Holidays in South Africa

SOUTH African specialists, Slattery Travel, offer an expanded programme for the 2008/2009 season.

With experience of organising a range of holiday products, Slattery’s offer tailor-made packages, as well as standard, brochure holidays.

Return flights are from €516 and packages, including flights, accommodation and transfers, are from €1,145 (both excluding taxes). Included are tours of South Africa to coincide with next year’s British and Irish Lions rugby tour. Details from 1890200525, or www.slatterys.com.

ALOHA Holidays have revamped the company website to promote the Hawaiian Islands. Each page features a two-minute video clip of local personalities talking about Hawaiian life. Created by the Hawaii Tourism Authority, topics include surfing, cuisine, culture, music and the beauty of the islands.

Aloha Holidays specialise in tailor-made honeymoons and holidays to Hawaii, combining them with stop-overs in mainland USA, if required. The website features suggested packages, customised to suit the individual. Visit www.aloha-holidays.ie; tel: [phone].

STENA Line offers a fare of €519 for a family-of-four for last-minute holidays up to and including August 23. The fare includes return travel from Dublin Port to Holyhead by car, three nights in a one-bedroom, self-catering unit in Pontins Prestatyn Sands, in north Wales, or Pontins Southport, in the north of England.

Packages by coach are available from €305 and include accommodation and travel on the Stena HSS.

For further information, or to book a self-catering break, available for travel by car or coach, call Stena Line on 01-2047733, or click on www.stenaline.ie.

PHILADELPHIA is fast becoming a popular shopping destination with Irish clients, albeit not on the scale of New York and Boston.

To cater for the growing interest, Sunway is one of a number of companies offering all-in deals for short breaks. The company offers packages starting at €721 per person.

Prices are based on two sharing, including direct flights from Dublin, accommodation for four nights at the centrally located Crowne Plaza Hotel, airport taxes, and fuel surcharges.

Call Sunway on 01-2311858 to book, or visit www.sunway.ie.

PACKAGES are available with Abbey Travel for Disneyland Paris.

The winter programme features free kids’ places and free-night offers.

Family stopover packages, for two adults and two free kids (under seven), start from €399 per family, which includes two nights at Disney’s Hotel Santa Fe and three days’ entrance to Disney Parks (excludes flights and transfers) for selected dates between November and February.

Details from www.abbeytravel.ie, or by calling 01-8047158.