Ideas to inspire your travel plans http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:49:51 +0100 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:49:51 +0100 You've done the beach. Again! And again... Maybe you have visited Disney West and East coast and Paris, too? (Exactly how many times can you see Mickey Mouse and his charming wife, Mini?) Perhaps you want something different, this year? Perhaps, dare we say it, Disney rodent free? Pumpkin Tours might just have the answer for you. They offer a wide range of less-than-usual holiday adventures. Nobody could describe Pumkin's offerings as run-of-the-mill! Pumpkin Tours offers a wonderfully bizarre and diverse range of holidays from driving a Soviet era tank or armed vehicle in Hungary to partying at Serbia's' EXIT festival. Pumpkin organises escorted adventure trips, visits to music festivals and also F1 Grand Prix and horse racing packages. Managing director Eugene Bari, is firm in his beliefs in what constitutes a good holiday: “Our message is simple, Life is for living – get away from the hum drum!” He went on to say: “We make exciting trips accessible to all to help broaden horizons. Whether it is going to see Lewis Hamilton’s last race at his home ground in Silverstone or firing a machine gun in Cambodia, it is all about...]]> http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/tanks_for_the_great_time!_45299293.htm Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/tanks_for_the_great_time!_45299293.htm http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/and_now_for_something_completely_different_83654250.htm Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/and_now_for_something_completely_different_83654250.htm http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/do_the_ghan_73764612.htm Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/do_the_ghan_73764612.htm www.traveltheunknown.com, tel: 0845 053 0352) points out that it is the only travel operator that features tours to this as yet undiscovered corner of India. (So why not book now, before it does become discovered?) Highlights of the tours include driving high above the Himalayan clouds to Tawang to visit the largest Buddhist monastery outside of Tibet. Or you can join up with an elephant-back safari in the breathtaking Kaziranga National Park, which is the home to the world’s largest population of (sadly) endangered unicorn rhinos and the densest tiger population in a protected area. Or there is game walking and river rafting in the Nameri National Reserve. You can have the privilege of meeting up with the ancient Apatani tribes of...]]> http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/re-assessing_your_life_18750726.htm Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/re-assessing_your_life?_18750726.htm http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/rock_and_roll_tourism_92977846.htm Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/rock_and_roll_tourism_92977846.htm http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/singapore_botanic_gardens_31654564.htm Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/singapore_botanic_gardens_31654564.htm www.icelandprotravel.co.uk) Whilst the majority of British tourists travel to Reykjavik, there’s more to Iceland than the admittedly fascinating capital city, and seeing by using a hire car is probably one of the best ways to do this. Iceland's main airline is boosting the number of flights from the UK to Iceland this September, with the flight time from London takes three hours. Flights to Reykjavik are also available from Manchester and other airports (including Glasgow) will be available later. Visit APH not only to book your airport parking, but also to see what great...]]> http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/self-drive_in_iceland_16484021.htm Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/self-drive_in_iceland_16484021.htm
Have you considered inclusive destinations holidays? Now, before you start to see visions of Sid James, Barbara Windsor and Kenneth Williams in 'Carry on Abroad' and think back to package tour nightmares that you heard dating back to 20 to 30 years ago, things have moved on a great deal since then. All inclusive destinations are not package holidays!  And possibly saving money might not be your primary concern? Perhaps you just want someone else to handle all aspects of booking your holiday?  For example, if you fancy an inclusive holiday in Egypt, Barwell Travel offer some good deals. As part of their continued growth in the long haul luxury market, they are offering some very good all inclusive packages to Sharm El-Sheikh this summer. Actually, you can also save money with Barwell. Take advantage of their early booking incentives...]]> http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/go_on_holiday_and_save_money_16153515.htm Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/go_on_holiday_and_save_money_16153515.htm
But someone made a mistake. Someone allowed Dad (or mum!) to read a magazine and get an Idea! Oh, no. That's never good...  “I read an article in a Sunday supplement! Apparently with the recessionary thingy-whatsit, the in thing this year is the Staycation! We'll book a cottage in the wilds! Oh, DO say yes! It'll be fun!” So rather than the trip to the airport the family car -which is still too traumatised to remember very much about the journey to the Staycation- is forced to drive 300 miles to a cottage in the middle of nowhere.  Did anyone think to have the car serviced? The battery checked? No. So the journey was enlivened by a rather kindly gent in...]]> http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/staycation_oh,_great..._12480062.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/staycation?_oh,_great..._12480062.htm By looking at flight search data for travellers over the Easter break, Skyscanner points out that although Spain remains the most popular country overall for holidaying Britons, it’s not as popular as it was even just one year back. London is the most searched for destination for Easter travel by UK-based travellers. But then London does the city itself have an amazing range and number of attractions for families and couples, and it is also a hub for travellers heading for destinations outside the UK.
Malaga is still the second most popular place for an Easter holiday for the second year running. But as pointed out, there has been a noticeable reduction in popularity for Spain compared to Easter 2009. For example searches for flights to Alicante fell three places whilst poor old Palma dropped out of the top ten completely! Searches for flights to Amsterdam were shown to be on the rise, up two places. Barcelona stuck where it was at number three. However, New York has show up as a surprise placement. Entirely missing from last Easter's top ten, flights to New York are...]]> http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/spanish_love_affair_17112697.htm Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.aph.com/news/travel_inspiration/spanish_love_affair_17112697.htm  But seeking bargain holidays can be fraught with danger, as the experts at GetSafeOnline.org and ABTA issue a timely warning that UK Internet users are taking unnecessary risks and even ignoring basic online fraud-prevention measures as they hunt down that bargain break. They are laying themselves open to fraud by unscrupulous rogue traders. In the worst cases, they might even risk all by sending their money to pay for a holiday that never existed in the first place.

Get Safe Online has undertaken some new research which showed that (worryingly) nearly 30% of Internet users who book holidays online never even bother to check the authenticity of the firm they are dealing with (checking out if they are ATOL/ABTA registered, for example) before sending their payment.
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