Travel is an important part of education. You may learn about other cultures and lifestyles, see the wonders of nature whether it is in the mountain landscapes of  Switzerland, the coast of Italy or the wonders of Africa. When booking  a short break or a longer holiday with your family or partner it is wise to shop around. Here you will find some links to well known travel providers.

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Superbreak offer leisure hotel breaks at over 5,000 hotels across the UK, Europe and beyond. The hotel portfolio is particularly strong in the UK, and features 2-5 star hotels, with the majority in the 3-4 star rating. Customers can access Superbreak's dedicated hotel availability and prices, and add significant extras to their booking including; • Rail tickets (many at special rates) • Attraction tickets • Tours and excursions • Theatre tickets…and much more In addition to hotel-only product, Superbreak feature a wide range of theatre and event breaks, covering all the top London shows, pop concerts and more specialist events such as the Edinburgh Tattoo, Royal houses tours, golf breaks and mini-cruise.

If you are travelling to one of Europe's popular destinations, ActivityBreaks is where you'll find fantastic short breaks and exciting experiences to enjoy when you get there. Whether you want to hit the ski slopes in Italy, take in a concert in Barcelona or enjoy the European Christmas markets, you'll find the best prices and packages on our comprehensive, easy-to-use site. Our relationships with our partners means that we are able offer a great range of short breaks and event packages at the lowest prices. Our dedicated team are committed to sourcing the best accommodation, leisure activities, music and sporting events...and getting you the best possible deal.

Hotels.com is a leading provider of hotel accommodation worldwide, offering reservation services through its own network of localised websites and its telephone call centres. The site is available in 18 languages and offers over 120,000 hotels worldwide from independent and major chain hotels as well as self-catering to B&Bs in more than 16,000 destinations

Accor is the world’s leading hotel manager and market leader in Europe. With more than 4,000 hotels around the world, Accor operates in nearly 90 countries.From luxury to budget, Accor hotels’ brands are constantly reinventing their concept to satisfy the needs and expectations of business and leisure customers alike.In the UK Accor group has more than 130 hotels divided in 7 brands: Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Allseasons, Etap and Formule 1

Alpharooms offers the very best deals on flights, holiday accommodation, transfers, car hire and holiday insurance all of which we pay our partners a commission on. Alpharooms allows the customer to pick and choose from the elements listed above to fully customise their holiday paying for only the parts of the holiday that they want.   With worldwide flight routes, over 70,000 hotels and 130 transfer routes, we believe that we have the most comprehensive range on the internet to allow the independent traveler to dynamically package a holiday that meets their exact needs

Expedia.co.uk was established in 1998 in the UK, and is now the leading online travel agent in the UK. Expedia globally, is the largest seller of travel online in the world. Expedia is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI).  Expedia’s award-winning Expert Searching and Pricing (ESP) technology delivers the most comprehensive flight options available online. ESP also allows customers to dynamically build complete trips that combine flights, Expedia® Special Rate Hotels, ground transportation, and destination activities.

With one of the largest Hotel databases in the industry, ebookers have over 95,000 hotels on offer

HostelBookers.com offers a unique product featuring budget accommodation around the world with NO booking fees and the Lowest Price Guarantee!

We are the UK’s leading supplier of rail travel into France and Europe, whether a short break in Paris or a fortnight in Venice. You can start your journey with Eurostar, the number one choice for direct travel into Paris, Brussels, Lille, Avignon, Disneyland Resort Paris and the French Alps, or travel on local trains when already at your destination, we expand the options within Europe. We provide connections with the SNCF range of products, including high speed rail, so you can travel with TGV in France, Elipsos to Spain, Thalys to Benelux, Artesia to Italy & Lyria to take you to Switzerland. We are also the official UK website selling the InterRail pass, which gives extensive travel across up to 30 countries. Whether a global pass or as single country pass, standard class or first class, there's an InterRail pass to suit everyone. The market for gap year takers continues to grow, including the over 26-age group, plus all avid skiers and snowboarders.We provide several rail options right into the heart of the French Alps.

P&O Ferries offers a wide choice of routes and sailings - Dover to Calais, Hull to Rotterdam, and Hull to Zeebrugge. Whether your customers wish to book a fortnight away or just a day trip, there's no easier way to get abroad. P&O Ferries operate 5 ferries and offer 23 crossings a day between Dover and Calais with just 90 minutes journey time. Crossings are every 45 minutes at peak times so your customers can choose a sailing and time to suit their needs. For a touch of luxury, they can upgrade to Club Class from just £12 per person each way and if they are in a hurry, book Priorite loading for just £12 per car each way. A wide range of dining options is available and there are plenty of onboard offers with up to 40% off famous names such as Chanel, Clarins compared to high street prices. During 2011, P&O Ferries will be introducing two brand new super ferries on the Dover to Calais route, Click here for further information! On our overnight crossings from Hull to Zeebrugge or Hull to Rotterdam, customers can enjoy an evening of entertainment. Our ships depart in the evening on a daily basis to these destinations. Customers can also book minicruises from Hull to either Amsterdam, Bruges or Rotterdam and coach transfers to these destinations are included in the price. Spring minicruises to Amsterdam or Bruges are from £72 per person and for April and May they can also choose to book special minicruises to Keukenhof Gardens from £86 per person to see the tulips (garden entrances also included

FreshHolidays.com is part of the OnHolidayGroup, and has just been re-launched as a Dynamic Packaging site targetted to the modern traveller. The OnHolidayGroup has been in operation since 2004 and has grown rapidly to the Number 2 player in the B2B beach accommodation only market. We offer over 6,500 hotels and apartments across all the main Mediterranean resorts. In the past 12 months alone we have sold in excess of 700,000 passengers and this year will sell in excess of 1,000,000. The value of this scale to affiliates is that the more sales we make, the better the rates we can negotiate and the better the conversion rates. FreshHolidays.com allows the consumers to combine this database of hotels and apartments with any Low Cost carrier, Charter flight and Scheduled flight (coming soon) flying out of the UK.

Jet2holidays.com is a leading ATOL bonded holiday provider (member number 9618) based in the North of England specialising in holidays flying from Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Blackpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Belfast, East Midlands with the new addition of Glasgow International Airport. Jet2holidays.com uses sister airline Jet2.com for the majority of its routes and offers a choice of over 18 destinations and a range of accommodation from 3 star self catering apartments to 5 star all inclusive resorts. Extremely flexible, customers can choose the length of their holiday stay from 1-21 nights. Destinations include the Balearics, Canaries, Mainland Spain, Portugal, Sardinia, Cyprus, Crete, Sharm El Sheikh Rhodes, and our new destinations Tunisia and Madeira. Jet2holidays.com is able to offer fantastic prices, with inspiring holidays, Jet2holidays.com truly does have something for everyone!

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