FOR all culture vultures out there, check out Copenhagen’s Night of Culture on October 10 – an annual event that grants visitors access to venues such as museums, churches, galleries and political institutions.

IRISH shoppers are still hungry for the Big Apple, with trips to New York expected to surge 20% this year.

THOSE who are into cruises will be thrilled by a Royal Caribbean International’s offering of a 14-night fly/cruise on Brilliance of the Seas sailing through the exotic Middle-East to the tropical waters of the Mediterranean.

THERE is still time to book a St Patrick’s Day break, with rooms available at both the Radisson Blue Hotel in Galway and the Waterford Castle Hotel.

IRISH shoppers are continuing to flock to New York despite the downturn with figures indicating numbers are up on last year.

PANORAMA Holidays is offering a huge range of deals for family holidays in summer 2010, with many hotel and apartment complexes featuring entertainment and Kids Clubs.

AEROPHOBIA, or fear of flying, affects thousands of people in Ireland and it can develop very suddenly.

TOPFLIGHT will cater for opera buffs for the duration of the famous Verona festival which runs from June 19 to August 30 in the restored third century Roman amphitheatre.

TRAILFINDERS has an exclusive Oz offer with Etihad Airways for €699 per person, with all taxes, charges and a free Australian Tourist Visa (Electronic Travel Authority, valid for a three-month stay; normal cost, €22).

ETIHAD Airways is spreading its net to the south and west of the country following a code-share agreement with Aer Arann to link with the airline’s flights from Dublin to Abu Dhabi and beyond.

ETIHAD Airways is spreading its net to the south and west of the country following a code-share agreement with Aer Arann to link with the airline’s flights from Dublin to Abu Dhabi and beyond.

ANYONE thinking about a pre-Christmas shopping trip to New York is advised to travel early to benefit from special deals. Tour America, in fact, believe the best savings — up to €200 — can be had by heading west next month on the basis that New York hotels are keen to fill rooms before domestic demand takes off.

BUDGET Travel joins the list of companies offering winter breaks before summer is even over.

DISCOVER Travel, a branch of East Cork Travel based in Midleton, has just released the company’s most comprehensive Asian brochure since entering that market just less than a decade ago.

DISCOVER Travel, a branch of East Cork Travel based in Midleton, has just released the company’s most comprehensive Asian brochure since entering that market just less than a decade ago.

TOUR America continues to offer cut-price deals but you’ll have to be quick to catch the best of the bargains on sale between Monday and Saturday.

THE number of Malév routes accessible with electronic tickets has increased, and the airline has broadened the facility to include many flights using partner airlines.

UP to 150,000 Irish shoppers will splash out almost €225 million in American cities this month as they cross the Atlantic in search of cheaper Christmas gifts.

Some 800 Irish holidaymakers have been rescued from Florida, which has been battered by its worst hurricane in more than a decade.