Holiday news

Discover the freedom of open roads with Lonely Planet New Zealand’s South Island Road Trips, your passport to uniquely encountering New Zealand’s South Island by car.

Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2017, billed as the best trends, destinations, journeys and experiences for the year ahead, provides an overview of the areas on the world that, while not necessarily remote, do rate as "roads less travelled" with some surprises as Debbi Scholes discovered.

Discover a whole world of voyages at the Birmingham CRUISE Show 10 to 11 September 2016 – Parenting Without Tears has five pairs of tickets to be won plus there's a reader offer.

Kids Go Free on selected dates this Easter for Alton Towers Resort Short Breaks.

52 weekends of family fun in the UK with a Merlin Annual Pass, which is currently priced from just £99 per person in the special new year sale available until Monday 15 February, 2016.

Malaga Your Travel Guide The 5 Best of Everything in Malaga is the perfect App for your holiday – no frustrating out-of-date information as Malaga resident Joanna Styles updates as and when necessary. Anne Coates reviews.

In France the train has long stood out as the preferred method of transport, the French Government’s approval of the Macron Law, a bill designed to modernise France’s economy, speed up growth and deregulate many industries, has opened up the coaching industry. GoEuro.co.uk, the search engine for comparing flights, coach and rail travel options across Europe, has put together a comprehensive map of all the 250 new routes available across France and into Germany, Amsterdam, Spain and Brussels as a result of the Macron Law.

Marketing Greece are reassuring holidaymakers currently in Greece, or due to visit Greece in the coming days and weeks, that the authorities have confirmed that the daily ATM withdrawal limit at Greek banks do not affect credit and debit card issued abroad, for which the daily withdrawal limits remain unchanged.

PGL has re-introduced Dalguise as a centre for family holidays this summer, with free places for children up to 18 years when you book and pay by 26 June, 2015.

Discover the world together at The Family Travel Show at Olympia on 31 October and 1 November, 2015 – Parenting Without Tears has a special Ticket Offer for readers.

At the Lancaster London  Hotel chidlren are being invited to take afternoon tea for free when acompanied by an adult during half-term from 23 to 31 May, 2015.

Novotel hotels have partnered with Quinny, the award winning pram and pushchair manufacturer, to provide families with Quinny YEZZ buggies and make travelling with young children easier.

Skyscanner has produced an at-a-glance chart for parents to see which airlines are offering the best deals for infants under two: from what you can take in the hold for free to purchasing an extra seat or to having priority boarding as standard.

For families looking for a "different" half term holiday that doesn’t mean committing to a full week, PGL has four-night, three-night and two-night activity breaks at adventure centres in the UK. Selected breaks are discounted with a "parents go half price" deal.

Herbert Woods, a leading Norfolk Broads holiday operator located in Potter Heigham, has launched a brand new cruiser, Dazzling Light.

Make the most of summer with Celebrity Cruises and enjoy free flights on a number of European sailings when booked before 31 March 2015.

There are 20,000 rooms available to book at £29 or less over the Easter holiday at 500 Travelodge Hotels across the UK.

Al Fresco has now launched a sale to holidays in Southern France where customers can save an additional £50 off for arrivals on park between 19 July and 16 August for holidays of seven nights or more and is valid for bookings made by the 16 March at 2300.