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Half price summer deals

Friday, July 10th, 2009

From the 101 Newsdesk

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If you’re missing the sunshine and crave heat, Mark Warner has done it again with an incredible half-price holiday in Egypt. Departing July 16, a week half-board at the 5* Intercontinental Abu Soma hotel on the Red Sea now costs £548 pp with a single supplement of only £125. Sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and kitesurfing are all included as is half-day child care for children from 2 yrs, a full day children’s club for 6-17yr olds and an evening creche service. RYA sailing and windsurfing courses are available and it’s a great place to learn to dive too; there’s a PADI scuba centre on site (extra charge). 

Ottoman Residence

Anatolian Sky is offering 2 weeks for the price of 1 at the 4* Ottoman Residence hotel departing Manchester on August 24. 14 nights now costs £635 pp on a b&b basis. Set amongst lush gardens and orange groves on the Azmak River, this 34-room hotel has been built in the Mugla style and is a short walk from the long sandy beach of Akyaka, a charming fishing village which has thus far escaped the crowds.

Departing on July 18, Vintage Travel has slashed over £1,200 off the price of a week’s rental of Son Real, a 6-bedroom house in a magnificent rural setting close to Sencelles in Mallorca. A week now costs £1,295 for 12 or £1,095 for a party of up to 8. Set in no less than 17 acres of oak wood and orange groves, this secluded house has a private pool with a separate children’s section; nearby Sencelles is a 20-minute stroll away and offers a few shops, bars and a Michelin-recommended restaurant. Flights and hire car are not included in the price. 

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Closer to home, Classic Cottages has discounted a range of cottages in Cornwall this summer. A week from July 17 for up to 12 in the magnificent antique-stuffed Trewidden House, close to Penzance, now costs £2,369, a saving of over £1,000. Departing July 24, a week for 2 at cosy Menhay (top right), a few miles south of Padstow, now costs £524, a saving of £130. Click here for other special offers in the West Country this summer.

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If you want to wait until the school holidays are over, Jetsave is offering 9 nights from September 24 on Key West in the Florida Keys for £1,191 pp room only, a saving of £478 pp. The price includes return flights from Heathrow to Miami, accommodation for 9 nights in the 5* Hyatt Key West hotel and a hire car.

Late deals: France, Cyprus, Thailand

Friday, June 26th, 2009

 

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Vintage Travel is offering a week’s villa rental from July 11 for up to 8 people for £1,495, a saving of £900. Couyoula is a beautifully restored 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom stone farmhouse with a large pool, table tennis and floodlit boules pitch, all set in 3 acres of grounds close to the village of Puylagarde in Tarn-et-Garonne, south west France. Flights (closest airports Rodez or Toulouse) are not included.

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Save £203 pp on a week at the Aphrodite Hills Resort, close to Paphos in Cyprus. Departing July 1 with Prestige Holidays, a week now costs from £869 pp including return flights from Gatwick, private transfers and accommodation on a B&B basis. More like a small village than a hotel, Aphrodite Hills boasts its own golf course, tennis academy, spa and huge choice of restaurants with rooms, suites and villas.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the Thai tourism authorities are keen to promote the great value for money offered in Thailand; we’ve had a look at what’s on offer and have tracked down a week for under £500 with Hayes & Jarvis. Book by June 30 for 8 nights from October 19 at the 3.5* Centara Karon Resort on Phuket for £499 pp, a saving of £175 pp. The price includes 8 nights’ accommodation on a B&B basis, flights with Singapore Airlines and transfers.

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Closer to home, Red Funnel has some amazing fares on their midweek car ferry services from Southampton to the Isle of Wight this summer. Travel on a Wednesday, for example, and a car with up to 6 passengers will cost no more than £32 return.

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Painstakingly restored this year by Long Travel‘s owners, Ray and Annie Long, 2 new characterful trulli in Puglia are now available this summer. Sleeping 2, Trullo Zingara (picture top left & centre) and Trullo Mandorla, (pictured top right) both have spectacular views from their elevated positions and are located close to the charming town of Cisternino. One week costs from £410 pp (Trullo Zingara) and £224 pp (Trullo Mandorla), including car hire but excluding flights.

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Petrol heads with a taste for the F1 high life can enjoy a 5 night package with Black Tomato for the Singapore Grand Prix, F1′s only nighttime race. Based at the prestigious Fullerton Hotel, the long weekend includes exclusive access to the hotel’s VIP Champagne & Cocktail Grand Prix Lounge overlooking the circuit on qualifying and race days (September 26 and 27) as well as access to the hotel’s rooftop terraces. 5 nights cost from £3,800 pp including scheduled flights, transfers, accommodation, daily champagne buffet breakfast, VIP lounge and rooftop access to view the race.

Summer festivals 2009

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

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By 101 Holidays newsdesk

If you don’t trust those ‘barbecue summer’ predictions for your 2009 dose of festival fever, the sunny south of Europe has plenty to offer.

Festival Cap Roig

From July 5 to August 15, Catalunya hosts the annual Festival Cap Roig. Artists from the world of dance, world music, opera, jazz and classical music descend on the Botanical Gardens in Calella de Palfrugell. This year’s stellar if eclectic line up includes Michael Bolton, Leonard Cohen, Julio Iglesias, James Taylor, UB40, Anastacia, Jamie Cullum and Chic. Tickets go on sale this week. Vintage Travel offers a range of villas with private pools within easy striking distance. Just 10 minutes away is Sa Blava, with 3 bedrooms, a rural location and more than an acre of gardens and woodland. One week’s rental from July 3 costs £1,495 (for up to 6 sharing) and £1,895 between July 10 and August 21. Return flights and car hire are not included.

Pescara Jazz Festival

The Pescara Jazz festival in Abruzzo, Italy, runs from July 16 to 19. Since 1969, this renowned festival has pulled in top names from Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington to Bob Dylan and James Taylor. Passes costs from €20 to €70 per day; this year’s line up is still to be confirmed but our man on the ground tells us that George Benson, Simply Red (on July 13), Ahmad Jamal, Chick Corea and the Roy Haynes Trio are slated. Long Travel offers 5 nights at the Villa Maria d’Abruzzo, just outside Pescara, from £310 per person bed and breakfast (flights not included).

Ravello Festival

Ravello hosts its own annual festival from June 26 to September 27; this year’s theme is Il Coraggio (courage), with more than 100 events in the fields of orchestral and chamber music, jazz, visual arts, literature, cinema, design and dance. Set in the famous Villa Rufolo in Ravello, many performances are free; tickets for the others cost €35 (gardens) and €50 (box seats). Performers include Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, Bermuda Acoustic Trio, the Strasbourg Philharmonic orchestra and Michael Nyman. Click here for the full programme (PDF file). Long Travel offers a week in the 4-star Hotel Giordano in Ravello from £432 per person bed and breakfast (flights not included).

Puccini Festival

Each year, Puccini’s most popular operas are performed in the spectacular lakeside theatre in Torre del Lago, close to Lucca, Puccini’s birthplace. This year’s performances, between July 10 and August 22, include Manon Lescaut, Turandot, Tosca and La Boheme. Kirker Holidays offers 5- and 6-night packages from £1,440 per person, including flights, hotel with breakfast and opera tickets.

Late villa deals in Greece

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

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A three-bedroom villa on the beautiful Greek island of Kefalonia is on sale for half the brochure price. Okeanis, situated close to the village and Blue Flag beach of Katelios, boasts its own private pool and air-conditioning.

The week beginning April is available for £325 (saving £325). The week beginning May 3 is £375 (saving £375). Flights and car hire are not included.

Book it with Vintage Travel, or check out their other late villa deals.