An a-Z Guide for Your Holiday Plans in 2008 ; Escape ... With a Holiday a-Z

Evening Gazette › April 04, 2008

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A AUSTRALIA: This vast country offers hundreds of different travel experiences. Freedom Australia, a tailor-made specialist, has flexible itineraries for every budget, with flights to Sydney in February starting at pounds 699 return, including taxes, and a one- bed city centre apartment from pounds 142 per person for three nights, twin share. Call 0870 742 4000 or click on www.freedomaustralia.co.uk

AMERICA: With the dollar still sliding off the sidewalks, there can't be a better time to book or visit. Go nuts in New York, bonkers in Boston or simply chill in Chicago. City breaks, with sunshine on the side, will be huge this year particularly after the Florida and Gulf hurricanes. Make your first port of call website www.visitusa.org.uk for a host of ideas, advice and information.

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An a-Z Guide for Your Holiday Plans in 2008 ; Escape ... With a Holiday a-Z

THE AZORES: One of the year's year's hottest new destinations. Basking in super temperatures, tour operator Sunvil has four new properties on Sao Miguel, one on Sao Jorge, and an expanded programme of activities include diving, whale watching, swimming with dolphins and boat trips.

Seven nights bed and breakfast costs from pounds 451. Call 020 8758 4747 or see www.sunvil.co.uk.

B BRITAIN: Despite the fact that we still travel abroad twice as much as inbound tourists visit us, holidays at home are very hard to beat. The sublime Lake District is the most visited with its watery vistas and walks rated by experts as among the best in the world. For funky breaks, try cheese-rolling and worm-charming! Visit www.visitbritain.com.

BLACKPOOL: Cheap as chips, but still our No 1 resort. And, at long last, some serious investment is helping it shake off its stylishly tacky image. Early and late season holidaymakers can cut the best deals but the town's busiest time is when the world-famous Illuminations are switched on in the autumn.

For an alternative, try a backstreet boutique hotel or country campsite.

BAHAMAS: Sea, sand, sunshine and scuba diving are the name of the game if you're looking for laidback luxury. Scud between the smaller islands on the netting of a catamaran, staying nights in picture postcard lodges and resorts. Sta...

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