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wicklownews TUESDAY 10 MARCH 2009 45 Living TRAVEL Home and Away ANOTHER new survey has shown that holidays are al- most the last thing most peo- ple will give up in the current difficult financial climate. More than half (59 per cent) said that even if they had to cut back on spending , their main annual holiday would be the last thing they would give up. Eighty-eight per cent of those surveyed would not choose holidays as a primary area to cut spending. I would suggest opting for 10 or 11 night breaks as op- posed to 14 which will save on the wallet but still give you enough time to relax. It’s also worth remembering that some companies may be at risk of going bust, so make sure your travel agent is fully bonded and consider pay- ing on a credit card as this can offer extra protection for your finances if something goes wrong. Bookings to Egypt and Tur- key are up by nearly a third for this summer, bucking an overall mar- ket decline of 11 per cent. The summer performance of the two destinations mirrors their results this winter, when Turkey was up 44 per cent and Egypt 30 per cent, against an overall decline of 7 per cent, according to latest figures To- gether Egypt and Turkey ac- counted for 12 per cent of winter 2008/09 holidays and 16 per cent of summer. Holiday Hotspot Holidaymakers across the island of Ire- land can take advantage of some fantastic offers as part of VisitScotlands White cam- paign, which runs until the end of March. The promotion which in- cludes accommodation of- fers of three night stays for £99 per person. Scotland is famed for its incredible sights, great out- doors, history, heritage, wildlife and fantastic shop- ping. Dublin, Belfast, Knock and City of Derry airports are all serving Scotland with daily flights or if you prefer the comforts of your own car, ports at Dublin, Larne and Belfast city facilitate nu- merous daily crossings. See www.visitscotland.com Weekly Best Buy Belfast Fashion Week kicks off this month and The Cul- loden Estate and Spa or The Europa Hotel are offering “Diva “ specials from £60 and £47.50 pps sharing. See www. hastingshotels.com Shannon Development together with a number of Shannon Region hotels is offering a fantastic deal of three nights for the price of two from as lit- tle as €79pps. You can book direct on www. ShortBreaksIre- land.ie or you can contact the Limerick Tourist Information Office Arthur’s Quay, Limer- ick on 061 317522 for fur- ther information. Offer ends March 30. Home and Away Extra The French Holiday Cen- tre, in conjunction with Va- canSoleil, offer a huge range of choice with campsites in over 319 parks across 15 dif- ferent European countries such as France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Bel- gium, Croatia, and Germany to name but a few. French Holiday Centre has some- thing to suit the whole fam- ily. Visit www.vansoleil.ie for more details or to book your camping holiday today. Robert Walshe is a free- lance contributor / broad- caster to travel publications and radio programmes across Ireland and the UK. with Robert Walshe ■ Shannon beaches ■ Shannon Cruising. ■ Ice Hotel Lillehammer. ■ Lillehammer Skiing. Weekend Hotspot Scandinavia’s “Ice Hotel” is the attraction of early 2009 at Lillehammer’s Hunder- fossen Winter Park. More than 100 trucks loaded with snow and about 50 tonnes of ice have been used to build and decorate the Ice Hotel, which is situ- ated in the middle of the Hun- derfossen Winterpark, just North of Lillehammer town. The Ice Hotel has 7 rooms made completely out of ice (22 beds). The hotel also has an Ice Bar and an Ice Ca- thedral seating 100 people. This can be used for wed- dings, concerts and exhibi- tions. Room temperature varies from -3 to -7 degrees Celsius. We were given ther- mal sleeping bags on top of animal skin rugs to keep us warm throughout the night. The Ice Hotel is managed by the Quality Hotel & Re- sort and a ski holiday to the nearby Hafjell resort is the perfect combination. Scandinavian Airlines fly four times a week direct from Dublin to Oslo from as little as €90 one way includ- ing taxes and charges. Train transfers run daily from Oslo airport to Lillehammer town and take two hours.
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Holidaymakers across the island of Ire- land can take advantage of some fantastic offers as part of VisitScotlands W h i t e c a m - paign, which runs until the end of March. Holiday Hotspot TUESDAY 10 MARCH 2009 with Robert Walshe Belfast Fashion Week kicks off this month and The Cul- loden Estate and Spa or The Europa Hotel are offering “Diva “ specials from £60 and £47.50 pps sharing. See www. hastingshotels.com Shannon Development together with a number of ■ Lilleh amm er Skiin g.
Transcript of Home and Away 2 PDF March 10th
wicklownewsTUESDAY 10 MARCH 2009 45wicklownews 45
LivingTRAVEL
Home and AwayANOTHER new survey has shown that holidays are al-most the last thing most peo-ple will give up in the current difficult financial climate. More than half (59 per cent) said that even if they had to cut back on spending , their main annual holiday would be the last thing they would give up. Eighty-eight per cent of those surveyed would not choose holidays as a primary area to cut spending.
I would suggest opting for 10 or 11 night breaks as op-posed to 14 which will save on the wallet but still give you enough time to relax.
It’s also worth remembering that some companies may be at risk of going bust, so make sure your travel agent is fully bonded and consider pay-ing on a credit card as this can offer extra protection for your fi nances if something goes wrong.
Bookings to Egypt and Tur-
key are up by nearly a third for this summer, bucking an overall mar-ket decline of 11 per cent.The summer performance of the two destinations mirrors their results this winter, when Turkey was up 44 per cent and Egypt 30 per cent, against an overall decline of 7 per cent, according to latest fi gures To-gether Egypt and Turkey ac-counted for 12 per cent of winter 2008/09 holidays and 16 per cent of summer.
Holiday HotspotHolidaymakers across the
island of Ire-land can take advantage of some fantastic offers as part of VisitScotlands White cam-paign, which runs until the end of March.
The promotion which in-cludes accommodation of-fers of three night stays for £99 per person.
Scotland is famed for its incredible sights, great out-doors, history, heritage, wildlife and fantastic shop-ping.
Dublin, Belfast, Knock and City of Derry airports are all serving Scotland with daily fl ights or if you prefer the comforts of your own car, ports at Dublin, Larne and Belfast city facilitate nu-merous daily crossings. See www.visitscotland.com
Weekly Best BuyBelfast Fashion Week kicks
off this month and The Cul-loden Estate and Spa or The Europa Hotel are offering “Diva “ specials from £60 and £47.50 pps sharing. See www.hastingshotels.com
Shannon Development together with a number of
Shannon Region hotels is offering a fantastic deal of three nights for the price of two from as lit-tle as €79pps. You can book direct on www.ShortBreaksIre-land.ie or you can contact the Limerick Tourist Information Offi ce Arthur’s Quay, Limer-ick on 061 317522 for fur-ther information. Offer ends March 30.
Home and Away ExtraThe French Holiday Cen-
tre, in conjunction with Va-canSoleil, offer a huge range of choice with campsites in over 319 parks across 15 dif-ferent European countries
such as France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Bel-gium, Croatia, and Germany to name but a few. French Holiday Centre has some-thing to suit the whole fam-ily. Visit www.vansoleil.ie for more details or to book your camping holiday today.
Robert Walshe is a free-lance contributor / broad-caster to travel publications and radio programmes across Ireland and the UK.
with Robert Walshe
■ Shannon beaches
■ Shannon Cruising.
■ Ice Hotel Lillehammer.
■ Lillehammer Skiing.
Weekend HotspotScandinavia’s “Ice Hotel” is
the attraction of early 2009 at Lillehammer’s Hunder-fossen Winter Park.
More than 100 trucks loaded with snow and about 50 tonnes of ice have been used to build and decorate the Ice Hotel, which is situ-ated in the middle of the Hun-derfossen Winterpark, just North of Lillehammer town. The Ice Hotel has 7 rooms made completely out of ice (22 beds). The hotel also has an Ice Bar and an Ice Ca-thedral seating 100 people. This can be used for wed-dings, concerts and exhibi-tions. Room temperature varies from -3 to -7 degrees Celsius. We were given ther-mal sleeping bags on top of animal skin rugs to keep us warm throughout the night. The Ice Hotel is managed by the Quality Hotel & Re-sort and a ski holiday to the nearby Hafjell resort is the perfect combination.Scandinavian Airlines fly four times a week direct from Dublin to Oslo from as little as €90 one way includ-ing taxes and charges. Train transfers run daily from Oslo airport to Lillehammer town and take two hours.
