Holiday Deals and News: How Good is Your Geography?

With ‘Blue Monday’ out of the way this week, the good news is, it’s all uphill from here in 2014.

If you feel like the winter’s dragging a bit, we thought we’d cheer you up with our latest deals and news from around the world.

Ready, set, GO!

World Cup Hotel Caps Kick Off

After last week’s promise from Brazilian airlines to stop the cost of flights from soaring to unaffordable rates during this year’s World Cup, hotels have also joined in on the capping system. About three quarters of hotels throughout Rio de Janeiro are participating in FIFA’s Match accommodation agreement in an attempt to stop hotels from charging ridiculous rates.

Grin and Bare It

If you haven’t made plans for Valentine’s Day weekend yet, then fear not – as you could compete in The Naked Sledding World Championship instead. Organisers are currently recruiting 30 Brits in the buff to make up Team GB. The fifth annual event, which will be held on the slopes of Braunlage in Germany’s Harz Mountains, is due to take place on Saturday, 15^th February. The winning team will take home a hefty £1000, so if you think you can hack it and don’t mind taking your kit off in front of 25,000 spectators, you can apply here. It gives a whole new meaning to the term snowballs…

Unshore Territory

Can you name all of the Earth’s oceans? According to a recent survey, 81% of Brits can’t – and almost 90% of us can only name 10 seas from around the world. Without getting into Pacifics, we reckon, we “cod” do much better. Arf arf.

Plan for July in January

While 20th January might have been ‘Blue Monday’, it was also the most popular day of the year to book a holiday. Perhaps an attempt to beat the winter woes, travel companies reported a 10% spike in sales for summer holidays this week. 62% of people put their decision to book early down to the noticeable savings to be had this time of year. Speaking of which…

Here are some deals to take advantage of: