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A GOLFERS PARADISE IN GERMANY AND A NON GOLFERS PARADISE BY THE BEACH AT TIMMENDORFER STRAND
One of the Highlights and Surprises of my Summer (certainly not the weather in the UK!) was to be invited to play in an International Travel Industry Golf Tournament in Germany as part of DERTOUR Team GB.Now I can see you all thinking, I must be as good as Tiger Woods,Nick Faldo etc, to be... Read more...
Published a week ago

SUB TROPICAL STORM LAURA COULD BATTER UK AND EUROPE.
Having had a fairly dry September, following on from yet another non existent Summer, conditions in the UK and Europe look as though they are about to get quite interesting in the next few days and during the month of October. The Hurricane Season which normally is from June through to the... Read more...
Published a week ago

NEW WILDLIFE BROCHURE FROM SELECT WORLD TRAVEL AND AITO SPECIALISTS TRAVEL AGENTS
We are pleased to Launch a very special 40 Page brochure featuring some of the best Wildlife Holidays in the world.The nearest many of us get to wild animals is watching ‘Big Cat Diary’ ‘Meerkat Manor’ or ‘Spy in the Jungle’ on television and many of us can only dream of being able... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY-CAA ADVICE TO XL CUSTOMERS STILL ABROAD
The CAA has advised the estimated 30,000 Atol protected XL customers who are still abroad to continue their holidays as normal. The CAA said holidaymakers should not fly home early or pay unnecessarily for new flights, as it was continuing to organise flights for XL customers protected under the... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Further Progress On CAA Repatriation Flights Following XL Collapse - 3.15pm, 14 September 2008
I Am so Angry with the way that the Media has been covering the collapse of failed Tour Operator and Airline XL with headlines of " Stranded" " Thousands Stranded" etc etc.Whilst We Sympathise with those that have been affected and were due to go away on holiday and have had these holidays... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

US VISA WAIVER PROGRAMME MOVES ONLINE
In a major change to the United States visa waiver programme, UK citizens will need to apply online and in advance of travelling to the USA at least 72 hours before travelling from January 12th 2009. The Present system for UK and Irish travellers involves filling in a green I94 or Visa... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago

XL LEISURE GROUP GOES INTO ADMINISTRATION- ADVICE FOR CLIENTS
We Were extremely sorry to hear that XL Leisure group has gone into administration this morning. Luckily at Select World Travel we were aware of the possibilities in recent weeks of this happening, as Excel had announced the ending of it's winter flying routes to The Caribbean. We have two of our... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago

THE END OF CHEAP FLIGHTS-A PANORAMA SPECIAL AND THE WEATHER
Last night,the BBC showed a Panorama special entitled " The end of cheap flights- a Panorama special. In my view the programme highlighted some valuable points, but also made me a little angry, especially the price comparison of two different holidays, although in both cases the conclusion was to... Read more...
Published a month ago

VIKING RIVER CRUISES EARLY BOOKING SAVINGS 2009
Viking River Cruises have announced some great savings for early bookers for cruises in 2009, when booked before 31st October 2008.To Book your Viking River Cruise contact Select World Travel, Clarburgh House, 32 Church Street,Great Malvern, WR14 2AZ. Tel 01684 577007 or our Ledbury branch at 22... Read more...
Published a month ago

Hotel Villa Mahal,Kalkan,Turkey, 181 Steps to Heaven and one of the most Romantic hotels in Europe
Lee,Hilary and Daughter Katie, owners of Select World Travel have just returned from a week's holiday to Kalkan in Turkey. In fact we have been to Kalkan no less than 6 times over the years, and we keep finding new and exciting things that we might not have discovered on previous visits. We were... Read more...
Published 2 months ago