Revealed: Top holiday trends for 2016

City breaks are now more popular than beach holidays and more of us than ever before will explore a new country in 2016. These are just two of the holiday trends revealed in a recent survey by Sainsburys Travel Insurance.  If you’ve still to firm up your holiday plans, we can reveal the most popular annual leave hot-spots; how much salary you’ll spend and what you’ll do once you get there.

Kotor Bay Montenegro

David Bailey Kotor Bay Montenegro

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Trek and tour: 5 city breaks offering mountain escapes

With annual leave disappearing like snow off a dyke, it’s important to cram as much as we can into the our precious holiday entitlement.  If like me, you love the buzz of the city and the solitude of the great outdoors – why not enjoy both by seeking city breaks that offer mountain escapes.  I’ve hand-picked five radically different destinations where you can spend the day clambering up mountains and be back in time for evening cocktails. 

city breaks with mountain escapes Alhambra Palace

Antonio Cinotti Alhambra Palace

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