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pay £2,308 in a family room with Olympic, saving £656 on the original price. For those who want to return just before Christmas, Longwood Holidays has seven nights’ half-board at the Three Corners Ocean View in El Gouna, departing December 17, from £570 per person.
TUNISIA.
Tunisia specialist Just Sunshine has a 10-day Christmas special departing Gatwick on December 23, returning on January 2. Prices for a package including the four- star El Mouradi Port El Kantaoui lead in at £546 per person half-board and £635 all- inclusive. The flight is more than 50% full.
GAMBIA.
Though the predominant religion is Islam, Gambia’s tourist hotels often offer special Christmas and New Year dinners, so it is a good option for festivity lovers and avoiders. Cosmos’s Gambia flying programme was only confirmed recently, meaning it still has good availability. The operator has also increased its flights to offer Banjul from Gatwick every Tuesday and Friday, and Banjul from Manchester every Wednesday.
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Just 21/2 hours away The Jewel of the Mediterranean The Shandrani Resort & Spa in Mauritius
It has a special introductory offer of a free second week over Christmas for the environmentally conscious Footsteps Eco Lodge, which is new to its programme. Fourteen nights departing Gatwick on December 14 is priced at £945 per person on a bed and breakfast basis.
The Gambia Experience also has availabil-
ity on departures covering Christmas week, leaving Gatwick on December 21 and 24 and a one-off flight for 14-night stays departing December 22. The operator’s new Stansted to Banjul flight starts on December 21 and its Bristol flight on December 24. A 14-night holiday with The Gambia Experience at the four-star Kombo Beach Hotel departing December 22 costs £1,199
MAURITIUS.
Although Hinduism is the biggest religion in Mauritius, Christmas is still popular. Beachcomber Tours is offering eight nights all-inclusive at Shandrani Resort & Spa from £9,389 per family based on two adults with two under-12s sharing a room from December 19 to December 27. Flights and transfers are included.
THE CARIBBEAN.
Christmas and the party-loving Caribbean is a winning combination.
Thomas Cook has several festive sugges- tions, including 14 nights’ all-inclusive at the Dominican Republic’s four-star Club- Hotel Riu Mambo in Bahia Maimon, from £3,502 per person departing December 22. Leaving the same day, seven nights’ all- inclusive in Antigua costs from £1,770 per person at the three-star Jolly Beach Resort and Spa, while seven nights’ room-only in Barbados at the three-star Divi Southwinds is priced from £1,929. All include flights.
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per person on a bed and breakfast basis with Christmas and New Year gala dinners. Flights and hotel transfers are also included.
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