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CHESTER, England, January 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With snow and cold weather already causing disruption in some areas of both the UK and Europe and significant snow forecast for the weekend, travel comparison website, TravelSupermarket [http://www.travelsupermarket.com/holidays ] offers advice to those looking to travel over the coming days. Bob Atkinson, travel expert from TravelSupermarket, said: "Cold and snowy weather will undoubtedly result in some disruption at...

CHESTER, England, June 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Searches for Ukrainian destinations up 1,325 per cent post qualifying match as England fans scramble for tickets to Euro 2012's host nation In the hours following England's victory in Tuesday night's match against Ukraine, travel comparison website, TravelSupermarket [http://www.travelsupermarket.com/flights ] saw an uplift in flight searches of 1,325* per cent to the host nation, Ukraine as fans...

CHESTER, England, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Holiday searches to Seychelles up by 3500 per cent following Simon Reeve's Indian Ocean programme BBC 2's Sunday evening programme 'Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve' has created a boost of interest in the number of Brits looking to travel to the tropical, paradise islands of the Seychelles according to travel comparison website, TravelSupermarket [http://www.travelsupermarket.com/holidays ]....

CHESTER, England, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Chelsea fans are scrambling to get their flights arranged for Munich - despite the fact that the vast majority won't yet have secured tickets for the final. New figures from flight comparison website TravelSupermarket [http://www.travelsupermarket.com/c/cheap-flights ] has shown that since Chelsea's dramatic win over Barcelona, online searches to Munich, the destination of the UEFA Champions League Final taking place on 19...

CHESTER, England, February 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Return of hit TV series, Benidorm sparks renewed interest in the popular destination - Searches for the Spanish resort up 93 per cent week on week - 11 per cent of Brits to visit Spain this summer Friday night saw the return of popular television series ITV1 Benidorm and it inspired a huge surge of interest in tourism to the destination, according to travel comparison website...

LONDON, December 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- An iPad 2, London Eye tickets and more are up for grabs in a new festive competition that will also help support homeless charities across the UK Christmas is coming early for 13 lucky winners in the Carrentals.co.uk '12 days of Christmas' giveaway, which is offering the chance to win a prize a day in the run up to the festive season. An iPad 2, Amazon vouchers, tickets for two for the London Eye, a...

LONDON, September 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 'It's on the Meter' Expedition Breaks the Guinness World Record for the Longest Ever Taxi Ride on Reaching Tibet, as it Attempts to Drive From London to Sydney to Raise Money for The British Red Cross The UK's leading car hire comparison site Carrentals.co.uk has sponsored the 'It's on the Meter' expedition, an attempt to drive a Black Cab from London to Sydney, with the expedition already...

LONDON, September 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading comparator advises travelling rugby fans on the best deals for car hire during the Rugby World Cup With one of the world's largest sporting events under way, fans who are travelling to New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup can still get car hire for GBP24 per day according to the UK's leading car hire [http://www.carrentals.co.uk ] comparison site Carrentals.co.uk. Thousands of fans from...

LONDON, August 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Travellers taking a break over the last Bank Holiday weekend of the year can still get car hire [http://www.carrentals.co.uk ] for GBP10 a day according to the UK's largest comparison site Carrentals.co.uk. The company says that despite demand being up year on year, rental companies are keeping their prices down, with popular destinations such as Malaga and Alicante still offering rentals from around GBP30 for a three day break....

LONDON, July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new poll finds 1 in 3 Brits happy for child to go on holiday during term time if parents can't afford school holiday price hikes As schools break up for the summer holidays a new poll has found that 1 in 3 Brits believe it is acceptable to take a child on holiday during term time if parents can't afford the high prices of travel during school holidays. The poll, by leading comparison site Carrentals.co.uk which...