Cyprus gives a Classic twist to a real favourite

MY old student pal and film buff Dave would set up the scene most weekends. He’d order a cigar at the bar and they would ask him: Classic? (as in Classic Panatella)and he would burst out into You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling. No matter how often he did it he still found it uproariously funny. Probably still does.

So what makes a classic? Quality and time. Classic Collection Holidays and its tailor-made vacations delivers the first in spades. While three years in it is already showing it has stickability in difficult times and looks like becoming a fixture (and leader) in the market.

Classic Collection launched its 2018 brochure this week with a new partner in tow, luxury cruise operator Silversea.

Its brochure covers luxury four and five-star hotels in mainland Spain, The Balearic Islands, The Canary Islands, Portugal, Italy, Malta, Croatia and Greece. And new for this year is an old Irish favourite, Cyrpus, now accessible directly from Dublin through both Larnaca and Paphos. What marks Classic out is that it offers a choice of any departure date for any duration from any Irish airport. And it has more than 1,000 luxury hotels on offer across its programme. All Classic packages include flights, accommodation, private return transfers and services of a resort rep. Visit www.classic-collection.ie or visit your travel agent.