Late availability - Villa in Almancil, Portugal - August 2009!

Almancil, Portugal - close to the golf courses of Vale do lobo and Quinta do Lago.

LATE FANTASTIC SUMMER DEAL!

11 nights from 3rd August 2009 - 14th August 2009 now discounted by over 30%.

Rental Cost for the 11 nights above is £1,200. Book soon to avoid missing out on this special offer! - Details of our villa in Almancil Portugal can be found here.

Fantastic waterfront Gulf villa, private boat dock & pool

Luxury holiday home in Florida with HUGE south facing pool and multi-colored underwater lighting. This villa has it's own private boat dock, from which you can fish, or maybe rent a boat and explore this beautiful part of Florida.

Although on a quiet cul-de-sac of executive homes, all facilities are on your doorstep; shopping, golfing, restaurants, world class fishing. A few minutes away is famous Fisherman's Village; a waterfront complex of restaurants and shops all on the water.

Click for details of this Villa holiday home in Florida.

SPECIAL OFFER - 4 bedroom villa in Akbuk with private pool & stunning sea views - Turkey

SPECIAL OFFER - September 2009

Exclusive 4 bedroom air conditioned villa with private pool & stunning sea views - Ideal for families & friends seeking a relaxing holiday in idyllic surroundings:

Last available dates in September 2009 now only £550.00 - See here for details of this villa in Akbuk

Why do owners prefer to advertise with Villa Holiday

Over the past 10 years the private holiday rental market has exploded
and given home owners of rentals abroad the ability to manage and
control their own self catering accommodation in such a way that
before would not have been possible.

Before the Internet and holiday rental websites such as www.Villa-Holiday.co.uk
owners were restricted to local press and magazines such as the
Daltons Weekly for advertising, which was not only restrictive and not
very flexible but also could be rather expensive.

Holiday villas rental website, www.Villa-holiday.co.uk gives owners
the ability to advertise their holiday home abroad from as little as
£80 for an entire years advertising plus owners have access to an
online control panel where they can make changes to their advert
whenever they want, FREE of charge. This includes adding special
offers and holiday villa late availability to the sites popular late
offers section.

The holiday rentals website, www.villa-holiday.co.uk is the UK's
largest independent online resource for apartments and villa holiday
rentals. This site was established in 2001 and currently advertises
over 2,000 holiday rentals.

If you are an owner looking to advertise your holiday home or rental
then www.villa-holiday.co.uk is a great place to ensure lots of good
enquiries and bookings. Take a look at the existing owners comments
and testimonials to see just how great this service works for private
owners with homes abroad!

Is easyJets speedy boarding worth the extra?

I have flown with easyJet many times now but never purchased their
Speedy Boarding add-on, and I will tell you why......

Of the last 12 flights I have been on with easyJet (to various
destinations) only two occasions would it have been worth paying the
extra. Many airports these days do not have enough departure gates
connected to their terminals and therefore although you may have
purchased EastJets speedy boarding, it us in fact useless - all
passengers are hurded onto airport busses, speedy boarding first, then
transported across the tarmac to their plane, BUT wait, where are the
speedy boarding passengers.....they are tucked right into the bus as
they were allowed on first, so in fact, passengers who did NOT
purchase speedy boarding are now FIRST on the plane!!!!!

This to me is 'plane' crazy and yet people still purchase speedy
boarding and are not allowed a refund in situations like the above
which as my experience shows, occurs quite often!

In my experience, flying from the UK out of Gatwick, Stansted, Luton
or Liverpool my advice would be to (if you want to) get speedy
boarding, BUT only on your outward journey as you can never be too sure.

There's one more thing on easyJet's boarding policy which is worth a
mention and that's people boarding with small children....why in earth
they come AFTER speedy boarding passengers is beyond me, but I guess
you pay for what you get.

So next time you hover your mouse over that easyJet Speedy Boarding
check box, just remember my warning.....

Now, it's time to relax and ask the air stewardess for some more
tea....38,000 feet above Spain on an easyJet flight :)

PSB

Villa in Akbuk, Turkey ideal for families looking for a relaxing holiday. Book direct with the owner

Villa in Akbuk, Turkey ideal for families looking for a relaxing holiday. Book direct with the owner

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Good news for holiday rental owners in Bulgaria

Bulgarian seaside resorts are enjoying increased interest from Latvian and Lithuanian holidaymakers, a hotel and restaurant industry association said.

Speaking at a press conference in the northern Black Sea resort of Albena, Dimitar Dimitrov, chairman of the hotel and restaurant industry association for northeastern Bulgaria said that hotel bookings for the region are between 15 and 20% lower than last year while southern Bulgaria is attracting good interest especially for holiday rentals in Bulgaria which are seeing the bigest rise in holiday makers for the past three months.

The slowdown should be offset by Ukrainians, Lithuanians and Latvians although Romanians followed by Bulgarians are poised to be the most numerous group on Bulgarian seaside resorts this summer, according to Dimitrov.

Last week tourism agency chairwoman Anelia Krushkova tried to reassure the sector, saying the slump in this year’s summer bookings compared to the year-ago period has been made up for. She claimed that the 6% outflow of tourists from key markets such as the UK and Germany experienced in the first quarter has already been compensated by new markets.

The ongoing global financial and economic downturn is triggering many last-minute bookings as holidaygoers hunt for better bargains.

This year’s early-booking packages are 15-20% cheaper than last year’s, Dimitrov said, adding that the industry is mulling over extending the early booking period until the middle of June. Hotels might continue to offer special bonuses even during the peak season.

According to statistics presented by Dimitrov, hotels are using between 40 and 50% of their capacity.

One silver lining of the crisis is that it has eased the shortage of qualified workforce in Bulgarian resorts, Dimitrov noted.

Source: Guide Bulgaria

Looking for a villa in Malta for summer 2009?

If you are looking for a villa in Malta for this years summer holiday, why not take a look at this 5-bedroom detached villa with private pool, just 1 km from the sea, shops and restaurants. Malta's largest sandiest beach "Mellieha Bay" is a 15 minutes walk along coastal paths and there is also good sea bathing at a small beach only 5 minutes away.

This luxury villa is available from as little as €11 per person/night!

Visiting Malta in July 2009? Check out the Jazz Festival

Visiting Malta in July 2009? Check out the Jazz Festival

The annual Malta Jazz Festival takes place on 16th - 18th July this year (2009). A line-up of top international and Maltese artists present a mix of jazz styles. The festival takes place over three nights at Ta' Liesse in Valletta, which is easily accessible from many of the apartments and villas in Malta shown in the Villa Holidays website.

Previously, such names as John Scofield, Al Di Meola, Chick Corea, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Cubanismo, Petrucciani, Betty Carter, Joe Zawinul have all performed here.

The beauty of the Grand Harbour by night makes the atmosphere electric. Entrance is at a nominal charge with concessions for students and elderly citizens, as well as block ticket offers.

Renting a holiday villa in the Algarve? Don't miss the Loule International Jazz Festival

Between July 18th and August 1st this year the annual Jazz festival springs into life in the town of Loule, Algarve, Portugal. The Loule Jazz festival held at the fabulas Cerca do Convento features foreign and local musicians and is one of the most popular music festivals in this region.

For further information and details of holiday rental accommodation in and around the Algarve area, why not visit http://www.villa-holiday.co.uk/ and book direct with the owner.