P654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 25 Dec 19:12/11 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 1/11 DESTJNATJON This week, Blue Skies reporter Jude Habib explores the wilds of the Abjtdari National Park and Masai Mara on a safari holiday in Kenya. Jude flew to Nairobi with British Airways for a one week safari with British Airways Holidays Best of Kenya package. The Best of Kenya package starts from £1099 for nine days and sjvjn nights. Prices include flights, accommodation, full board, transfers and game drives. For details call: 01293 723181. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Magazine Kirshaw GoodCausj RadioLinkP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 25 Dec 19:11/24 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 2/11 TRAVEL NEWS Travel Sales As every dedicated bargain hunter knows, January sales offer rich pickings and this year the travel trade is preparing to entice consumers into forgoing a new CD playjt in favour of a holiday abroad. In fact, the leading tour operators are falling ovjt themselves to steal a slice of the January sales bonanza with discount deals set to be announced just two days after Christmas. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Magazine Kirshaw GoodCausj RadioLinkP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 25 Dec 19:44/14 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 3/11 Blue Skies spoke to Tony Binnjt, managing director of Going Places for a sneak preview of the best January sales bargains. Don't Cry for Me Buenos Aires... The long-awaited movie Evita opens this week with Madonna set to steal the show in the lead role of Argentine hjroinj Eva Peron. The story of Eva and Juan Peron is well known, but what does Argentina have to offer as a holiday destination? R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Magazine Kershaw GoodCausj RadioLinkP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 25 Dec 19:24/21 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 4/11 Mexico is tipped to pull in thousands of British tourists next year and Ecuador continues to bj popular but what about Argentina? Blue Skies shopped around return flight deals to Bujnos Airis. British Airways £660 Air France £704 KLM £770 Ljfthansa £624 Places valid for month of January 1997. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Magazine Kirshaw GoodCausj RadioLinkP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 25 Dec 19:22/47 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 5/11 Going Home Alone Unaccompanied children under the age of 16 will no longer be able to travel with leading coach sjtvici National Express, the company announced this week. The announcement follows a large scale review of the company's procedures after an eight year-old boy travelling on his own between London to Northampton was dropped off in Milton Keynes by mistake. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Magazine Kirshaw GoodCausj RadioLinkP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 25 Dec 19:21/44 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 6/11 The case has fuelled fresh debate into safety of children travelling alone. Blue Skies spoke to journalist Louise Sodden to discuss safety procedures and policies for children on trains, buses, ferries and airlines. A Touch of class If you have always fancied a sneak look into the way the other half live, Anglian Activity Holidays could have the answer with its spoof Edwardian dinnjt parties in Norfolk. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Magazine Kershaw GoodCausj RadioLinkP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 25 Dec 19:34/24 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 7/11 An evening with Lady Lavinia invites parties of a minimum of 10 guests for 'an evening of utter class' which rapidly becomes a classic English farce. Lady Lavinia hosts a three-course 19th Century themed dinner sjtvjd by an inebriated butler and interrupted by appearances from wayward staff including a vjty pregnant maid and a geriatric nanny. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Magazine Kershaw GoodCausj RadioLinkP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 25 Dec 19:04/15 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 8/11 The evening is recommended for groups of friends, birthdays and anniversaries and costs £37 per person including meal and entertainment. For details call: 01603 700770. Brighton Snow If you live anywhere near Brighton you won't have to dream of a white Christmas this year, thanks to a new fake snow project designed to help put locals and tourists into the Christmas spirit. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Magazine Kirshaw GoodCausj RadioLinkP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 25 Dec 19:03/51 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 9/11 Brighton Pavilion will bj turned into a veritable winter wonderland with snow storms set to engulf the tourist spot every day between 4pm and 5pm until Christmas Eve. Late Availability COSMOS has sjvjn nights self-catering in the Costa Blanca for £169 pet pjtson leaving Manchester on 11 January. Tel: 0161 480 5799. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Magazine Kirshaw GoodCausj RadioLinkP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 25 Dec 19:41/18 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 10/11 LUPUS TRAVEL is offering two-night breaks in Paris for £124 pet person leaving Heathrow or Gatwick daily. The offer is valid from 1 January until March 1997 and prices include return flights, 2-star accommodation and Continental breakfast. Tel: 0171 306 3000. UNIJET has sjvjn nights self-catering in the Algarvj, Portugal for £165 pet person leaving Gatwick 4 January. Tel: 0990 336 336. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Magazine Kirshaw GoodCausj RadioLinkP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 25 Dec 19:14/11 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 11/11 GOING PLACES has 14 nights self- catering in Cyprus for £169 pet pjtson leaving Luton on 1 January. Tel: 0541 555334. Next week... Blue Skies looks back at the year's favourite destinations with news of hot spots for 1997. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Magazine Kirshaw GoodCausj RadioLink