Hotels in Europe

Holiday Extras’ Customers Have Their Say

When your customers give you recognition for the good work that your company has done throughout the tear then it is a great feeling. This is just what has happened to the top companies from the travel industry over the last three years. The travel website Holiday Extras have put their heads together with their customers and have come up with a great new way to give the top performing companies the credit that they are due.

The Holiday Extras Customer Awards have been going for three years now and each year they are getting bigger and better. It is clear why these awards are getting more and more popular with the voters too. As the decision is purely down to the people who vote it means that customers can get their views across and help other people choose the best travel companies when they are booking their holiday.

This year’s awards were held in London on 15th September and saw many of the top people in the travel industry attending to celebrate the great customer service and value for money that was being awarded. Read more…

The Ritz in London offers Royal Wedding Promotion

To celebrate the Royal wedding between His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton next month, The Ritz in London has unveiled a long weekend of grand celebrations.

The Monarchy & Matrimony accommodation programme is available alongside a weekend of Ritz en fête, with patriot decorations taking centre stage in the hotel, exclusive commemorative gifts for guests and a Royal Wedding Brunch in the Ritz Restaurant.

With an enviable location only moments away from Buckingham Palace and Clarence House, The Ritz is a premier destination to immerse yourself in the excitement and splendour of a regal affair and a nation in celebration.

Afternoon Tea at The Ritz

The quintessentially British institution of ‘Afternoon Tea at The Ritz’ is a must for those visiting the capital. Once within the surrounds of the lavish Palm Court, enjoy pastries, scones and finger sandwiches amongst swathes of pastel hues and 24 carat gold leaf whilst watching screens streaming live coverage of the wedding throughout the day. Read more…

Tune Hotels to Open First London Hotel in August 2010

Tune Hotels, already a growing success in Asia with its 5-star beds at 1-star prices, will open its first hotel in the heart of London at Westminster in August 2010.

Tune Hotels Westminster will be the first of 15 locations scheduled to open across the Greater London area by 2017, creating an additional 1,500 rooms and representing a total investment of £150 million for the capital’s hospitality sector. Globally the brand is aiming for 100 hotels in its portfolio by 2015.

As with low cost airlines, guests are encouraged to book online and well in advance in order to enjoy exceptionally low prices, typically from £35 per night with promotional rooms regularly available from as low as £9 per night. Online booking is now available for stays between 30 Aug 2010 – 30 April 2011.

In addition to that, Tune Hotels released 200 room nights priced at 1 Penny each at 12.01am, Tuesday, 13 July 2010.

Compare car rental prices at Paris airport

It is true that technology can help you find the best deals

It used to be that if you wanted to hire a car at an airport in a different city or country, you would have to telephone each car hire business individually to ask for their rates. With the advent of computers, car hire companies put their rates on the internet, but you still had to go to each car hire site to check out their rates. And of course that was all time consuming.

Not any more. Now there are several websites that offer the traveller the ease and convenience of comparing car hire rate s for a number of companies, all on one page. And not only can you compare the rates at this single website, but you can also book your car there as well.

There are two airports in Paris, the Charles De Gaulle International Airport (CDG), and the Orly Airport. (ORY). The Orly Airport was the main airport in Paris until the completion of the Charles De Gaulle airport, and still handles most of the domestic flights in France. Only is located 13 kilometres south of Paris, and it also handles international flights — to cities in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and North America. So when you’re checking rates for car hire, make sure you know into which of these two airports you will fly! Read more…

Ikon Gallery In Birmingham, England

Birmingham is a fascinating city in the West Midlands, England and it is a really popular destination for city breaks and  day trips. The city has a huge variety of excellent tourist attractions including a great many churches which have Grade I status and historic houses as well as many museums and galleries, including the Ikon Gallery Birmingham UK.

The Ikon Gallery in Birmingham is a contemporary art gallery which is housed in the former Oozells Street Board School , Brindleyplace, however it wasn’t always so suitably housed.

Founded in 1964 by Angus Skene and four students of art.  The 4 artists were; Robert Groves, Jesse Bruton, Robert Groves and Sylvani Merilion. Angus had bought a piece of art by Prentice and the two of them talked about the numerous problems faced by local artists, which included the lack of support for local artists.  The conversation formed the basic ideas for Ikon which was to be a “gallery without walls”.

Skene initially financed the project, which consisted of exhibitions in such unusual venues as post offices and cinemas in a motorcycle sidecar. The idea being to increase the accessibility of art to the general public.  To reduce costs staffing was by the founding artists who did not take wages. After a while the Gallery was given a glass walled kiosk in the Bull Ring shopping centre.

Over the two couple of decades the Ikon Gallery moved from location to location until 1997 when it purchased, with aid from the National Lottery, the current premises, the former Oozells Street Board School. recently the Ikon Gallery has put on a number of exhibitions and its continual ability to produce the superb has led to it becoming immensely popular, to such a degree that it opened another gallery in 2006, Ikon Eastside in  Digbeth.

If you are thinking about a Birmingham vacation remember to allow time for you to visit at least one of the Ikon Galleries. Also it is important to know that although there are many Birmingham hotels and guest houses finding Birmingham bed and breakfast can every now and again be very difficult. It is therefore crucially important to book your accommodation at the earliest opportunity. You will need to know that the nearest airport is approximately 8 miles east of the the city center (just off the A45 and near the M42, Junction 6. You will will be able to find a respectable number of guest houses and hotels close by the airport.