The Travel Den

18/05/2026

Is a holiday to Australia on your wish list, but you always thought it would be unaffordable? How about a road trip, starting at £2,602 per person including flights*?
For further details on the following itinerary, or alternative suggestions, contact us via email: [email protected] or our direct line: 01923 947074.

Coral Coast Highway
Discover Western Australia's Coral Coast on this 11 night self-drive from Perth to Exmouth, taking in stunning coastal landscapes, unique pink lakes and incredible marine encounters.
Itinerary:
Fly UK > Perth - Rottnest Island - Perth - Geraldton - Monkey Mia - Carnarvon - Exmouth - Carnarvon - Kalbarri - Perth > Fly UK
What's Included?
• Room only (breakfast at select hotels)
• 12 Days car hire
• Ultimate coastal road trip freedom
• Unforgettable wildlife & ocean encounters
• 11 Nights of hand-picked accommodation
• Rottnest Island bus day pass & ferry combo
• 4WD and sandboarding adventure
• Half-day sea kayak & snorkel tour
11 nights from £2,602pp*

Various departures between 1st May 2026 - 31st March 2027
Price based on two adults sharing
Fly from LHR* | MAN from £2,908pp | EDI from £2,736pp
Subject to availability

Let The Travel Den Make Your Dream Holiday Become A Reality.

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12/05/2026

LIMITED-TIME OFFER with AZAMARA CRUISES - contact us for further information via email: [email protected]
or call 01923 947074 (office hours only)

We’re excited to share a limited-time opportunity for you
to experience the very best of Azamara Cruises.

From 12th – 29th May 2026, you can enjoy up to 20% off your cruise fare, combinable with *Up to $750 in Onboard Credit per stateroom.

In addition, every voyage includes Always Azamara amenities, valued at over $4,500.
These enriching inclusions, paired with longer stays in port, exclusive cultural performances, and immersive destination experiences ensure you will enjoy deeper, more meaningful travel.

Whether you dream of witnessing a rare solar eclipse in Greenland or planning ahead for a Caribbean winter escape, now is the perfect time to secure your next unforgettable journey.

With over 35 years’ experience in retail travel, we can help you find your ideal cruise, multi-centre adventure, road trip, city break, beach holiday, flight only, hotel only, international rail journey or anything else you have dreamed of for your next getaway - contact us for further information.

06/05/2026

CALLING ALL ARSENAL FANS

Exclusive Charter Flight

Times will be designed to ensure you have enough time to comfortably reach the stadium prior to the match and enough time should the game go all the way to penalties/sudden death.

No more fees/taxes to pay

Interested? Contact us directly on 01923 947074 or email: [email protected]

Subject to availability at time of booking.

06/05/2026

I have just been sent this and wanted to share it. Please read, especially if you are worried that your flights to your dream destination might be cancelled:

She was sitting at her kitchen table at 11pm, tears in her eyes, about to cancel the safari she'd been saving for since her divorce.
Three years of putting away £100 a month.

A promise she'd made to herself the day she signed the papers.
"I'm going to Kenya. For me."

And then she saw the headline........ Her heart sank as she placed her head in her hands.

"AIRPORT CHAOS: Hundreds of flights cancelled as travel disruption hits UK."

She called me in a panic.
"Should I cancel? I don't want to lose the money. I don't want to get stranded. What if—"

I said:

"Stop. Let me tell you something nobody ever tells you about long-haul flights."

And what I told her changed everything.

✈️ HERE'S WHAT THE MEDIA NEVER MENTIONS

When a wide-body aircraft departs London for Nairobi — or the Maldives, or Mauritius, or Mumbai — it isn't just carrying passengers.

Under your feet?
Kenyan roses heading to Europe.
Life-saving pharmaceuticals on a cold chain.
Fresh seafood. Medical equipment. High-value cargo.

This isn’t small stuff. This is global supply chain level important.

And here’s the truth:

👉 Airlines will protect those flights at almost any cost.

Because unlike passengers… some of that cargo has hours to live, not days.

So when cancellations happen?

Short-haul leisure routes (think London to Malaga on a bank holiday) are far more likely to be cut.

Long-haul routes carrying time-sensitive freight?
They are the LAST to go.

That’s not opinion. That’s how the system works.

—

🌍 BACK TO MY CLIENT

I showed her the reality behind the headline.
Her route. Her airline. Her date.

She was fine.

Her trip was protected.
Her insurance covered her.
And I told her: “If anything happens, I’m here.”

So… she went.

And this happened:

She stood in the Maasai Mara at sunrise as lions walked past her vehicle.
She watched wildebeest cross the Mara River.
She sat under a sky full of stars she didn’t know existed.

And on her final night, she messaged me:

"I nearly didn’t come. I would have regretted this for the rest of my life. Thank you for not letting me give up on myself."

—

💡 WHAT PEOPLE DON’T SAY ABOUT TRAVEL AGENTS

We’re not just booking holidays.

We’re the voice of calm when headlines create panic.
We’re the filter between fact and fear.
We’re the ones who actually understand how travel really works.

And sometimes…

We’re the reason someone doesn’t give up on something they’ve dreamed about for years.

—

If the news has made you nervous about a trip…

Before you cancel.
Before you lose money.
Before fear wins.

📞 Call me first.

Let me tell you what’s actually going on.

Because you deserve to go. 🌍✨🦁

📞 01923 947074
📧 [email protected] 🔗 thetravelden.co.uk

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The Travel Den is an independent travel agency based in Elstree - we plan and book your holidays, cruises, city breaks and more.

28/04/2026

The Travel Den spent the weekend staying at The Constantinou Asimina Suites hotel in Paphos, Cyprus. Take a look at one of the amazing suites in the hotel! And the food….. delicious!

This is just one of the four hotels this hotel group has in Paphos…..
Fancy trying out on these hotels, or another of the amazing hotels in Cyprus? Then contact us directly via email- [email protected] and we will send you a quote!

20/04/2026

Tuesday April 21 2026….. Disney launches this year’s Dining Plan special offer for 2027. The ‘phone lines are going to be red hot so email us with your requirements (with or without flights) including number of adults and children with their ages on the return travel date, along with your contact telephone number.
Email [email protected]

Some dates, hotels and restaurants are excluded from the offer. Further details can be obtained after contacting us.

Offer subject to availability.
Offer posted April 20, 2026

19/04/2026

Hot 🔥 off the press!

Greece is dropping the bio metric entry requirements for UK passport holders.

This means entry to Greece as well as Cyprus (who haven’t implemented the system as they aren’t a Schengen country) is a lot quicker than the countries who have the bio entry requirements.

In case you are unsure which countries are included, the 29 Schengen Countries as listed below:

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland

Validity: A Schengen visa (short-stay, up to 90 days in a 180-day period) is valid for all 29 countries.

Excluded EU Countries: Ireland and Cyprus are part of the EU but not the Schengen area.

Entry/Exit System (EES): As of October 2025, a new digital border system has been applied to travelers.

20/03/2026

UK PASSPORT COST DUE TO INCREASE FROM APRIL 2026

The Government has announced an increase in the cost of new passports next month, which will see an online standard UK adult application rise to more than £100 for the first time.

A standard UK adult passport applied for online will increase by 8% from 8 April, from £94.50 to £102. A child’s passport applied for online will rise from £61.50 to £66.50.

Postal applications will go up from £107 to £115.50 for adults, and from £74 to £80 for children. The one-day Premium Service application for adults made within the UK will increase from £222 to £239.50.

The changes are subject to parliamentary approval but are expected to go ahead.

The Government said the money ‘will help the Home Office to continue to move towards a system that meets its costs through those who use it, reducing reliance on funding from general taxation’.

“The Government does not make any profit from the cost of passport applications,” it said.

“The fees contribute to the cost of processing passport applications, consular support overseas, including for lost or stolen passports, and the cost of processing British citizens at UK borders.”

Next month’s price hike follows increases of 7% in each of the last two years, and 9% in 2023.

13/03/2026

NO SOLO SUPPLEMENTS ON SELECTED RIVER CRUISES IN MAY AND JUNE!
Limited availability... when the cabins are sold, they are gone!
Email us or call to check availability on your selected itinerary
email: [email protected]
call: 01923 947074 (office hours only please)


Opatija, Zadar & Northern Gems of the Adriatic 04/05/2026 Birmingham or Stansted
3 x lower - no solo supplements £1,799

Opatija, Zadar & Northern Gems of the Adriatic
11/05/2026 Heathrow or Manchester
1 x lower– no solo supplements £1,799
2 x main deck – no solo supplement - £1,949

Opatija, Zadar & Northern Gems of the Adriatic
18/05/2026 Birmingham or Heathrow
2 x lower– no solo supplements £1,799

Opatija, Zadar & Northern Gems of the Adriatic
25/05.2026 Stansted, Manchester or Heathrow
1 x lower– no solo supplements £1,999
1 x main deck – no solo supplement - £2,149


Split, Rab and Undiscovered Islands of the North Yacht Cruise 17/05/2026 Birmingham or Stansted
3 x lower– no solo supplements £1,799

Split, Rab and Undiscovered Islands of the North
24/05/2026 Bristol or Gatwick
3 x lower– no solo supplements £1,899

Split, Rab and Undiscovered Islands of the North Yacht Cruise 31/05/2026 Heathrow or Leeds Bradford
3 x lower– no solo supplements £1,999

Split, Rab and Undiscovered Islands of the North Yacht Cruise 07/06/2026 Manchester or Gatwick
2 x lower– no solo supplements £2,499

Split, Rab and Undiscovered Islands of the North Yacht Cruise 07/06/2026 Manchester, Luton or Bristol
2 x lower– no solo supplements £2,399


Dubrovnik & Splendours of Dalmatia Yacht Cruise
24/05/2026 Gatwick, East Midlands or Stansted
3 x lower– no solo supplements £1,899

Dubrovnik & Splendours of Dalmatia Yacht Cruise
07/06/2026 Manchester, Gatwick or Edinburgh
2 x lower– no solo supplements £2,299

Dubrovnik & Splendours of Dalmatia Yacht Cruise
28/06/2026 East Midlands or Gatwick
2 x lower– no solo supplements £2,299

Split, Hvar and the Delights of Dalmatia Yacht Cruise
16/05/2026 Heathrow
1 x lower– no solo supplements £1,799
1 x main deck – no solo supplement - £2,149

Split, Hvar and the Delights of Dalmatia Yacht Cruise
23/05/2026 Manchester
3 x lower– no solo supplements £1,899

Split, Hvar and the Delights of Dalmatia Yacht Cruise
30/05/2026 Manchester
2 x lower– no solo supplements £1,999

Split, Hvar and the Delights of Dalmatia Yacht Cruise
06/06/2026 Luton
2 x lower– no solo supplements £2,449

Dubrovnik & Southern Croatia Yacht Cruise with Bosnia & Herzegovina Tour
07/05/2026 Gatwick, Manchester or Stansted
3 x lower - no solo supplements £2,299


Dalmatian Islands Yacht Cruise plus Plitvice Lakes & Šibenik Tour 09/05/2026 Bristol, Gatwick or Manchester
3 x lower - no solo supplements £2,499

Zadar and Islands of the North Yacht Cruise with Krka Waterfalls Tour
10/05/2026 Gatwick, Manchester or Bristol
3 x lower - no solo supplements £2,299

Splendours of Dalmatia Yacht Cruise with Dubrovnik & Montenegro Tour
10/05/2026 Manchester or Bristol
3 x lower - no solo supplements £2,599

Offers from Riviera Travel.
All cruises, flights, cabins and prices are subject to availability at time of booking. Full payment will be required to confirm.
Offer posted 13 March 2026

12/03/2026

Uniworld river cruises are an amazing cruise line and have some superb offers, including rates for solo travellers:

Top Solo Offers

💎Enchanting Danube – S.S. Maria Theresa
• 16 Aug 26 — £2,159
Supplement: 0%

🍷Brilliant Bordeaux – S.S. Bon Voyage
• 19 Jul 26 — £2,205
• 09 Aug 26 — £2,205
Supplement: 0%

💠Delightful Danube – S.S. Beatrice
• 02 Aug 26 — £2,555
Supplement: 0%
🏰Vineyards & Palaces along the Danube – S.S. Emilie
• 22 Aug 26 — £3,605
Supplement: 0%

✈️Flights from London included
✈️Ask us about regional airport departures
Prices right at the time of posting and can change at any time

Interested? Contact us for further details-email: [email protected] or call 01923 947074

Offer posted 11 March ‘26
Subject to availability at time of booking