Plan your great escape!
It’s not the only time of year to bag a travel bargain but, with the January sales on, you’ll find offers of free child places, price-match promises and discount galore on flights. It’s certainly worth a look – if only for the sheer pleasure of having som
TAKE IT EASY(JET)
There are super savings to be had with easyJet this winter – the company is knocking 20 per cent off more than 400,000 flights and holidays booked before 10 January, so hurry! We’ve got our eye on three nights at the Crowne Plaza Berlin with flights for £145pp (travelling on 10 Feb), and five nights at the fourstar Asterias Villas in Crete, half-board and flights from a bargain £170pp (travelling on 22 June). It’s first come, first served, though, so best stop reading and start booking on easyjet.com.
CRUISE CONTROL
Fancy free, ever-flowing cocktails while you cruise around the Caribbean or Med in the sunshine? Us, too, which is why we’re keen to take advantage of Royal Caribbean’s One Big Sale. It offers holidaymakers the chance to sail allinclusive on one of their 249 cruises, if they book in January. Meals aboard are complimentary but, with this deal, deluxe drinks packages are also added free for two people (if there are more of you, guests three and four receive a free refreshment beverage package), meaning you won’t pay a penny for cocktails, wine, beer, mocktails and juices. Another major bonus is that deposits are currently just £75pp, so that you can spread the cost of your holiday. Visit royalcaribbean.co.uk
DISNEY MAGIC
Do you want to take your family to Disneyland Paris in 2019? Of course you do! Do you want to pay lots for the privilege? Of course you don’t! This is why Magic Break’s massive discount sale is going to put a smile on your face. If you book between now and 11 February, you’ll get 25 per cent off accommodation plus a free half-board meal plan, entrance tickets and free shuttles to the park, all for £209pp. The offer’s valid on twoand three-night stays for visits between 2 April and 6 November, including school holidays. Visit magicbreaks.co.uk
A FLYING START
The low-budget, long-haul airline Norwegian has launched some amazing new routes for 2019 that are currently cheap as chips. Fly to Miami for £149.90 (£294.80 return) or San Francisco for £164.90 (£269.80 return). Both routes take off on 31 March, but book now, as they’re bound to sell out early. Norwegian’s also dropped prices to short-haul destinations, such as flights to Madrid and Alicante from £29.90 (£59.60 both ways) on a wide choice of selected dates in January. Visit norwegian.com
OUT OF THIS WORLD
Book a night at The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne, and you’ll get to see more stars than there are in the Hollywood Hills if you coincide your stay with one of its free star-gazing experiences. The imposing, five-star Victorian seafront hotel has teamed up with experts at the Eastbourne Astronomical Society to offer guests the chance to view unique star clusters, the moon’s craters and galaxies up to 2.5 million light years away. After watching the skies, relax at the luxurious hotel (it has a swimming pool and spa) and enjoy a full English breakfast the next morning. A one-night stay costs from £82.50, based on two sharing. Stargazing nights take place on 12 January, 9 February and 16 March. Visit grandeastbourne.com