Gleneagle special offer

THE Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, and River Apartments will be available on limited offer for the attractive price of €99 per person sharing for two nights bed and breakfast deals throughout this year.

Bookings have to be made before January 1 for year-round bookings at the 250-bedroom hotel, famous for its entertainment programmes throughout the country and abroad.

The Gleneagle Group is including the 30 luxurious two-bedroom holiday apartments, completed in 2003, in this special deal. The apartments are 300 metres from the main hotel and comprise two double bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan living area, kitchen and dining room facilities.

A diverse range of exciting entertainment acts has been lined up for 2005 to include Kris Kristofferson, Crystal Gale, Thin Lizzy, Brendan Grace and Pat Short amongst others.

Bookings can be made by calling the Gleneagle Hotel on 064 36000.

AUSTRAVEL have a special 10-night inclusive tour package to New Zealand that allows rugby fans take in at least some of the early games of the Lions tour.

Priced from €1,255, the package includes return flights from Dublin to Auckland with Air New Zealand, ten nights at the three-star Mercure on a room only twin share (with a free upgrade to a deluxe room).

Bookings must be made by February 2 for travel between April 16 and June 15. The Lions play Bay of Plenty on June 4, Taranaki on June 8, New Zealand Maoris on June 11 and Wellington on June 18 before switching to the South Island for three games and the first Test.

For further details and reservations, telephone Austravel in Dublin on 01 642 7000. Flights, hotels and Australian visas are bookable online at www.austravel.ie

DIRECT Holidays claim it is having unprecedented success in early sales for 2005 holidays after introducing cash savings of up to €100 for bookings made in January, a deal that continues into next month.

Furthermore, bookings made online carry a further discount of €10 per booking over and above the brochure offers.

For a copy of the new brochure call 1 850 400 678, pop into their store at 17 Talbot Street, Dublin or visit www.directholidays.ie.