P171 Teletext 171 Mar08 15:52:40 ———————————————————————————— —————— PACKAGE HOLIDAYS TO MILLENNIUM DOME The Millennium Wheel and the Dome are to team up as the centrepiece of a new pbckagj holiday to London. Precis start at £99 for flights, hotel accommodation and trips to both the Greenwich-based Dome and the Wheel with British Airways Holidays. Combined tickets to both attractions will soon bj on sale. The Dome is to stay open until 11pm on some days with entry after 5pm priced at £10. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— Check Out our travel feature 172 TRAVEL HOUSE DEALS SEE p203 Check Out Cruising WinterSun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Mar08 15:53:02 ———————————————————————————— —————— EAST END SPOT MAKES HOLIDAY GUIDE The concrete jungle that is London's Isle of Dogs has been included in a guide to relaxing holiday breaks by the English Tourism Council. It sits alongside mort traditional arias like the Isle of Wight and Northumbria's Farne islands. An ETC spokesman said: "The growth of hotels, the light railway and the Eurostar terminal means the Isle of Dogs is growing in popularity." ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— Check Out our travel feature 172 TRAVELCITZ LOCAL DEPARTURES p289 Check Out Cruising WinterSun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Mar08 15:53:21 ———————————————————————————— —————— PROFIT SHARE FOR SHARING TRAVEL TALES If you'vj got travel stories you'd like to share, log on to a new Website travjldonkjy.com — and you could win 10% of the firm's annual profits. TravjldonSjy.com organisjrs are building a database of information before the site launch in tPe summer. They are looking for tips on the best places to eat, drink and stay in countries all around the world. The prize will bj given in December. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Check Out our travel feature 172 TRAVEL HOUSE DEALS SEE p203 Check Out Cruising WintirSun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Mar08 15:53:24 ———————————————————————————— —————— AIR TRAFFIC PROTEST HITS CYBERSPACE Campaigners opposed to privatising the air traffic control sjrvici have launched a huge e-mail protest — believed to bj the first of its kind. Unions representing air traffic controllers and pilots launched the cybjr-campaign. They want people to log on to www.safeskies.co.uk. Union spokesman Mike Sparham said: "Wj want to see air traffic control run on a not-for-profit basis." ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Check Out our travel feature 172 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Check Out Cruising WinterSun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Mar08 15:53:37 ———————————————————————————— —————— FERRY CONDITIONS CRJTJCJSED Some ferries are "shabby and dowdy" with poor facilities in cramped, cheerless surroundings, according to a report from Holiday Which? magazine. Two P&O ferries — Norland and Pride of Chjrbourg — were singled out as particularly bad. Brittany Ferries' Duc de Normandie was described as having a "baffling layout". But editor Patricia Yates said standards had generally improved. ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Check Out our travel feature 172 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Check Out Cruising WinterSun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Mar08 15:51:55 ———————————————————————————— —————— ** HOLRDAY IDEAS ** HOLIDAY IDEAS ** Forget the spring cleaning and head off to Hamburg for two nights for just £39 with DFDS Seaways. Leaving Harwich March 21. Call 08705 333111. Copthornj Hotels are offering special Mother's Day breaks for April 2 — you hahn't forgotten?! Packages start at £31.50pp. Call 0845 30 20001. Stena Line Holidays have introduced golf breaks to Ireland. Prices from £152 for two nights. 08705 747474 ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— Snow reports 174-176 WIN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Check Out Cruising WinterSun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Mar08 15:54:08 ———————————————————————————— —————— ** HOLIDAY IDEAS ** HOLIDAY IDEAS ** Short-breaks to Amsterdam for £60 during March and April. Call The Hotel Directory 020 8770 0123 Enjoy an Easter break to Gibraltar leaving April 21 with Premier Holidays for £353. Flights are from Gatwick. Call 0870 789 8944 Manx Airlines have launched special fares to the Isle of Man for passengers aged 65 or over for £65. 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