TRAVEL TREATS
CASH IN ON SUNNY DEALS
BLACK Friday may have come and gone – but that doesn’t mean the offers are finished. If these winter nights have you dreaming of a sun break, TUI will continue its discounts until tomorrow. If you are booking at www.tuiholidays.ie you can save €100 when you spend €1,000 (code BF100), €125 when you spend €2,000, (code BF125) and €150 when you spend €3,000, (Code BF150). TUI has offers on trips to Gran Canaria and Tenerife in December and January. Or if you fancy spending March in Barbados, they are offering Dublin to Barbados, 19/20 March, Time Out Hotel, St. Lawrence, threestar, B&B, 14 nights from €2,029pps
TIME TO GET ACTIVE
IF you would prefer an action holiday break to the beaches of Barbados, Crystal Ski is offering some great trips across Europe.
If you fancy spending Christmas in France: you could depart on December 21, stay in the three-star La Daille Sol Apartments, Val D’isere, on a self-catering basis for seven nights from €259 per person (four share).
Or if you fancy Austria for the New Year, you could depart January 26, 2020, stay in the three-star Haus Edelweiss, Zell Am See, for seven nights from €685 per person.
If St Valentine’s Day in Italy is more your cup of tea, depart on February 9, 2020, stay in the three-star Olympic Apartments, Sestriere, on a self-catering basis for seven nights from €405 per person (four share). Or there is always St Patrick’s Day in Andorra, departing March 5, 2020, to stay in the three-star Sant Roma Apartments, Arinsal, selfcatering for seven nights from €435 per person (four share).
SAY HELLO TO BROADWAY
IF you prefer the big city to skiing down mountains, Cassidy Travel has deals to get you to New York next February from as little as €519pps based on foursharing, which includes four nights’ four-star accommodation and flights from Dublin. Stay in The New Yorker Wyndham, an art deco landmark right in the heart of Manhattan, just steps from Broadway, where Aladdin, Hamilton and Wicked are among the shows running. Flights depart February 6 or 13. Call Cassidy Travel on (01) 8735000.
ROLLING DOWN THE RIVER
ELSEWHERE on your More Travel pages, Liz Walsh describes the luxury of staying in a castle in Donegal. And if castles are your bag, why not cruise the River Rhine, with Germany on one side and France on the other, taking in some of Europe’s finest castles on the way. Uniworld is offering eight-day trips on the SS Antoinette, pictured. You can book the trip from Amsterdam to Basel for July 12 for €2,449pps. The trip includes 12 excursions, by Englishspeaking local experts and visits to four UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
To learn more or to book this river cruise, call Uniworld on 1800 98 98 98
TAKE IN A PEAK PERFORMANCE
IF skiing isn’t exciting enough for you, why not throw some rock‘n’roll into the mix. The Kooks are set to rock Morzine in the French Alps.
The beautiful resort is preparing for the 10th edition of Rock the Pistes, featuring performances at an altitude of between 1,600m and 1,950m. The Kooks, Deluxe and IAM are already confirmed to play from 15-21 March, 2020. With five concerts and more than 30 après-ski gigs across multiple resorts in the Portes du Soleil, Morzine is perfect for those wanting to rock out all week. Entry to the concerts is free to lift pass holders. Seven nights in a double room at the three-star Hotel Club Le Crêt in Morzine, with breakfast, arriving March
14, 2020, costs from €530pp, based on two people sharing. Flights and transfers extra. Morzine www.en.morzineavoriaz.com