These are UK-based tour operators and travel agencies specialising in short breaks and city breaks. |
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| Bridge Travel |
01992 456600 |
City breaks in over 55 mainly European cities. They also have a dedicated self-drive brochure and an Eastern Europe city breaks brochure. |
| Britain Shrinkers |
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Short-breaks by Eurostar to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. What makes Britain Shrinker unusual is that they offer fully-escorted day trips and overnight trips. |
| British Airways Holidays |
0870 24 24 243 |
A programme of 40+ destinations in Europe and North America. |
| Citalia |
020 8686 5533 |
Italian specialist, Citalia have a city break programme which features 30 European cities of which 15 are in Italy and 7 in Spain. Accommodation is in 3 to 5-star hotels. |
| Cities Direct |
01242 536900 |
City breaks to Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, Dublin, Brussels, Bilbao, Barcelona, Prague, Nice, Madrid, New York, London & Edinburgh |
| City Vacations |
020 8518 1010 |
Website with city break offers. Sister site to eurobookers.com part of Acetrip Ltd. They also operate the range of Mywebsites, eg myAmsterdam.co.uk, myNewYork.co.uk, etc. |
| ContempoHotels |
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Chic new (Feb 06) hotel breaks brand from Elegant Resorts, matching clients with glamorous urban and resort hotels, plus flights & transfers. Easy to use - start searching by picking a 'vibe' - or call one of their "Travel Designers". |
| Cresta |
0161 927 7000 |
Short breaks to over 100 destinations, mainly Europe |
| Crystal Holidays |
0870 888 0252 |
Short breaks to over 75 cities and short-break destinations. |
| European Life |
08702 42 44 55 |
Self-drive short breaks, based mainly on SeaFrance and Eurostar crossings, to Paris, Amsterdam, Bruges, Lille, Le Touquet, Antwerp, Brussels and French regions. |
| Fregata Travel |
020 420 7305 |
City breaks specialist in eastern European cities. |
| Great Escapes |
08701 605742 |
European city breaks by air, by car, and by Eurostar. |
| HF Holidays |
020 8905 9556 |
The walking, cycling & special interests operator also offers straight-forward city breaks to a number of European cities including Amsterdam, Bruges, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris, Prague, Rome and Venice. |
| Impulse Holidays |
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Online low-cost city break brand from TUI (parent company to Thomsons Holidays) |
| Inghams |
020 8780 7700 |
'Eurobreak' programme to around 50 European cities, mainly mid & upper range hotel accommodation |
| Inntravel |
01653 629001 |
Sophisticated short breaks programme in 17 of Europe's most 'cultural' cities and in selected rural locations staying in elegant hotels and auberges. Inntravel were bought by Inghams in Feb 08. |
| Jeffersons |
0870 850 8181 |
Jeffersons specialise in luxury short breaks by private jet to a selection of Europe's top hotels. |
| Kirker Holidays |
020 7231 3333 |
 Much aclaimed specialist, offering almost fifty short break destinations. |
| Leger |
0800 018 9898 |
Small programme of European short-breaks |
| Leisure Direction |
0208 324 3030 |
Citybreaks in 12 European cities and short breaks in parts of France |
| Letsgo2 |
020 8329 2600 |
Flight & hotel combinations to Barcelona, Boston, Budapest, Chicago, Madrid, New York, Prague, Rome, Tallinn, Venice, Vilnius, Washington DC. |
| Magic Connoisseurs |
0870 888 0029 |
A selection of mainly 5-star hotels (& some 4-star) for luxury breaks in Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Morocco, Tunisia, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey & Malta. |
| Major Travel |
020 7393 1070 |
A range of city breaks in Europe and shopping breaks the USA, bookable online |
| Original Travel Company |
020 7978 7333 |
Launched in Jan 03, these guys are pushing at the edges of the 'short break' definition. Their strapline is "the big short break", and the idea is that by including weekends a huge 9-day holiday would only involve 5-days off work. Or you might choose a 'short' break of 4 days in a 'big' destination, like Botswana. There are some inspiring breaks, mostly active or healthy, in exotic locations, plus a set of traditional city breaks in cities like Dubrovnik, New York, Tallinn, Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town. |
| Osprey Holidays |
08705 605 605 |
City breaks to around 28 mainly European cities, plus Orient Express & Disneyland |
| Scotia Travel |
0141 305 5000 |
Small programme of city breaks from Scottish airports. |
| Short Break Market.co.uk |
0870 200 2636 |
Short breaks to hotels in France, Belgium & Holland |
| ShortBreaks.com |
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Hotel bookings and availability checking for short breaks in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Europe and the USA. |
| Short Breaks By Air |
020 8289 8800 |
As the name suggest, short breaks by air to a small collection of European cities. A part of ShortBreaks Ltd (see below). |
| ShortBreaks Ltd |
020 8402 0007 |
Breaks by Eurostar to Paris, Brussels, Bruges & Antwerp |
| Simply Travel |
020 8541 2200 |
Small select programme featuring luxurious or elegantly simple hotels in around 25 destinations. |
| Superbreak |
01904 620033 |
Ever-expanding range of mini-breaks in 'European Cities and Beyond'. |
| Thomas Cook Signature |
0870 442 3897 |
A selection of over 50 cities on three continents. |
| Trainbreaks.com |
08700 460 116 |
City breaks via Eurostar. Name change: they used to be EurostarHols.com |
| Travel Editions |
020 7251 0045 |
A range of one-off city breaks and short holidays, often themed and sometimes in conjunction with newspapers |
| Travellers Cities |
01959 540700 |
City-break specialists to Prague, Budapest, Madrid, Barcelona, Nice & Tallinn. |
| Vamos Travel |
01384 878125 |
Eastern European city break specialist. They have three 'styles': Culture & Cuisine concentrates on detailed cultural & historical tours, fine restaurants and luxury hotels; Perfect Blend combines sightseeing, authentic restaurants and good standard accommodation; Party Animals... well, is for party animals! who want to try the new Eastern European club scene. |
| VFB Holidays |
01242 240 340 |
Short breaks in France |
| Voyage Jules Verne |
0845 166 7035 |
VJV has a programme of imaginative short breaks, mostly featuring classic cities and grand hotels, called Le Weekend Extraordinaire which is published bi-annually. The current programme (published April 05) is their 10th. |
| We Do Weekends |
0870 240 1111 |
New (Aug 05) brand from the Bourne Leisure group (Haven, British Holidays, Warner and Butlins) offering weekend breaks at five country house hotels around the UK - Bodelwyddan Castle, North Wales; Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire; Cricket St. Thomas, Somerset; Sinah Warren, Hampshire; Littlecote House, Berkshire - featuring celebrity events, talks or performances. |
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