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Iceland for New Year is a new five day holiday by air to Rekyavik staying in a centrally located three star hotel. Your holiday includes a city tour, special New Year’s Eve dinner and visit to the Blue Lagoon geothermal pools. The departure on the 29 Dec 08 costs £1099 per person based on two sharing, inc flights.

A Yorkshire Yuletide is another new choice for 2008. Join the party direct at the beautifully restored Art Deco Queens Hotel in Leeds for five days of festive fun, including a trip to York and traditional Christmas Day lunch. Arriving on the 23 Dec 08, the holiday costs £429 per person based on two sharing.

Brussels by Eurostar is a three day trip staying in Brussels, with train trips to Bruges and Liege for their markets. All departures in Dec 08 cost £229 per person based, on two sharing.

Dijon and Besancon is a four day trip by coach and ferry to visit these most traditional of French markets in Dijon and Besancon, as well as visiting the craft market at Montbeliard. The 5 and 12 Dec 08 departures cost £199 per person, based on two sharing.

Lake District your chance to go walking in the author Wainwright’s footsteps for five days in this much-loved part of England. You’ll enjoy three guided walks and you stay in a handpicked hotel overlooking Morecombe Bay. There are two departures in 2009 (18 May and 12 Oct) both costing £517. You must make your own way to the hotel.

Walking the Great Wall of China is one of those ‘must do’ walking holiday experiences. During the 11 days you’ll spend four walking along the wall, as well as seeing some of the sights of places such as Beijing. The 11 Apr 09 departure costs £1070 on a full-board basis, including scheduled flights and bag porterage.

Wines of the Rhone and the Moselle is an eight day river cruise setting sail from Cologne, passing by lush vineyards and sampling some tasty wines en route. There are lots of optional excursions, from castle visits to walking tours and a wine tour in Rudesheim is included. The 16, 23 or 30 Aug 09 departures all cost £899 per person and you choose between return flights from London Heathrow or Eurostar from London St Pancras.

Rhine to Switzerland is a relaxing 21 day cruise leaving from Amsterdam and visiting Cologne, Rudesheim, Speyer, Strasbourg, Basel, Mannhein and Koblenz before ending the cruise in Cologne. You choose to fly both ways or take the Eurostar train back. The 5 Aug 09 departure costs £1249 in a main deck cabin.

Panama Panorama is a new 16 night cruise tour for 2009 onboard Norwegian Pearl. You’ll fly from London Heathrow to join the boat in Miami. Spending 15 nights aboard the boat, you’ll see the famous Panama Canal, stop in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico before returning to Los Angeles where you’ll catch the plane back to the UK. The 18 Apr 09 departure in an oceanview cabin costs £1945 per person, based on two sharing.

Polar Bear Adventure is a 10 day adventure tour in search of these magical mammals. You’ll fly to Winnipeg before heading to Churchill, known as the Polar Bear capital of the world, as the town sits on their main migration route. Here you’ll have plenty of time to watch the bears in their natural habitat, before spending time in Toronto and at the Canadian Niagara Falls. The 13 Oct 09 departure costs £3239 per person with all international and internal flights included.

Vietnamese Discovery is a new 12 day tour for 2009 departing London Heathrow to Hanoi. Included is a comprehensive tour of Hanoi before heading to Hoi An for three nights and Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). You’ll then fly back to London from Ho Chi Minh City. The 15 Sep 09 departure costs £1729 per person with international and internal flights included.

Route of the African Sun is an 11 day tour heading from Heathrow to Johannesburg and returning from Cape Town. You’ll take part in Game Drives, a sunset cruise, you’ll see Victoria Falls, take a city tour of Cape Town and even take in a Winelands Tour. All accommodation is in super comfortable hotels. The 18 May 09 departure costs £1999 per person including international travel.

Ancient Odyssey is a 14 night cruise aboard Island Star that starts with you flying from the UK to Majorca to meet up with the boat. You’ll then visit Sicily, Greece, Istanbul, Turkey, Crete and Malta before heading home from Palma. The 18 Apr 09 departure costs £919 per person, when sharing an inside two bed cabin.

Oriental Wonders offers 16 nights onboard Costa Classica and two nights in Singapore. There’s plenty of time to see all the sights of Singapore as well as Bangkok, Vietnam, China and Hong Kong. The 24 Mar 09 departure costs £1795 per person based on two sharing an inside cabin.

Mont St Michel is a four day short break by coach to spend a full day on Mont St Michel as well as visiting the Normandy beaches in France. There’s an optional excursion to Bayeux too. The 12 Jun 09 departure costs £219 per person, staying in the comforable Kyriad Hotel in Caen. Coach travel with local pick up points is included.

Austrian Lakes is an eight day tour flying to Munich before transfering to Weyregg on the Attersee, your base for seven nights. You’ll visit Salzburg, Hallstatt and St Wolfgang too. There’s even a lake cruise and evening BBQ included in the price. The 26 Aug 09 departure costs £614 per person.

Wimbledon Tennis Package Spend two nights in a four star, centrally located London hotel on a room and breakfast basis that gives you enough time to see London as well as enjoying a day on Number 1 court at the world’s most renowned tennis event, Wimbledon. Tickets are included in the price, which is £269 for the 3 Jul 09 departure and £259 for the 4 Jul 09 date, making your own way to London.

Irish Classic is a nine day half board tour to the Emerald Isle from Heathrow or regional airports. Staying in several hotels, you’ll do a full tour of all the best bits of Eire including Dublin, Galway, the County Clare coastline and Avoca where Ballykissangel was filmed. All this costs £619 per person for the 19 Jun 09 departure from London’s Heathrow.

Memories of Scotland is a new four night full board cruise around the Scottish islands and lochs on the west coast, with onshore visits to castles, stately homes and gardens. The cruise departs from Glasgow on 4 May 08 and costs £659 per person based on two sharing.

Treasures of the Mediterranean is a nine day cruise aboard Ocean Majesty leaving Barcelona and returning to Civitavecchia (nr Rome)via Toulon, Nice, Genoa, Livorno and Elba. A double-bedded outside cabin on the 4 Oct 08 departure costs £1519 per person, based on two sharing with flights included.