Etihad Airways is offering passengers the option to add a free overnight stay in Abu Dhabi when booking flights with the national airline.
Travellers can select a complimentary hotel as part of the online booking process, choosing a free stay for one or two nights in a range of hotels across the city.
It’s a great opportunity to experience sites like the impressive Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and Louvre Abu Dhabi, with Etihad’s boarding pass also doubling up as the with discounts at many attractions.
- Stopover packages are only available when booking on etihad.com.
We love a good train ride and this new journey on the Mesopotamian Express crossing Turkey’s Anatolia sounds fascinating.
Travelling 1,051km over 24 hours from Ankara to Diyarbakır, the sleeper train passes through Kayseri, Sivas, Malatya, Elazığ, and Bingöl.
Three-hour stop-overs in Kayseri and Malatya, and a four-hour stop in Elazığ, allow you sample each city’s unique architecture and local cuisines.
Running once a week, with a dining car serving Anatolian cuisine, two-person cabins include a refrigerator, lighting and heating, a lavatory, and storage TL 9,000 (approx. €260) for the outbound journey and TL 8,000 (approx. €239) for the return journey.
- Tickets can be booked via the Turkish State Railways’ app.
Head off exploring along the Kingdom of Kerry Greenways this summer, following the historic Limerick to Kerry railway line.
With two picturesque routes, the Listowel to Abbeyfeale (16km) route connects to the existing Limerick Greenway for an extended adventure, while the Tralee to Fenit Greenway (13.6km) passes along the estuary, offering tranquil views of Mount Brandon and Tralee Bay.
Bring your own bike, hire one or set off on foot.
Dungarvan and West Waterford are perfect spots for an active break away.
Base yourself at the four-star Dungarvan Park Hotel and discover the Waterford Greenway (which starts just across the road), Copper Coast, and Comeragh Mountains.
On the banks of the Colligan River, choose a hotel room or holiday home and enjoy the hotel’s Riverside Health Club on site where you can relax in its pool, gym, steam room and sauna after a fun day outdoors.
Two-nights B&B with one dinner and bike hire, from €205 per night.
Embark on a four-night opera tour in Germany with Keith Prowse Tours. Departing June 14, 2024, from Dublin to Berlin, you’ll enjoy time in Hof, Dresden and Leipzig with walking tours, dinners, coach transfers and a welcome dinner in Dresden with Patrick Cassidy.
Category one tickets to Dante From Inferno to Paradise by Patrick Cassidy and Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte are included, €1,579.