Earlier this week Helen who heads up our office in Russia came in for a vist and showcased some great new hotels which have opened in both Moscow and St Petersburg. In St Petersburg there is now somewhere more suitable for familes with pool, spa and good food, the newly opened Sokos Palace Bridge Hotel, well worth considering if you want more space and facilities.
About 250 kms outside Moscow in a charming, historial town called Plyos some of the merchants houses and larger manor houses have been beautifully resored and converted into small hotels - perfect for an itinerary that incorporates this less visited area of the Golden Ring and for those travelling in smaller, private groups who want something a bit different.
For those wanting something totally different the One & Only Reethi Rah in the Maldives are offering stay seven nights, pay six for bookings made by 15 October but for a stay from 01 - 19 December. Special offers for that time of year don't come about very often in the Maldives given it is the high season - perfect to get a pre-Christmas tan and to avoid the Chrismas shopping high street crush or as a prelude to a Christmas in Sri Lanka?