British holiday information

The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) get underway in the Isle of Man today, Friday, 9 September, following yesterday’s spectacular opening ceremony which saw His Royal Highness the Earl of Wessex – the vice patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation – officially opening the Games. This is the first time the Isle of Man has [...]

The famous Isle of Man TT races get underway at the end of this month. TT fortnight, which consists of the practice week and a week’s racing, runs from 28 May until 12 June. This year will mark the 100th anniversary of the Mountain Circuit and will also see Yamaha celebrate 50 years of TT [...]

A new service between Cardiff and the Isle of Man has been announced for this year’s TT races. The flights will operate through practice week and race week, from 27 May to 12 June. Chairman of Manx2.com, Noel Hayes said: “We had many enquiries about a direct flight from Cardiff to the Isle of Man, [...]

Are you based in Wales and looking for a new way to get to the Isle of Man rather than driving to Liverpool or Heysham, well don’t worry as a new link between the Isle of Anglesey and the Isle of Man will launch this summer. Manx2.com has announced a special 2011 season of flights [...]

If the UK’s general election is getting too much for you consider taking a holiday in Britain’s only ‘election-free zone’ – the Isle of Man. Tourism officials in the Isle of Man have responded to the general election fever by offering unique ‘Election Free’ holiday packages and have specifically requested that hotel proprietors do not [...]

If you’re planning to travel to the Isle of Man you can now take advantage of a speedier journey thanks to the reintroduction of the fast craft schedule on the Liverpool to Douglas route. The spring fast craft schedule is now operating using the £20m Manannan, which will be assisted on the route by the [...]

In January I reported that the reciprocal health agreement between the UK and the Isle of Man was set to end on 31 March 2010, however, it has now been announced that the agreement has been extended for six months. The six month extension will run from 1 April to allow for further negotiations. For [...]

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’s that time of year when the Isle of Man starts rocking to the roar of motorbikes, and 37.73 miles of public roads become a racetrack. The world-famous TT races start on Saturday 6 June, although practice week began last Friday 29 May on the Billown circuit and Saturday 30 May on the TT course. [...]

The Isle of Man is situated half way between England and Scotland in the middle of the Irish Sea and if the island is your chosen holiday destination this year, or you are visiting for the TT, Manx Grand Prix or for any other reason, how should you get there? You have two options, you [...]