The study, commissioned by Kelkoo, and conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research, rated the world’s most popular beach destinations using the latest official statistics to assess the performance of 10 key travel criteria, including: climate, security, local affordability of goods and services, quality of food, the cost of flights and accommodation, tourist attractions, and the exchange rate. A YouGov survey of almost 2,300 adults was conducted to ascertain the importance British holidaymakers placed on each factor, and the scores for each destination were then weighted accordingly to determine the ‘Kelkoo Beach Index’ rankings.

With enviable weather conditions, reasonably priced flights and accommodation, as well as favourable exchange rates, Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast emerges as the top beach destination this summer, closely followed by North Tunisia, Antalya in Turkey, and Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt. According to the index, these destinations rank highest in the affordability stakes, the number one holiday consideration for today’s travellers. This summer, almost 9 out of 10 people (87%) claim prices at destination constitute the most important criteria when picking their perfect holiday, 86% deem the cost of accommodation and flights (82%) to be key, while 81% believe security is also a determining factor [2]. Scoring lowest are Sydney, Australia (20th), Rio de Janeiro in Brazil (19th), and Hawaii (18th), due to low overall affordability scores which force them down to the bottom of the table.

Bruce Fair, Managing Director of Kelkoo UK, comments: “In the current climate, British holidaymakers seem to be more cost-conscious than ever. Although Bulgaria, Tunisia and Turkey may not automatically spring to mind when choosing the top beach holiday destinations, they appear to fit the bill most closely when it comes to delivering against the criteria that matter most to UK holidaymakers today – value for money and affordability.”

All well-known that Russian and Turks have much in common, especially concerning a meeting of New Year and Christmas. For this reason three hotels of group Rixos have prepared something especial specially for Russians! To services of the visitors, wishing to feel magic ofย New Year, evening entertaining programs are developed, dishes Turkish, Italian will be submitted, French and a Russian cuisine, dancing parties in style latino and a rock’n'roll, celebratory masquerades, show programs, game in the Lotto, discos in pyjamas and other special actions are organised.

On December, 31st in addition to the general meeting of New Year specially for Russian visitors of hotel Rixos Sungate possibility will be given to meet coming 2010 together with native land โ€“ at 23:00 (midnight Moscow time) will be established a space bridge with Moscow!

And visitors Croatian Rixos Libertas Dubrovnik after a celebratory banquet can participate in New Year’s lottery Rixos and win rest in Turkey in one of hotels Rixos, Weekend in hotel Rixos Libertas Dubrovnik, free visiting Rixos Royal SPA or a romantic supper at restaurant Le Select.
After a smart meeting of New Year visitors can take pleasure in Laser Show, New Year’s competition the Best Barman of Europe, fires of fireworks and performance of dancers, and also to try champagne, mulled wine and is final a New Year’s pie.

Possibility to participate in tournament on draughts which will take place on January, 1st will be given fans of intellectual rest.  For children in all hotels separate programs in Clubs Rixy are prepared, after all if children do not miss, parents will have a possibility to have a rest without cares!

On January, 7th in Rixos the meeting of orthodox Christmas will take place. In all Turkish hotels gala-suppers will be organised.
Many Russians prefer to spend a winter vacation in new places to be loaded by energy for all coming year. In December-January air temperature in Turkey makes, so it is possible to forget about a cold and snow.

According to the director for development The Royal Amwaj Resort and Spa Mr. Guy Epsona , visitors can eat, drink and only sign the bills, without caring of their additional payment at an extract from hotel.

In “Santa-park”, a cave of Santa Klausa, it is possible to visit school of gnomes and to try a Christmas batch. And in an hour of driving from a city – zoo Rauna Zoo – there is a personal zoo grandfathers. Here, in as much as possible approached to natural conditions, there live polar bears, deer, otters, lynxes – and more an order of 60 kinds of animals. From this year the company offers a new direction – rest on a resort of Hjameenlinna. This city is in Southern Finland, and to reach it it is possible by a charter train “Pac Group”. Here one more residence Santa-Klausa, by the way, has settled down. On a resort it is possible to get fascinating excursion on оленью a farm with arrival on chocolate factory and glass-blowing masterful Iitala.From Hjameenlinna no distance to Helsinki and Turku.

On small island near to Turku there live Mumi-trolls. Generally, inhabitants of the Mumi-dale sleep in the winter, but from February, 20 till February, 28th they will wake up – to please children and their parents. In a valley of Mumi-trolls visit in the Mumi-house, try sweets of Mumi-mum, drive on a skating rink and санных hills.And in Helsinki and children, and adults will be interested for certain by popular scientific centre “Eureka” largest in Finland. Here there is a set of entertainments and informative attractions. Visitors can participate in process of manufacturing of a paper, twist an energy wheel, familiarise with a collection of minerals and rocky breeds of Finland or go to travel on the Universe. Visiting of a zoo, park of tropical animals or aquarium Sea Life becomes not less informative. A zoo of Korkeasaari – one of the oldest in the world. It totals more than 1000 kinds of plants and 200 kinds other animals – including, rare and dying out. In park of tropical animals Tropicano it is possible to plunge into the colourful tropical world, to admire colourful lizards, to look at rare turtles and the most poisonous and huge snakes of a planet. And in aquarium Sea Life you with a head will dive into the sea world where will see slopes, sharks, jellyfishes and set of unique fishes.It wanted productive leisure? Welcome in an Aquapark in Finland. In Finland their large quantity – with high level of service and various entertainments. Pools with waves and fantastic baths with a hydromassage, cave saunas in a rock, falls and hills-attractions – on all these pleasures the whole day hardly will suffice.From “Pac Group” you would not choose what tour – Voukatti, Kuopio, Juvjaskjulja, Kuusamo – everywhere in Finland family rest is organised on the higher class. Numerous winter resorts offer not only various kinds of active leisure, but also arrange fascinating safaris, programs and tour for all family.

Separately for kids every possible employment here are organised: hills, children’s slopes, ski schools, grills-platforms and children’s corners. Rest in the wood cottages similar to fantastic izbas, family driving on sledge, or the dog teams, walks on wood on snowshoes – deliver you the pleasure sea. Family rest in a city is not less fascinating. Museums and centres of science will tell much about culture of the country and to adults, and children. You can choose the organised excursions or to go sightseeing independently – in any case, such adventures will add family rest by unforgettable impressions.

“Seventy-five percent of air accidents have happened in taking off or landing in densely populated areas,” Gonesse Mayor Jean-Pierre Blazy said in a statement.
The town of Gonesse, located north of Paris, was scheduled to hold a memorial service Sunday to honor the 113 victims who died when the Concorde jet crashed there on July 25, 2000. A court is expected to rule in a manslaughter case related to the crash in December, a statement from Gonesse’s government said.

“Despite 10 years of investigation and four months of trial, all the responsibility does not seem to have been established,” the statement said.
French investigators said a small titanium strip that was loose caused the crash. It had fallen from a Continental Airlines plane on the runway minutes earlier.
The crash, coupled with rising costs and a slump in demand, eventually led to Concorde’s retirement in 2003.

The first position of a rating the Swiss hotel Cube Savognin (has occupied a resort Savonin, Switzerland). The hotel is called so because of the symmetric design in a modernist style. Among its pluses – round-the-clock free drinks in a bar and a picturesque kind from windows.
Residing cost in hotel: from 36 euros (half board). 

The second position of a rating was occupied with hotel Euro Youth Hotel in small town Bud Gastajn, Austria. In hotel of only 59 numbers on 1-5 persons. The free wireless Internet, balconies with a kind on mountains, and also spa-services, driving on sledge and possibility to be engaged in a paraplanerism is offered to visitors. A room rate: from 14 euros from the person.

Further have settled down:
- hotel Good Bye Lenin, Zakopane, Poland.
- The Aparthotel Gotzens, Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria
- Fireside Inn, Brekenridzh, Colorado, the USA
- Hotel Moravsko Village, Bansko, Bulgaria
- Shimaya Ryokan, Nagano, Japan
- Backpackers Villa Sonnenhof, Interlaken, Switzerland
- Hotel L?Ermita, Kanillo, Andorra
- Ski hotel Farellones Refugio Aleman, Chile

Bars and restaurants are on ground floors, spacious terraces for a meal in the open air and acceptances of solar baths in the same place are equipped. On the lowermost floor the wine cellar has taken places.The hotel is partially shined with natural light, in design glasses are used many. The bent roof of hotel is located so that in the summer the glass wall remained in the shadow, protecting visitors from heat, writes site HotelsMag.

In all rooms and сьютах there are balconies with a panoramic kind on a bay and park Zlatni-Rt. Spacious bathrooms in which furnish natural materials are used, are equipped by a shower with imitation of a tropical downpour.

At the disposal of lodgers – pools in hotel territory. Various excursions, playing sports – bicycle and pedestrian walks, the Scandinavian walking, a golf are offered visitors. The price for placing in double standard number begins from 155 euros for the person.World hotels

Grand Hyatt Macau has taken places in two towers of scale complex City of Dreams. In one of them – 424 numbers, the second contains 367 numbers and сьютов. For convenience of visitors in each building the separate zone ресепшн is provided. From windows of skyscrapers picturesque kinds on the Pearl river and area Cotai open. Also its affinity to historical downtown which represents the object of the world heritage which is under protection of UNESCO testifies to a successful site of hotel. In a basis of the design project of hotel creation of the spacious premises filled with air and light has laid down. The natural illumination easily getting here thanks to high ceilings and panoramic windows, does interiors of public premises by more expressive. The sensation of open space amplifies at the expense of use between them glass partitions.

The hardware of numbers Grand Hyatt Macau is added by remote control by light and curtains, 40-inch plasma panels with connection possibility to them of the chamber and the laptop, and also the control panel a multimedia content iPod. One of the most magnificent сьютов has opened on 35 floor Grand Club Tower. On the area in 257 м2 two bedrooms, two bathrooms with a kind on a city, kitchen, a dining room and an office have settled down. Number is ideally suited for long residing, and also carrying out of private parties. With a view of safety, behind an input in сьют constant video supervision is conducted. In territory Grand Club, reflecting the concept traditional for brand Grand Hyatt «hotel in hotel», the launzh-zone with a bar and restaurant on 250 places has settled down. Here every morning for visitors the continental breakfast is free of charge served, and light meals and refined cocktails are the whole day long offered. Also, living in territory Grand Club the library and 2 halls is accessible to meetings which lodgers can use at any time absolutely free of charge. The hotel gives ample opportunities for carrying out of business and solemn actions of various scale, including a hall the area 2 000 м2 and 8 trunk-call rooms of the different size (containing to 120 persons). Also here settles down Salao do Teatro (700 м2) – a premise in which with comfort will take places to 1200 visitors. Feature of this hall is the open kitchen on which simultaneously can work to 50 cooks. Videocameras and monitors thanks to which each visitor can observe of skill of chiefs are indoors established and enjoy the present culinary show directly during actions.
Near to pool and blossoming gardens at the third level of hotel there is one of the greatest platforms in Macao for carrying out of evening cocktails and other actions in the open air.

Restaurants in Grand Hyatt Macau represent exact copies of the institutions which have won a recognition and popularity in other hotels Hyatt. So, at the first level restaurant Beijing Kitchen which prototype became China Restaurant in Grand Hyatt Beijing has settled down. The institution is calculated on 225 seats and works round the clock. Here it is possible to try dishes traditional for China: from classical Shanghai appetizers to house noodles and the Peking duck. The authentic Chinese menu is added by the best grades of the western wines, perfect grades of coffee and desserts from an European cuisine. At the third level of hotel is mezza9 Macau which, as well as its predecessor in Grand Hyatt Singapore, specialises on a South Asiatic cuisine. As appears from the name, the restaurant menu represents 9 various culinary directions, among which: a traditional local cuisine, a grill-menu, a land and сашими, the vok-menu, delicacies, dishes on pair, desserts, and also bar and wine maps.

On a lobby floor has taken places лаунж where live music plays. In this pleasant atmosphere continental breakfasts, light meals, tea, coffee, and also the well-known Portuguese desserts are daily served.To relax and restore forces it is possible in the spa-centre of hotel Isala Spa belonging to network Hyatt Pure. In its territory, 15 spa-rooms in which are spent both individual procedures, and sessions for a two are a total area about 2300 sq. m. At the heart of concept Isala Spa merge of traditional Chinese medicine and last scientific achievements of aesthetic medicine lies. All procedures pass under the sensitive control of the qualified experts. Also in hotel territory the fitness club is located equipped on last word of technics.

Despite Islam laws, in Egypt for a long time there was a practice of the special relation to tourists on which local traditions do not extend. Even in Ramadan in hotels on resorts having a rest entertain and submit alcohol, without being interested, who and with whom lives in paid number. However Nizar Gurab names in the claim such state of affairs unconstitutional and insists on position cancellation according to which разнополым foreigners can live in one room of the hotel without a marriage certficate presentation.

While it is not known, whether will want to cut court of Egypt a gold tree of tourism which brings in the stable income to the state. In case the law on separate residing will be accepted and extended to resort zones, Egypt will lose a considerable part of a tourist stream. Not a secret that in the West even people consisting in constant partnership do not hasten to make out legally marriage, and Russians have got used to go on rest with whom it will want. On travellers from the Arabian countries the innovation is not enough повляет, and here Egypt should say goodbye to the European, American and Russian tourists.
Besides, if precedent with an interdiction for joint residing in numbers for the unmarried is created, on resorts new claims – concerning sale of alcohol, bathing in inadequate bathing suits and other immoral actions, most likely, will fall.

Kempinski Hotel Soma Bay on 325 numbers

All rooms are executed in orient style with touch of the western elegance, in them there is the satellite TV, individually picked up central air and the bathrooms finished with marble. Restaurants and hotel bars offer a wide choice of dishes and drinks.
At the main restaurant The View it is possible to have a dinner on the big terrace with a view of the sea. Cost of numbers begins from 180 euros.