CheapHolidays Travel Blog

Despite having opened a mere six weeks ago, the new Legoland park in Florida has announced its plans to extend the current site and add a water park in 2012.

Ski resorts across Europe and the US have welcomed the first major snowfall of the year, as ABTA launched a campaign to encourage skiers to get appropriate travel insurance for their trips.

While Christmas may be a time eagerly awaited by children across the world, it would appear that the UK’s adults would rather jump on a plane and escape the festivities this year, citing stress, money and weight-gains as reasons for avoiding Christmas at home.

Both easyJet and Monarch airlines have announced additions to their UK routes this week, with easyJet commencing cheap flights to Iceland from 2012 and Monarch starting a new route to Egyptian favourite Sharm el Sheikh.

Spain is set to become the home of Europe’s tallest and fastest rollercoaster, after construction began on a new attraction at the PortAventura theme park in the north-east of the country.

Travellers looking for a festive US city break are being encouraged to consider Chicago, which is set to offer a range of Christmassy experiences which will leave visitors “dazzled”.

Nature lovers from all over the world are being encouraged to pay a visit to the UK this month to experience what the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) have described as “one of autumn’s great spectacles.”

The Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco is hosting a significant exhibition of the influential sculptor Richard Serra, making the city a perfect city break destination for culture vultures looking for a holiday in the next few months.

The coast of Wales has been named as 2012’s “best region on earth” to visit by travel publisher Lonely Planet.

The Middle Eastern destination of Abu Dhabi is attracting increasing numbers of British holidaymakers, lured by the promise of blazing sunshine and an outstanding variety of attractions and activities on offer.

Driving enthusiasts looking for a suitably petrol-headed holiday could do worse than a trip to the freezing north of Finland, where Rally world champion Juha Kankkunen has his own driving academy.

Holidaymakers planning a trip to the Czech Republic in the next few months will get the chance to experience a ‘fairytale Christmas’, according to the country’s tourism board.

Although we all know there’s no such thing as a free lunch, it is possible to bag a free holiday if you play your cards right.

The Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba has firmly established itself as a Caribbean hotspot for British travellers, with an increase in UK visitors of more than 25 per cent between 2009 and 2010.

British tourists are heading to South Korea in increasing numbers, attracted by the variety and seclusion it provides compared with Asia’s more popular tourist spots, according to the country’s tourism office.

American rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers will soon commence a tour of Europe, giving holidaymakers the perfect excuse to combine a city break with a performance by one of the world’s biggest bands.