Travel news: international
0 Comments | Western Daily Press, Aug 28, 2010
Bristol-based Regent Holidays (www.regent-holidays.co.uk 0845 277 3317) is offering three nights for the price of two in the five- star Hotel Corinthia in St Petersburg, Russia, for stays right through September and October.
The offer means that a three-night stay (including one night free) will cost from Pounds 599 per person, based on two sharing on a bed and breakfast basis and including flights.
The Corinthia is an award-winning renovation of two majestic 19th- century buildings right in the heart of the city centre on Nevsky Prospekt.
Special rates on September departures at the five-star Hyatt Regency hotel in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh are available from Mosaic Holidays (020 8574 4000; www.mosaicholidays.co.uk).
This spacious hotel has excellent diving and snorkelling opportunities together with swimming pools, tennis courts, Club Olympus Fitness Centre & Spa and a wide range of restaurants.
Valid for departures on September 25, the price is Pounds 799 per adult (was Pounds 959, saving Pounds 160pp) and Pounds 789 per child.
Prices are based on two people sharing and include seven nights’ accommodation with breakfast, return flights from Gatwick and transfers.
Higlights of the Western Cape is perfect for first-time visitors to South Africa.
This eight-day self-drive trip to the Western Cape offers newcomers a wonderful introduction to one of the most enchanting regions of South Africa.
Visitors will make their way through the picturesque Franschhoek Valley, renowned for its spectacular beauty, superb cape wines and world-class restaurants, before driving along the coastline to the whale-watching mecca of Hermanus.
With a number of additional activities on offer from horseback wine tastings to abseiling down Table Mountain and cage diving with great white sharks, this tour promises to leave a lasting impression and lifelong memories.
Launched this month, the package includes eight day’s car hire with full insurance and a comprehensive itinerary with accommodation en route in four-star guest houses on a bed and breakfast basis. Prices start from Pounds 1,499 per person (saving Pounds 100).
All packages are valid for selected departures from January until March 2011 and include return flights from Heathrow with Virgin Atlantic, transfers, taxes and surcharges.
For more information contact Africa Sky (www.africasky.co.uk / 0870 904 0925).