Departure Lounge: Take a Hallowe'en break at Limerick's Strand Hotel
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Book a two-night mid-week break over the October midterm with Limerick Strand Hotel’s Halloween stay and you’ll find plenty of added value.
A welcome Halloween pack with spooky treats from the head chef, Halloween craft activities throughout the week (pre-booking essential) and access to the pool and leisure centre are all included.
We love that late check-out (2pm!) is included too! €398 for a two-night stay in a family room with breakfast daily and discounted family entry to King John’s Castle and Bunratty Castle, Shannon.
Ryanair’s winter schedule from Shannon Airport now offers 17 routes as well as increased frequency on routes to Tenerife, Kaunas, Krakow, London, and Manchester.
That means they’ve added 30,000 additional seats from Shannon, a 5% increase over last winter.
City break destinations, such as Budapest, Edinburgh, Krakow, Liverpool, Manchester and London all enjoy direct access, with winter sun spots including Alicante, Lanzarote, Malaga, and Tenerife all bookable too.
There’s something romantic about the idea of a road trip, isn’t there? Immortalised by movies and books, the lure of the open road is undeniable, snaking into the distance, with its promise of adventure and fun around the next bend.
From the Amalfi Coast to the Scottish Highlands, Berlin to Monte Carlo, Driverso is set to make it all a little more Hollywood as the world’s first luxury car rental booking platform for Europe.
From Lamborghini to Maserati, BMW to Porsche, you can browse the selection of dream cars, creating a virtual garage for whenever and wherever you are in Europe.
We love walking. We love Portugal (who doesn’t!) so we’re delighted to see this initiative, The Algarve Walking Season, a project promoting joint walking festivals in the Algarve’s interior.
A clever resource to help you plan a walking holiday, you can view the calendar of walking festivals in the region, including their locations and key features.
There’s a new walking festival in Santa Bárbara de Nexe, in the municipality of Faro too, which is nicely accessible for Irish travellers.
- algarvewalkingseason.com
As someone who has taken young kids to the Maldives, I know what a great family destination it is. With wave-free lagoons, sensational beaches and zero traffic it’s one chilled destination with children.
Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa, knows this too, offering the largest kids club in the Maldives. A private island resort on the Raa Atoll, 40 minutes from Male, the deluxe all-inclusive resort includes everything from kids club to sports, à la carte dining and kids menus.
The club has two playgrounds, a swimming pool, zip line, climbing wall and slides and offers classes such as yoga and cooking for children. Family villas from €1,640 a night.