Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Strand Palace Hotel - London

If you are looking for a good quality, centrally located hotel for a reasonable price then look no further than The Strand Palace Hotel ( http://www.strandpalacehotel.co.uk/ ). Located on the strand this nine storey, thee star hotel offers you great access to the attractions of London. Not far from The Thames, Covent Garden, The Royal Opera House, Cleopatra's Needle, Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square, The Strand Palace is a great choice for theatre breaks or shopping breaks and has many repeat guests who enjoy the central location, friendly service and great value for money.


Saturday, January 30, 2010

Valentines Hotel Deals

Here's out top three reccomendations if you are looking for late availability for a Valentines hotel break


LateRooms.com - Great late deals and a massive choice of hotels and room types all accross the UK makes this our top pick.


Mr&MrsSmith - Upmarket hotels for anyone looking for chic, unique boutique hotel stays.


HotelVoucherShop - HotelVoucherShop’s Gift Vouchers & Hotel Gift Certificates are the Perfect Gift for Valentines Day. They are presented in an attractive wallet and they can be personalised with your own unique message. You can choose either postal vouchers for FREE delivery to yourself or your chosen recipient, or send instant e-vouchers which have the benefit of allowing you to send your voucher immediately or arrive on a selected future date! The Hotel Vouchers can be used at 8,000 city, country and spa hotels in the UK plus 62,000 hotels, in 5000 destinations Worldwide.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Allbury Travel Group Bankrupt

Allbury Travel Group has gone into administration and it's tour operator companies including Argo Holidays, JetLife and Libra Holidays have ceased trading.

This article in the travel press reveals it's a tough world out there and there is a link between this bankruptcy and the recent bankruptcy of flyglobespan.

Surprising to see that there were only 100 passengers abroad at this time but maybe that goes some way to explaining the problems that The Allbury Travel Group had.

Affected customers should check the CAA websites for info.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Save Hotel Towels - Save The Planet ?!

I have now lost count of the number of times I have stayed at a hotel and read about a policy to help the environment of only changing towels when needed - and having a system where if you leave the towels hanging up they will not be changed...... and the cleaners just disregard it and give out new towels as part of the routine!

Monday, November 16, 2009

Expedia Voucher Code - Hotel Bookings

Fantastic News - Expedia are releasing a voucher available for all hotel only bookings made online.

£10 discount off Hotel bookings on Expedia.co.uk
Discount applies to bookings made between 16th November - 31st December 2009.
This applies to travel between 16th November 2009 and 31st December 2010.

Expedia Voucher code: DPSUK10PHOT

Use at > http://holidaydestinations.at/gr8offer

Thursday, November 5, 2009

London Hotels & Tourist Guide

London as Britain's capital city, with about 7.5 million inhabitants, is visited by over 20 million tourists per year. The city's surface is composed of approximately 40 percent parks and it is teeming with museums, theatres and concert centres. The city has around 25-30 thousand shops and a variety of markets, of which you can find around 300. Apart from business, many people come to London for shopping and theatre and in many cases people combine all three.



In London there are many colleges and universities. The best-known universities is The University of London - there are about 10 self-governing units, to name a few, London School of Economics and University College. Over 300 thousand students study here in London every year which adds to the cultural diversity of the city.

London's food culture has become more and more respected at all levels with restaurants, bars and pubs making much more effort with their offerings. The best thing about eating in London is the variation, you can find everything from Chinese, Thai, Malay, Greek, Turkish, Indian and much much more.

Soccer is the most loveable sport that exists in London and these days drives a lot of tourism to The UK capital. The city has a number of football clubs Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham and Tottenham in The Premier League as well as Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace in The Championship.

In London you can always find the appropriate place to stay at a price to suit everyone from 1 star hostels where you share a room to five star deluxe hotels. Just bear in mind that staying overnight in London may cost a bit more than the rest of Britain. One tip is to look at London Holiday Apartments which give you the flexibility of having your own kitchen facilities.

Driving a car is something most people should avoid, but if you're a confident driver use carrentals.co.uk to compare London car hire deals. Care hire is available at all London airports as well as various pick up points in London. Traffic can be quite congested and there is a "congestion charge" which is a fee you have to pay every day that your drive in central London.

The London Travelcard is a good option if you would like to travel around London a lot. The travelcard ticket works on the train, bus and "underground", but to travel to and from the London airports you need extra tickets. You can buy a Travelcard for different durations - the more days you buy the more you save. The black cab Taxis are very easy to find in London, they are everywhere!. The price of a black cab taxi with a meter is not always cheap, especially if you get stuck in traffic. It can be cheaper to get a minicab which you normally have to book by phone.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Golf Holiday Hotels

At Your Golf Travel (YourGolfTravel.com) you can book Golf packages at leading Golf hotels that are either on golf courses or have great access to one or more leading golf course. It's possible to book hotel only or a package.

Between them the staff at Your Golf Travel have played at all the courses featured on the website. The staff are experts at helping you have the best golf holiday possible from arranging tee off times to letting you know where the best bars are for the nineteenth hole.