http://www.cheapbreaksblog.co.uk Guide to Cheap Breaks UK Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:03:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy New Year for 2010 from all at the Cheap Breaks blog. The last year has seen some fallback in cheap breaks abroad from the UK due to the Strength of the Euro against the pound whilst there's been a resurgence of cheap breaks and short city breaks within the UK. Next ... http://www.cheapbreaksblog.co.uk/cheap-breaks/happy-new-year-from-cheap-breaks I wonder if you've ever considered cheap breaks to Ireland, and specifically the North? The reason is because I've heard that hotels in Belfast are slashing their prices in a bid to attract more people to the region, so that's good news for  anybody planning holidays to the North of Ireland ... http://www.cheapbreaksblog.co.uk/cheap-breaks/cheap-breaks-to-ireland Kendal in the Lake District has been named as the UK’s fastest growing nanobreak destination. The popular town has seen a 650% rise in searches for one-night stays – or nanobreaks – so far this year compared to the same period last year. Across the UK searches for nanobreaks were ... http://www.cheapbreaksblog.co.uk/cheap-breaks/cheap-breaks-become-nanobreaks A leading ski-holiday specialist is now publicly encouraging families to avoid higher prices by travelling during term time. Joanna Yellowlees-Bound, Chief Executive of Ski Specialists Erna Low, has been quoted on the Times website, advising families to beat expected price increases of “at least 20%” by travelling outside school holidays saying ... http://www.cheapbreaksblog.co.uk/cheap-breaks/cheap-breaks-for-families-during-school-time A survey by UK supermarket Asda has found that tea crazy Brits insist on packing their teabags before jetting off on a cheap break abroad. The results of the survey, released this week, show how almost half of all British holidaymakers cannot cope without their cuppa abroad. East Anglia were revealed to ... http://www.cheapbreaksblog.co.uk/cheap-breaks/43-of-brits-on-cheap-breaks-stash-teabags Cheap Breaks to Paris Following on from the potentially devastating news for Spain, as thousands of holiday-makers are axing trips to the Costas, Times Online has reported this week on how the tourism industry in Paris is facing difficult times. According to the report by Chris Haslam, international arrivals are down by ... http://www.cheapbreaksblog.co.uk/cheap-breaks/cheap-paris-breaks One in five people who travelled abroad for their holiday last year would consider switching to the UK in 2009 to save money, according to a new study. Theses latest stats come from research by the new domestic tourism body VisitEngland and were released at the recent Best of Britain and ... http://www.cheapbreaksblog.co.uk/cheap-breaks/one-in-five-brits-to-switch-to-domestic-holidays-in-2009 According to figures released this week by Hotels.com, UK hotel room prices fell 12% to £93 per night in the last three months of 2008, compared with the same period in 2007 In contrast British tourists are having to pay more for accommodation at many popular overseas destinations, supporting suggestions that ... http://www.cheapbreaksblog.co.uk/cheap-hotels-in-london/ukhotelprices-holidaymakers-stayathome Try Weekend Breaks with Brilliant Trips Glenn from Brilliant Trips told me about the ideas behind their website: "We at Brilliant Trips believe that free time is precious and we hate wasting it on the sofa watching rubbish telly. So we’ve put together some of our favourite days out, weekend breaks ... http://www.cheapbreaksblog.co.uk/weekend-breaks/brilliant-weekend-breaks http://www.cheapbreaksblog.co.uk/theatre-breaks/theatre-breaks-january-sale