Trainer John conquers jungles of Burma, Laos, Thailand in 14-day bike hike

6 September 2017 | John Hill His biggest scare was being chased by hungry cannibals John St John, our personal fitness trainer at Good Holiday and the Good Ski Guide has cycled round Burma and Thailand in a 14-day

His biggest scare was being chased by hungry cannibals

John St John, our personal fitness trainer at Good Holiday and the Good Ski Guide has cycled round Burma and Thailand in a 14-day charity ride and raised £54,000  from sponsors for Parkinson’s disease charities.

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Canaria is real Gran

1 September 2017 | John Hill It is our nearest guaranteed winter sun. Read more..  Good Holiday reporters have for decades trawled the world for sunny escapes from the dull, low skies of Britain in winter and finally

It is our nearest guaranteed winter sun. Read more.. 

Good Holiday reporters have for decades trawled the world for sunny escapes from the dull, low skies of Britain in winter and finally plumped for a favourite destination for rich Victorians … Read More

It’s new and fun in the sun

30 August 2017 | John Hill Mark Warner to launch foiling with boards not swords. Read more...   Sporty holiday operator Mark Warner will be offering dinghy and  windsurf  foiling for summer 2018

Mark Warner to launch foiling with boards not swords. Read more…  

Sporty holiday operator Mark Warner will be offering dinghy and  windsurf  foiling for summer 2018 at Lakitira Beach Resort in Kos and Levante Beach Resort in Rhodes.

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Champagne at The Blitz 

23 August 2017 | John Hill Nostalgic and uplifting musical entertainment at Wings & Wheels. Read more.. Stand by for an almighty memorable August Bank Holiday weekend at The 13th annual Wings & Wheels air

Nostalgic and uplifting musical entertainment at Wings & Wheels. Read more..

Stand by for an almighty memorable August Bank Holiday weekend at The 13th annual Wings & Wheels air show on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 at Dunsfold Park near Guildford, Surrey, because – complete with vintage microphones, beautiful harmonies and … Read More

National Parks get a multi-million £ boost

26 May 2017 | John Hill Here’s details of a deal between Britain’s 15 national parks and the Columbia sportswear group. Read more Columbia yesterday announced a multi-million £ partnership, where all staff,

Here’s details of a deal between Britain’s 15 national parks and the Columbia sportswear group. Read more

Columbia yesterday announced a multi-million £ partnership, where all staff, including rangers, will in future be kitted out with Columbia’s eco-friendly gear, including … Read More

World Cup biking event for Leogang

2 May 2017 | John Hill The Austrian ski resort of Leogang, at the heart of Austria’s famous Skicircus, is again attracting thousands of adrenaline sports fans – this time for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup –

The Austrian ski resort of Leogang, at the heart of Austria’s famous Skicircus, is again attracting thousands of adrenaline sports fans – this time for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup – on Sunday June 11.

The world’s fastest riders will once again challenge … Read More

Real news! Macdonald makes Aviemore great again. Read more from John Hill in the Cairngorms..

15 February 2017 | John Hill I regularly shock foreign resorts I visit by telling them that Scotland not only has a ski industry, but at the Cairngorms they have Britain’s best by far residential leisure facilities - at

I regularly shock foreign resorts I visit by telling them that Scotland not only has a ski industry, but at the Cairngorms they have Britain’s best by far residential leisure facilities – at Macdonald Aviemore Resort.

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You’ll feel young in Palm

5 May 2014 | John Hill Palm Springs is the perfect location for a golf getaway it is also brilliant for a wintersun holiday. And if you take the family there are plenty of hotel and apartment accommodation options and

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Sunshine mountain golf in winter!

5 May 2014 | John Hill If you’re a golfer missing his winter fix then I have the ultimate dream destination – Palm Springs in California, where they have sunny and warm mountain and desert golf year-round.  And I 

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The Everglades

1 April 2014 | John Hill It is a river, not a swamp I was talking in the hotel to an academic-looking fellow-guest who turned out to be an ecologist,  who explained that the Everglades is technically a river and not a

It’s a river, not a swamp, says Alex NinianRead More