So you’re planning on taking a holiday in Orlando! Already I’m 99% sure that, all things considered, I don’t blame you. Those famous theme parks are going to be a main feature of your trip, no doubt, and they are popular for a reason. But don’t let them blind you to the fact that there [...]
The weather’s been so dreary lately that we need something bright and colourful to cheer us up. These fun colourful villages should do the trick – no grey days here! Valparaiso, Chile Image © ferretcloud – Fotolia.com This Chilean coastal town, about a two-hour drive from the capital Santiago, is known for the colourful steep [...]
What’s not to love about this deal? Essentially you get your own home in the sunshine for half the usual cost. Simple huh? James Holiday Villas are one of the UK’s leading villa holiday agents. That means a pretty ginormous choice of villas. And that means that there’s bound to be something to suit all. [...]
In a recent poll we found out that 35% of dealchecker readers definitely plan on staying in the UK for the Diamond Jubilee. So on behalf of all those sticking around we thought we’d take a look at what treats the queen is laying on for us. Saturday 2nd June: Epsom Derby Epsom Derby (2011) [...]
I mean, really! How many airports can one city need? Actually in London’s case, six still isn’t too many, as anyone who has been in the security queues at Gatwick’s rush hour will testify. London Southend has been functioning as a civilian airport since 1935 (in fact, until the 1970′s Southend was London’s third busiest [...]
I have SUCH a soft spot where the Isle of Wight is concerned – I spent many a happy summer holiday there as a child. So I thoroughly recommend that every single one of you books this five-day tour we found from Just Go! Holidays. It only costs £169.99 per person and includes excursions to [...]
We’re always focused on incredible places to visit around the world, but since 70% of our planet is covered by water all this focus on above-the-seas sightseeing was beginning to feel a little biased. So sit back while we even things out with these incredible images of under the sea sights that are not to [...]
I absolutely adored the innovative design of the Water Cube aquatics centre for China’s Olympic games, but since that’s approximately 5,000 miles and a visa application away, I was even more excited when I went to check out the London Games’ offering last week. It doesn’t disappoint – From the outside the 160-metre-long wave effect [...]
First off don’t baulk when I tell you the price of this week’s pick of the Real Deals. You ready? £1,399 per person. But then consider what you get for your money; a long 10-night Hawaiian holiday, with flights, staying in a renowned five-star resort. It had me at Hawaii.
For me, the hardest part of picking dealchecker’s hotel of the month is that I love pretty much all hotels. You see, I’ve just never got over the excitement of someone else making my bed every day, folding the toilet paper into that neat triangle and replenishing my tea and coffee. So what nabbed the [...]
Because your friendly dealcheckers like to help out keeping costs down, and because we know that planning activities for the whole family over half term soon adds up – we’ve checked out a couple of ways of multiplying the activity levels for a fraction of the cost.
For those who lust after star-studded holidays we’ve looked up some of the best celebrity owned hotels around the world. Just a quick disclaimer; don’t go expecting Robert DeNiro himself to be dishing up your breakfast. What you’ll get instead is a unique hotel, with an atmosphere, style and personality all developed by their famous [...]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few days you can’t have avoided the tragic images of the stricken Costa Concordia, grounded off the Italian coast. And what with the controversy following its captain’s arrest, the story looks set to dominate headlines for a while. But should you be worried about booking a [...]
The start of a new year always has us planning and scheming for new trips and new places to visit. We took a quick poll of the office to see which new locations are on the agenda for the dealcheckers in 2012. Italy – We’re just about going to let Andy get away with his [...]
For the bargain hunters among us January is the promised month. The high street is awash with neon SALE signs, you can’t move for half price offers and travel land is no exception: There are so many sales on this week that choosing a pick of the Real Deals is even harder than usual. So [...]
Now initially I thought there was nothing strange at all about the time I stayed on a historic fort in the middle of the English Channel. But then we spotted Fort Clonque amid the weird and wonderful hotels of unusualhotelsoftheworld.com, and I realised that it could be considered a little, well, bizarre. The best way [...]
New York, New York! What is it about this city which means its name must always be repeated? If you’ve got an answer, or other useful travel tips for the city that never sleeps, why not send them to dealchecker? You could win a delicious New York cheesecake for your efforts!
The acts who couldn’t win the competition but still went on to win fame and fortune.
Whilst the dealchecker experts certainly know their stuff when it comes to great value travel, even they can’t know everything. Which is why we’re launching this appeal asking our readers to help us out, simply by sharing your very best travel tips. For the next week we’ll be focussed on one winter sun hotspot: Sharm [...]
Let me tell you that picking out Thailand’s best beaches is an impossible task. This country has THE Beach, plus several million more that are just as gorgeous. Nonetheless I am determined to persevere… Railay Beach, Krabi Railay Beach first ‘discovered’ by rock climbers who were drawn to the area for the striking (and challenging) [...]
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