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LANDMARK ANNIVERSARY FOR WALTON-ON-THAMES CLUB SITE

The Camping and Caravanning Club continues to make history as its Walton-on-Thames Club Site is celebrating its centenary this month!
Over the past 100 years, the Club has welcomed thousands of holidaymakers to the site, eager to enjoy one of the nation’s most popular pastimes in a location close to the country’s capital.
Walton-on-Thames was originally leased by the Club in 1913, however due to its popularity the...
 

Sample Your Own Active Dartmoor Holiday

Dartmoor: the ideal destination for action-packed, exciting, cultural UK holidays

24/05/13
Covering an area of 368 square miles (954 square kilometres), Dartmoor, in the county of Devon, contains the largest and wildest area of open country in the South of England.
It is famed for its rugged landscape, which includes moorland, farmland, forestry, and reservoirs, as well as towns and villages. Its stunningly...
 

Spotted in Cape Town – Eric Lanlard #BakingMad at Steenberg

Steenberg, the award winning hotel on its own wine estate based on the oldest farm in Constantia Cape Town, celebrated “World Baking Day” in style this weekend by hosting Master Pâtissier and international celebrity chef Eric Lanlard from the hit television programmes “Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard” and “Glamour Puds”.
Eric Lanlard’s visit also coincided with the first ever Steenberg Sauvignon Blanc Odyssey...
 

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CAMPING GIVES PEOPLE A REASON TO BE CHEERFUL

Following a year of excitement and merriment, The Camping and Caravanning Club is determined to ‘Perk’ up the nation and give holidaymakers a reason to celebrate the summer season in 2013.

The announcement comes after a recent Onepoll survey, which was carried out on behalf of the Club, revealed that 63 per cent of those interviewed felt that Britain, as a nation, has nothing to look forward to this summer – and 60...
 

Scandic receives gold medal for its environmental work

Scandic is the first hotel chain in Europe to be awarded a Gold Medal* by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA).
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) aims to promote sustainability in the travel industry as part of its work. GBTA founded its Gold Medal sustainability award to make things easier for travel buyers with an interest in sustainability issues. Now Scandic is the first hotel chain in...
 

Insiders Guide to Top 5 Algarve Adventure Holidays

Flights are booked, you are in the process of looking at a cheap Algarve holiday villa but what to do once you reach your destination? Whether you have been to the Algarve before or are a complete newbie to the area, apart from the obvious days at the beach, hours lazing by the holiday villa pool or a round on the golf course, check the out the latest top five...

HolidayPhone launches Mobile WiFi Hotspot solution for all destinations – stay c...

Travelers with carrier locked mobile phones can now benefit from flat rate internet when abroad, with a Mobile WiFi Hotspot device and a prepaid Data SIM Card from HolidayPhone
STOCKHOLM. HolidayPhone now offers a Mobile WiFi Hotspot solution for customers traveling to 29 popular destination countries. Travelers with carrier locked mobile phones can now benefit from flat rate internet when abroad, with a Mobile...
 

Snow-Camp Launches New Apprenticeship scheme

Snow-Camp is delighted to announce the launch of their very own Snowsports Apprenticeship Programme enabling 5 young graduates from the Snow-Camp programmes to join the head office team in a full time role for a year.

Having been inspired to launch the programme by SkillsActive and with a solid partner in Youth Force supporting the initiative, Snow-camp is looking forward to launching the new Apprenticeship...
 

Scandic Hotels turns 50 - Trendsetting hotel chain looks to the future

The year was 1963. On 20 May, the Esso Motor Hotell opened its doors in Laxå and welcomed its first guests. Fast-forward 50 years and the hotel chain has enjoyed strong growth, making its mark on both the Swedish and the international hotel industry along the way. In 1984, Esso Motor Hotell changed its name to Scandic Hotels, a chain that now has 155 hotels and around 30,000 rooms across Europe. All 155 Scandic...