BARGAINS (ex UK)
Cyprus £69 (7 nights) Departs on 5 January from
Manchester, £69. Book with Holiday.co.uk (www.holiday.co.uk;
01633 627550).
Tunisia £99 (7 nights) Departs on 9 January from Bristol, £99.
Book with Holiday.co.uk (www.holiday.co.uk;
01633 627550).
Fly BA and live it up at the Hilton. in Budapest, Istanbul,
Berlin, Prague, Vienna or Amsterdam with the superb city break
deals on offer from Leisure Direction (0208 324 3030).
Bookings must be made by 15 January and at least
seven days in advance of travel. Last departure is 20 March.
Three nights at the Hilton Budapest costs just £224 per person
while at the Hilton Istanbul it's £279 or in Amsterdam it's £219
(providing arrival is a Friday or Saturday from 1 January).
Prices are per person, twin-share and include return Heathrow or
Gatwick BA scheduled flight (excluding 14 December-31 December
and 14-23 February), accommodation with breakfast in a centrally
located Hilton Hotel and a free Berlitz guidebook.
The carnival held in Nice is next year themed 'King of
Euroland' to celebrate the arrival of the Euro in France and the
demise of the Franc.
The carnival takes place between 31 January and 17 February '02
with the majority of parades, events and concerts happening at
weekends.
Cresta Holidays (0870 161 0915) has some special deals to Nice,
saving up to £60 per person during the period of the carnival,
with a four-night break with breakfast at the two-star Comfort
Roosevelt hotel in the centre of Nice from just £222 per person
(twin share) inclusive of return scheduled flight from Heathrow
with British Midland. Tickets to see the parades cost around £14
for seats and £7 for standing - visit www.nicecarnaval.com
for more
information on the Carnival.
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Sunday lunch cruise
Sunday's were meant for relaxing! Enjoy a leisurely
day trip to London with Anglia Railways. Included is
return rail travel on Anglia Railways, a travelcard for
the day and a fantastic Cruise along the River Thames
featuring a traditional three-course Sunday carvery
lunch complete with relaxing live jazz. Available until
March 2002, the day trip is priced at £55 per person.
Call Anglia Railways on 08456 50 70 70 and quote ref
BL21.
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For those who usually suffer from post-Christmas 'blues', help
is on hand from Jersey specialist, Modern Hotels
(01534 735511).
The company is offering three-night breaks on the island
throughout January at the bargain price of just £85 per person
(based on two sharing) inclusive of return ferry crossing from
Portsmouth, transfers and accommodation with breakfast at
the Mayfair Hotel in St Helier.
Buy your travel insurance policy before 31 December
with MRL Insurance Direct (www.insure4cover.com
08708 450 050) as insurance premium prices look set to rise in
2002.
The company offers a range of highly competitively priced
policies. There's an annual worldwide multi-trip policy
costing £75 for an individual, £89 for a couple and £99 for a
family (which includes five children up to the age of 23 in
full-time education).
A BackPacker's policy for students and GAP year travellers costs
from £49 for four months' European cover and £89 for
worldwide; and there is also single trip cover costing from £9
for up to five days' European cover or £25 worldwide.
These prices are all valid for travel in 2002 provided the
policy is taken out before 31 December, 2001
