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When you want to arrive and just chill... the top choice is an all-inclusive resort hotel, where your "digs" are also your "destination". Pitch up, check-in, chow down and chill out with the most booked and re-booked all-inclusive destinations, with flights from your local airport and transfers all ATOL protected.
For a guaranteed good time, the travel expert's top strategy is to "read the stats". With millions of travel lovers just like you deciding where's best to holiday, the shear volume of all that research means that the holiday sweet-spots of climate, culture, activities, price and of course "best beaches" are constantly rediscovered and re-booked by savvy sojourn strategists.
Where do the British go on holiday to the most? Perhaps unsurprisingly, Spain still tops the list of the most recent ABTA poll with 29%, with the USA second favourite at 18% and Greece, Portugal and Turkey also being the big-hitters for beach-focussed trips. Barbados is often listed the number one luxury destination in the Caribbean, with Jamaica now claiming more visits. Beach-fanatics would argue the pink sands of the Bahamas are the quintessence of an island paradise, romantics love the Maldives and skiers adore France.
Choose from the finest five star resorts in the world's most exclusive locations. Drink-in iconic views from your infinity pool, recharge with rejuvinating spa treatments and decompress with stress-busting masseurs, before dining in the finest restaurants. Treat yourself in a little posh paradise, because you're worth it.
We know that happy kids make happy parents, and family-focussed destinations are all about having fun for your children... sometimes all together... sometimes with their new pals in the kids club, while you... relaaax. Family resorts are the most fun way to spend time together, and also ensure it can sometimes be a "holiday" for mum and dad too.
What's better than being on holiday? Being on holiday with nothing to pay for! All-inlusive resorts let you leave all your cares behind, with many or sometimes all of your activities and food and drink already included in the package price. Kick back and enjoy yourself, with not a care in the world. Perhaps this is the real meaning of "holiday".
We love kids, but we couldn't eat a whole one! Loved by romantics, "dinkys" and teachers during the school holidays... destinations for "couples" will have fewer or no children because they don't have family-friendly facilities, or pick fully "adult-only" resorts if you want a hotel with a guaranteed grown-up atmosphere.
The best destinations for groups are often the ones with the most options once you arrive. The bigger your gang, the broader your tastes and the best group resorts cater for everyone. Beach bathers with a book, sporty types playing tennis & volleyball, barside banterers, cultural explorers... then all back together for meals and hanging out in the balmy evenings.
Sometimes you want Mr Right, and sometimes you want Mr RightNow. If you want to know where the best trips are going to in the next few weeks or months, browse the last-minute destinations for inspiration and eye-watering bargains. Want a good deal, and don't mind where you go? This is where to find your next-week nirvana.