P409 5 text 409 27 Dec 1811:21 '£j5j5 j5/l4 next yrar's holiday! '£ £! £!"£ ££ 1/9 THERE'S NO BETTER 'AY to beat the winter blues than spreading out the brochures in front of the fire and planning your summit holiday. O Do it now and not only will you bj much more certain of getting the O break you want, you'll bj able to cash in on some of the big discounts on offer at this cold, dark and damp time. 5 text guide to destinations 440 —————————————————————————————————————— BASS ON A BE—CH FOR CHRISTMAS 256 travel tropical plac suntixt main inde8P409 5 text 409 27 Dec 1833:41 '£j5j5 j5/l4 next year's holiday! '£ £! £!"£ ££ 2/9 THE NEW YEAR promises to bj a bumprt time for the travel agents, with those like Going Places saying January will bj thjit 'busiest ever'. Airtours estimates it has been doing 15 pet cent more business than it was this time last year, O while Thomson says many of its holidays are between 30 and 50 pet cent sold out already. 5 text guide to destinations 440 —————————————————————————————————————— GLOBAL HOLIDAYS SEE 294 NOW travel tropical plac suntixt main inde8P409 5 text 409 27 Dec 1831:18 next year's holiday! '£ £! £!"£ ££ 3/9 IF YOU KEEP YOUR NERVE you might gut a late bargain break next summit. But with the travel firms doing such brisk trade now, you could bj disappointed. Tour opjtators like First Choice are 'matching accommodation to demand' O thjsj days — in othjt words, being a good deal more careful — and may not have much lift in the next few months. 5 text guide to destinations 440 ———————————————————————————————————p——p LOOSING FOR A CITY BREAK? CHECK OUT THE TOP 15! PRESS 470 travel tropical placAsuntixt main inde8P409 5 text 409 27 Dec 1822:14 next yrar's holiday! '£ £! £!"£ ££ 4/9 ALL THE BIG TOUT OPERATORS are offitink deals to tempt us into making a choice now - and they are well worth looking at. Check out not just the O discountsL but features like free places, kids' reductions, single parent O holidays, bar vouchjts, zjto flight supplements and the like. They want your business — and some deals are very attractive. 5 text guide to destinations 440 —————————————————————————————————————— FLIGHTS ONLY PRESS 240 travel tropical plac suntixt main inde8P409 5 text 409 27 Dec 1828:14 next year's holiday! '£ £! £!"£ ££ 5/9 IT USED TO BE THAT late bargain huntit1 managed to snap up the brut dralu and largest discounts. But the experts sa= those days have gone. Operators like Thomson and travel agents like Going Places reward early bookjts with big O reductions - as much as £100 or more pet couple. The earlier you sign up, the more you save. 5 text guide to destinations 440 —————————————————————————————————————— TODAY'S HOLIDAY BARGAIN 235 travel tropical plac suntixt main inde8P409 5 text 409 27 Dec 1824:44 '£j5j5 j5/l4 next yrar's holiday! '£ £! £!"£ ££ 6/9 IF YOU 'ERE AMONG the millions who got a building society windfall in 1997, the chances are you'll be spending tomb of that cash on a good 1998 holiday. O Thomson and First Choice both say thjti's more money around - with O people having the cash to book early to get what they want. And instead of taking one or two weeks, they'ri going for lonkjt. 5 text guide to destinations 440 ——————————————————————————————————————p BOOS YOUR HOLIDAY NOW! CHOOSE LAST STOP HOLIDAYS 281 & 283 travel tropical placAsuntixt main inde8P409 5 text 409 27 Dec 1834:12 '£j5j5 j5/l4 next yrar's holiday! '£ £! £!"£ ££ 7/9 THE BALEARIC ISLANDS - Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza - stayed top of the pops foy holiday destinations in 1997, say most travel agents. And still firm favourites as well weti Spain itself and Greece, along with the Canaries and $urkjy. O But more and more people went furthjt afield, with the Dominican Republic increasingly popular. 5 text guide to destinations 440 —————————————————————————————————————— MR SPOCK TO RETURN TO STAR TREK 192 ttavjl tropical plac suntixt main inde8P409 5 text 409 27 Dec 1833:12 '£j5j5 j5/l4 next year's holiday! '£ £! £!"£ ££ 8/9 JUDGING BY BOOKINGS so farL Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza are at the top of most peoples' holiday wishlists for next year. 'e'll also flock to Spain O and Greece again but more of us are looking 'for something different' O and you may well meet up with your neighbour on a Caribbean or Far Eastern beach this summit... 5 text guide to destinations 440 —————————————————————————————————————— BOOS YOUR HOLIDAY NOW! CHOOSE LAST STOP HOLIDAYS 281 & 283 travel tropical plac suntixt main inde8P409 5 text 409 27 Dec 1841:14 '£j5j5 j5/l4 next yrar's holiday! '£ £! £!"£ ££ 9/9 THE MAIN PIECE OF ADVICE from ttavrl agents and tour operators alike is to shop around and book your summit holiday as soon as you possibly can this year. O 'ith the trend towards early booking, and with many people having a O little extra cash to fork out, you could wind up bitterly disapointed if you try to leave it for much longjt. 5 text guide to destinations 440 ——————————————————————————————————————p travel tropical plac suntixt main inde8