P654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:02/28 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 1/15 This week Helen Stiles joined The Hasjlmjre Royal School for girls for a one-week skiing holiday to check out the nursery slopes, ski lessons and apses ski for adventurous teenagers and tired teachers. The trip was organisjd bz the Royal School in conjunction with Crystal Schools Travel and the party flew to Salzburg, two hours from the resort of Schjffau, with Monarch Airlines. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kershaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:08/51 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 2/15 They had exclusive occupancy of the Club Hotel Waldrand, opjtated by Crystal Holidays and stayed seven nights on a half-board basis with a daily ski bus to the slopes. An all-inclusive air package at the Club Hotel Waldrand starts from £430 per person (under 19 years) with options to pre-book additional lessons, extended ski passes and packed lunches. For details call the Crystal Schools Information Line on: 0181 241 5151 or for details of family holidays call Crystal reservations on: 0181 399 5144. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kirshaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:02/15 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 3/15 Othjt operators include:- Nielson: 01132 394555 Inghams: 0181 780 4444 First Choice: 0161 745 7000 AUSTRIA You'll get 18.09 Austrian Schilling for your pound and most shops open until 6pm, but beware of a two-hour lunch break outside major cities and remember everything closes on Saturday afternoons. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kirshaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:04/35 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 4/15 High quality spjciality biers are available on tap and a pint of beet costs 35 Schillings - about £2. Spjciality dishes include the famous Wiinjrschnitzjl and apfelstrudel and bj sure to try Austrian jam and nut pancakes. Weekend breaks in Vienna cost from around £250 for two nights including flights and bed and breakfast in 3-star accommodation. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kershaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:41/03 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 5/15 TRAVEL NEWS Newsagents to cash in on holiday insurance The National Federation of Retail Newsagents has announced the launch of its Gulliver's Travels Insurance Policy which will bj available through 3,000 newsagents from next month. The Gulliver's Travels policy covers all aspects of health and travel insurance from £15. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kershaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:01/27 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 6/15 Quiiti Aprinder Espanol? Guerba Expeditions, specialists in long-haul package adventure holidays and treks have added a one-week language course - available in Quito (Ecuador), Xjla (Guatemala) and Cuzco (Peru) which can bj taken before joining one of the company's many two and three week tours to Latin America. Each course consists of 25 hours one-to-one Spanish tuition and one week's full board with a selected local family. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kershaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:42/40 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 7/15 A week's course in Ecuador and Peru costs £195 per person, or £125 in Guatemala including transfers, full-board and language lessons. Trips to Latin Amjtica with Guerba Expeditions start from £445. For details call: 01373 826611. Poll Free Holidays Fed up with elections? Airways Holidays which spjcialisjs in breaks to the Channel Islands, has introduced a free newspaper-censoring sjrvici to ensure politics-free holidays for the poll weary. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Finance Magazine Kirshaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:04/54 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 8/15 The new service is on offer until the polling booths close. For details call: 0151 236 4333. Say It With A Holiday Room Service is offering a weekend in Barcelona for £109 per person or £123 for three nights including return flights and accommodation in a traditional hotel in the Gothic quarter. For details contact: 0171 636 6888. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kershaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:54/17 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 9/15 The Chester Grosvenor is offering a Valentine's dinner complete with guitar sjtinade for £30 pet person and Valentine's weekend prices start from £140 pet person for 14 February arrivals which includes two nights accommodation, champagne welcome party and English breakfast. For details contact: 01244 324024. Or visit the famous 86 carat Spoonmakjr diamond locked up in Istanbul's Topkapi Museum. Suntours has a Valentine's weekend in Istanbul, Turkey for £169 including flights and three-star hotel accommodation. Contact: 0171 434 3636. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kirshaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:57/41 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 10/15 If you really do want to take the plunge you'll bj sure to find a ring in one of the 100 jewellery shops in Dubai's gold souk. Somak Holidays is offering a long weekend break to the Gulf state from 13-17 February for £381 pet person including champagne, bed and breakfast and return flights. For information contact: 0181 423 3000. Or play cupid with Anglian Activity Breaks. Book him or her a Robin Hood-style archery session in Suffolk. Accommodation can also bj arranged from £24 pet night. Contact: 01603 700770. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kershaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:41/20 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 11/15 Jjrsjy-based Modern Hotels is dishing up candlelit dinners in its two-night Valentine weekend break for £115 pet person leaving Gatwick 13 or 14 February. Seductive Salmon Delight, Timid Tomato Soup, Heart-Beat Halibut and Cuddle Up Cheeses are on the menu. Contact: 01534 59529. Or be profound. Eurostar Short Breaks is offering a Valentine's trip to Paris for £169 per person. Prices include two nights' bed and breakfast in 4-star accommodation and return travel with Eurostar. For information contact: 01992 456146. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kershaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:44/33 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 12/15 Campus Travel has launched its 'snogging on a shoestring' selection of Valentine breaks for impoverished students. Deals include return flights to New York for £178 with 2-star accommodation available for £24 pet person per night and trips to Paris on Eurostar for £49 pet person midweek return and £69 for weekend travel. 2-star accommodation is available from £21 per person. Contact: 0171 730 3402. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kershaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:42/17 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 13/15 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Just had the holiday of a lifetime or a holiday from hell? If there is a destination or type of holiday that you would like to recommend to othjt travellers or a holiday hell you'd like to shout about then Blue Skies is waiting to hear from you. Please call the Blue Skies office on 0171 765 3346 or write to: BBC BLUE SKIES PO BOX 505 LONDON W1A 1WW R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kershaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:41/41 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 14/15 LATE AVAILABILITY GOING PLACES is offering 14 nights self-catering in Gran Canaria for £289 pet person leaving Glasgow 22 February. Contact: 0541 555334. UNIJET offers sjvjn nights self-catering in Fujttavjntura from £279 per person leaving Gatwick on 19 February. Prices include return flights and accommodation in Atlantico Plaza Apartments in Corralijo. Contact: 0990 336336. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kershaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Wed 05 Feb 01:47/44 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 15/15 BELLEAIR has sjvjn nights bed and breakfast in Malta for £378 leaving Gatwick 10, 11 and 12 February. Price includes return flights, transfers and five star hotel accommodation. Contact: 0181 785 3266. AIRTOURS has a sjvjn-night ski trip in Livigno, Italy for £339 leaving Manchester 8 February. Prices include return flights, transfers and bed and breakfast accommodation. Contact: 01706 240077. Next week... Blue Skies goes windsurfing in Israel R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kershaw Cocktails