P654 CJJFAX 1 65) Sat 08 Mar 19:37/42 W —h ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 1/12 GE Portugal with a special ripojt from Lisbon and the Istoril Coast. @ Gill flew with TAP Air Portugal and stayjh at the four star Tivoli Jardim Hotel in Estoril. Two-night breaks with Travelscenj including return flights and bed and breakfast start from £319 ] Tel: 0181 427 4445. Othjt opetatots include: Thompson: 0990 666222 First Choice: 0161 745 4633 Airtours: 01706 260000. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5. 645 Front page 100 Spout 300 Wjat(jt 400 Finance Magazine Ketshaw CocktailsP654 CJJFAX 1 654 Sat 08 Mar 19:38/18 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE L SKIES ————————————————————————— 2/12 Fact Box - Lisbon @ The current exchbngj@rate is around 300 Portuguese Escudos to the £1. TRAVEL NEWS For information about events and accommodation at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, call Tourism New South Wales: 0181 789 1040. a PE$ POWER Inter Assurance is offering extrnded holidbz insurance cover for pets. For details call: 0125% 747747. ] R2 641 62 v42 R3 643 R4 644 R5M 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finbnci MagaziNe Kjruhaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Sat 08 Mar 19:38/31 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE RR SKIES —————————————————q——————— 3/12 LEAD ASTRAY A hotel near Stratford Upon Avon is offering the chance to hiti yourself a canjnj companion, for thu duration of your stay. For details call: 01789 450123. GATWJC EXPRESS UPDATE Gatwick Express has announced the launch of a night train service from 31 March. The new sjrvici will add an extra 18 trains per day, with a further four planned for 1 June 1997. For further information call: 0171 973 5035. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjt 400 Finance Magazine Kershaw CocktailsP654 CJEFAX 1 6)4 Sat 08 Mar 19:23/06 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE ] SKIES ————————————————————————— 4/12 CHANNEL NEWS Stinb Line iu to resume its fast ferry sjrvjci between Newhavjn and Diippj from 24 March, reducing the four-hour crossing time by half. Call: 01233 v22+u8^ HOLIDAY SHOW The ttavjl and holiday show, Indjpjndjnt travellers World, opens this weekend from 10-6pm Saturday and Sunday at Bristol's Watershed Centre. Tickets priced £3 on the door. For mort information call: 0117 908 3300. ] R2 641 "2 v)2 R3 643 R4 644 R5- 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weathjt 400 Finbnce Magazine Kirshaw CocktailsP654 CJJFAX 1 6)) Sat 08 Mar 19:34/21 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 5/12 TRAVEL NEWS - Blue Skies 1997 Young Travel Journalist of the Year Competition Blue Skies has teamed up with The Guardian in association with STA Travel to launch its second annual Young JY competition. We're looking for two Young Travel Journblists to win our two top prizes, one a ticket to anywhere in the world, the other to any destination in Europe plus £500 spending money to take away. R2 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Finance Magazine Kjtshaw CocktailsP654 CJEFAX 1 65u Sat 08 Mar 19:29/47 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE IR SKIES ————————————————————————— 6/12 Terms and Conditions 1 Entrants must bj aged between 18 and 26 inclusive, unless in full-time education. 0rofessional journalists are not eligible to inuit. Respondents must bj resident in the US and hold a valid passport. Visas and ttavjl insurance are the responsibility of the winnjts. 4 Entrants must write a short (less than 800 words) piece about a recent travel experience to bj given into: STA Travel Marketing Department, Priory House, 6 Wrights Lane, London W8 6TA before 20 April 1997. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathet 400 Finance Magazine Kirshaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Sat 08 Mar 1=:40/11 W —h ——————————————————————————————— BLUE R SKIES J ————————————————————————— 7/12 3 After the closing date 20 proplk will bj shortlisted and must be able to record a broadcast intezvjiw at a regional BBC studio during the first two weeks of May 1997. On the basis of written and broadcast communications two winnjts from the finalists will bj selected and notifed bz 1 June 1997. $hj winners will bj assigned either a long haul or European flight to thrir choice of destination, to bj approved by judges. R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Mara:ini Kituhaw Coqktail[P654 CJEFAX 1 654 Sat 08 Mar 19:20/47 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 8/12 4 Prizes comprise of £500 expjnsrs and one return flight per person, one of which is long haul and one of which is European. Return flights must be taken before 14 September 1997. Prizes also include the opportunity (subject to quality of jnttiesJ to write a piece for The Guardian Wjekjnd Magazine's travel pages and to broadcast a segment with BBC Radio Five Live's Blue Skies. To this end radio producers will accompany winnjts on a short section of thjit trip to record suitable material. R2 641 R2 642 R3 643 T4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathjr 400 Finance Magazine Kirshaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Sat 08 Mar 19:31/04 —————————————————————————q————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 9/12 5 Flights are not transferable and thjrS is@no cash alteinative. Rjtutn flights must originate from the US. 6 Wjnnjts may bj required for publicity purposes. 7 The judge's djcisjon is final. They resjtvj the right to withhold one or both prizes in the event of entries failing to reach the required standard. No correspondence will bj entered into. 8 Proof of posting is not proof of delivery. 9 Employees of The Guardian Media Group, BBC Radio or STA Travel, thrir agents or families are not eligible to enter. R2 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Wjathet 400 Finance Magazine Kirshaw CocktailsP654 CJJFAX 1 65) Sat 08 Mar 19:31/37 ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 10/12 1p No purchase necessary. TRAVEL NEWS HIGHLIFE BREAKS is offering a luxury two nights half-board break at the Golden Valley Hotel in Chjltenham for £179. Call: 0800 700 400. RAINBOW HOLIDAYS is offering a two night break at the four star Five lakes Hotel Golf and Country Club in Maldon for £169. Call: 01904 4u1600. CRZSTBL HOLIDAYS is offering bed and breakfast in the five star Amberley Castle near Arundel for £95 pet pjtson. Call: 0181 391 8513. ] R1 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R5L 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kershaw CocktailsP654 CEJFAX 1 654 Sat 08 Mar 19:36/54 —h ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 11/12 ANGLJBN ACTJVITZ BREAKS is offering an alternative Army Style weekend in the Norfolk Countryside. The survival course costs £93 for 2, hours and £170 for 48 hours. Call: 01603 700770. LATE AVAILABILITY ADVANTBGE TRAVEL CENT ES has sjvjn nights self-catering in Costa Blanca for £237 leaving Gatwick 29 March. Call: 0990 881 888. AIRTOURS has a sjvjn night sSe trip in Saalbbch, Austria for £319 leaving Birmingham 29 March. Price includes return flights and half board accommodation. Call: 01706 240077. ] R2 v)1 62 642 R3 643 64 644 R5L 64k Front pag 100 Sport 300 Wjathit 400 Finance Magazine Kirshaw CocktailsP654 CEEFAX 1 654 Sat 08 Mar 1=:37/28 /a —h ——————————————————————————————— BLUE SKIES ————————————————————————— 12/12 LATE AVAILABILITY CITALKA is offering sjvjn nights half board in Sourinto, Ital= for £359 leaving Gatwick, Manchester ot Birmingham 2 May. Price includes flights and four star accommodation. Call: 0181 686 5533. BRITISH AIRWBYS HOLIDAYS hbs sjvjn nights room only in Beijing from £499 per person. The offer iu available from 1 April to 31 May and price includes return flights from Hjathrow and transfers. Next week Blue Skies visits Dublin... R2 641 R2 642 R3 643 R4 644 R6- 645 Front page 100 Sport 300 Weather 400 Finance Magazine Kirshaw Cocktails