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Cyprus holiday give-away bonanza


CYPRUS is giving away a holiday a week


the for 50 weeks in a new


promotional campaign. Claimed to be ‘The Biggest Holiday Competition in the World’,


promotion is a collaboration between the tourist office and two Cypriot hotel associations and is backed by a dedicated microsite and social media. To win, visit the site each week,


answer a simple question about that week’s featured hotel and you’ll be entered into a draw for that week’s seven-night holiday. summeriscyprus.com


Brittany Ferries has summer 2014 covered BRITTANY Ferries’


brochures Hotel Holidays,


Holidays and Golf Breaks. Locations include Normandy,


Taber sees the light


TABER Holidays has a new fly-drive ‘Southern Nights and Northern Lights’ product to cash in on NASA predictions of the strongest Northern Lights this winter in over a decade. The fly-drive tour takes guests to the remote wilderness of Hella in Southern Iceland,


with an


accommodation choice between the luxurious Hotel Rangá (pictured) or more modest Hotel properties


offer a wake-up


Lækur. Both call


should the lights appear in the middle of the night. .Other attractions include glaciers,


waterfalls and


volcanoes, with the world-famous Geysir area just a short drive away. Also nearby is Jökulsárlon Glacial


four 2014


include Family Holidays, Cottage & Villa


the


French Mediterranean, northern Spain and, for the first time, Portugal. The Family Holidays brochure has a line-up of villas, cottages, apartments, Spanish casas, resort hotels, and chalet camping plus attractions such as Disney, Futuroscope and Puy du Fou. The Cottage & Villa Holidays and Hotel Holidays brochures feature properties in France and the Iberian Peninsula while Golf Breaks offers courses across Western France and Spain. Holidays (except golf), are reduced by 25% if booked before February 4, including travel during the summer holidays, and can be secured with just a £30pp. brittany-ferries.co.uk


Watch Egypt tourism bounce back– live!


BY JULIE BAXTER THE Egyptian Tourist Office has set up a series of webcams in 25 key tourist destinations to illustrate how ‘safe and normal’ tourist life is across the country. Last month the FCO lifted its long- standing advice against all but essential travel to most of Egypt, including Cairo and Luxor, but Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism admits it will ‘have to be creative’ to lure back visitors. The ministry’s Ashraf Elkholy said: “We


have to think outside of the box to prove Egypt is safe and secure and there to be enjoyed. Contrary to media images, Egypt’s key destinations remain popular and events are busy with people having fun.” The 24/7 webcams in Red Sea resorts,


IN BRIEF


Serbia openings: Crown Plaza will open its first hotel in Serbia this month. The new four-star in Belgrade has 114 bedrooms, a gym, restaurant and café bar. Radisson blu will open in Belgrade in May. Also a four-star, its 12 floors will emerge from a Є55-million investment incorporating an historic will within its modern design. serbia.travel


waterpark


Croatia makes a splash: Croatia’s first will


open in Red Sea Action: The world’s largest cable June 2014.


Istralandia will feature 20 slides with more than 1.2km of pipes ranging from high and steep, through slides with dinghies to the state-of-the-art tubular slides.There will also be a huge pool with artificial waves where visitors can surf, swim or float on air dinghies. istralandia.hr


waterpark, Elgounacable, has opened in El Gouna, Egypt. The complex includes water ski and wake-board cableways. The Sliders Cablepark and Malibu Beach Club offer pools, terraces and entertainment facilities. El Gouna’s first apart-hotel, Ancient Sands Golf Resort, opens in April. elgouna.com ancientsandsresort.com


Cairo, Luxor and elsewhere are part of a campaign to build on new optimism among the tourist industry in Egypt. After the FCO advice changed, Discover Egypt immediately introduced Nile cruises and Cairo options, with others expected to follow. For example, departing December 9 is a seven-night full board trip with 10 guided excursions, priced from £799pp on the Viking Princess and £999pp on the Royal Viking. A second week in Luxor starts from £149 or £299 for an all-inclusive hotel stay on the Red Sea Riviera. A million Brits visited Egypt last year and proactive marketing campaigns are currently planned with operators such as Thomas Cook and Tui. egypt.travel


Lagoon where visitors can see icebergs floating in the lake, and Iceland’s southernmost town of Vik, knowns for its black sand beaches. Prices for the four-night break start


from £1,039pp and include flights, transfers, accommodation on a half- board basis for three nights in Hella (breakfast only in Reykjavik) and car hire, based on two sharing. Tours depart daily until March 29 2014 (apart from the Christmas period). taberhols.co.uk


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