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Orlando for Experts

Not so long ago a trip to Orlando was a once in a lifetime holiday experience. Now it’s more likely to be once a summer. Direct flights depart daily from a multitude of UK airports, the numbers of Brits owning villas in Florida is on the up, and more and more theme park attractions open [...]

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5 Alternative Ski Ideas

Unlike the French, Germans, Italians and Americans who stick to their local resorts, we Brits have to travel to get our ski season – which means we can explore varied ski resorts across the world. So go out and find somewhere different to ski this year! We’ve come up with five very unusual ski suggestions, [...]

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Rain Doesn’t Stop Play – Glamping in Wiltshire

We haven’t had much luck with our family camping trips so far this year. Rain has played a big part in proceedings but our latest break has ensured we enjoyed the most of the UK countryside despite being interrupted by the wet weather. Our weekend away was spent in the West Country staying in a [...]

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Staff Trips: Bank Holiday Camping in Suffolk

The early May Bank Holiday of May 2012 is not one that will be remembered for fantastic weather throughout the UK. However, as we had yet to spend any time away in our camper van, the unpredictability of the British weather was not going to stop my family from making the most of the Bank [...]

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The Alternative Orlando Airports

Orlando has grown massively to become one of the most popular destinations for UK tourists. As a result, there are plenty of direct flights to Orlando on offer from a range of UK airports including London, Manchester and Glasgow. However, I find during peak periods such as Easter, and the school summer holidays these direct [...]

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Staff Picks: Summers in Devon’s Salcombe

dealchecker has a new MD, Mark Attwell, and as a way of introduction we’ve asked him to write us a blog full of tips about his most beloved holiday destination – Salcombe in Devon: I’ve been heading down for summer breaks to Salcombe since I was a teenager. Despite working for many travel companies and [...]

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Wonderful Weekend Breaks Flying from Belfast

This week we were asked by one of our customers to share some deals from Northern Ireland. So we thought we would highlight easy-peasy weekend break ideas from Belfast. The city is lucky as it has two airports to choose from; Belfast International (BFS) and Belfast City (BHD), which gives locals even more choice for [...]

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