European budget travel news

Travelodge has another sale starting today (18 June 2009). Rooms are available at £9 at hotels all over the UK between 1st November 2009 - 31st January 2010. Rooms can accommodate up to a family of 4 so are extremely good value at the normal selling price. So if you intend visiting friends or family around Christmas and the New Year, then what are you waiting for, go to www.travelodge.co.uk now and grab a £9 room. Rooms at this rate are limited so be quick.

Norfokline is a very competitively priced ferry operator. Part of the Maersk Group the company operates the following routes:
Dover <> Dunkirk
Liverpool <> Dublin
Liverpool <> Belfast
Rosyth <> Zeebrugge
Their latest deals are:
5 day return Dover <> Dunkirk fare for £16 each way. (£32)
Liverpool <> Dublin from £75 €85 return
Liverpool <> Belfast from £99 return

DFDS Seaways is running a big campaign for the UK National Ferry Fortnight. They operate on the following European routes:

• Newcastle (UK) - Amsterdam (Netherlands)
• Harwich (UK) - Esbjerg (Denmark)
• Copenhagen (Denmark)- Oslo (Norway)

Offers include:

• Harwich - Amsterdam from £65 for car plus 2 passengers
• Harwich - Esbjerg £142 (car goes free)

There are also offers for foot passengers including these two:

• Newcastle - Amsterdam 2 night mini cruise from £69 for 2 people (includes en-suite cabin)
• Harwich - Esbjerg 2 night mini cruise from £75 for 2 people (includes en-suite cabin)

For more details go to the DFDS Seaways web site at http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/offers/ferry_fortnight/exclusive_ferry_fortnight_reader_offers

Labels: Amsterdam, Denmark, DFDS, Esbjerg, ferry, ferry fortnight, Mini cruise, Netherlands, UK

P&O Ferries have started Ferry Fortnight with a 5 Day sale. Day trips come in cheapest, at £19 for a Dover - Calais return for a car plus up to 9 occupants. Ideal for a family day trip to France. You could spend time at Calais, Boulogne, Dunkirk or even Lille. If you would like to linger then 2 day returns are on offer for £29 or 3 Day return tickets for £39.

In all, 50,000 tickets are available in the sale, which runs until 22:00 on Tuesday 12 May 09. Travel must be taken before 15 July 09.

Labels: Calais, Dover, ferry, PO ferries

Today, I have decided to stop covering air travel on the Eurapart site. Instead, I will look at sustainable ways of getting around Europe. Eurapart started as a site to cover European Apartment vacations. Then due to the large number of requests for information on budget hotels chains, a section was included, which went on to attract the bulk of the traffic to the site. It is to these roots that Eurapart will return but with the emphasis on sustainable and affordable travel.

I really enjoyed my day riding at Snow Base, near Terneuzen, in the Zeeland Region of the Netherlands. Only 30 minutes from Gent. The 10 day pass is excellent value so I may be back if I can find a way of getting there.

There are a number of travel competitions running at present. Why not enter some, they are free and who knows maybe you won't have to pay for your next break away.
P&O Cruises Win a 15 night cruise holiday
SHE Magazine (p172) Win a a weekend break in Carbis Bay 5 Star Apartment
MySwitzerland.com Win a week's holiday in Switzerland
UKHotel.com Win a 2 night stay at De Veres Venues Wokefield Park
Monarch Holidays Win a holiday in the Maldives
Gordonisimo Win a week's diving holiday on the paradise island of Lanzarote, in The Canary Islands!
Milkwood House, Swansea Win a free night


Good Luck!

Labels: competitions, holiday, travel, vacation, win