Our very special coach package to see Cliff Richard in concert at the Royal Albert Hall is now on sale! Prices start from just £190 per person, but hurry – tickets are selling out fast!

If you're living in the West Midlands, you can now take advantage of the fantastic range of Express Breaks from Johnsons Coaches, featuring 2-day UK coach breaks from just 109!

A recent poll carried out at the World Travel Market has found that the over-60s are not going to give up their holiday simply because of the recession. Many are spending their children’s inheritance on the basis of ‘living today as who knows what tomorrow may bring’!

Greenlight has again analysed the natural search results for UK markets on Google and has found that ‘Turkey Holidays’ is the most popular destination specific term in July 2009 accounting for 637,000 searches (6%).

If you’re ever wondering which destinations in the world offer the best value, then think no more as The Lonely Planet has recently published a Best Travel 2010 book to capture some of the world’s hottest travel trends, destinations, journeys & experiences.

One of the featured tour operators on Door2Tour.com, David Palmer Travel has had a magnificent 2009 scoring a hat trick of awards proving our popular they are with not only the holidaymakers who book with them but also receiving fantastic acknowledgements from the Travel Industry too.

The rise in Air Passenger Duty is likely to mean that fewer British holidaymakers (more than half) will be travelling overseas for their holidays in 2010. The poll of 1,030 people for the World Travel Market shows that 13% would stop overseas travel all together.

A recent poll carried out by Travel Comparison website Hotelly.com has seen a 41% increase in bookings from customers desperate to find that last minute autumnal sunshine after the predicted ‘Barbecue Summer’ failed to appear this year!

A recent poll carried out by Travelodge to discover the most popular iconic landmarks in Britain has seen Stonehenge being voted the best. The survey of 2,500 British young people aged 8 to 15 years saw Hadrian’s Wall awarded 2nd place followed by The London Eye in 3rd.

Recent research by The Co-Operative Travel has shown that Egypt is overtaking Spain as the most popular destination for family holidays pushing Majorca into 4th place. This is mainly due to the weakness of sterling against the euro.

Holidaymakers searching for great value winter coach holidays should look to The Far East for sunshine before the end of 2009. Sterling has been on unstable ground against both the euro & the dollar, so Brits are likely to get more for their money on coach holidays to the Far East or other worldwide destinations.

Door2Tour.com would like to congratulate two of their featured tour operators: InterChoice Holidays for scooping the Best Coach/Tour Operator Award and Travelsphere for being awarded the Best Group Tour Operator – Long Haul at the Group Leisure Awards 2009.

A survey carried out by YouGov of British cruise holiday passengers has shown that Venice is their favourite port in the world with 5% of people interviewed choosing the Italian city. Barcelona was second favourite with 4% of the vote.

A gentleman by the name of Roy Chamberlain loves Great Yarmouth so much that he has taken his annual holidays at the resort every year for the passed 80 years! He first visited the beautiful seaside resort with his parents when he was a small boy and loved it so much that he has kept going back.

According to figures released by the Office of National Statistics, overseas travel by UK holidaymakers fell by 12% to 63 million for the 12 months leading up to July 2009 compared to the same time last year.

Recent research by cruise reviews and news website CruiseCritic.co.uk has shown that more Brits than ever before are expected to take cruise holidays during 2010. This boost in bookings means that 2010 is being forecast as a record year for the entire UK cruise industry.

A survey by First Rate Exchange Services has found the most popular tourist attraction for overseas visitors to the UK is Trafalgar Square in London. The survey of 2,000 visitors from America, Ireland, Spain, France & Germany found that Tower Bridge & Buckingham Palace were the next popular

A recent poll carried out by both Thomson & First Choice has found the majority of people interviewed plan to take a holiday next year despite the Recession. Approx. 1,000 people took part in the independent online survey and results showed that 80% plan to take a break in 2010 despite the current economic environment.

If you’re living in the South West, you may be pleased to hear that your choice of great value coach holidays & day trips has been extended further with the arrival of award-winning Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel on Door2Tour.com!

Teletext Holidays has recently carried out a survey of more than 2,000 children aged between 5 & 15 to discover their favourite holiday destination. The survey has shown that Florida’s Walt Disney World is clearly the favourite with 22.65% of the vote.

A report released by VisitLondon has found that more and more people are visiting museums, galleries & other London attractions, an increase of 8.4% in June, compared to the same time last year. The total number of visitors between April and June 2009 was up by 12.8% compared to the same period in 2008.

National Cruise Week is due to take place between 20-27 September 2009 and celebrates the success of the cruising industry as it reports a record number of Brits embracing cruising last year. If you’re new to the idea of cruise holidays, then let Door2Tour.com help you to decide!

If you’re looking to get away from it all this August Bank Holiday then look no further than Door2Tour.com! Whether you’re looking for UK or European coach breaks, you’re sure to find something suitable here.

The Office for National Statistics has found that the number of Brits travelling abroad has dropped by 10% in the past 12 months leading to June 2009. The number of visitors travelling to the UK was also down by 8% from 30.1 million to 30.5 million.

A survey recently carried out by VisitEngland has found that 13% (1.2 million) UK trips have been taken by British residents during the first 4 months of 2009 compared to the same time in 2008. Overall, trips including those for business & for visiting friends & family have remained the same at 1.2 million.

Weather forecasters are backtracking on their early predictions of a ‘Summer Sizzler’ in the UK. Instead they predict rainfall to be near or above average over the UK & much of Northern Europe for the rest of the summer! Temperatures are expected to be near or above the August average of 14.7°C.

A report by eDigitalResearch, who benchmarked 18 Travel Websites, has shown that price remains an important factor for UK travellers in the current recession. Online discounts are giving The Internet the upper hand as consumers search between the web, the high street & call centres for the cheapest deal.

If you’re over 55 and looking for great-value Coach Holidays then you’ll be pleased to hear you can now book online all tours provided by Grand UK Holidays via the Door2Tour.com website – 24 hours a day/7 days a week!

Popular travel community website, Tripadvisor.com, has recently carried out a poll of the Top 10 European holiday destinations for holidaymakers. The nation’s capital, London, came top with Madrid coming in at number 10.

Online travel agent sunshine.co.uk has recently researched what holidaymakers are looking for when booking a holiday & they’ve found that the new priorities for many are cheap package holidays with free on-site activities when deciding on where they holiday this summer!

Many UK cruise companies are welcoming a record amount of early bookings for Cruise Holidays departing in 2010 and 2011. If you’re thinking of taking Cruise Holidays next year, then now is definitely the time to start looking before spaces go so let Door2Tour.com help you.

Scientists in the US have found that CO² levels in the atmosphere are at their highest for more than 2 million years. Peak levels over the last 2.1 million years averaged at 280 parts/million but today the level is up by a staggering 38% to 385 parts/million.

Door2Tour.com would like to congratulate one of their featured tour operators, InterChoice Holidays, for winning the award for ‘Best Group Tour Operator’ at this year’s Group Travel Awards held in London.

Google has carried out an analysis on search queries to find out what customers are searching for when it comes to holidays and their choice of destinations to visit. They report that overall, travel queries have increased by 12% year on year.

Independence Day is only a few weeks away (04 July 2009) so now could be the perfect time to consider Holidays By Air to explore the great USA. Let Door2Tour.com help you decide where to go on Coach Holidays & what to do whilst you’re out there on escorted coach tours.

Woods Coaches of Leicester have unleashed their award-winning programme of Day Trips on Door2Tour.com so customers in the Leicestershire area have even more exciting places to visit when considering day tours with friends or family. 

Hop on executive coach tours to see the spectacular 2010 Oberammergau Passion Play. Not only will you get to witness this amazing ‘once in a lifetime experience’ but you’ll see the whole event in absolute style and comfort – enjoying the best seats in the house!

Smash hit Broadway musical, 'Billy Elliot', swept the board at the Tony Awards walking away with no less than 10 awards on the night. Find out the reasons why the show won so many with Theatre Breaks By Coach to London’s West End.

One of the most iconic landmarks in London, Big Ben, celebrated its 150th birthday at the weekend and with London Coach Tours from Door2Tour.com you’ll soon be able to marvel at this architectural masterpiece.

Fathers Day is just around the corner (21 June 2009) so now is the time to start looking for a present to say a special ‘thank you’ to your dad for everything he has done for you. If you’re struggling with ideas on what to buy, then let Door2Tour.com help you in your quest for the perfect Fathers Day present!

Looking for sightseeing Coach Holidays? Then check out Evan Evans whose tours can now be booked online 24/7 via Door2Tour.com! With over 75 years of industry experience, they will certainly bring you the best that Britain has to offer – they’ll even pick you up from your London Hotel (just ask at time of booking)!

The fourth Coach Tourism Awards was held last night in the RICOH Arena in Coventry and Door2Tour.com would like to congratulate 3 of its featured tour operators for their award wins. These Awards acknowledge and reward the best in coach tourism so the companies who won are at the top of their game.

The waters might be choppy but you can ride the financial storm with recession busting Coach Holidays from Door2Tour.com. Whether you’re looking for London Theatre Breaks from only £89 or fantastic event packages to  Flower Shows from £150 – you’re sure to find something to accommodate all budgets here! 

If you followed the trail of the “Da Vinci Code” in 2006, you’ll love its prequel “Angels & Demons”, due for release in cinemas everywhere this week (14.05.09). To celebrate the UK release, why not hop on Coach Holidays to visit the romantic city of Rome which was used as the film’s backdrop?

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With a sizzling summer forecast for the UK this year, now is the time to book Coach Holidays & enjoy the beautiful weather closer to home. Weather experts at the BBC predict that temperatures are likely to soar to 30°C with hardly any rain forecast for the entire three months of Summer!

Edwards Coaches have beaten their competitors to clinch two amazing star deals. They will be transporting the British & Irish Lions during their training sessions but not only that, they will also provide coaches for pop sensations Take That when their tour comes to Cardiff in Summer 2009.

So ‘Suralan’s’ contestants had to spot the gems from the junk in last night's episode of “The Apprentice” and you too could spot a bargain with some fascinating Coach Holidays to continental flea markets, local antique fairs or haggle in the street bazaars of Marrakech or Cairo.

We are delighted to announce that the diverse range of tours available on Door2Tour.com has dramatically increased now that Welsh award winners Edwards Coaches has partnered with us! Did you know they have successfully taken over 50,000 satisfied passengers away on Coach Holidays each year?

Hells Kitchen may be over with Linda Evans declared the winner, but why not feed that Coach Holidays palate of yours by choosing delectable gourmet Coach Trips from Door2Tour.com? With so many to choose from, you're sure to find Coach Breaks to suit every palate and budget.

Make the most of a long weekend by enjoying fabulous great value Bank Holiday coach trips to fantastic UK & European destinations. Take the kids to Disneyland Paris from as little as £109.00 per child or cruise the canals of Amsterdam from only £265.00 per person.

Award-winning tour operator Titan HiTours has become the 26th partner to feature their fantastic range of worldwide escorted tours and Cruise Holidays on Door2Tour.com so start searching for your dream Coach Holidays today!

Gold Crest Holidays is the fourth in a very long list of coach tour operators to sign up to Door2Tour.com and have their extensive range of Coach Holidays promoted on this ever-expanding website!

For those who don't already know, St George's Day is just around the corner (23.04.09) so let’s celebrate all things English with fabulous Coach Holidays highlighting all that’s great about England. Take time out to see the dazzling Blackpool Illuminations or perhaps soak up the sun in the English Riviera.

Smash hit musical ‘Mamma Mia’ is 10 years old in April and if you’ve not yet seen the show then perhaps 2009 is the year that you should? Don your sequinned flares, sky high platforms & fine tune those singing voices for ‘Dancing Queen’ from as little as £89.00 per person with fabulous London Theatre Breaks from Door2Tour.com!

We are pleased to announce that there are even more tours available now that David Palmer Travel has decided to feature their coach tours on Door2Tour.com. You can choose from leisurely Coach Holidays in Lake Garda, touring holidays in St Anton or Paris Coach Breaks plus much more.

Who needs a better excuse to go on Ireland Coach Holidays than to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Guinness? It really was 250 years ago when they starting brewing the famous black & white stuff at St James Gate, Dublin and you can find out how they did it with interesting Ireland coach trips.

You’ll be seriously spoilt for choice when it comes to Coach Holidays now that InterChoice has joined Door2Tour.com! With more than 50 years of individual know how, InterChoice certainly know how to provide that extra ingredient to help you enjoy successful coach holidays.

What will the coach industry look like in the future? That is the question being asked by Leger Holidays and coach manufacturer SETRA as they launch a national design competition. They have teamed up with design students from seven UK universities to explore how coach travel will evolve over the next 25 years.

It’s all over for The Oscars but you can still revel in the winning glory of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ by going on fantastic escorted tours to India - where this stunning film was made! Explore this fascinating country with Holidays By Air and you’ll soon be wondering why you didn’t visit sooner.

Did you know it’s The Oscars this week (22.02.09)? You too could enjoy Oscar fever with some great Holidays By Air to the USA. You could soon be admiring the homes of the stars in Hollywood, shopping on Rodeo Drive, following the Hollywood Walk of Fame & much more so what are you waiting for?

With the Pound in freefall, now has never been a greater time to rediscover the delights of the UK – so why not spend Coach Holidays at home this year? Not only will you be saving money, someone else will be doing the driving for you – plus it won’t be a squeeze on the back seat with all your luggage!

If you did, then don’t worry because you can make it up to your loved one by whisking them away on romantic Paris Coach Trips or Bruges from as little as £159.00 per person. Take the man in your life to see the Grand National, a tennis match at Wimbledon or book a trip to a Grand Prix race.

For those who do not already know, Mothers Day is just a few weeks away (22 Mar 2009) so why not say ‘thank you’ to your mum with something special this year? You could treat your mum to London Theatre Breaks and take her to see Mamma Mia or Dirty Dancing from as little as £85 per person.

It always pays to book your Coach Holidays early, especially if you’re planning something really special - perhaps the holiday you’ve always dreamed of! It’s wise to get your booking in as early as possible as most hotels and airlines plan way in advance of the departure date.

It was 1633, when a small Bavarian village was ravaged by the bubonic plague. Pleading for the lives of loved ones & friends, the local villagers made a vow that if God would spare them from this dreadful disease then for every decade that passed they would re-enact the life & death of Christ.

More and more people are descending on London’s West End to see the latest musicals, plays, operas or dance performances according to The Society of London Theatre. Figures show that 2008 was a record-breaking year with more than 13,807,286 people (twice the population of London) attending shows.

With a recession hot on our heels and the credit crunch tugging at our purse-strings, now has never been a better time to search for budget busting holidays. And what better way to travel than by coach? Not only are coaches friendlier on the environment than Holidays By Air, they are also great value for money.

With over 18,000 departures to exciting new destinations from Africa to Antarctica alongside popular places across the UK and Europe from London to Lisbon, the world really is your oyster with Door2Tour.com! Read more about our new departures and fabulous Coach Holidays here.

When going on holiday, people used to visit ruins to find out more about the history and culture of the country they had visited. This is no longer the case as more and more people opt for visiting modern landmarks when taking Coach Holidays.

VisitBritain is trying to attract more tourists to England by focusing on the country's funny side. A comedy map has been published showing some of the places where favourite comedy shows have been filmed.


 

Liverpool which is home to The Beatles, The Zutons and Cilla Back was recently voted Britain's most musical city. Ten cities competed for over 6 weeks for the coveted title that was voted for by the public.

According to website Jet2Holidays.com - All Inclusive Holidays are becoming more and more popular due to the weakening pound against the Euro. Savvy Brits are cashing in on all-inclusive packages to popular tourist destinations and the travel website has seen bookings increase by 37%. Also a recent survey by Halifax Travel Insurance has shown that 1/3 of all holidays booked by Brits are all-inclusive suggesting that consumers are taking the safer resort-based holiday option.