) November 14, 2008 -- With sustainability and green issues now much in the mainstream, and individuals conscious of the role they have to play in preserving the environment, leading South West self-catering holiday company Blue Chip Vacations has signed up with the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS), the leading sustainable tourism certification scheme in the UK, and is not only offsetting its own carbon emissions but offering holidaymakers the opportunity to offset the emissions from their Blue Chip Vacations stay too.

) December 16, 2008 -- Leading West Country holiday letting company Blue Chip Vacations has appointed Neil Simpkin as its new Marketing Director. He joins from Flybe where he had held several senior Marketing roles since joining the airline in February 2003. With fourteen years experience in brand marketing, in particular strategic development and implementation of UK and European online marketing activity, he will oversee the continued expansion of the Blue Chip brand across 2009.

) November 22, 2008 -- With over 450 self catering properties across the West Country, Blue Chip Vacations offers the very best of 4 and 5 star self catering holiday accommodation. Whilst UK Business hits a tough time economically, Blue Chip is reporting a 78% increase in turnover and celebrating by offering £100 off any holidays (or short breaks of three nights or more) taken before 3 January 2009 when you spend £400 or more.

Alternatively, for those wanting a break away to recover from Christmas festivities, 4 nights for the price of 3 is available on properties for arrivals up to March 1st 2009.

) February 18, 2009 -- With growing evidence of the strong Euro giving an upsurge to the UK holiday industry many experts are predicting this to be one of the few positive stories in the current economic gloom and advising second home owners, and investors with funds in low interest rate saving vehicles, to invest in properties as ‘furnished holiday lettings’. Equally, many holiday letting companies are seeing a rise in investors putting capital back into UK holiday property.

Now that summer vacations are over, schools are back in session, and the impending doom of the upcoming holiday season is beginning, everyone needs an outlet.

) February 18, 2009 -- Kuoni, the long haul travel company, has released seven new Thailand travel videos, adding to the 75 Thailand hotel videos already available. Kuoni's selection of Thailand travel videos has now been acknowledged as the best in the UK.

Kuoni

Despite the weak Euro and economic recession, Europe is still proving to be the most popular holiday destination for Brits.

) December 4, 2008 -- With the slowdown in the economy, most people are reacting by cutting back this holiday season. In a recent survey, ChristmasTreeMarket.com learned that 57% of consumers are planning on reducing their spending on Christmas gifts this year.

artificial Christmas tree

Even though most consumers are still going to be putting up a Christmas tree for their holiday parties, they will be looking for discounts

) November 14, 2008 -- Instant Software, the leading U.S. supplier of technology solutions for the Vacation Rental Industry, and Interhome, Europe's largest Vacation Rental Management company and distributor, agreed to integrate ISILink with Interhome's reservations technologies so that Interhome can distribute and market 30,000+ European vacation rental properties through additional channels and access additional properties to market automatically through its own booking system.

TAF Holiday Sales Booster, a turnkey social referral and rewards program is all set to dramatically increase sales this holiday season for online retailers.

Smarthome, the leader in home automation and energy saving products, recommends the Blue Line PowerCost Monitor as one of the top tech gifts this holiday season.

) January 13, 2009 -- Oregon Beach Vacations, the leader in vacation rentals along Oregon's magnificent coastline, has recently added an interactive video community and blog to their website: www.OregonBeachVacations.com.

Oregon Beach Vacations

) November 3, 2009 -- Bestcybermondaysales.com, a leading discount shopping website for Cyber Monday is proud to announce that 10% of all the revenue made on its website will be contributed to charity. Jay Stevens, President of BestCyberMondaySales.com, said: "We want to let our customers know that when they are making their online holiday purchases on our website this year, they are also helping those less fortunate."

There are many families in need during the holidays, especially this year during our country's economic downturn.

) November 26, 2008 --
This holiday season, online shoppers have more to be merry about than
sales on Cyber Monday. Just in time for the advent of holiday shopping,
TrialPay introduces a better way to buy gifts. At http://www.trialpay.com/shop,
savvy shoppers can buy gifts from their favorite brands—and get a free
present for themselves in the process (movie tickets, software licenses,
game subscriptions, career advice and more).

) October 1, 2008 -- Designed to help customers brand a look and feel of announcements marking special occasions and holidays in their life, http://PaperBuff.com has been launched with a new featured line of uniquely designed holiday cards.

Providing custom stationery solutions, PaperBuff.com was recently launched with designs that are individual one-of-a-kind creations that won't be found on other stationery Web sites.

) December 22, 2008 -- With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, more and more bargain hunters are making use of shopping comparison websites to get the best deals this year as worries about the slowing economy continue to grow. That's according to Arthur Radulescu, CEO of ShopMania (www.shopmania.com).

Looking at findings from a recent survey of consumers' holiday shopping habits, 37 percent of the respondents said they would be using shopping comparison websites this year, while 55 percent said they expect to do a majority of their holiday buying somewhere online, up 10 percent from last year.

) April 16, 2009 -- NextWeekVacations is giving away one week in an oceanfront vacation home in order to promote its new marketplace focused on helping consumers find huge travel deals with last minute rentals. Different from existing vacation rental sites, NextWeekVacations.com only accepts last minute listings for rental dates that are typically less than 30 days away with discounts of at least 20-50% off.

NextWeekVacation GiveAway

Despite the weak Euro and economic recession, Europe is still proving to be the most popular holiday destination for Brits.

British holidaymakers are increasingly seeking out adventurous holidays when booking a trip.

) December 16, 2008 -- LowFares.com™, the travel comparison search site for airline tickets, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages, reported today that the recession is prompting travel providers to increase deals for airfare and cheap hotels, meaning consumers are finding unexpected holiday travel opportunities.

In destination trends, LowFares.com reported:

) November 26, 2008 -- BRS Media's Web-Radio, The Official Holiday Internet Radio Directory, is gearing up for "Cyber Monday", the online equivalent of the brick and mortar retailers Black Friday, as one of the busiest online shopping days of the year. Over 230 Christmas radio stations are currently streaming online, webcasting holiday cheer 24/7.

) November 18, 2008 -- Sortprice.com, one of the internet's fastest growing shopping search engines, is already seeing evidence to indicate consumers are increasingly turning to the internet for holiday shopping this year, and recommends that every American consider an "all-online" approach to gift shopping in 2008.

"The old cliche has never been truer than it is now as we approach the holiday shopping season: every penny does indeed count," says Asaf Klibansky, Sortprice co-founder and CTO. "Folks are looking for ways to stretch their dollar and many of them are wisely turning to the internet to ensure their holidays don't suffer as a result of this economic downturn."

) August 27, 2009 -- The booking websites were created to provide Internet users online hotel and plain tickets reservation services. The professional managers are convinced that in business it is action, not words, that makes a difference. For this reason, all users of the online reservation sites are given many unique services and guarantees. Traditionally, for user's convenience all the services are divided into categories, which facilitate the search of required information. Thus, a visitor is able to decide between such sectors as: flights, hotels, rental cars, cruises and many others.

) May 21, 2009 -- As the summer months begin to approach many people will be starting to think of their holidays. The vast range of different types of holiday available has the potential to cause a lot of people headaches, as they try and decide what they would like to do on holiday, and more importantly, where they would like to do it.

Brenna Lynch, Event Coordinator and Account Manager at Translations.com mentioned “several people have said to me that this was the greatest SFIMA Holiday Party to date and SEO.cc has definitely set being an extremely high standard to beat for next year.”

) October 10, 2008 -- If you're dreaming of a byte Christmas but have not yet found a gift for the favorite family geek, a trinity of techie tree ornaments is now available from Motherboard Gifts & More, a Chicago-area firm that was founded in 1991 to create high-end novelties and gizmos.

Techie Tree Ornaments by Motherboard Gifts & More

AmphoraFragrances.com is extending an invitation to its customers to save BIG this holiday season with its promotional discounts on top-brand, genuine fragrances. As a -below-wholesale- fragrance retailer, Amphora Fragrances offers its customers even larger discounts for the upcoming holidays. Take advantage of even bigger discounts using promotional code -VIP2-.

) September 5, 2009 -- At a time when this year's 'stay at home' holidaymakers found themselves thwarted by the UK summer weather, one company is investing more than ever in enticing us away to sunnier climes. Senses Holidays, the UK-based tailor-made luxury holiday specialists for Africa, Asia and the Middle East has just launched a brand new website to cater for those travellers who want that something special when taking a break.

Luxury holidays

) December 26, 2008 - Retail stores have their post holiday sales but weaving your way through the maze of online stores that have post holiday sales, discounts and special offers can be a little nerve-wracking. Whether you are surfing for an iPod for Aunt Alice, winter boots for little Johnny or a surfboard for yourself, there are some essential rules you need to follow to maintain your sanity and your pocketbook.

StarReviews has compiled a list of rules and tips that will help you find savings online while making sure you are safe when you shop.

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) December 20, 2008 -- With some car hire companies accused of increasing their prices over the busy festive period, comparison site Carrentals.co.uk is offering its top tips to help Christmas travellers get the best deals.

UK mobile broadband contract customers could be charged as much as £250 for downloading a 5 minute video clip whilst on holiday outside of the EU this summer and up to £150 within the EU.

) June 18, 2009 -- Give a holiday wardrobe a new lease of life this summer with the latest range of money saving offers on leading fashion brands such as Boden, Dorothy Perkins, La Redoute, Miss Selfridge, Urban Outfitters and Wallis from DiscountVouchers.co.uk.

The DiscountVouchers.co.uk website features a growing range of discounts at over 300 retailers, with savings on everything from bikinis, shorts and dresses, to flip flops, summer heels and accessories.

) September 10, 2009 -- The launch and rapid growth of Pitchup.com, a campsite and holiday park search website, couldn't be more indicative of the current holiday climate. Official statistics released yesterday by UKTS show that UK camping and caravanning was up by 27% compared to 2008 (January to May). Official statistics for June onwards have not yet been released, but the renaissance of UK camping and caravanning holidays was predicted early in the year with advance bookings up by 25% over 2008 (from the National Caravan Council). Looking forwards to 2010, 54% of Britons who took a YouGov poll plan to take their main holiday at home- compared to the 26% who said they would this summer.

Try these fun and seasonal USB drive designs for this year's holiday gift!

) December 18, 2008 -- The Furniture Source, providers of new and used office furniture in Minneapolis, MN are spreading cheer this holiday season with its new rendition of 'The 12 Days of Christmas', reworked to include lyrics playfully sprinkled with cost saving tips for businesses.

) December 8, 2008 -- Spa Week Media Group announced today the Company's website, http://www.spaweek.org/ will again be offering its $100 Gift Card for only $80 promotion, effective now thru December 22nd. The Spa Week Gift Card is redeemable at over 600 spas across North America. A listing of the spas that accept the Spa Week Gift Card can be found on http://www.spaweek.org/content/giftcards.

ArtFire’s Unlimited Listings Holiday Promotion Causes Huge Spike in Items.

) December 19, 2008 -- If you haven't found the time to send your holiday cards, video holiday cards offer a fast, green and budget-friendly alternative to the print variety.

"Instead of seeing a picture of your nieces and nephews posed in front of a tree, you can now see them wave hello or even sing a song," describes Mitch Fournier, founder of Sharenik - a video sharing website that was just featured by Mashable as a great unsung startup. "Video adds a dimension that pictures just can't touch."

) December 3, 2008 -- The Purple Store.com (www.thepurplestore.com), an online store for people who love purple and those who shop for them, today announced that it has added new purple items to make this holiday shopping season brighter and easier.