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El Sombrero Corralejo – Restaurant Review
A Global holidays staff member is just back from a holiday to Fuerteventura and here he tells our Travel Blog about his opinion on the best restaurant in Corralejo. If you are planning a holiday to Corralejo on the island of Fuerteventura then I have to tell you about my favourite restaurant in Corralejo. It…
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Gran Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real, Corralejo, Fuerteventura
Who says that you have to travel to The Far East, Dubai or The Maldives to find the best hotels? What if we told you that you can find a hotel to match the very best anywhere, on the island of Fuerteventura, and that also you are guaranteed very good weather year round. It’s also less than 4 hours…
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TV Presenter takes a holiday to Phuket in Thailand
We sent our TV presenter, Becky Hayes to Phuket for a holiday. Watch the video of her holiday to this beautiful beach holiday resort off the coast of Thailand, and only one hour from the bustling city of Bangkok. Becky enjoys the delights of Phuket including sampling the notorious nightlife of Bangla Road, takes a tuk…
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I’m celebrating my wedding anniversary – Today’s customer enquiry
We get a lot of customers calling us who are looking to go to The Maldives to celebrate an important wedding anniversary. The most often asked question we get is which island in The Maldives do we recommend for an anniversay celebration. Today’s customer said that they had been on budget holidays in the UK…
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Where is this? Tourist Attraction Quiz
How is your geography knowledge ? Are you familiar with tourist attractions around the world? Here is a test for you. Get the answer right and get mentioned on the Global Holidays travel blog and read by 20,000 readers every week. Here are a few hints for you about the picture below. 1. Construction took place between…
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I want a holiday to Hawaii – Today’s customer request
A customer called today asking for advice and a price about a holiday to Hawaii, so we thought that we would give you some information about what to look for when considering a holiday to the islands of Hawaii. First of all, Hawaii (the USA’s 50th State) is a long 20 hour flight from the…
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What’s on in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is far more now than the gambling capital of the world. When I went on holiday to Las Vegas I stayed at the Luxur Hotel. The Luxor is the hotel that is built like an Egyptian pyramid and the hotel is themed on Egypt even as far as the restaurants, the bars and the bedrooms.…
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Grand Canyon Tour from Las Vegas
It was a very early start from the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas for an exiting day trip by plane to the rim of the Grand Canyon. It was a clear and sunny November morning as I stood in shorts and T-shirt waiting for the coach that would take us the short distance to the airport. Then…
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Ten best uses for your smartphone whilst on holiday
Many people have smart-phones now. The latest smart-phones have 8 mega-pixel cameras and HD video, but what can we use all this high tech wizardry for? We can, of course, take good quality photos and video but we have come up with some unusual uses for your smart-phone so that you can make the most…
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The San Gimignano Towers Vs The Leaning Tower
I love Italy. I love the scenery, the stylish people, the food and the architecture. One of my favourite places in Italy is San Gimignano in Tuscany. This hilltop Medieval walled town doesn’t allow cars in so you have to leave your car in one of the many car parks just outside the walls. Once…
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Make Holidays Greener Week, 2 – 9 July
When we go on holiday we need to respect local laws but also we have to be responsible for the actions that we take to protect the environment and also protect local cultures. Make Holidays Greener Week is a consumer campaign that has been launched by the sustainable tourism charity The Travel Foundation, which aims…
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Holiday to Vietnam and the Cu Chi Tunnels
A holiday in Vietnam is fast becoming a must-see holiday destination. Richard Swain has just returned from Vietnam and he has kindly written a guest blog article for the Global Holidays Travel Blog, Here he describes his experience of this fascinating destination. We started our tour in the bustling city of Saigon (modern name Ho…