British holiday information

The Exchange and Rentals business arm of Wyndham Worldwide is set to acquire Hoseasons Holdings Ltd in a deal said to be worth around $60 million. Suffolk based Hoseasons was established in the 1940s and currently offers more than 15,000 lodges, cottages, villas, caravans and boats across seven European countries. Hoseasons brands include: Bowhills, holidaybank, [...]

The Isle of Man has failed in its attempt to persuade the UK Government to overturn its decision to scrap the reciprocal health agreement with the Isle of Man. Although, often thought of as part of the UK, the Isle of Man is actually a Crown Dependency, part of the British Isles but NOT the [...]

It seems like the economy and increased environmental awareness are having an effect on all types of holidays. Take your traditional home swap holidays, which in the past were seen as a great way to take holidays abroad without the expense of renting a holiday home or hotel room. Now it seems more and more [...]

If you’re concerned about the environmental impact of your holiday, you have a couple of options: offset your flight’s carbon emissions, or perhaps take a holiday at home and stay in Britain. If the environment is foremost in your mind and you are taking a holiday in Britain, how about staying in what is possibly [...]

It’s certainly looking like a good year for British tourism, and if you’re planning to take a Center Parcs holiday this year, it might be an idea to book it as soon as possible. In a recent press release, Center Parks says that summer bookings are up a whopping 44% year-on-year and their new contemporary [...]

A week after its shares were suspended, the Real Hotel Group has called in the administrators. The company runs about 40 hotels in the UK including the no-frills Purplehotels chain, Stop Inns and the New Connaught Rooms in London. Tweet

In today’s economic climate, finding ways of getting a good deal on a holiday rental can mean the difference between going on holiday and staying at home. But to save money, have you ever stopped to consider a ‘holiday home swap’? I must admit I’ve never done it, or really even considered it, although I [...]

Not everyone is suffering from the credit crunch. As more and more people are feeling the financial squeeze, budget hotel chain, Travelodge, is set to cash in by opening 22 new hotels before the end of 2008. At a cost of £125m, the new hotels will add nearly 2000 extra rooms to the chain. Locations [...]