Sunday 28 June 2009

Summer 2010 now on sale

After a long wait The Travel Times, The World Travel Blog is pleased to announce that the major UK tour operators launched their Summer 2010 brochures this week.

Summer brochures for the following year are normally released in May, but this year were postponed until now due to the economic crisis.

Thomson, First Choice, Thomas Cook and Airtours are all now on sale and the smaller independent tour operators are sure to follow suit shortly.

Many of the operators are now offering redundancy cover allowing you to cancel your booking if you are made redundant. It is hoped that this coupled with early booking discounts and free child places will entice you to book your 2010 travel plans in advance.

The Travel Times, The World Travel Blog would like to know whether you feel confident enough to book in advance, or whether you plan to wait in hope that there will be some summer 2010 last minute bargains.

Please leave your comments below.

Friday 12 June 2009

Free Travel Advice

The Travel Times, The World Travel Blog is now offering free travel advice. If you need advice on destinations, local currency, hotel reccommendations or even a general Travel Guide, The Travel Times is here to help.

We have a vast amount of experience gained through working for many years within the retail Travel Industry. We also have access to a range of travel resources giving the most up to date travel information and Travel Guides.

Just leave a comment with your question and email address and The Travel Times will do it's best to get back to you ASAP with the required information.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Thursday 11 June 2009

Sandals Offer Extended

The Travel Times, The World Travel Blog is delighted to report that Sandals have extended their excellent 2 for 1 offer which we posted on earlier this month.

Bookings can now been made up until the 17th June 2009 to the ultimate all inclusive holiday experience, for departures throughout 2009 and 2010.

The Travel Times recomends that you should book your dream holiday with either Kuoni, Funway Holiday or Caribtours.

If you have been to a Sandals property before, The Travel Times would like to hear what you thought. Please leave your comments below.

Friday 5 June 2009

The Kuoni 35% Summer Sale

This year Kuoni have launched their biggest Summer Sale in 100 years. You can save up to 35% on holidays with the award winning tour operator.

Kuoni is one of The Travel Times favourite tour operators who we would recommend to any of our readers.

Choose from a large selection of holidays to luxury far away destinations such as Thailand, The Middle East and the Caribbean. All bookings must be made by the 28th June 2009 and valid departure dates vary from destination to destination.

To book your dream holiday today simply click on one of the Kuoni adverts on this post to take you directly to the Kuoni booking website.

Be sure to let The Travel Times World Travel Blog know if you manage to snap up a bargain!

Thursday 4 June 2009

50% Off Sandals Holidays

The Travel Times World Travel Blog often stumbles across fantastic travel deals and today we are writing about Sandals – The Caribbean’s ultra all-inclusive holiday experience.

As recently featured in the UK press, Funway Holidays are offering a massive 50% off Sandals and Beaches luxury Caribbean holidays.

Sandals is a couples paradise and blends excellent hotels in exotic locations with fine dining and relaxation. Unwind by daytime beside one of the hotels many pools, sip a cocktail on the beach and then by evening enjoy gourmet candlelit dining for two.

All Sandals properties are situated on beautiful beaches and destinations include Jamaica, St Lucia, Antigua and the Bahamas.

The Travel Times has included some sample packages below all of which can be booked at http://www.funwayholidays.co.uk/

Other offers are also available and valid for departures between 7th June 2009 and 24th March 2010. Flights are from Gatwick and Heathrow with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. All 50% off holidays are based on 7 night stays.

St Lucia (based on travel 7th September - 13th October 2009)Sandals Halcyon Beach St Lucia, Paradise Pool Premium Room7 nights from only £999 per person! WAS £1998 pp!

Jamaica (based on travel 18th January - 24th March 2010)Sandals Grande Ocho Rios Beach & Villa Golf Resort, Honeymoon Luxury Cottage Room7 nights from only £1099 per person! WAS £2198 pp!

Antigua (based on travel 18th January - 24th March 2010)Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa - Caribbean Grove, Honeymoon Veranda Junior Suite7 nights from only £1369 per person! WAS £2738 pp!

Turks & Caicos (based on travel 1st September - 16th December 2009)Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa, French Village Luxury Walkout Room7 nights from only £1395 per person! WAS £2790 pp!

All prices include return non-stop flights, 7 nights accommodation, luxury included basis, return airport transfers, all air & hotel taxes and fuel surcharges.
Please note that prices are subject to availability and change. This offer ends on the 10th June 2009.

If you have stayed at a Sandals hotel The Travel Times would love to hear about your experience. Just leave a comment below.

Monday 1 June 2009

Air France Passenger Jet Missing

The Travel Times World Travel Blog understands today that an Air France passenger jet carrying 228 people and 12 crew has gone missing. The jet dropped off the radar over the Atlantic coast of Brazil, a Paris airport official confirmed.


"We are very worried," he said. "The plane disappeared from the screens several hours ago.

"It could be a transponder problem, but this kind of fault is very rare and the plane did not land when expected."


Contact was lost with the plane – flight AF447 at 6am GMT after it took off from Rio heading for Paris. It was due to land in the French capital at 9.10am GMT. Airport authorities have set up a 'crisis cell' at Charles de Gaulle.