European & Mediterranean News
            
            
              Getting the very best throughout your Silversea
            
            
              cruise has just got that bit better for 2012 with the
            
            
              offer of complimentary business class flights on
            
            
              selected Mediterranean and other European sailings.
            
            
              Join Silversea on a journey to the playgrounds of the
            
            
              world’s most legendary sea. Wind through the exquisite
            
            
              isles of the Aegean and explore the antiquity of the
            
            
              Peloponnese. Embark on Eastern Mediterranean cruises
            
            
              and sail to the Greek Isles, the Black Sea and Dalmatian
            
            
              coast. Or Western Mediterranean cruises that discover
            
            
              jet-set hideaways from the sun-soaked Iberian shores to
            
            
              golden Riviera beaches.
            
            
              Silversea adds complimentary Business
            
            
              Class flights to selected European Voyages
            
            
              The charming and luxurious hotel Tiara Yaktsa overlooks the azure blue
            
            
              waters of the Côte d’Azur in the tranquil seaside village of Théoule-sur-Mer,
            
            
              which lies between glitzy Cannes and fashionable St. Tropez. Set amidst
            
            
              fragrant and beautifully manicured gardens, this undeniably romantic
            
            
              boutique hotel boasts comfort, intimacy and superb service in equal
            
            
              measure. The best rooms have large terraces with sweeping views of the
            
            
              Mediterranean.  A perfect Riviera retreat.
            
            
              A seriously romantic interlude on the French Riviera
            
            
              Tiara Yaktsa, Théoule sur Mer (near Cannes)
            
            
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              - the benefits of a pre-paid cash card for holidays abroad
            
            
              The Canny Traveller
            
            
              
                For those of you who are looking for peace of mind and added convenience then why not set aside
              
            
            
              
                your holiday spending money in a pre-paid travel card. If your card is lost or stolen, the remaining
              
            
            
              
                value can be blocked and refunded. Moreover, depending on the issuer, emergency assistance will
              
            
            
              
                provide a replacement card or cash wherever you are.
              
            
            
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                ecure
              
            
            
              
                A travel card is completely separate from your bank account and, if it’s lost or
              
            
            
              
                stolen, your money is protected.
              
            
            
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                TMs & shops
              
            
            
              
                A travel card can be used at tens of millions of shops worldwide and withdraw
              
            
            
              
                local currency from more than 1.5 million ATMs.
              
            
            
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                lexible
              
            
            
              
                Travel cards are generally available in a range of currencies and denominations.
              
            
            
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                asy
              
            
            
              
                You can buy a travel card from a growing range of High Street outlets including
              
            
            
              
                banks and travel agencies and use it around the world.
              
            
            
              Ballyfin Demesne – secures its
            
            
              position as a destination resort.
            
            
              Five star luxury a la Downton Abbey does not come
            
            
              better than this. Just an hour from Dublin, with only
            
            
              fifteen rooms for the 600 acre estate, this 5 star luxury
            
            
              hotel is open to residents only and provides discretion
            
            
              and privacy like few other destinations.   A member of
            
            
              Relais & Chateaux, listed in the Tatler Travel Guide 2012‘s
            
            
              list of the ‘101 Best Hotels in the World’, named ‘Best
            
            
              Newcomer’ at Ireland’s ‘Hotel & Catering Review Gold
            
            
              Medal Awards’ and ‘Newcomer of the Year‘  in Ireland’s
            
            
              ‘2012 Georgina Campbell Awards’ Ballyfin is perfect for
            
            
              guests who only want the best, whether for individual
            
            
              stays or on an exclusive use.
            
            
              www.ballyfin.com