Travel Notes

Home deals

DURING the lockdown, Travelzoo ( Travelzoo. is bringing the world of travel to your doorstep. The holiday company has compiled a selection of home deals including sampling Spanish wines, enjoying steaks fit for a top restaurant or compiling a holiday photobook with your family. A case of Rioja is now £79 (30 per cent off), a selection of nine steaks is £29.90 (50 per cent off) while personalised photo albums start at £8.

Look ahead

TITAN Travel ( titantravel.co.uk) has released its brochure for 2021, with 15 new tours including 11-days in Eastern Canada and an eight-day visit to the Italian islands of Ischia and Sorrento. Customers will be able to put down a deposit of just £49pp, on bookings before September 30, with the option to make a change up to 75 days before departure.

There are 200 holidays to choose from, and the eight-day visit to Ischia and Sorrento starts at £1,479 pp, with flights included.

Tea-time treats

THE five-star Lanesborough hotel in London will celebrate St George’s Day tomorrow by delivering afternoon tea to the NHS staff at St George’s Hospital in Tooting. A selection of sandwiches, scones and cakes is being sent as a small token of the hotel’s appreciation to the 9,000 staff who work at the South London hospital. The Lanesborough, which opened in 1991, is on the former site of St George’s in Knightsbridge.

Autumn culture

WITH the autumn and hopefully the end of lockdown in mind, Travel For The Arts (travelforthearts.com) has released a selection of breaks for the culturally minded traveller. See the ballet in Milan, enjoy a music festival in the Czech Republic, celebrate the Verdi Festival in Parma or immerse yourself in opera in Paris. Prices start at £1,595 for the ballet, including flights, with departures from September 29.