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European Travel News
Selected press releases about European
travel
PR directors and
tourist offices:
Maritime Greenwich celebrates a
"Cultural Olympiad" from Sept. 26-28
Franceguide.com offers free PDF
and printed travel brochures
Germany's historic
cities feature fall events
CultureCrossing.net is a "user-built
guide" to global etiquette
Red Carnation's holiday
hotel packages in London include Santa Claus hats and Christmas Eve stockings
UNESCO adds two Rhaetian Railway lines
to its World Heritage List
Boscombe, North Cornwall announces
October food and walking festivals
Biogradable, disposable towel is a traveler's
survival tool
Watch the movie, then see the city with
an In Bruges hotel package
Lake District camping barns start at £7
per person per night
Bournemouth promises "the best beach
huts in the world"
Madrid will stage 180+ concerts,
operas, ballets, and plays in July and August--many of them free
Cannes hotels guarantee rates in U.S.
dollars for American visitors
Crieff & Strathearn
Drvers' Tryst festival has walks, workshops, bike rides, and more
Barcelona's Casanova Hotel offers
an F1 racing package
Heidelberg lights up its
castle with fireworks
PlayTripper makes it easy to download music and
podcasts on the road
Dogs are welcome in West
Country holiday homes
New leaflet is your passport to 'Hidden
England'
Design Hotels announces "Carbon" in Genk,
Belgium
Greenwich Wheel will offer aerial views through September 28
Inkwater Press publishes
An Irish Experience: Travel Tales Flowing from History, Humor & the Search
for Home
Tourcrafters announces a
"Sicily in Farmhouses" package
SWISS adds Recaro seats to its European
airline fleet
The Pilgrim's Italy is a "travel guide to
the saints"
Pembrokeshire Fish Week celebrates
seafood in Wales from June 21-29
Budget bike tours abound in Europe
despite a falling dollar
Free Bournemouth Air Festival
debuts August 28-31
Winchester Festival features the
London Bridge Ensemble in late April
Grand National SHEEPstakes race will
run on April 5 (with more sheep races throughout the summer season)
International Istanbul Film
Festival runs April 5-20
Munich celebrates its 850th birthday with
festivals and a "building bridges" theme
North Devon and Exmoor Walking
Festival runs from 1-9 May
London's Courtauld Institute
offers one-week summer courses in art history
European Boating Holidays offers
400+ self-drive boats at 29 bases in six countries
A jumbo jet becomes a youth hostel, and
other travel news from Stockholm
"FlareSafe" could save your life
Heidelberg introduces "personalized
packages" for independent travelers
Eurolines coach tickets to Six
Nations rugby cost less than a match ticket
26 Gorgeous Hikes on the Western
Côte d'Azur
New rail link cuts Madrid-Málaga trip from
4 hours to 2½ hours
Maglev trains and minigolf come to
Munich Airport
Red Carnation
ranks #1 and #2 on Travel + Leisure's list of top London hotels
Bournemouth will build Europe's first
artificial surf reef
American Airlines announces nonstop
New York-Barcelona flights
BikeToursDirect expands tour roster in
2008
European Boating
Holidays kicks off gift-giving season with special savings
Turkey offers strong value for a
weak dollar
Valencia to host America's Cup
again in 2009
Briggs & Riley shares packing
tips from seasoned travelers
Germany launches German-American
heritage Web site
Visit London invites U.S. visitors to
"Do London Like a Local"
Tower of London has its
first female Beefeater
Bavaria tempts travelers with holiday
routes
Motorhomeholidayswap.com puts home
exchanges on the highway
Matchhotels.com helps UK football fans find rooms
near stadiums
Two upscale hotels open in
Northern Portugal's Douro Valley wine country
Journey back to the home of
Lincoln Cathedral's Magna Carta
Leicester wins "Curry Capital of
Britain" award
Hamburg, Germany opens an Emigration
Museum
Barcelona's el Poble Espanyol
recreates Spain in 117 buildings, streets, and squares
Join the bizjet set with
Austrian Airlines
"Wine & Bike" tour takes
cyclists to Hungary's Balaton Uplands
Old and new museums bring visitors
to Germay's nine "Magic Cities"
Exchange English conversation for six days in Spain
The Boat Shed at Ardanaiseig is
"Scotland's Most Romantic Hotel"
Turkey offers exotic locales for
weddings and honeymoons
Follow famous
footsteps with Historic Highlights of Germany
Sheraton Grand Hotel &
Spa, Edinburgh launches Scotland's first hotel "genealogy concierge" service
Spas in Spain offer rejuvenation in a
year-round temperate climate
Germany comes in a new look:
ComeToGermany.com
Vacationing Americans can study at Oxford
University
Marqués de Riscal Wine City spurs Spanish
wine tourism
Spain's vías
verdes provide 930 miles of trails for hikers and bikers
Go Ireland's scenic walks include yoga, riding, sea
kayaking, and other options
SpeedFerries wins "Best Ferry Operator"
award
Truffles attract foodies to Croatia's
Istrian Peninsula
Turkish Tourism gives shopping tips
Have you climbed the Matterhorn? Join
the club.
Girona, Spain celebrates its
Jewish heritage
BikeToursDirect has more than 40
self-guided trips for less than US $700
Museum of Flamenco Dancing opens in
Seville
Rick Steves offers free
audio tours of Paris
Christine Conrad's Mademoiselle Benoir
details a foreigner's life and love in a French village
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