Travel Notes

TAKE TO THE SEAS

GOING on a sailing holiday has become a lot easier with

samboat.com. The website offers boats from £13 to £6,000 per day, and can be 40 per cent cheaper than rental companies.

VISA DEAL

British tourists will get a free visa when travelling to sri Lanka from May 1. the offer will last for six months. World Expeditions ( world

expeditions.com) has guided trips starting at £1,690pp for 12 days.

JARDIN BLANC

VISIT Raymond Blanc’s pop-up restaurant during the Chelsea Flower Show, May 21–25, with the Lanesborough Hotel ( lanesborough.com). The extravagant package starts at £1,325 pp, including onenight’s B&B, transfers, entry to the flower show and dinner at Jardin Blanc.