​ Off the Map Travel is offering a new five-day/four-night Polar Night trip that goes close to the North Pole with an isolated stay at the Juva Cabin in Svalbard, Norway. This remote area has 24-hour darkness and a complete absence of light pollution where chances to see the Aurora (Northern Lights) are strongest. Only accessible in the snow during...

Horse riding holiday specialist, Ranch Rider is adding the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to its collection. The archaeological site of the 'Rose Palace of Petra' is found here along with the Nabatean capital dating to 300 BC. As such Jordan offers a wealth of history, dating back to the Paleolithic period, archaeological treasures or lunar-like lands...

Eco-tourism company Great Plains has opened its Okavango Explorers Camp in northern Botswana. Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, has a landscape defined by the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta. These become a lush animal habitat during the seasonal floods. The Okavango Explorers Camp is in the 160,000-hectare private Selinda R...

​ Malawi, a landlocked country in south-eastern Africa, offers highlands split by the Great Rift Valley and Lake Malawi. The Malawi Travel Marketing Consortium has published the Best of Malawi destination brochure and travel directory. Available as an e-book and PDF, it provides detailed listings for the top accommodation options across Malawi as w...

Valle d'Aosta, the smallest Italian region, is located in the alps and bordered by France and Switzerland. The valley is surrounded by some of Europe's highest peaks such as Cervino, Monte Rosa, Gran Paradiso and Mont Blanc. Major ski resorts include Courmayeur and Cervinia. The region's countryside is dotted with medieval castles and fortresses, s...

The 18th century baroque Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, has formal Gardens and 2,000 acres of Capability Brown landscaped Parkland. Home to the Dukes of Marlborough since 1705, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses portraits, furniture, sculpture and tapestries that comprise one of the most important and extensive...