Katy Holland: Could the perfect family holiday be just a touch of a screen away?

I’ve just been dragged into the 21st century by my 11-year-old. While we were in a bookshop hunting for a campsite guide, he asked me, in a rather loud voice, why I was looking for a boring old book when I could be using a travel app.

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Top 10 child-friendly boutique hotels

Holidaying with children doesn’t have to mean sacrificing style, with a growing number of hotels offering family-friendly features from playrooms to tree houses while still appealing to sophisticated adult tastes.

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Top 10 child-friendly boutique hotels

Number of tourists down by 4,250 a day

A SHARP drop in tourism figures, with some 4,250 fewer tourists visiting our shores every day, has prompted calls for the excessive costs of holidaying in Ireland to be tackled.

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Overseas jaunt cheaper than in own state

FOR Perth couple Stephanie Dodd and Kris Longmore, Bali was a no-brainer. The Indonesian island beat anything Australia could offer.

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Overseas jaunt cheaper than in own state

How to Pack for your Cruise

If this is the first time you are going on a cruise, you may think that packing for it is much like packing for any other trip. But this is not entirely true, so here are a few tips that may help you to be better prepared for any event that you encounter.

· Pack lightly but not too lightly. Avoid buying things while on the cruise; whatever items you buy on the cruise will be sold at high prices because of the premiums attached to them.

· Cruise’s have a couple of different modes - formal, casual or even both. Knowing this is important because a formal cruise indicates that you need to dress up in formal clothes for certain events (like Dinner) that you will encounter during the days of the cruise. However, the definition of “formal” on cruise is more like wearing a decent suit or a nice cocktail dress, so it does not represent too much of a hassle. If you wish to avoid formal events you can always request for alternative dinner times or even have it delivered to your room.

· Pack lightweight, combinable and easy to maintain clothes (e.g. Jeans). This will allow you to have fewer items in your baggage and still let you have many different looks.

· Do your laundry using the self-service facilities available while you are on board. This is another thing that will let you enjoy the cruise with fewer items to lug around. Following the previous tip will be especially useful in this instance.

· Find out about the conditions that you will encounter during the cruise. If you don’t ned the heavy winter clothing, don’t pack it.

· You should also find out if the cruise has any restrictions on certain items being brought aboard (e.g. Alcohol).

Hideaways celebs use to escape fame

STARS going to great lengths for a paparazzi-fee zone, but are they still fair game on their holiday?

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Are celebs still celebs on holiday?

CAIRNS and Broome secret hideaways for the stars but are they fair game when on their hols?

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Travel: No sex please, I’m on holiday

The sun, sand and sea formula does not necessarily add up to sex for holidaying British couples, a poll revealed today.

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Travel: No sex please, I’m on holiday

21-year old woman killed by hit-and-run motorist

Young woman Francesca Foulkes, 21, was killed by a hit-and-run motorist in Ibiza.

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Father’s grief over Ibiza crash victim

A grieving father today spoke of the loss of his 21-year-old daughter who was killed in a suspected hit-and-run crash in Ibiza.

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Father’s grief over Ibiza crash victim

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