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At Door2Tour.com we constantly aim to enhance our site to help you choose the perfect coach trips and touring holidays, from three week European tours to sightseeing coach day trips. By watching this page you’ll get the latest updates over the coming months and you'll see the site grow. We'll add more destination information, more pictures and more tours.

• 17.04.08 - Baggage Going Missing
• 16.04.08 - All Inclusive Holidays Are Popular
• 14.04.08 - Tourism With A Smile
• 11.04.08 - Tourists Opt For Some Tasty Tourism
• 10.04.08 - Ireland - World's Friendliest Destination
• 09.04.08 - Local Sights Shunned By Holidaymakers
• 08.04.08 - Celebrate the Bard's Birthday!
• 07.04.08 - Door2Tour.com Is Even More Accessible
• 03.04.08 - Celebrate St George's Day
• 01.04.08 - Escape The Trauma Of Terminal 5

17.04.08 - Baggage Going Missing

The main reason for bags going walkabout is due to the mishandling of baggage by airlines during passenger transfers from one flight to another - according to statistics recently revealed in Amsterdam. The number of passenger bags that went missing worldwide last year topped 42 million - an increase of 25% from 2006.

16.04.08 - All Inclusive Holidays Are Popular

According to the 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 or all holidays booked by Brits are all-inclusive suggesting that consumers are taking the safer resort-based holiday option. To see what all-inclusive coach tours are available click here.

14.04.08 - Tourism With A Smile

With the soaring power of the Euro against the Pound and the ongoing chaos that is Terminal 5, VisitBritain is persuading Britons to holiday at home instead of travelling abroad. They are currently putting together a 'Comedy Campaign' to tempt Britons to visit locations made famous by TV comedy shows such as Rab C Nesbitt, Last of The Summer Wine & The Likely Lads. Bring sunshine to the Morecambe seafront when you visit the statue of Eric Morecambe (Morecambe & Wise), grab a 'cushty' bargain in Peckham (Fools & Horses) or see if you can spot the wildebeest strolling past your window in Torquay (Fawlty Towers). To see what coach tours the UK has to offer click here.

11.04.08 - Tourists Opt For Some Tasty Tourism

A survey by travel website Expedia.co.uk found that more and more Britons are tempting their tastebuds by choosing destinations where sampling local cuisine means more than visiting the sights - some have travelled as far as Colombia just to taste the coffee! Visits to Parma in Italy to sample the local ham and to Greece to eat feta cheese are also proving popular with UK holidaymakers. Closer to home, around 20% have visited Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire to sample pork pies and about the same number have gone to Herefordshire to knock back the cider. Other regions visited include Roquefort in southern France for its cheese and Kalamata in Greece for the olives. Of the 22,000 people surveyed, 3% said they had been to Colombia for the coffee, while more than half (51%) had sipped champagne in France's Champagne region. As many as 11% now plan holidays solely around local food and drink specialities.

10.04.08 - Ireland - World's Friendliest Destination

Ireland has topped the list of the World’s Friendliest Destinations in the new edition of Lonely Planet Bluelist 2008. The eagerly-awaited Lonely Planet book, now in its third year and contains 100% new content, is a collection of the world’s hottest trends, destinations, journeys and experiences from around the world. The Emerald Isle tops the list because of its “deliciously dark sense of humour” and “welcoming attitude towards strangers”. Discover this for yourself with wonderful coach tours to Ireland.

09.04.08 - Local Sights Shunned By Holidaymakers

A survey conducted by Halifax Travel Insurance has found that holidaymakers travelling to exotic destinations actually prefer to hang out at their hotel and take a dip in the pool instead of exploring the sights. The survey also found that 3 in 4 Britons make no attempt to speak the local language, while 70% never visit local attractions. On average, Britons spend less than 7 hours in total away from the confines of their hotel while on package holidays to exotic destinations. The survey showed that around 4.3 million people a year go on exotic-destination packages, with Egypt the most-popular destination. All-inclusive packages make up 33% of these breaks. The survey discovered that 28% of holidaymakers choose not to eat in local restaurants while away and 42% never speak to local people outside the holiday complex.

08.04.08 - Celebrate the Bard's Birthday!

Did you know that 23 April is not only St George's Day but it is also the birthday of William Shakespeare - the famous playright?! Why not take a trip to Stratford-upon-Avon and visit the birthplace of the man who wrote Macbeth, Hamlet, A Midsummers Night Dream and of course the romantic tragedy of Romeo & Juliet.

07.04.08 - Door2Tour.com Is Even More Accessible

Access to Door2Tour.com is now even easier with the introduction of a phone number on every Banner across the site. If you want more info about a specific coach tour or require help in finding the perfect coach holiday, then just dial 0845 956 9686 and one of our friendly team will be more than happy to help you!

03.04.08 - Celebrate St George's Day

It is time to celebrate the life of the Patron Saint of England, St George, on 23 April 2008 and what better way to do this then by taking a fantastic coach tour to some of the most beautiful destinations in England. St George will be forever immortalised in the tale of 'George & the Dragon' - where he slays the dragon to save the life of a Princess. Be proud to be English on this special day and choose a coach break to England.

01.04.08 - Escape The Trauma Of Terminal 5

So the trauma of Terminal 5 continues with 19,000 bags of luggage held in temporary storage. British Airways chief executive, Willie Walsh, has said that the airline hopes to begin the task of reuniting thousands of travellers with their luggage soon. He also issued a fresh apology for the mass disruption caused by the chaotic opening of the new Terminal. 100s of flights have been cancelled or delayed because of problems with the new 'state-of-the-art' baggage system. Of today's flights, a total of 50 have so far been cancelled, after 54 were axed yesterday. Why not avoid the chaos by joining a coach tour to various exciting destinations in the UK and further afield. Not only will you probably get there quicker but the bonus is your luggage WILL travel with you!

Coach day trips, coach holidays and Continental tours are just the beginning - our aim is to offer every sort of escorted tour, near to far. Fly to far away places and jump straight on a coach tour there, trek across mountains or cruise down rivers and across oceans. Tell us what sort of touring holiday you'd like to see: Perhaps you'd like to take a train journey across Russia or Canada, or take a horse riding tour across the plains of America - you could even take a high mountain ski tour in the Alps.