rooms with high speed internet access (with extra charge). The leisure facilities include billiards, video games, indoor heating pool, children´s indoor heating pool and fitness & wellness centre.
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New York
Depart:
Heathrow
Dates / Times:
Departing 05/02/2011
Returning 08/02/2011
Duration:
3 Nights
Staying in:
Astor on the Park
Star Rating:
2
Room Type:
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RO
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When a gooey-eyed couple sits down in front of me and utters the word ‘honeymoon’ the pressure is on to come up with something special.
The good news is that if my lovebirds are looking for luxury and pampering but lack the five-star budget, they may still be in luck thanks to the abundance of special offers and great value deals currently on offer.
Hit the Med
According to Mathilde Robert, managing director of Planet Holidays, some short-haul options such as Greece can offer just as much romance and luxury as long-haul escapes. Moreover, she points to the fact that many Greek hoteliers haven’t increased their prices for 2011. “One of our top-selling honeymoon destinations is Crete, which has many five-star resorts,” says Robert.
Couples can pay as little as £1,499 to stay in a Royal Villa in the grounds of Aldemar’s Knossos Royal hotel, in Hersonissos. Loved up guests can choose to have a massage in the comfort of their own space, and dinner on their 
Another good-value destination that appeals to all age groups is Cyprus. “My personal favourite is the Four Seasons in Limassol,” says Robert. “Even the standard double rooms have a Jacuzzi bath big enough for two.” Seven nights’ half board costs from £937.
For something smaller and more boutique she recommends the Londa Beach Hotel, also in Limassol, where the honeymoon suite boasts a round bed. Prices for March departures start from £614.
Turkey and Egypt
Turkey offers particularly great value and Turkey specialist Anatolian Sky offers a selection of chic hotels in traditional towns beyond the large-scale tourist hubs.
“This year we have some exciting new properties in our portfolio that have particular appeal for honeymooners, such as the 29-room Kanuni Kervansaray – a newly renovated former Ottoman travellers’ inn in Cesme,” says Akin Koc, owner and managing director. A seven-night stay starts from £585.
Egypt is another good bet for honeymooners. One of Planet Holidays’ most popular itineraries combines Cairo and El Soukhna on the Red Sea. Seven nights in June start from £997.
Morocco
For those seeking something different from a classic beach escape, Prestige Holidays is championing Morocco.
“Marrakech is a really vibrant and exciting city; eating out is very reasonable compared to many European destinations and there’s a fantastic range of high quality accommodation,” says David Nash, Prestige’s director of group travel.
“I’d recommend honeymooners stay in Maison Arabe, a delightful riad hidden in a quiet street on the edge of the medina. The property’s beautiful suites include two with Jacuzzis on their large terraces and super views.”
A week in June costs from £726 including British Airways flights, transfers, breakfast and a free hammam at the hotel spa.
Asia
Andrews singles out the luxurious Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo as being especially romantic. “It’s set in 400 lush, tropical acres beside the exquisite Pantai Dalit beach and adjacent to an interactive orang-utan education centre,” she says. Seven nights cost from £1,375 from May until July, with honeymooners receiving a 20% discount on spa treatments.
“Koh Lanta island in Thailand is an up and coming honeymoon destination,” adds Andrews. “The island has wonderful beaches, magical sunsets, great diving and verdant jungle.” A seven-night stay costs from £1,375 for travel between May and June at the Cha-Da Beach Resort & Spa. Honeymooners will receive a free Thai massage.
Indian Ocean
Virgin, Cosmos and Kuoni are all tipping the Indian Ocean as the honeymoon hotspot for 2011.
“As the area has become more developed, competition for customers has increased and hoteliers have lowered prices,” says Hayat Bourner a weddings supervisor at Virgin.
“I’d suggest the Chaaya Lagoon Hakuraa Huraa in the Maldives. It has water villas and costs from £1,465 all-inclusive for seven nights. It’s fantastic value for money.”
With the launch of its new Maldives and Indian Ocean brochure, Cosmos Distant Dreams is aiming to increase its share of this market. “The brochure features lots of value-added offers for honeymooners,” says product manager David Fraser. “For many, this is the deciding factor when making the all-important decision about where to stay.”
Hoteliers in Mauritius are offering some particularly great deals. Twelve nights’ half-board at the Mövenpick Resort & Spa in May costs from £1,629. Honeymooners receive a 50% discount for the bride, room upgrade (subject to availability) and a candlelit dinner.
Kuoni is tipping Sri Lanka with its ancient cities, jungle and palm-fringed beaches. Top picks include The Fortress, a five-star boutique hotel that boasts a beautiful ocean-front setting. Five nights start from £1,383, and newlyweds are offered extras such as a private four-course dinner, complimentary room up-grade and Champagne cocktail.
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“Bali is a romantic destination we’re recommending for honeymoons in 2011. It has superb hotels with fantastic customer service available at great prices. With rich history, stunning scenery, powder-white sandy beaches and amazing sunsets. This mystical island is a true tropical paradise and will enchant honeymooners.”
Bob Martindale, Perfect Weddings & Honeymoons, Staffordshire
“My top tip for great value honeymoons in 2011 is Caribbean cruises as there are so many great offers. Last year the Maldives and the Sandals resorts were our most requested honeymoon destinations. I can’t see this changing for 2011, however I think Dubai is going to give them a close run.”
Ian Inglis, Weddings4u
“For short haul, Cyprus is a top value destination for 2011. Many low-cost carriers fly there so you can keep costs down and accommodation options are varied from intimate boutique-style hotels to private villas and grand five-star luxury, meaning there is something special to suit every couple’s budget.”
Melanie Salt, Wedding & Honeymoon Specialist, Gates Travel, Cumbria
source: www.travelweekly.co.uk
Every bride wants to feel that her special day really is special. And as getting married abroad has become almost commonplace, traditional favourites like beach weddings and ceremonies at local town halls may feel a little pedestrian for some clients.
Celebrities are leading the trend, with Russell Brand and Katy Perry tying the knot at the luxurious safari camp Aman-i-Khas in Rajasthan, and Devil Wears Prada star Emily Blunt getting hitched at Villa D’Este on Lake Como.
Happily, there’s a world of thrilling options out there offering couples something a little bit different. Check out our rundown for some inspiration.
1. Flying high
Where else but in Las Vegas? The bride and groom can soar above the lights of the Strip in a helicopter, make their vows midair and return to earth as a married couple.
Ceremonies start as dusk falls, and the chopper cruises past icons such as the Bellagio, the Venetian, Stratosphere Tower and the space beam of Luxor Pyramid.
Sample package: Virgin Holidays offers a Cupid Night Flight from £549, including ceremony in a private helicopter with up to three guests, a wedding cake and champagne, rose cascade bouquet, rose buttonhole, and limo transfers for the bride and groom.
2. Sleigh bells ring
For a real contrast to a beach wedding, Thomas Cook will introduce wedding packages in Lapland from this December.
Its Traditional Lappish Wedding package starts with a reindeer sleigh ride through the snow to the Kota, a tepee in the heart of the forest. Couples exchange vows by a glowing fire, surrounded by up to 25 guests, who’ll toast their union with mulled wine.
Sample package: Thomas Cook offers the Traditional Lappish Kota Wedding from £1,859, including civil ceremony and fees, marriage certificate, admin and handling fees, decorated venue, one-tier wedding cake, return transfers for the wedding couple to the venue and a wedding coordinator.
3. Mamma mia
Couples can head to Skiathos, location for the filming of the movie Mamma Mia, and have a civil ceremony onboard the Planitis, a 72-foot traditional Greek wooden sailing boat.
After vows are made in the harbour, the newlyweds and up to 38 guests can cruise off to see idyllic views of Skopelos, the National Marine Park of Alonissos and the deserted island of Kyra Panagia.
Sample package: Olympic Holidays can arrange hire of the Planitis for £2,500 per day, including the ceremony. The vessel is operated by Santikos Hotels, which owns the Skiathos Princess Hotel.
4. Falling in love
For a wedding to really get their pulses racing,why not a ceremony on the edge of Victoria Falls, the
Sample package: Bridge & Wickers offers a wedding ceremony on Livingstone Island with an African choir, sparkling wine, flowers, wedding cake and boat transfers to the island, plus four nights’ all-inclusive in a house at Tongabezi Lodge and flights from London to Livingstone via Johannesburg. This package costs from £3,745 per person.
5. Choo choo I do
The lavishly restored historic carriages of the Napa Valley Wine Train run through one of the world’s most famous wine areas. Couples can make their vows on the observation deck as they chug through the stunning vineyard scenery, and then enjoy a gourmet meal with up to six guests.
Sample package: Virgin Holidays offers a Napa Valley Wine Train wedding package from £1,289, including a minister, 90 minutes of photography, lunch or dinner and a welcome glass of sparkling wine for the couple. Each additional guest costs from $150.
6. Keralan calm
The luxurious Zuri Kumarakom resort holds wedding ceremonies in a temple overlooking the Vembanad Lake, and the couple can spend their wedding night on a Honeymoon Houseboat accompanied by their own butler, chef and captain.
Sample package: The basic wedding package starts from £568, including marriage registration, services of a minister, legal fees and a marriage licence. A night in a honeymoon houseboat starts from £213 plus taxes and rooms in the hotel from £156 per night.
7. Islands in the stream
A private island might seem beyond the budget of many couples, but at Secrets Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic they can get married on one for just $500.
Just off the main resort, the private island is surrounded by the clear blue waters of the Caribbean and a wedding gazebo is set up beneath the swaying palms.
Sample package: Caribtours offer seven nights in a Castle Suite oceanfront room from £1,811 per person, including British Airways flights and private transfers, plus a complimentary wedding package including the ceremony, a wedding organiser, bouquet, buttonhole, and cake and sparkling wine for up to 10 guests. Legal fees are extra and the private island location costs $500.
8. Take it to the bridge
The perfect wedding for adrenaline junkies – and a no-no for those with vertigo – is a Sydney Harbour Bridge wedding.
After a private bridge climb for the couple and guests, the ceremony takes place on a specially designed sundeck at the very summit of the bridge.
Sample package: Kuoni offers seven nights’ room-only at the Park Hyatt Sydney, Qantas flights, transfers and the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb Wedding from £4,700 per person. The wedding package includes private climb, minister fees, marriage licence, group photo at the summit, certificate, sparkling wine toast, chauffeur-driven wedding car, cake and, if required, witnesses.
9. Saddle up
Couples can literally ride off into the sunset together in Jamaica, where they can marry on horseback at Prospect Plantation in Ocho Rios.
The bride and groom can clip-clop among the lush grounds of banana, cassava, sugar cane and allspice, and the bride needn’t ruin her hair with a riding hat, as the horses will be held in place during the ceremony.
Sample package: Thomson offers this wedding package from £1,465 including all legal documents, transfers to and from the wedding location, cake, champagne, a bouquet and a buttonhole, and a wedding coordinator.
10. Top table
Married couples should feel on top of the world, and getting hitched at the summit of Table Mountain can only help enhance their special moment. After riding to the top in the 360-degree rotating cable car, the bride and groom say ‘I do’ while looking out over Cape Town and the Atlantic Ocean.
Sample package: Virgin Holidays offers a Table Mountain Wedding from £1,049 including the services of a wedding coordinator, bridal bouquet and groom’s buttonhole, one bottle of sparkling wine, entrance fees to Table Mountain and limousine transfers from hotel
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Black Pearl Investments (BPI) has called for the Civil Aviation Authority to disclose what it knows about the collapse of Goldtrail Holidays.
The private equity fund has a minority share in Viking Airlines, which had sold around 30,000 Greece-bound seats to Goldtrail for the forthcoming summer season. The airline had also reviewed the company’s finances before striking the deal.
Now, following the operator’s collapse with around 16,000 customers stranded overseas and a further 50,000 forward bookings, the private equity fund is urging the CAA to start providing answer’s to the company’s failure.
The staement reads: “It appeared then that Goldtrail was a robust and well-established business, and it paid for its flying on the dot. Its failure just as we enter the peak season, when passengers’ final balances would have been paid, makes no sense.
“Presumably the CAA monitors ATOL-protected businesses on a monthly basis, too. BPI would welcome the CAA’s views on how and why Goldtrail’s failure has occurred at this time of the year.”
The statement also seeks to distance two former XL Leisure Group employees from the collapse of Goldtrail. It notes that Abhi Dighe worked for Kosmar Holidays when it was acquired by XL before then moving to Goldtrail.
However, he has not worked there since August last year.
“He (Dighe) is patently not linked in any way to Goldtrail’s collapse,” it reads.
The statement also adds that former XL chief executive Phil Wyatt is a shareholder in BPI which is only linked to Goldtrail through the contract for 30,000 seats this summer.
“Linking Phil Wyatt’s name with the Goldtrail failure is pure mischief-making and total misrepresentation of the facts,” the statement adds.
source: www.travel.co.uk
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Thomas Cook has launched a preview brochure of its summer 2011 programme two months earlier than last year to drive early bookings, particularly from the family market.
The preview of the mainstream summer range features the operator’s most popular holidays, and includes Djerba in Tunisia for the first time.
Last year, Thomas Cook delayed the release of its summer 2010 brochures to concentrate on late bookings. This year, however, the operator wanted to stimulate the early booking market by offering good deals and added value, said Richard Calvert, Thomas Cook’s joint managing director of mainstream travel for the UK and Ireland.
The operator is striving to bolster the family market by offering free kids’ places, free in-flight meals and 10kg of free infant baggage allowance, as well as introducing the Family World programme in Greece, Rhodes, Cyprus and Turkey.
Calvert said: “Family World hotels have beachside locations and activities that parents and children can do together.”
He claimed Thomas Cook would be the only UK operator to offer direct flights from Gatwick and Manchester to Djerba, an island off the coast of Tunisia, featuring it in both its Thomas Cook and Airtours summer-sun brochures.
“Tunisia has been very big for us and we want to offer something different,” he said. “Djerba is a north African island with fantastic beaches and hotels, and a French twist.”
Thomas Cook is adding six properties to its Aquamania Resorts for 2011, in Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Egypt and Florida. It is also offering customers a Big Price Rewind promise, which means many holidays will be available at prices lower than in 2010, and expanding its Kids World clubs to 55 properties.
Airtours’ preview 2011 brochure, which also launches today, is driving early sales by offering customers up to £200 off bookings made by August.
The operator is expanding its SunStar resorts and is introducing the Sunsplash brand – three-star hotels with water-based activities.
Other plans include adding flights from Bournemouth to Antalya and Corfu, and more flights from Newcastle, Bristol, East Midlands, Southampton and Humberside.
Fifty more exclusive properties have been added to the Thomas Cook and Airtours programmes. A greater choice of durations will also be available including 10 and 11-night options, to cater for consumer demand.
The full Airtours programme will be launched on May 27.
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Depart:
Newcastle
Destination:
Ibiza
Dates / Times:
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Returning 14/05/2010
Duration:
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Rating:
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Room Type:
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