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Essential Holiday Checklist
August 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Summer holidays are here and many of you are off on your holidays in the coming weeks! To help you on your way and to make sure you don’t forget to pack the essential items, I’ve written a holiday checklist for you below. It’s by no means exhaustive so please contact me if you think of anything else to add! HOLIDAY CHECKLIST: 1) Passport !/ Visas /Driving licence – Essential if you want to travel to any destination outside of the UK! Visas may be required depending on where you are travelling to and how long for – check with your Holiday Holiday travel agent... [Read the full story]
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It’s Official! : Holidays Make you Happy
July 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
It’s official, scientists at Victoria University in Australia have proved what we’ve known for a long time… that holidays can make you happy!! Research led by Dr. Filep and an international team at the University has shown that holidays can have a long term effect on your wellbeing and happiness long after you return back home, even contributing to you living longer Well that’s something to smile about! According to the Daily Mail, Dr. Filep said “I see an opportunity for a greater connection between tourism and health where holidays become a more important factor... [Read the full story]
My Travels
UK Hotel Review: Macdonald Hotels Craxton Wood, nr Chester
August 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
At the weekend I took my yearly jaunt up the M1/M6 to Chester Races, a wonderful racecourse in Chester! I’d thoroughly recommend it if you haven’t been. Chester itself is a lovely city and the racecourse is one of the nicest and friendliest I’ve ever been to. This was my second experience of Chester races and luckily for us we managed to avoid any rain Last year I stayed in a modest hotel near Chester, so this year we decided to stay in a nicer hotel – the 4*Craxton Wood Hotel, owned by Macdonald Hotels. Overview: From the minute you arrive at the Craxton Wood hotel it’s... [Read the full story]
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Holiday Insider named site of the day!
February 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Holiday Insider blog has been listed as blog of the day on the website travelblogsites.com run by the well known team at Travelpod. The blog is a comprehensive directory of independent travel blogs on the web. Their aim is to rank the blogs weekly and profile the best ones on a daily basis. If you’re a blogger and you’d like your blog featured on travelpod then send them two paragraphs about your blog and a nice photo of yourselves. If they like your blog a lot, you could get it profiled too. Tweet @travelpod for more info. Don’t forget that Holiday Insider is also... [Read the full story]
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It’s Official! : Holidays Make you Happy
July 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
It’s official, scientists at Victoria University in Australia have proved what we’ve known for a long time… that holidays can make you happy!! Research led by Dr. Filep and an international team at the University has shown that holidays can have a long term effect on your wellbeing and happiness long after you return back home, even contributing to you living longer Well that’s something to smile about! According to the Daily Mail, Dr. Filep said “I see an opportunity for a greater connection between tourism and health where holidays become a more important factor... [Read the full story]
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Nominated for an award!
April 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I have to apologise, it’s been far too long since I wrote on my blog, it’s been busy at work and I’m afraid finding time has been difficult. But my labour has not been in vain, given the holidayholiday website is doing well, and I’ve now found out I’ve been nominated for an award – the “young entrepreneur of the year award” no less as part of the British travel industry hall of fame awards. Wow! After getting over the initial but pleasing shock that I’m still ‘young’ at a mere 32 years of age (I thought I was passed it –... [Read the full story]
News
It’s Official! : Holidays Make you Happy
It’s official, scientists at Victoria University in Australia have proved what we’ve known for a long time… that holidays can make you happy!! Research led by Dr. Filep and an international team at the University has shown that holidays can have a long term effect on your wellbeing and happiness long...
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Would you go into debt to pay for your Holiday?
A survey out today suggests that 1 in 3 people in the UK will use borrowed money, a payment plan from their travel agent or a credit card to fund their holiday. The report by Bright Grey states that the average person will borrow approx £1200 with over half not being able to pay it back straight away. Despite...
[Continue reading: Would you go into debt to pay for your Holiday?]Thailand & Greece Holidays: Latest Foreign Office advice
Update 23rd May: Thailand: After a number of violent incidents on 19th May the FCO continues to advise against all travel to the city of Bangkok. The situation is stated as ‘highly unpredictable’ with violence still likely. Check travel advice and media reports before travelling. …………………………………………. Latest...
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After trying to get away for a week in April and consequently being thwarted by the...
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