In the after-Christmas guilt-fest, the average Brit spends up to £400 in gym fees. But how much good does it actually do? After the first few weeks, most of us have given up and gone back to our old ways!
This year, try something different. Cheapholidaydeals.co.uk has scoured the globe and its 250 partner companies to find the best holidays to get you back on track after the festive blow-out…
So whether you want to spend a week biking through the beautiful countryside of Sardinia, take a walking tour in Tanzania or just spend a week in the sun, but away from the booze, there’s something for you in 2005.
So why not take the pain out of your good resolutions and go on a holiday that will improve not only your health, but also your sense of calm?
1) Take up a new sport
Take a week-long cycling tour around the Golden Ring of Russia, flying out from Heathrow for £725 per person. Available until 30 th April
2) Get fit – use your legs!
Breathe the fresh mountain air in Saas Fee, Switzerland, on a seven night skiing break at the Atlantic Apartments. Departs 22nd Jan at only £212 per person
3) Watch your diet
Sushi is renowned for its healthy qualities – and it’s hard to pig out on dishes like baby wasps when you’re spending a week in Tokyo, Japan. Fly out between 7 th January and 5 th March for a seven night break at the 3 star Shiba Park Hotel for £829 per person
4) Give up smoking
Spend four nights in New York for £321 departing from Heathrow on 10 th February – with the no-smoking bans in place throughout the city, you’ll have no choice but to cut down on the smoke!
5) Beat SAD – get out in the sun
Spend a week in beautiful Dubai for only £430 a head in the 5 star Al Hamra Fort Hotel and Beach Resort, departing from Heathrow on January 18 th
For more details on any of the above holidays visit www.cheapholidaydeals.co.uk – this year, good intentions don’t have to result in suffering!
Notes to Editors:
Founded in 1996 and profitable since launch, Cheapflights.co.uk pioneered the travel price comparison model in the UK
Each day Cheapflights displays over one million fares on flights, holidays, short breaks and accommodation, from over 700 travel partners. This makes Cheapflights the most comprehensive directory of travel deals available and a natural starting point for travel.
Leading online measurement company Hitwise describes Cheapflights.co.uk as ‘the UK’s favourite travel price comparison site’; and the Company's unique user numbers support this, reaching over 2,000,000 unique users in August 2004 (source: WebTrends).
The company estimates that it will generate travel product sales of over £500 million for its more than 700 UK partners this year. And these advertisers read like a Who’s Who of the travel world - ranging from British Airways, Thomson and Lastminute.com to specialist operators like Barwell Travel, Journey Latin America and Serenity Holidays.
Additionally, Cheapflights is one of the few British Internet companies to successfully establish an operation in the USA with Cheapflights.com. Launched in May 2003, it is already in the top 25 US travel sites (source: Hitwise USA, Travel Agents Category) and heading for similar popularity.
The company also operates the highly successful global accommodation website Cheapaccommodation.com and launched a similar site for the package holiday market - Cheapholidaydeals.co.uk - in January 2004. Cheapholidaydeals, the only major UK internet travel site to launch in 2004, won the WebUser Gold Award and was runner-up in the travel category for the New Media Age effectiveness awards.
In 2004 Cheapflights won The National Business Award, South East Region, for the "best growth strategy" category.
