May 2022 Newsletter
Accessible travel guides, supported holidays 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:
- May dates for your diary
- 10 Great UK Places to see Bluebells
- 40 Best UK Spa Breaks
- Travel Tip: Our community shares...
- Travel News
- Our Recommendations: shows, blogs and more
- Destination of the Month: Blackpool
- Where We've Been: April
- Altogether Travel News
- May Giveaway
- Accessibility Feature: Meet the Judges 2022 - The Disability Power 100
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May dates for your diary
World Laughter Day – Sun 1 May
This has been celebrated since 1998 to raise awareness about laughter's healing benefits. So why not tell some jokes, watch a favourite comedy or read a funny book this May 😊
Deaf Awareness Week 2-8 May
The National Deaf Children’s Society is celebrating with #MyDeafStory click here to read on. For support, information or advice from Hearing Link click here - a leading UK charity for people with hearing loss, their families and friends.
10 Great UK Places to see
Bluebells
This spring, why not click here to check out.
We’d love to hear about your favourite areas and where is best to discover the outdoors click here to get in touch.
40 Best UK Spa Breaks
A bit of pampering can help us all to feel relaxed and recharged click here to read more. If you’re interested in getting away, we’re happy to put together spa hotel options, find nearby salons or make appointments for your holiday.
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Travel Tip - Taking Photos
In general, the more photos the better to capture all your brilliant holiday memories. It’s great to take holiday snaps of meals, in the hotel, when out and about – it doesn’t need to be at attractions or landmarks only.
It’s also fun to get a mixture of each day and of course a few selfies! For more holiday photo tips click here to check out and it can be handy having a battery pack to boost your phone charge.
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Travel News
UK Trains 'Rail Sale' - some UK train journeys between 25 April and 27 May have cheaper tickets to encourage travel click here to find out more, and for Scotland details click here to read on.
New Iconic Landmark in Dubai - Atlantis The Royal is a 43-storey hotel featuring 90 swimming pools, including a stunning rooftop infinity pool.
To read more about hotels opening in UAE and things to do click here to check out.
Top 10 Most 'Instagrammable' European Hotspots Announced - based on the most popular holiday destinations in Europe for 2022: France 96,036,771 posts, Spain 70,477,797 posts, Norway 26,212,441 posts, Netherlands 17,367,916 posts, Finland 16,139,357 posts, Denmark 13,390,146 posts, Czech Republic 9,460,740 posts, Lithuania 5,370,639 posts, Solvenia 4,941,075 posts, Bosnia 2,426,160 posts.
Click here to find out more about the holiday photos people take.
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Our Recommendations
Kinging-It: The Travel Podcast
Travel advice and utter nonsense from content creators Craig and Aimee from South Wales click here for where you can listen.
You can also find their videos online and for YouTube click here as they’ve travelled the world with vanlife in ‘Custard’ 😊
Michael Palin: Travels of a
Lifetime
Check out how ex-Monty Python comic Michael Palin became an accidental traveller when he accepted an offer to go around the world in 80 days. Revisiting his travels with 4 episodes on BBC iPlayer click here including from North Pole to South, a 50,000-mile route around the Pacific Rim and the Sahara Desert.
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Destination of the Month:
Blackpool
Daniel and Alison had a brilliant
time in Blackpool with Companion Anne. Together they caught the train, enjoyed
spending time at the seaside with sunshine and took in some of Blackpool’s top
attractions. Alison loved getting her hair done at the salon and they did a
spot of shopping.
Blackpool prides itself on welcoming everyone for you to have a great time on the stunning promenade, with its many things to do and restaurants. Click here for this top destination’s accessibility details with trams and low floor buses, plus ideas for 48 hours in Blackpool and more click here.
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Where We've Been
Including Blackpool, we have supported holidays all over in April 😊 Some destinations include York with the train museum, Manchester with Coronation St tour plus Beauty and the Beast musical. Also an Edinburgh birthday trip with Musselburgh Racecourse, Dublin with car hire and exploring Bologna in Italy with Lamborghini Museum’s driving simulator plus 2 Ferrari museums – Modena and Maranello.
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Altogether Travel News
We now have 2 new instant access guides on our website – Your Holiday with Altogether Travel packed with info about our Supported Breaks and Accessible Scotland covering the many areas and things you can explore.
Click here to check them out or get in touch for us to send you a copy. Many people are unsure at first where they could go and how everything works, so we hope this helps to inspire your next holiday with us.
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May Giveaway
To help kit you out for your next trip, one customer will win a Travel Size Toiletries Gift Set 😊
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
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Accessibility Feature - Meet the
Judges 2022 - The Disability Power 100
Recognising the many successful and influential disabled people who are role models for all of us to aspire to.
The Shaw Trust – Meet
the Judges 2022 click here to find out more and explore their website with
interviews and previous winners.
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Thank you for staying connected with us and we would love to hear from you! Any ideas, questions or travel tips then click here to get in touch.
Take care,
Altogether Travel
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