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Triple Classic Balkans CLASSIC Collection Holidays'


Cool Copenhagen new


76-page dedicated Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro brochure features 43 hotels. In addition to its existing programme to


Dubrovnik, Makarska, Hvar and Split the operator has introduced a choice of four- and five-star properties in a further 16 resort areas and a choice of Adriatic cruises from Dubrovnik and Split. In Slovenia short breaks (three nights B&B) at the Kempinski Palace in the coastal resort of Portoroz


start from


£575pp while city breaks to Lublijana (three nights B&B) are from £371pp at the Hotel Slon. Stays in Montenegro, above Becici Beach at the Queen of Montenegro Hotel, start from £559pp for three nights, half-board. classic-collection.co.uk


Ski Catalonia campaign for the UK market


WONDERCOOL, Copenhagen's month of culture (February),


sees live music in


underground car parks and abandoned industrial buildings, guided tours through the


Danish capital’s lesser-known


neighbourhoods and dinners in settings 'that challenge social conventions'. Throughout the month Copenhagen Copenhagen Jazz


Cooking,


Festival, Arctic adventures with Quark


FOLLOWING the BBC broadcast of The Polar Bear Family & Me, Quark Expeditions is highlighting


two expedition


programmes that journey around the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, the largest


island within the Svalbard


archipelago in the Arctic. Zodiac landings involve leaving the


shelter of the main ship and using small landing craft to get up close to the coastline and animals with polar experts. The 11-day Spitsbergen Explorer


THE Catalan Tourist Board has launched a ski campaign to attract more UK visitors to the relatively


undiscovered Catalan


Pyrenees. The region, which features 16 ski resorts and 600km of skiable terrain, has recently seen an investment of over six million euros to improve the facilities of the resorts in time for this season. "It is an area where skiers and all levels


snowboarders of relatively


quiet pistes,


can enjoy top-end


accommodation and excellent Catalan food and wine," says Vicenç Capdevila, UK director of the Catalan Tourist Board. Neilson is featuring ski packages to the


region's biggest resort, Baqueira Beret, with five weekly


direct flights from


Manchester, Belfast, Gatwick, Birmingham and Bristol


to Lleida-Alguaire in the


Catalan Pyrenees. Prices are from £748pp a week, with half-board at Hotel Montarto and transfers. Barcelona is bidding to host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in the Catalan Pyrenees in 2022. catalunya.com neilson.co.uk


Lithuania aims for increased UK presence


THE Lithuania State Department of Tourism has appointed Representation Plus


to drive its marketing and PR campaigns in the UK, with the aim to establish the country as a top European short break destination for culture and heritage, outdoors and spa tourism. From the capital Vilnius to the coastal


IN BRIEF Monarch flies to Sharm. Monarch


Airlines is to launch a new route to the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh for winter 2013 from Luton Airport. The new service will operate three times a week and flights are available to book now with fares from £104.99 one way, including taxes and charges. monarch.co.uk


Israel’s latest news. The Israel


Government Tourist Office (IGTO) has launched a monthly newsletter for agents and operators. The newsletter includes a ‘snapshot’ of news events, competitions and profiles of Israel's people cities. To be added to the mailing list, contact Melina Collie on melinac@hillsbalfour.com. thinkisrael.com


New marine parks for Cyprus. Four large fishing vessels and a number of reef poles are to be scuttled into the Cypriot Mediterranean as part of a project to create five new marine parks. Encouraging the growth and protection of marine life around Cyprus, the sites will be open to divers by July. visitcyprus.com


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resort of Klaipėda and winter wonderland of Druskininkai, Lithuania is the most southern country of the three Baltic states. Alison Cryer, MD Representation Plus, said “We are looking forward to increasing UK visitor numbers to Lithuania through promoting its products and events to the UK trade and media.” lithuania.travel/uk


takes in colonies of sea birds, Svalbard reindeer and Arctic foxes. The 13-day Spitsbergen Circumnavigation


programme circles the island and, with continuous light prevailing in the summertime, wildlife can be viewed whenever adventurers are awake. Two departures (June 14 and June 24 2013) are available for the Spitsbergen Explorer, with prices from £3,170pp. The expedition includes accommodation on the Sea Spirit, meals, Zodiac landings, expert


presentations and Circumnavigation includes guiding,


photographic journal and transfers. From £4,120pp,


the Spitsbergen the above


(departures July 4 and July 16 2013). quarkexpeditions.com


Designmuseum Danmark, the Danish Architecture Centre, the FROST music festival, Arken, Louisiana, the National Gallery of Denmark and Copenhagen Fashion Festival will be organising a series of events, including several cross- over events that, for example, mix food with design and music. The Copenhagen Cooking food festival, visitors to embark on a


invites


gastronomic odyssey lasting over three hours with a focus on Nordic cuisine. This year the FROST music festival


offers top Danish and international names at concerts in unusual locations. Bands include ‘Efterklang’ , playing at Dieselhouse in Sydhavn (South Harbour) and ‘Elektro Guzzi’ who will be playing at the Zoological Museum. The Danish Architecture Centre is staging


‘Secret Saturday Walks’ with guided tours of Refshaleøen, (an island in Copenhagen’s harbour), Nordvest and Ørestad. wondercoolcopenhagen.com


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