Travel NEWS
EASTER FOR FAMILIES:
Eh, Oh! The children love to run loose at Easter. And a theme park rarely disappoints, particularly if it’s Alton Towers Resort & Cbeebies Land in Staffordshire in the English midlands, complete with Tellytubbies, pictured. Irish Ferries offers a three-night stay between now and May 20 with breakfast in the Best Western Tillington Hall Hotel from €499 for a family of two adults and two children under 11 sharing a family room. This includes a return car ferry crossing and two full days. Call (0818) 300 400 or visit irishferries.com/alton.
ITALY:
Tick off your lakes. Travel Department offers Lake Como, Bergamo, Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta from €769pp for seven nights including return flights, transfers, half-board hotel stay and excursions with an expert local guide, departing MayOctober. Call (01) 637 1600 or visit traveldepartment.ie.
NEW ROUTE:
It’s just an hour’s drive from Niagara Falls, maybe a bit far to see the spray but close enough to build up the excitement. Norwegian Airlines is launching four weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays to Toronto’s Hamilton John C. Munro International Airport. Return flights from $698 (€810). See norwegian.com.
MAY DAYS:
The further south, the better the weather. Turkey ticks all the boxes. Cassidy Travel has seven nights in Marmaris on the Turkish Riviera from €369pp allinclusive. Stay at the 3-star Club Alize. Depart May 27. Call (01) 462 9100. Visit cassidytravel.ie.
LONG-HAUL DEALS:
We all love the offer of free nights, and Tropical Sky is happy to oblige. Stay at the 4-star Cape Panwa when travelling between May 1 and October 31 if booked before April 30. The holiday now costs from €869pps with the freenight offer meaning you stay seven nights and pay for six. Includes return flights from Dublin and transfers. Call (01) 664 9999. Visit tropicalsky.ie.
CARIBBEAN:
A recap on Andrew Harris’s review ‘Piper Rico’ from March 24. We recommend American Airlines flights Dublin-San Juan via Philadelphia as the best option. Visit americanairlines.ie.