I travelled among unknown men In lands beyond the sea; Nor, England! did I know till then What love I bore to thee -
William Wordsworth
I travelled among unknown men In lands beyond the sea; Nor, England! did I know till then What love I bore to thee -
William Wordsworth
Alpharooms Hotel Booking Service
• www.alpharooms.com
Headers: Hotels, Insurance, Transfers, Finance, Guides, Groups
Hotel booking service for discount hotels and apartments in worldwide destinations with over 23,000 hotels bookable online. In addition you can also buy travel insurance and airport transfers online.
• Special Features: Price promise. If you book a hotel room with them and then find a lower price on the internet, subject to terms and conditions, they will refund you the difference.
Corus Hotels
• www.corushotels.co.uk
Headers: Hotel Locations, Brochure request, Meetings and Events (Delegate packages, Corporate events, Food and drink, Weddings), UK Leisure breaks
Corus hotels is a hotel group, with 65+ hotels in England and Scotland, with a further 2 in Australia and 2 in Malaysia. Hotels range from historic coaching inns and manor houses to modern city centre hotels. They can arrange a variety of packages from short breaks for the private individual to weddings, conferences and business functions.
England, Scotland, Australia, Malaysia
Discovery Thailand
• Discovery Thailand
Headers: Thailand Hotels and Travel Guides
All Thailand information and travel guide plus Thailand resort and hotel guides. they also provide online discount hotels in Thailand up to 75% discount!
Disneyland Resort Paris
• www.disneylandparis.com
Headers: Tickets, Hotel booking, Park information
Disneyland Resort Paris has two theme parks, the Walt Disney Studios Park and the Disneyland Park itself. You can buy one day or 3 day tickets, which give you access to all the (free) attractions, but note there are restrictions on the one day tickets as to where you can go. The tickets are £27.00 (one day) and £72 ( 3 day). The 3 day tickets do not have to be used on consecutive days. The park also has seven themed hotels, which you can book online, and for golf enthusiasts, there is the Disneyland 27 hole golf course. There is also the Disney Village which is free to enter and contains a range of shops, restaurants and entertainments which are separately priced. If you buy your tickets online here, note that 10 days are required for delivery.
Ebookers.com
• www.ebookers.com
Headers: Flights, Hotels, Holidays, Cruises, Car Hire
Ebookers.com is an online European travel agency offering complete one-stop, online shopping with a host of travel products and services, including negotiated discount airfares with 120 airlines, and discounts with over 14,000 hotels worldwide. ebookers.com is the technology and travel spin-off from Flightbookers plc, the London-based travel agency which in 1996 became the first travel company to establish an interactive website in the UK. The ebookers.com group also established the first interactive travel websites in France and Finland.
Henoo
• www.henoo.com
Headers: Holidays, Flights, Hotels, Car Hire, Handpicked
Online travel agent that lets you search millions of package holidays, car hire, and flights. The Handpicked service is a weekly travel bulletin listing some great last minute travel deals on the internet. Very fast search and uncluttered interface makes this one of our favourite travel search engines.
Hilton
• www.hilton.co.uk
Headers: Hotels, City Breaks, Leisure Deals, Business Deals
There are over 470 Hilton hotels in nearly 70 countries worldwide, including countries in Africa, the Far East, Australia and America. Hilton also owns Scandic Hotels with 140 hotels in Scandanavia and Finland. Hotel locations are diverse and include city and resort hotels, suitable for both business and leisure.
Hostelbookers
• www.hostelbookers.com
Headers: Hostel Booking
Hostelbookers is a free hostel-booking service that allows you to book low cost accomnodation in locations worldwide. We found the site very slow to load, but the prices are very good, so it is worth the wait.
Hotel Anywhere
• www.hotelanywhere.co.uk
Headers: the Americas, Asia, Australasia, Europe, View all special offers.
This is a beautifully designed and easy to use site offering discounts at hundreds of hotels with a "lowest price guarantee" and no booking fees.
Hotel Pronto
• www.hotelpronto.com
Headers: Hotel Booking Service
Has over 70,000 hotels worldwide to choose from in cities and coastal resorts. If you don't mind where you go, there are special deals listed on the main page. Pretty good search.
Hotels.co.uk
• www.hotels.co.uk
Headers: Hotels, Self Catering, Cars, Deals
Hotels.com offers savings of up to 70% on more than 10,000 hotel rooms and self-catering accomodation in over 400 destinations in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and South Africa. In fact they guarantee to find the lowest hotel rates at the time you book. The search engine is pretty efficient and the search results impressive. Worldwide car hire is available for economy up to luxury models. They also specialise in providing accommodation when cities are sold out. Hotels.com UK is owned by the Texan company InteractiveCorp.
Jury's Doyle Hotels
• www.jurysdoyle.com
Headers: Meeting & Events, Corporate Online, Special Offers & Leisure, Gift Vouchers
Jury's Doyle offers business and leisure travellers a portfolio of 3, 4 and 5 star hotels and inns in Ireland, the U.K. and the USA. Development plans for the next 2 years will bring the total number of Jurys Doyle properties to 36 with Inns opening in Glasgow, Leeds, Chelsea, London, Parnell St, Dublin, Boston and Washington DC. They also have conferencing and corporate facilities. Lovely design to the website and easy to use.
Just Reservations
• www.justreservations.com
Headers: Counties of Ireland, Flights, Rental Homes, Car Search, Destination Guides, Cruises, Special Offers
Search for rental homes in the US, Australia, Asia, Bahamas, Canada, Canary Islands, Caribbean, Europe, Hawaii, Mexico, South America, plus the UK & especially Ireland, or book a cruise in the Bahamas or the Mediterranean. Or maybe you fancy a 7 night Glacier Discovery cruise? Don't forget to wrap up! You can also book a car in various US cities or flights worldwide. The destination guides are an excellent source of travel and tourism information on countries worldwide, with further detailed information on the counties of Ireland. Prices are in Euros and a booking fee plus commission is payable.
Late Rooms
• www.laterooms.com
Headers: UK Hotels, European Hotels, USA Hotels
Late deals often mean discounted rooms as hotels seek to fill up empty rooms. Late Rooms lists hotel rooms available at short notice. You don't book from the site but use the "details" link to find out how to book each particular hotel. There are hotels listed from most locations in Europe and the USA. You can search by town, region or country or if you don't mind where you are going, check out the special deals listed under "quick search".
Monarch Hotels
• http://hotels.monarch.co.uk
Monarch Hotels is the online hotel booking service from The Monarch Group, and offers over 20,000 hotels, villas and apartments worldwide at highly competitive prices. Good hotels to suit all tastes and budgets in all the popular Mediterranean destinations.
NicePlace2Stay
• www.niceplace2stay.com
Headers: Accomodation Search
Accommodation finding site for the discerning customer looking for quality hotel accommodation in the UK, Europe and the Rest of the World.
Opodo
• www.opodo.co.uk
Headers: Flights, Hotels, City Breaks, Tailor-made Holidays, Package Holidays, Cars, Meaningful Travel, Ski
Offers an unbiased and competitively priced online travel service for world travel, they have access to flights from over 400 airlines, as well as an extensive range of worldwide hotel properties and car rental companies, as well as travel insurance. Headquartered in London, the UK site launched in January 2002 and have already established themselves as a leading provider of online travel.
Scandic Hotels
• www.scandic-hotels.com
Headers: Hotels, Conferencing Facilities
Scandic has over 135 hotels in Beligium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Netharlands, Norway and Sweden. The hotels are available for leisure breaks or conferences/meetings. Scandic is associated with the Hilton group of hotels which means that Hilton HHonors members can earn points & miles at Scandic hotels.
Superbreak.com
• www.superbreak.com
Headers: London Hotels, Theatre Breaks, Events, Airport Hotels, International
If you are thinking of a London break this is one of the websites you might like to check out. Search for 2-5 star hotels, theatre breaks for West End shows and for upcoming music/sport/cultural events. You can also book a rooom at airport hotels for most major airports, plus there is a section offering hotel accomodation in most European countries. You can book up to the day before your stay begins.
Thomas Cook
• www.thomascook.com
Headers: Deals, Holidays, Flights, Hotels, Flight + Hotel, Cruises, UK Breaks, Car Hire, Airport Parking, Insurance, Airport Hotels, London Theatre Tickets, Attraction Tickets, Travel Vouchers, Guides
As you might expect with Thomas Cook, you can book a hotel, flight or compete packages virtually anywhere in the world, with access to thousands of hotels and hundreds of airlines. The search is quick and effieicent plus you can use the site to book a car at your destination and arrange parking at your departure airport.
Thomson Holidays
• www.thomson.co.uk
Headers: Holidays, Flights, Hotels, Extras, Offers, Late Deals
Thompson Holidays offer a wide variety of package holidays in a variety of locations worldwide, plus, if you don't mind when you go, you can get some very good late deals. Thompson have 4 cruise ships sailing the mediterranean area. They also offer city breaks, ski and snowboarding holidays in France and Switzerland, plus walking and activity holdays in several European locations. Thompson also arranges weddings abroad, including the ceremony, licence and register fees, wine, cake, flowers and a Thompson wedding representative.
Travelbag
• www.travelbag.co.uk
Headers: Flights, Hotels, Car Hire, Holidays, Cruises
Travel Bag will arrange holidays, book hotels or arrange air flights. Or if you would like a cruise or a round the world trip, then Travelbag will also arrange these for you. Look out for the weeks best deals for cheap prices. You can book flights from all major UK airports to virtually any destination in the world. When asking for a quote you can also specify your preferred airline if you wish. Note that the hotel booking service applies only to the USA and Canada. Travelbag has offices in several locations throughout the UK.
Warner Holidays
• www.warnerbreaks.co.uk
Headers: Hotels, Classic Resorts, Majorca, The Spa
Warner Holidays offers breaks exclusively for adults. Included in the price is en-suite room, breakfast and three-course dinner, nightly live entertainment and a range of activities such tennis, swimming, saunas and more. Warner have 9 hotels located in England and Wales, the Cala Vinas Hotel in Majorca plus 5 resorts in East Anglia nad Dorset. If its a relaxing break you are looking for, you might like to have a look at Thoresby Hall Hotel in Newark where Warner provide spa facilities.
Lowcostbeds
• www.lowcostbeds.com
Headers: Hotel Only, Flight + Hotel, Flight Only, Insurance
You can choose hotels only or hotel plus flight at all the major European resorts. Beach and city locations available. Lowcostbeds keeps cost down by doing away with all those "extras" that drive the price up - representative offices rather than reps in resort, no organised transfers and a low cost admin centre.
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