Corsican Places has added 25 new properties to its programme for 2011, giving holidaymakers a greater choice of accommodation particularly in the south and south west of the island.
29 December 2010
At the start of 2010 The Gambia Experience’s School Development Fund was re-launched with the aim of raising £8000 during the year. Thanks to a number of fundraising events by UK staff, donations from holidaymakers in The Gambia and contributions from the company, the Fund is close to reaching its target.
22 December 2010
More than 50 golfers from the UK, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria and Sweden competed in The Gambia Open & Pro-Am Tournament which was held between 8th & 13th December at the Fajara Golf Course.
16 December 2010
The third World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures is underway in Senegal and is attracting stars and visitors from around the world.
16 December 2010
Corsican Places has launched a new flight from London Heathrow to Figari in the south of Corsica for summer 2011 in conjunction with bmi
16 December 2010
This morning’s BBC Radio 4 show “Midweek” with Libby Purves features Senegalese Kora player and drummer Seckou Keita performing live.
17 November 2010
The dates of the prestigious Calvi Jazz Festival have been announced. The festival will be held between 21st and 26th June 2011...
11 November 2010
Lonely Planet’s latest book “Best in Travel 2011” gives the top 10 countries for next year based on topicality, excitement, value for money and that special x-factor. Cape Verde is in 3rd place.
11 November 2010
Yesterday saw the start of the interesting and unique Le Festival du Vent (Festival of the Wind) which is held in Calvi each year...
28 October 2010
If you are interested in wildlife conservation then there are some great voluntary positions currently being advertised on the islands of Cape Verde...
28 October 2010
Senegalese musician Sadio Cissokho is playing at Bridport Arts Centre on Wednesday 27th October.
21 October 2010
The Gambia Experience has introduced a Price Match Guarantee for all pre-Christmas holidays.
12 October 2010
New for summer 2011 is a Corsican Places flight from Gatwick to Figari – the only UK flight to Figari on a Sunday.
12 October 2010
The Sardinian Places brochure will be available in January - to ensure you receive a copy pre-order yours now.
12 October 2010
If you have previously travelled to Cape Verde and fancy earning yourself £100 in holiday vouchers, why not send in a few words to us?
12 October 2010
Come and find out more about Cape Verde and other destinations available through our sister companies at the AITO Travel Expo...
29 September 2010
Come and find out more about The Gambia and other destinations available through our sister companies at the AITO Travel Expo...
29 September 2010
Come and find out more about Senegal and other destinations available through our sister companies at the AITO Travel Expo...
29 September 2010
Come and find out more about Sardinia and other destinations available through our sister companies at the AITO Travel Expo...
29 September 2010
Come and find out more about Corsica and other destinations available through our sister companies at the AITO Travel Expo...
29 September 2010
This week’s winner of The Telegraph’s travel writing competition is Penny Bunting who has written about her trip to the beautiful mountainous interior of Corsica...
29 September 2010
Children at the St John Vianney School in The Gambia watched pupils from Holy Cross Primary School in Plymouth meet Pope Benedict XVI on Friday via a live screen link.
21 September 2010
George Clooney has been spotted in Sardinia this week visiting the family of his girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis who was born on the island.
21 September 2010
The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2010 is now underway, with 47 yachts competing in the event off the north-east coast of Sardinia.
07 September 2010
Senegal has secured a win over DR Congo in Group E of the African Cup of Nations 2012 qualifiers, winning by 4 goals to 2 thanks to a hat-trick from Mamadou Niang.
07 September 2010
Kololi in The Gambia is one of the top 10 holiday destinations featured on Lastminute.com according to a list published in last weekend’s Observer.
07 September 2010
The Gambia’s Belgian football coach, Paul Put, has named his squad for the 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier against Namibia at home this Saturday.
02 September 2010
The first Emirates flight from Dubai to Dakar took off yesterday morning – it is the airlines 105th destination and the only non-stop scheduled passenger service from Dubai to Senegal, creating a vital link between West Africa and the Middle East.
02 September 2010
Travel blog site Tips From the T List has added a new article listing the five top things to do in Corsica
02 September 2010
Banjul International Airport in The Gambia featured in The Observer on Sunday in an article by Rowan Moore entitled “The 10 best airports” alongside other renowned architectural designs...
18 August 2010
R&B singer Alicia Keys has chosen the island of Corsica as the venue for her private wedding to music producer Swizz Beatz whose real name is Kaseem Dean.
11 August 2010
Passenger air traffic at Cape Verde airports is up by 5.6% year on year in the first half of 2010...
11 August 2010
Naomi Campbell and Prince Andrew are the latest in a long list of A-listers spotted on the island of Sardinia this summer, continuing its reputation as a favourite holiday destination for celebrities.
11 August 2010
Porto Cervo, the main resort on Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda, is listed in TripAdvisor’s “Top 10 Emerging Destinations in the World”.
21 July 2010
The Gambian Olympic team will train in York prior to the London 2012 Olympics.
15 July 2010
There will be a wider choice of holidays to Cape Verde next winter when Thomson’s monopoly on direct flights comes to an end. The Cape Verde Experience will operate its own flights from Stansted and Bristol...
15 July 2010
This summer Sardinia is continuing to attract a number of celebrities, confirming its reputation as the playground of the rich and famous...
15 July 2010
The Island of Spargi, part of the Maddalena Archipelago in Sardinia, is to be sold by auction in October.
08 July 2010
The Cape Verdean national airline TACV will add an additional two aircraft to its fleet to meet demand.
08 July 2010
It’s now less than a month till the lively Porto Latino Festival kicks off in St Florent, Corsica. It’s a hot Latin festival with nightly open-air concerts held in the citadel.
08 July 2010
The Gambia Experience has launched a new website for its School Development Fund which has been raising money for schools in The Gambia for over 20 years...
30 June 2010
Specialist tour operator has added another three-bedroom property to its programme to meet demand as the availability of holiday villas in Sardinia this summer is fairly limited during school holidays.
23 June 2010
FIA World Rally Championship diver Matthew Wilson and co-driver Scott Martin have ridden around the island of Corsica to raise money for charity.
23 June 2010
Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade is in Chad with 10 other African heads of state to discuss the proposal for The Great Green Wall, a 4831 mile-long belt of trees crossing the continent to halt the expansion of the Sahara Desert.
23 June 2010
The new 2010-2011 Cape Verde Experience brochure will be available from the beginning of July but can be pre-ordered online now.
23 June 2010
Despite not qualifying for the World Cup, The Gambia is a nation of football lovers and a five-day tournament has been announced by the president of the Gambia Football Association.
23 June 2010
The fifth round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge was held in Sardinia last week and was won by Juho Hänninen and Mikko Markkula of Škoda Motorsport; team-mates Jan Kopecký and Petr Starý also finished in third place.
09 June 2010
The Gambia Experience has slashed prices for all holidays to the 5* Sheraton Gambia Hotel this June.
02 June 2010
The number of tourists visiting Cape Verde has risen in the first quarter of 2010.
02 June 2010
Senegal play against Denmark tonight in Aalborg, Denmark in a World Cup warm-up match for the hosts.
27 May 2010
The Corsican Places 7 day sale starts tomorrow morning at 10am with big savings across the season including:
27 May 2010
The Sardinian Places 7 day sale starts tomorrow morning at 10am with big savings across the season including:
27 May 2010
Cape Verde managed to hold Portugal to a goalless draw despite being on Portugal’s home soil and the European team selecting a full-strength starting line-up which included Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Carvalho, Miguel Veloso, Nani and Deco.
26 May 2010
The fifth Kanilai International Cultural Festival has opened in Kanilai, The Gambia. The two-week event is held in the birthplace of President Jammeh and is a celebration of Gambian and African culture with...
26 May 2010
Luri Wine Festival (Fiera di U Vinu) will be held on 3rd & 4th July 2010 in the village of Luri in Cap Corse in the North-East of Corsica .
20 May 2010
Organisers of the annual SunAndBass festival have launched another event on the island of Sardinia, Italy.
20 May 2010
A photojournalist who travelled to The Gambia last year has produced a book of some of his favourite images.
20 May 2010
Sardinia will host the Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena later this month, attracting some of the world’s best sailors.
06 May 2010
On Sunday 4th April Senegal celebrated 50 years of Independence and around the world its citizens marked the occasion.
07 April 2010
British cyclists performed well in this year’s Criterium International, a two-day cycling event held in Corsica.
07 April 2010
Sardinian Places has added a new three-bedroom villa with private pool to its portfolio near the town of Arzachena in the North East of Sardinia.
07 April 2010
Kombo Beach Hotel in The Gambia has been awarded a Travelife Gold Award for its commitment to sustainable tourism.
11 March 2010
A group of Bristol based travel agents were able to experience first hand The Gambia's leading attractions following a seven day fam trip hosted by the UK's leading specialist tour operator to the destination.
02 March 2010
Sandele Bay Eco-Retreat in The Gambia has been included in The Guardian’s Green Travel List as one of the “Small places to stay: worldwide”.
24 February 2010
The programme for the prestigious Calvi Jazz Festival has been announced. The festival will be held between 15th and 20th June 2010 in the historic town of Calvi, La Balagne on the French island of Corsica.
24 February 2010
The author Philippa Gregory, founder of Gardens for Gambia, recalls her first visit to the country nearly 20 years ago in an interview with The Sunday Times.
10 February 2010
TV presenter Jenny Buckley is quoted as saying Sardinia was her “favourite place” when interviewed for Irish newspaper The Herald.
10 February 2010
Ryanair announces new flight from London-Stansted to Figari in the south of Corsica.
04 February 2010
On 18th February The Gambia will celebrate its 45th Independence Day. As part of this year’s celebrations, the Porcupines basketball team of Bakau is to host a basketball tournament at the Independence Stadium in Bakau featuring the Senegalese All Stars.
03 February 2010
The world’s best cyclists will meet in Corsica next month for the Criterium International, the first major professional race held on the island since the last Tour of Corsica in 1982.
03 February 2010
The world’s best cyclists will meet in Corsica next month for the Criterium International, the first major professional race held on the island since the last Tour of Corsica in 1982.
03 February 2010
The Sunday Times has listed the top 20 beaches in Europe, and Palombaggia in the south of Corsica has been included. Here’s what the Sunday Times says about the beach:
28 January 2010
The Sunday Times has listed the top 20 beaches in Europe, and Cala Luna on the east coast of Sardinia has been included. Here’s what the Sunday Times says about the beach:
28 January 2010
The Avon Fire and Rescue Service has been recognised by The Gambia in the country’s New Year honours. The service received the honour of Commander of the National Order of the Republic of The Gambia, the highest awarded by President Jammeh, in recognition of the vast amount of life saving equipment sent via a charity set up by former chief fire officer Dave Hutchings.
28 January 2010
The 18th International Jazz Festival of Saint-Louis (Saint-Louis Jazz) will be held between 20th and 23rd May 2010 in the Senegalese city of Saint-Louis, in the north of the country.
28 January 2010
The Cape Verde Experience has produced a second edition of its 2009/10 brochure following an increase in demand and the tour operator exhausting all copies of its first edition.
28 January 2010
The 2010 Quality of Life Index by Internationliving.com lists France as the best place to live for the fifth year running and Corsica is highlighted as one of the country’s top locations.
14 January 2010
Following the demise of Holiday Options, three of its popular hotels are now available through specialist tour operator Sardinian Places.
14 January 2010
Festival les Blues du Fleuve in Senegal has been included in The Guardian’s “Best Local Festivals of 2010” – a list of the top 26 festivals across the world chosen by the paper’s travel experts for their unique experiences and chance to party like the locals.
14 January 2010
The Gambia Scorpians beat Tunisia 2-1 in Tunis last Saturday in a friendly ahead of Tunisia’s entry in the Africa Cup of Nations this week. Cherno Samba and Sainey Nyassi scored the goals for Gambia in what was the first official match between the two countries.
14 January 2010
