http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/ Travel info. en-gb http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/04/19/break-for-the-family-deep-in-tuscany-86081-20786667/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/04/19/break-for-the-family-deep-in-tuscany-86081-20786667/ HOLIDAYING in Tuscany can inspire daunting thoughts of wildly expensive breaks alongside ranks of annoying, well-heeled Middle-Englanders. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/04/19/the-year-fills-a-gap-in-teenagers-lives-86081-20786672/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/04/19/the-year-fills-a-gap-in-teenagers-lives-86081-20786672/ THE gap year was never an option for school-leavers when I was a teenager. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/04/19/tropical-trip-for-a-rainy-sunday-86081-20786687/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/04/19/tropical-trip-for-a-rainy-sunday-86081-20786687/ WE had a trip down memory lane at the weekend when we took our young nephews to Tropical World in Roundhay Park, Leeds. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/03/29/have-a-great-holiday-and-see-the-passion-play-as-well-86081-20689571/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/03/29/have-a-great-holiday-and-see-the-passion-play-as-well-86081-20689571/ THE world-famous Oberammergau Passion Play, involving 2,000 villagers and set against the backdrop of the Bavarian mountains, is a spectacle which comes along only once every 10 years. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/03/29/competition-drives-down-rental-prices-86081-20689578/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/03/29/competition-drives-down-rental-prices-86081-20689578/ CAR hire rates for British drivers in Europe this summer are falling in the face of fierce competition - as major operators in the sector battle for bookings against newcomers keen to undercut rates and charges. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/03/22/cheaper-package-trips-for-tourists-to-a-now-safer-kenya-86081-20657874/ Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/03/22/cheaper-package-trips-for-tourists-to-a-now-safer-kenya-86081-20657874/ WITH the Foreign Office indicating Kenya is again safe for British tourists, packages in April and May are being heavily discounted by operators trying to kickstart a market hit hard by post-election violence this year. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/03/22/try-the-scillly-isles-if-you-fancy-the-fifties-86081-20657887/ Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/03/22/try-the-scillly-isles-if-you-fancy-the-fifties-86081-20657887/ THE 12-part, real-life TV saga of Father Guy Scott, the new chaplain to the Isles, appears to be bringing the charms of the four inhabited Scilly Isles – St Martin’s, St Agnes, Bryher and Tresco – to a wider audience. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/03/22/a-dracula-spectacular-86081-20657998/ Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/03/22/a-dracula-spectacular-86081-20657998/ THIS was a trip to really get my teeth into. Like Jonathan Harker in Bram Stoker’s Dracula I was in Budapest at the beginning of a journey that would take me deep into the Carpathian Mountains and the land of the undead. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/02/16/book-at-once-if-you-want-to-get-a-greek-bargain-break-86081-20482524/ Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/02/16/book-at-once-if-you-want-to-get-a-greek-bargain-break-86081-20482524/ BOOK your summer holidays today to collect an even bigger discount. That’s the tactic which tour firms are trying this year to get us to think seriously about holidays. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/02/16/let-s-all-go-green-with-a-family-holiday-in-the-country-86081-20482526/ Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/02/16/let-s-all-go-green-with-a-family-holiday-in-the-country-86081-20482526/ COME back, Enid Blyton! It’s fun and fashionable for families to go romping in the countryside again. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/02/16/blackpool-can-still-tower-over-rivals-86081-20482528/ Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/02/16/blackpool-can-still-tower-over-rivals-86081-20482528/ LOPING down the rain-stippled promenade in a taxi blaring out ‘This is the Road to Hell’ you have the uncomfortable feeling the tune may have a point... http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/02/02/bargains-to-be-had-for-last-minute-ski-holidays-86081-20426916/ Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/02/02/bargains-to-be-had-for-last-minute-ski-holidays-86081-20426916/ WITH European ski resorts revelling in bumper snowfalls, it can be hard to find space anywhere in February half-term – until this winter, when families are set to cash in on some bargain prices after a mix-up over holiday dates. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/02/02/when-you-re-in-the-mood-for-louvre-86081-20426922/ Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/02/02/when-you-re-in-the-mood-for-louvre-86081-20426922/ It is the most romantic city in the world. ANUJI VARMA spends Valentine's Day in Paris and gets an eyeful as she sees the sexy sights of the Moulin Rouge. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/02/02/examiner-trips-86081-20426930/ Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/02/02/examiner-trips-86081-20426930/ THE Examiner is offering two for one weekend breaks to Paris with Mistral European Holidays. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/01/19/visit-garda-with-the-examiner-86081-20368603/ Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/01/19/visit-garda-with-the-examiner-86081-20368603/ Enjoy the glories of Garda with Examiner Travel. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/01/12/with-the-whales-and-dolphins-86081-20341335/ Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/01/12/with-the-whales-and-dolphins-86081-20341335/ SUNVIL Discovery, a leading operator to nine beautiful islands about 1,000 miles off Portugal, offers full-day whale and dolphin-watching excursions for the first time in 2008. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/01/12/costa-del-solitude-uncovered-86081-20341355/ Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/01/12/costa-del-solitude-uncovered-86081-20341355/ NEVER follow the crowd. Particularly when they all turn right at Malaga Airport and make for the Sunset Strip of the Costa del Sol running along to Gibraltar. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/01/12/try-some-adventures-86081-20341363/ Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/01/12/try-some-adventures-86081-20341363/ ADVENTURE holiday firms plan to massively expand their programmes in 2008, with sector leader Explore adding Algeria, Bosnia and the Sudan to a portfolio offering 328 tours in more than 130 countries. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/01/11/essence-of-the-hills-86081-20337341/ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/01/11/essence-of-the-hills-86081-20337341/ THE Yorkshire Wolds are reputed to be the least visited place in England. http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/01/05/package-holidays-are-all-set-to-make-a-comeback-in-2008-86081-20315156/ Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/travel-news/travel-info/2008/01/05/package-holidays-are-all-set-to-make-a-comeback-in-2008-86081-20315156/ WITH nearly half the short haul packages for summer 2008 still to be sold, tour operators and travel agents will put low deposits and cheap “shoulder season” packages at the centre of their multi-million marketing campaigns.