March 2022 Newsletter
Travel Tips with Hidden Disabilities, Accessible Prague 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:
- March dates for your diary
- 6 UK Accessible Activities & Trips
- Exciting Hotel Openings 2022
- Travel Tip: Our community shares...
- Travel News
- Our Recommendations: shows, blogs and more
- Destination of the Month: Prague
- Where We've Been: February
- Altogether Travel News: Our accessible tours
on Visit Scotland & Destination example packages
- March Giveaway
- Accessibility
Feature: Detailed Travel Tips from Customers
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March dates for your diary
World Book Day – Thu 3 March
Not just for kids, also reminding us all about our ‘to read’ shelf. This could be a relaxing hobby to pick up again - just like that book I started reading and now can’t remember the start... 😊 You can check out your local library, community book shelves in supermarkets and charity shops if you’d like to read something new. Click here for info about World Book Day.
Red Nose Day – Fri 18 March
Supporting Comic Relief “You can make a difference and have a laugh doing it” click here for details and switch to BBC 1 for TV coverage.
National Bed Month 2022
Highlighting the importance of a good night's sleep for our wellbeing. Click here for helpful info and support from The Sleep Charity.
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6 UK Accessible Activities &
Trips
Whatever your interests, there’s a place to check out click here for some ideas.
Exciting Hotel Openings 2022
The most exciting hotels opening in the UK and Ireland 2022 including The Albion, Aberteifi in Wales - overlooking the river Teifi, within 2 historic warehouses click here for full article.
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Travel Tip - Light
When you get to your hotel and need to rest or catch up on sleep after a long journey, check what remaining light there is in the room after closing the curtains and turning off the main ceiling light.
This may be
from the bedside clock or TV power light. Try to cover these to help reduce
distractions, even bringing some post-it notes from home to stick on. This is
great if you don’t like the feeling of an eye mask, and lets your mind switch
off quickly to sleep easier for a relaxing start to your trip.
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Travel News
New Sensory Room at Bristol Airport - with Accessible Facilities for Autism click here for full article or click here for informative video which also highlights our airport survey 😊 Positive and accessible travel experiences are so important to us, creating happy holiday memories. Bristol topped our airport rankings click here for more details.
UK's new travel rules take flight - click here for more details.
2022's greenest countries in Europe to travel around research results - click here for full article and more from Positive News “The world's most uplifting news magazine”
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Our Recommendations
For top 5 podcasts about disability and travel click here.
Check out The Travel Show on BBC iPlayer with over 40 episodes available to watch online. Click here for Best of Europe and more.
Try posts from ENAT (European Network for Accessible Tourism) click here for news items such as 2022 Access City Awards with ceremony video.
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Destination of the Month: Prague
Prague is a brilliant destination for exploring accessibly, with a low-floor tram network and wheelchair accessible vehicles can be booked in advance.
We can also organise friendly local guides for a variety of accessible tours – including attractions such as Prague Castle, Old Town Square, monuments like Czernin Palace, Estates Theatre and take in the beautiful local architecture.
Click here for highlights video taking you through the city streets. Although spoiled for choice with 3-6 hour tour options, custom tours can focus on exactly what you’re interested in. Plus, unique mobility scooter tours allow you to explore more in comfort. Click here for the top 10 reasons to visit Prague with downloadable pocket guides, or click here for handy Prague city map.
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Where We've Been
In February Judith had a wonderful
UK staycation with Holiday Companion Angela, in relaxing Herefordshire at Holme
Lacy House Hotel - a grade I listed mansion visited by kings with acres of
gorgeous gardens to enjoy. The ladies settled into the hotel and enjoyed
nightly entertainment plus 3 course evening dining, complimenting a fabulous
bed and breakfast break. Judith loved having the convenience of a hire car to
travel in comfort from home and use throughout her holiday to explore places of
interest.
We can support similar holidays across the UK – including
Blackpool, North Yorkshire, Cheshire, and North Wales to name a few. Get in
touch today to find out more or we can look into any other holiday ideas you
have.
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Altogether Travel News
- Our accessible tours on Visit Scotland
- Destination example packages on our website
We are proud to announce our Accessible Tours are now live on Visit Scotland’s website click here for Edinburgh and click here for Glasgow. We continue to work with Visit Scotland and are excited for future additions.
As requested, you can now check out some example Destination packages on our website. Click here to check out ideas for UK & Ireland, Europe, USA, and International. We are flexible and happy to look at any other destinations or thoughts.
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March Giveaway
This month we have a 1 Year Gift Subscription: 10 issues of
National Geographic Traveller + 4 issues of National Geographic Traveller FOOD.
National Geographic Traveller UK inspires with compelling storytelling,
wish-you-were-there photography and insightful, reader-friendly information -
it's perfect for travel enthusiasts the world over.
Every new follower to any of our social media platfoms below will go into the draw or you 😊 our Newsletter readers can drop us a message click here to show your interest and we will select one lucky winner.
You'll find us at
- Facebook - @holidaycompanions
- Twitter - @altogethertrav
- Instagram - altogether_travel
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Accessibility Feature – Customer
Top Tips
Detailed Travel Tips from Customers - while we continue to update our website 😊 we wanted to highlight some of Our Customers Top Tips for you to check out:
- Cruising with a Wheelchair click here
- Flying with Visual Impairment/Blindness click here
- Flying with a Wheelchair click here
- Travel Tips with Hidden Disabilities click here
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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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