Enjoy England has launched a new campaign to encourageholidaymakers sample the various cuisine and gastronomic delights available inthe UK.Called “Taste England,” the campaign was developed following aVisitBritain research which showed that food and drink continues to be a keydriver for short breaks...

Rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers istouring England this summerto promote their new album Stadium Arcadium, and Superbreak has created apackage that will let Chili Peppers fans catch the summer tour, which willtravel through London Earls Court, Coventry,Ipswich, Reading, Sheffield, Manchesterand Derby.The...

Short break holiday operator Superbreakis offering a range of overnight hotel accommodation packages includingtickets, that will let music fans watch pop icon Madonna on her latestConfessions tour to be held at the Wembley Arena in August. The latest tour is set to begin in America before the European...

A new research carried out on behalf of Halifax Unsecured Personal Loans reveals that Australia and New Zealand is now considered as the ultimate dream holiday destination for Britons. Australia and New Zealand were identified as the most-favoured location for all age groups except the over 65s....

Inits latest analysis of web statistics, Hitwise UKhas found that travel and cruises websites appeal to older, well-off segmentsof the UKpopulation more than any other category of websites.HitwiseUKsays the travel and cruises category attracted a larger share of Internetvisits from those aged 55+ than...

A new website,www.TubeHotels.com, has been launched to help tourists and travelers find London hotels using the LondonUnderground stations as points of reference.TubeHotels.com is usefulto both Londonresidents as well as tourists with detailed maps of hotel locations relative tounderground stations....

High-speed passenger train service Eurostarhas welcomed the announcement of plans to restore the historic building thatfronts St. Pancras International station into a five-star hotel. St. PancrasInternational station is expected to become a high speed rail gateway toContinental Europe when Eurostar moves...

UK travel company Thomson gave the public a glimpse into the future of travel technology via Thomson Labs – a venue where Thomson plans to showcase new ideas to existing customers and give them the opportunity to help develop travel technology of the future. Graham Donoghue, head of new media for...

According to astudy conducted by UK-based travel organizer Thomson, travel websites arereplacing travel agents as the most popular way to book a holiday. Travelindustry figures show that more than half of all holidays and flights areexpected to be booked online next year, which Thomson says is the first...

FourSeasons is offering a gift card redeemable at all of its hotels and resortsaround the world, with no expiry date, and no restrictions on how the value ofthe card is spent.Accordingto the hotel chain, cardholders may choose to redeem their Four Seasons GiftCard for a round of golf in Provence, a roomwith...

Excel Airways announcedthe formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary in Ireland. The subsidiary will be representingthe airline under the Excel brand and will base its headquarters in Dublin.Excel says the companywill provide short, medium and long haul charter services for Irish touroperators and travel...

British Airways (BA)has announced major changes in its short-haul fares, reducing prices by up tohalf. The UKflag carrier says tickets will now start at £29 one-way all-inclusive - which, accordingto the airline, costs less than a top-flight soccer game ticket. Despite thesechanges, BA said it would...

Suprebreak is offering several shortbreak deals that will let British travelers enjoy the extended long weekend(May 26-29) and half term that follows at the end of May. Sample deals includethe following: Bank Holiday in Leeds– Arriving on 26 May, visitors can enjoy a two-night stay in the city of...

Holiday Extras is offering an onlinepromo for on airport parking at the Gatwick airport in time for the May BankHoliday on the weekend of May 26. Parking rates are slashed by up to £5.00,and this Gatwick parking offer is valid for stays up until June 3rd. This offeris available at the following Gatwick...

VirginAtlantic Airways has increased its services between Gatwick and Las Vegas from sixservices a week to daily. Flights to Las Vegasdepart Gatwick Airportat 10:45am and arrive into McCarran International Airportat 1:30pm. On the otherhand, flights depart Las Vegasat 4:05pm, arriving backinto Gatwick...

Online hotel reservations company Active Hotels has carried out an extensive survey on room rates per country, in conjunction with its sister company Bookings. Based on hotel reservations processed through both sites (www.bookings.net and www.activehotels.com), the survey highlighted key trends in...

EasyHotelhas inked a pact with the Splendid Hotel Group to open its first franchisedproperty in London.Accordingto EasyHotel, the Splendid Hotel Group intends to convert the 50-room EastonHotel in the Victoriasection of Londoninto a 78-room EasyHotel, to reopen later this year. The Victoria property...

TheMillennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington has recently redesigned andrenovated a number of bedrooms within the hotel. Ata cost of £2 million, the hotel’s standard rooms on the first floor have beentransformed using an “East Meets West” design concept. Millennium Gloucester says that its143 newly-renovated...

Matfen Hall, nearto Newcastle upon Tyne, received severalcitations during the 2006 Enjoy England Awards for Excellence.During thenational awards ceremony held at Madame Tussaud's in London, the hotel won the Gold Award in the“Best Large Hotel” category and a Silver Award in the “Business Tourism” category.Matfen...

GuestInvest, the company behind Guesthouse West, the UK's first hotel buy-to-let scheme, has announced the launch of Nest, a luxury 170-room hotel in Paddington. Scheduled to open for business in early 2007, Nest is located close to major transport links and within easy reach of Heathrow Airport....