February 2022 Newsletter
Accessible museums in Europe, Paris accessibility and much more 😊 our newsletter best bits - with travel tips, inspiration and giveaways. All you need to plan your next supported holiday or travel with the UK's number 1 company for all things care and accessible tourism.
Highlights:
- February dates for your diary
- Accessible Museums in Europe
- 2022 Icehotel
- Shows & Concerts 2022
- Sporting Events 2022
- Travel Tip: Our community shares...
- Travel News
- Our Recommendations: shows, podcasts and more
- Destination of the Month: Paris
- Altogether Travel News
- February Giveaway
- Accessibility Feature: Rose Ayling-Ellis and BSL
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February dates for your diary
Dignity Action Day – Tue 1 Feb
#DAD2022 is an annual recognition for health and social care workers, and members of the public to uphold people’s rights to dignity and provide a truly memorable day for people who use care services click here to find out more.
Winter Olympics 4th - 20th Feb
The world's biggest winter sporting event, held every 4 years - this year in Bejing, China. Events will be shown on BBC 1 and 2 each day usually until around 3pm click here for how to watch online.
Random Acts of Kindness Day – Thu
17 Feb
Spend the day doing random acts of kindness 😊 Started by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, which was founded in 1995 click here to check it out.
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Accessible Museums in Europe
7 of the best wheelchair accessible museums in Europe - including iconic and memorable venues click here for full article.
2022 Icehotel
Look inside this year's Icehotel in Sweden - before it melts in spring! Created by 27 artists from around the world click here to check it out.
Shows & Concerts 2022
We have a number of trips booked up for people excited to take in a show again. Check out 25 Musicals touring the UK click here. For all the 2022 West End shows opening up in London click here, plus the Popular Classics click here to see what's on including Dirty Dancing, Wicked, Life of Pi, and many more.
Sporting Events 2022
Sports fans click here for this years’ events calendar, plus the Snooker UK Championship now in November, and World Darts Championship – Lakeside in April. Also, Commonwealth games remaining tickets for Birmingham 2022 in July – August are now on general sale click here.
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Travel Tip - Save time during your
holiday
1. Booking transfers and
attractions in advance - that way you’ll spend less time queuing, and your
entry time plus tickets are confirmed for that day.
2. Are you happy seeing an
attraction from the outside? A visit inside The Colosseum for example might not
appeal to everyone when you can still find a spot outside for any photos!
3. If there are a few places you are keen to visit,
arranging a couple of hotels might be an idea... such as 3 nights in one
location followed by 2 nights in another – so you’re nearby and don’t have the
journey back to same hotel.
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Travel News
Top 10’s announced in 2022 to
inspire
2022 Best in Travel - Lonely Planet has released their Top 10 for Countries, Cities and Regions. Dublin made number 7 in the Top Cities list click here to check out more.
Hotspots - Top 10 UK destinations people are booking for their 2022 holidays click here for full article. Where will you visit? 😊
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Cultural Cities - Top 10 UK cities with the highest rated attractions click here to see where you could go with the best things to do.
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Our Recommendations
Best Travel Podcasts 2022 click here to discover podcasts with a difference, including Atlas Obscura – all about the unusual worldwide. Also click here to check out their UK highlights.
Travel Man: 48 hours in...
If you’d like a fun taste of some destinations, click here to catch up with Channel 4’s ‘Travel Man: 48 hours in…’ with Richard Ayoade and many famous faces. Most episodes are under 25 minutes, with over 40 destinations you can explore the world while at home with some laughs.
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Destination of the Month: Paris
There is so much more to Paris than a trip to Disneyland! Although it’s handy for non-Flyers as the Eurostar runs from London to Disney’s own train station. For a weekend in Paris city guide click here for handy map and tips, including a hit Netflix location. Discover unmissable attractions in Paris click here to get some ideas for your next trip.
For accessibility details click here to check out or download the official Paris guide – page 26 for highlights of the river Seine, a popular cruise choice for people we have supported in Paris. Another fun way to get around is a ‘tourist train’ click here for Simply Emma’s recommendations.
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Altogether Travel News
We’ve had another busy month – if you’re thinking about a
holiday, get in touch soon to secure Companion and holiday availability this
year! We are happy to check out ideas for your next trip.
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February Giveaway
For exploring the UK, we have a hardback copy of Lonely Planet's Ultimate UK Travelist - ranking the top 500 unmissable experiences and hidden gems. We’ll be choosing 1 lucky person to send this book packed with great inspiration – so click here to get in touch today 😊
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Accessibility Feature - Rose
Ayling-Ellis and BSL
The impact of Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis has been felt across the nation, with increased demand for learning BSL.
Each of the Strictly Live UK tour shows will have BSL interpretation and Rose aims for BSL to have legal status the UK. Click here for full article with iconic performance video, and click here for British Sign website with courses and online BSL dictionary.
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Take care,
Altogether Travel
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