Earth Hour was particularly successful in 2009 with landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, The Empire State Building and the Sydney Opera House all taking part and turning off their lights to show world leaders that something must be done.

Will you be switching off?

If you do enjoy visiting the hustling and bustling cities, then Edinburgh or Glasgow will be your best bet. Glasgow is Scotland’s biggest city and is full with museums, shops and restaurants. Edinburgh is a great place for those of you who like to take a good photo. With its castle and events (including big new year celebrations) that take place on a regular basis, it’s the place to be.

Scotland is easily accessible via car, train or plane and accommodation is easy to find and relatively cheap. Get yourself there!

It’s probably a good idea to ring up the company you took the insurance out with before you jet off. You wouldn’t want to have to be out of pocket whilst you’re away for a tumble on the slopes!

• Jetwing Beach – Sri Lanka
• Azul Beach Hotel by Karisma – Mexico

If luxury is what you are after, then make sure you have a browse on the Internet before you book! Hidden little gems like the ones above are not to be missed out on!

I’ve watched many programme’s about Marbella and the fact it is full of the rich and famous, so I’m wondering if it is really going to be as pretentious as some people make out. A hot spot for celebrities and champagne on tap, Marbella is full of designer shops and over priced bars, I’m thinking that I may have to start saving now to be able to join in with that lifestyle!

Me and Mouse are going to have to work on our beach bodies and make sure we have our white bikini’s and over-sized sunglasses at the ready!

You and the spacecraft would experience microgravity whilst in suborbital space, making it quicker and what should be cheaper, to fly to holiday destinations.

Richard Branson, founder of the mega brand Virgin, has plans underway to conquer this realm and has built what could be the first commercial spacecraft which will take the public in to space on route to their destination.

The first members of the public to fly in the craft called SpaceShip 2 as part of the Virgin Galactic programme will of course have to be pretty darn rich to afford the ticket fare. The first entry level for the cheap seats on SpaceShip 2 start at $200,000 dollars, which is approximately £122,000 English pounds. I hope there is a complimentary in-flight meal thrown in with that!

The complaints have come about as the Assembly authorise and contribute to the subsidised airline flights to Cardiff and Anglesey. This has come about in attempts to increase visitors and support tourism to these areas, but conservationists state that it is to the detriment of the local wildlife, who will feel the effects of the additional noise and air pollution.

As sites like airports and tourist attractions grow, they can also impact negatively on the habitats of wildlife, by upsetting the biodiversity levels which could put some species under pressure and into decline.

Conservationists say that as well as the pollution issues and the fact that the Welsh wildlife habitats are suffering from climate change, the Governments subsidies on flights are just wasting the public money as well as contributing to the demise of local wildlife.

As we see the return of VAT to 17.5 % and the continual fluctuating price of fuel, air travel can be an expensive experience for those booking flights, either for business purposes or recreational holidays. All this and the fact that we are still feeling the effects of the credit crunch, everyone’s desperate to save money with less disposable income available.

This has forced the hand of the airlines to try and keep passengers interested in flying with them to keep the customers booking with them and more importantly, keeping the airlines cash flow ticking over.

With this in mind, BMI have announced this week that they are to drop the full Business Class service offered on short haul flights and focus on providing more cheap flights. BMI are branding it as their Flexible Economy package, which still offers complimentary food on the plane and also the use of the lounges prior to take off.

I went on to the budget airlines (see below) and got some cheep flights as they always have deals on than just used the internet to find accomodation which was at a high standard but cheap in cost.

Airlines
Ryanair
Fly Be
Easy jet
Jet 2
BMI Baby

Accommodation
www.travelsupermarket.com
www.expedia.co.uk
www.lastminute.com

It seems to work best in Europe but i have not personally tried to book a holiday further than Europe so let me know how you get on.

Teletext Holidays is always a good one to look at as they have a sale on at the moment with prices starting from £139 per person.

Lollipop has been recommended to me by my friends to look at as you can get a real bargain.

so if you are looking to use the last of your holidays before the new year starts (if they run from April to March like mine) than get online and see what you can get.