Disneyland Paris – Flash Sale!

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Martin
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Disneyland have announced a ‘flash sale’ with savings of up to 50% off!  The offer starts tomorrow (the 2nd May) and finishes at 10pm on the 6th May 2012 . There are two tiers to the discounts offered with certain May,  June and July dates attracting a 40% discount for stays of 2 nights and 3 days. The 50% discount is earmarked for 3 night/4 day stays again on selected dates in May June and July.

Travel Empire are a key agent of Disneyland Paris and have access to these offers, however they are very limited, only one of the Disney hotels are available for each arrival date and have a restricted number of these special rates available per arrival date too!

The key to finding that extra special offer is to book early, details will be available on our Disneyland Paris special offer page or for a quote please contact Paige or Katy on freephone 0800 849 1245.

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The Best River Cruises

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Martin
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Try something different with one of the worlds favorite river cruises. Listed below are our top 10 river cruises and their most popular routes or cruise destinations:

The Rhine – Amsterdam to Budapest
The Nile – Egypt
The Moselle & Danube Canal – Amsterdam to Budapest
The Danube -Germany, Austria & Hungary
The Rhone – France
The Seine – France
Russian Waterways – Moscow to St. Petersburg
Mekong – Cambodia & Vietnam
Yangtze – China (Shanghai)
Douro – Spain & Portugal

River Cruising

If you would like to know a little bit more about European or worldwide river cruises please do not hesitate to contact our team on our free phone 0800 849 1285

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Short break to Bruges: a perfect weekend!

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Martin
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Why not try something different? The beautiful Flemish town of Bruges is an ideal choice for a weekend or short break. This amazing city has the lot, museums, ancient churches, medieval buildings, superb architecture and a canal system to rival Amsterdam!

Relax...Take a short break by Eurostar

Visitors will love the historic centre of Bruges that has been a  Unesco world heritage site since the year 2000. There is a good selection of visitor accommodation and transport links are easy either by air via Brussels airport (about an our away) or by Eurostar train with a change at Brussels.

Have a great time!

 

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Family holiday: Disneyland Paris by Eurostar

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Martin
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If you are thinking of a short break abroad with your family and that includes small children, the thought of going through all the airport hassle twice in a couple of days can be quite off-putting to say the least.

A holiday to Disneyland Paris  provides the solution to this dilemma, in the words of  an almost forgotten railway advertisement  “Let the train take the strain” and your holiday will start as soon as you board one of the special Eurostar services that travels from London almost to the gates of Disneyland Paris itself, here you can even leave your suitcases at the station to be delivered to your Disney themed hotel and you and the kids can go straight in to the theme park and let the fun begin – hassle free!

Eurostar operate a direct service to Disneyland Paris (Marne Le Valle station) it runs from London St Pancras, Ebsfleet or Ashford International in Kent.

*The direct Disney train, operates five services a week outside of school holidays, with no services on Tuesdays and Saturdays. During school holidays the service will run daily.
* From London St Pancras the journey time is a mere 2 hours 35 mins. Remember you arrive within metres of the park gates.
* Disney cast member on-board the train to give you Park maps and advice to get your break off to a great start.
* Upgrades available to Leisure Select Class – Reclining Seats, hot meal and drinks.
* Free Activity Pack for Kids.

Enjoy a little flavor of Disneyland Paris in out latest amateur video…

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Dream Hotel Gran Castillo Lanzarote

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Martin
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Following some amazing feedback from returning customers, I called in to check out this impressive 5 star hotel on my recent visit to Lanzarote. Located in the Las Coloradas area of Playa Blanca the hotel oozes relaxation with  5 saltwater pools for adults, 2 outdoor Jacuzzis, 4 heated children pools and  two pool bars set out in the hotel’s grounds.

Chatting with the guests around the pool, many of whom were only too pleased to tell me of  the number of visits that they had made, some were taking their 6th or 7th holiday and one couple their 11th visit to the Gran Castillo hotel. They were universally delighted with the rooms, the food and the service, and the only dissenting comments I could drag from them was that the location was a little far out of the resort centre and that the ‘beach’ in front of the hotel was not as good as the Playa Dorada Beach in the resort but alternatively they agreed it wasn’t too far to the Papagayo beach which is regarded as the best on the island.

I was overall much impressed with this hotel, the hotel’s fan club around the pool plus our own contented customers has definitely convinced me that the Dream Hotel Gran Castillo is a worthy winner of our hotel of the week and is a great choice for that relaxing luxury break.

 

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Well done Lanzarote!

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Martin
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I have been holidaying in Lanzarote for over 20 years and during that time the most complimentary thing I can say to the administrators of the island is that the tourist infrastructure and development here has been well planned, fairly restrained and that they deserve a big well done for not falling in to the trap of massive over-commercialization that has beset many other Spanish destinations.

Playa Blanca is a prime example of this, the once sleepy fishing village has developed into a ferry port for the inter-island connection with neighbouring Fuerteventura, a holiday destination with fabulous beaches dotted with quality (mainly 4 & 5 Star) hotels, and in recent years it has added a beautiful yachting marina. Although this may sound like a lot of development the resort’s expansion was not restricted to a small area, it is quite stretched out over a couple of miles from end to end and this is all connected by a lovely, easy to walk promenade.

Now whether this development was by good luck or design I’m not sure but the resort definitely does it for me and the old town around the port still retains the place’s heart and soul, I’m already planning my next visit!

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