Latest News from our Partners

A visit to the Noble Caledonia website will bring the chance to see some very good offers plus read/order their latest brochures.
I particularly liked their “Small Ship Cruising Around the British Isles”. You’ll find a link to all their brochures on the bottom of their homepage.

Congratulations to Holland America Line celebrating its 145th anniversary this month, marking its place in history as one of the most experienced cruise lines in the world.
What started as shipping and passenger line Netherlands-American Steamship Company in 1873, is today an award-winning premium cruise line taking guests to more than 400 ports around the world, sailing on all seven continents.
They also have some very good offers and promotions on at the moment!

Well here’s a pretty amazing offer from Azamara Club Cruises where you can book for authentically low prices from £716pp and their Explore Further details.
The company have crafted an onboard experience akin to a stay in the world’s most exclusive hotels the only finger you’ll have to lift will be to make a menu selection or call your butler.

A very warm welcome to our new partner First Class Holidays who offer luxury worldwide escorted tours, rail journeys, cruises, self-drive trips and more. Current special offers include a trip aboard The Iconic Rocky Mountaineer with savings of up to £400 per couple; and massive savings of up to £1,500 per couple on an 18-day escorted adventure across Australia, visiting Uluru, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and the Great Barrier Reef.

If you fancy a last-minute escape to Sardinia, Sicily, Puglia or the Neapolitan Riviera, Sardatur Holidays currently have up to 45% savings on May and June packages. Prices include BA flights, accommodation and transfers or car hire. 7 nights sc at the 4* Hotel Il Vascello in Sardinia departing 2 June is just £513 pp; 7 nights B&B at Cala Ponte Hotel in Puglia, also departing 2 June, is just £567 pp. 7 nights B&B at the Hotel Villa Sonia in Sicily departing 19 May costs £665 pp.

The Mar y Sol in Tenerife features spacious apartments and studios all designed with the wheelchair user in mind. It also has 3 swimming pools eqipped with hoists and ramps, one of which is heated and has underwater jets for a body massage. The Mar y Sol complex also has a restaurant, poolside bar, gym, sauna, treatment centre for massages and other therapies, and a diving centre. Enable, who are award winning specialists in providing accessible holidays worldwide, say: “It would be difficult to find a hotel so experienced in meeting the needs of people with mobility impairments”. Enable can also arrange accessible travel and transfers.

Book early and save up to £400 per couple on worldwide and £100 per couple on Europe tours in Travelsphere’s new brochures. Travel from Boston to Toronto on their “New England and Canada in the Fall” tour visiting iconic cities and the Niagara Falls along the way. Tour Italy from top to toe visiting Venice, Rome, Florence, Amalfi, Sicily and more. Closer to home enjoy an Isle of Man Heritage Rail Adventure or Great Railways of the Scottish Highlands. Prices from as low as £559 pp before discounts. View their tempting brochures online. Or request your brochure by post.

Take a look at Scenic’s fabulous luxury selection in their newly launched 2018/19 Asia and the Far East Brochure. Save a guaranteed £500 pp on India & Sri Lanka Tours with Scenic UK and get free private door-to-door chauffeur transfers worth up to £330 per couple when you book by 30 April. Their 14-day Golden India tour includes exploring Delhi in a rickshaw, searching for tigers at the Ranthambore National park, visiting the Taj Mahal, watching a Bollywood show and much more. View the brochure online or erquest you own copy through the post.

It’s not too late to enjoy your dream 2018 escape with Wendy Wu! Save up to £500 pp on Asia and South America tours with our Gold Award Sponsors Wendy Wu Tours. For example, save as much as £1000 per couple on a fully inclusiven 18-day China Delights Tour with a Li River Cruise, a trip to see the Chengdu Pandas and the Warriors in Xian, and much more. Spend 13 days following the Trails of Japan with a hike up Mount Fuji and a visit to see the snow monkeys in Yudanaka, and save up to £300 pp. Travel Chile from top to toe and get £100 savings pp, or enjoy Panoramic Peru with savings of up to £400 pp. Offer valid until 31 May 2018.

The long-awaited film adaption of international bestselling novel ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’ premieres on 20 April. Get a FREE copy of the book that inspired this film when you book the weeklong Channel Island Way walking holiday with Sherpa Expeditions before 31 May and travel before 25 October 2018. Expect long sandy beaches and beautiful undulating cliff paths leading to tiny coves with sparkling rock pools, with forts of various sizes, some dating back to the 1600s while others, more recent, were created by the Nazis during their occupation of the islands in World War II. Departs April-October from £590 pp.

Experience Norway’s changing landscape on the Classic Round Voyage. Hurtigruten are pleased to continue ther series of direct, exclusive charter flights from a choice of regional airports to Bergen throughout winter (October 2018 – April 2019).
Voyage includes chartered flights from 9 regional airports in the UK
Cross the Arctic Circle with the possibility to see the Northern Lights.
Staff on board will be scouring the night skies and announce any sights of the Lights.
Sail with an on-board Expedition Team, and enjoy a wide selection of exciting and interesting winter excursions.

Our new partner, Veloso Tours – Latin America & China Travel Specialists, is pleased to announce the launch of their comprehensive ‘Expedition Cruising in South America’ brochure.
Silver Travel Advisor members receive 10% off any new tour or cruise booked by 30th June 2018.
SPECIAL OFFER – SAVE 10% – MUST BOOK BY 30 JUNE 2018
The Darwin Tour: Ecuador & Galapagos
9 nights from £4692pp £4222 including flights
There are also some other superb offers on their landing page which you’ll have to scroll down to see.

Silversea Cruises will celebrate 10 years of Luxury Expedition Cruising in June 2018.
The latest destination to be announced by the company is the Philippines; here, guests will have a chance to snorkel with whale sharks, visit rice terraces, and explore the country’s beautiful landscape in a jeep. Guests of Silversea can expect plenty of new, unique destinations to come.
Silversea Expeditions offers guests a comfortable, intimate and convivial on-board lifestyle where they can feel at home as they explore secluded realms.
You can enjoy ocean-view suites, gourmet cuisine, the personalised service of a butler, and a generous selection of all-inclusive shipboard amenities, including complimentary beverages, wines and spirits served throughout the ship, stocked in-suite beverage cabinet, and unlimited free Wi-Fi.

Explore Egypt, Jordan or Africa with Scenic UK and enjoy Earlybird Fares and FREE private door-to-door transport if you book before 16 April 2018. These exciting 5-star luxury tours showcase the best of these areas in safety and comfort. On their 10-day Kingdom of Jordan Unveiled experience biblical and Roman ruins, and marvel at World Heritage-listed sites such as Petra and Bethany Beyond the Jordan, where John the Baptist is said to have baptised Jesus. During the 11-day Treasures of Egypt cruise the Nile and visit the Valley of the Kings, stay in Cairo and visit the Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum. Image courtesy of seetheholyland.net on Flickr

Our partners Revitalise – the largest provider of respite holidays for disabled people and carers in the UK – will be at the Naidex Show at the Birmingham NEC 25/26 April. This is Europe’s largest disability and independent living event. Register here for your free tickets to the event and, while you’re there, call in to have a chat with Revitalise.

Book by 1 June 2018 and save £50 pp on A Voyage to the Holy Land with Jules Verne. This small ship cruise sails from the island of Aphrodite to the birthplace of Christ. The tour includes a full day in Jerusalem, visit to the Mount of Olives, Church of Gethsemane, Bethlehem, Nazareth and more. Your ship is the delightful MS Belle de l’Adriatique. Price from £1995 includes air travel and taxes, all port charges, transfers, 7-night cruise on full board, all drinks on the vessel except premium brands, excursions, UK Tour Manager and local expert guides and representatives.

Our partners Inghams Lakes & Mountains have added Portugal and Madeira to their summer 2018 programme. Enjoy a free half-day excursion “Sintra, Cabo da Roca and Cascai” worth £52 if you book one of their holidays to Lisbon; a free “Pico dos Barcelos, Eira do Serrado and Monte Church” excursion worth £32 with holidays to Madeira; a free guided walk in Arrábida National Park worth £35 for holidays to Setúbal. Holidays start from £548 pp.

Enjoy some great savings of up to £60 pp on May holiday deals with Alfa Travel Ltd. From the beautiful views of Ben Nevis up in Fort William to the spectacular cliffs of the Isle of Wight, and out into Europe, there is a destination for everyone. A 5-day trip to Newquay/Cornish Gardens costs from just £199 pp leaving from the South East on 19 May with visits to the Eden Project, Mevagisssy and the Lost Gardens of Heligan. Further afield, an 8-day Alsace and the Black Forest tour costs £499 pp leaving 26 May from the North East

Three great offers here folks from £716 pp! This summer, discover the beautiful Baltics with Azamara Club Cruises. You’ll feel like you’ve stepped into a storybook, as mermaids, Vikings, myths and legends are brought to life before your eyes, and the enchanting scenery will capture your imagination.
Or travel to the romantic Riviera; stroll along the harbour in Saint-Tropez and sample freshly caught seafood in the old fishing quarter, and discover 2,600 years of history in magnificent Marseilles.
Or explore the most dazzling jewels of the Mediterranean aboard their newest ship, the Azamara Pursuit. You’ll travel from bustling Barcelona, where art and architecture meet in perfect harmony, to Athens, walking in the footsteps of the Ancient Greeks.

If you’re seeking breath-taking views, utterly pristine beaches and spectacular sunsets, along with a relaxed pace of life, that will leave you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated, this 6-day Grand Tour of the Outer Hebrides with Brightwater Holidays is just the ticket. The trip includes a journey by boat to ‘The Castle in the Sea’ off the coast of Barra, the impregnable, wave-lapped Kisimul Castle; on the Isle of Lewis you see Shawbost Norse Mill and Kiln, an accomplished restoration and a fascinating insight into a way of life once common on the island; and you also walk amongst the mysterious Standing Stones of Callanish.