Joanna Parkin - The Holiday Village

29/10/2026

Want to turn 28 days of annual leave into 61 days off in 2027?

If you’re already planning next year’s getaways, you can stretch your time off by booking annual leave around the bank holidays:

- 1–10 January: Book 4–8 January (5 days leave = 10 days off)
- 26 March–5 April: Book 30 March–2 April (4 days leave = 10 days off)
- 1–9 May: Book 4–7 May (4 days leave = 9 days off)
- 29 May–6 June: Book 1–4 June (4 days leave = 9 days off)
- 28 August–5 September: Book 31 August–3 September (4 days leave = 9 days off)
- 21 December–3 January 2028: Book 21–24 & 29–31 December (7 days leave = 14 days off)

That gives you 61 days off work using just 28 days of leave.

Whether you're considering a city break, a long-haul adventure, a cruise, or a family holiday, 2027 is the perfect year to make your annual leave work harder for you.

Get in touch today, and let’s find a trip that fits perfectly around these dates!

Best regards,

Joanna Parkin

29/10/2026

Check your passport’s validity

Most EU countries require UK passports to be less than ten years old and still be valid for at least three months after you come back from your holiday.

Leave enough time to renew your passport
Current government advice states that it can take up to three weeks to renew or replace your passport, so make sure yours is in date before you travel. For more information about how you can apply to get a new passport, please see the information below.

What are the entry requirements for my holiday destination?
To enter EU countries, your passport must be:

Less than 10 years old (from the ‘date of issue’) on the day you arrive into the EU
Valid for at least 3 months (based on the ‘date of expiry’) on the day you leave the EU.
To enter Turkey, your passport must be:

Valid for at least 150 days from the date you arrive and there should be a full blank page for the entry and exit stamps.
Please visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice for more information.

If you have booked a holiday with me and are unsure if your passport is valid please reach out or simply WhatsApp me the picture part of your passport to 07764 926304

Joanna xx

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28/10/2026

🏃🌎RACE ACROSS THE WORLD 🏃🌎

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🦧𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐨’𝐬 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐬 & 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 🌿
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘩, 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘰’𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘯, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦-𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴.

✈️Flights from Heathrow
🔸13 Days
🎟9 Included Excursions
🥘20 Meals
⭐️4* & 5* Hotels

🌿2027
▪️22nd February - £3269pp
▪️1st March - £3555p
▪️8th March - £3765pp
▪️19th April - £3535pp (3 seats left)
▪️31st May - £3509pp (9 seats left)
▪️12th July - £4185pp
▪️27th September - £3635pp
▪️4th October - £3615pp
▪️25th October - £3589pp
▪️1st, 15th November - £3589pp

🌿2028
▪️21st February - £3689pp
▪️28th February - £3835pp
▪️13th March - £3835pp
▪️3rd April - £3835pp
▪️1st, 8th, 22nd May - £3835pp
▪️5th, 12th June - £3835pp
▪️26th June - £3835pp
▪️10th July - £4555pp
▪️28th August - £3835pp
▪️4th, 11th September - £3835pp
▪️25th September - £3915pp
▪️23rd, 30th October - £3835pp

🍃2029
▪️19th February - £4139pp
▪️26th February - £4275pp
▪️12th March - £4275pp
▪️2nd, 30th April - £4275pp
▪️7th, 21st May - £4275pp
▪️4th, 11th, 25th June - £4275pp
▪️9th July - £4889pp
▪️27th August - £4275pp
▪️3rd, 10th September - £4275pp
▪️24th September - £4399pp
▪️12th November - £4275pp

🌟🌟Deposits £395pp🌟🌟

🦧Visit the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and Sun Bear Conservation Centre
🌿Spend an unforgettable day at the Rainforest Discovery Centre
🦧Get to know the unusual-looking proboscis monkey at a local sanctuary
🌿Wildlife cruises on the Kinabatangan River and oxbow lakes and a stay in a jungle lodge
🦧Discover beautiful Kinabalu Park and the therapeutic Poring Hot Springs
🌿Stay at the Sabah Tea Plantation
🦧Look out for fireflies and pygmy elephants
🌿Journey to former British colonial capital Sandakan
🦧End your trip with four days in a luxurious beach resort

🌺 Contact me to book and for more details

☎️07764926394

📧[email protected]

💬 DM me or comment below

Prices are fluid, subject to availability, terms & conditions apply

The Holiday Village is part of the Travel Village Group established in 1959. Celebrating 65 years of being an award-winning, fourth generation, family-run business that centres around professional, friendly and approachable service.

Prices are inclusive of the discount , correct as 28th October 2026 - Based on 2 sharing
Includes all mandatory taxes & local charges
Holiday is provided by Newmarket Holidays
ABTA V7812
ATOL 2325

28/10/2026

One of my favourite programmes, starts tonight at 8pm tonight...

What is the route?
Once the celebs leave Kuching, they will have a 7,500km journey ahead of them as they travel south to finish in the sun-drenched city of Melbourne in Australia.

To get there, they’ll have to pass jungles, make their way across the Indian Ocean, before finally trekking across the Land Down Under, passing through five different checkpoints.

26/10/2026

26/10/2026

🎄✨ DUBLIN CHRISTMAS BREAK £200PP ✨🎄

Twinkling lights along O’Connell Street, festive markets, and the warm Irish spirit all around. Make your December getaway unforgettable with a stay at RIU Plaza The Gresham Dublin, right in the heart of the city.

🏨 Hotel RIU Plaza The Gresham Dublin
💚 In the heart of Dublin
💤 2 nights, B&B

📅 13th December 2026
✈ London Stansted from £200pp
✈ Leeds Bradford from £205pp

📅 14th December 2026
✈ Birmingham from £200pp
✈ Newcastle from £200pp
✈ Manchester from £203pp
✈ East Midlands from £205pp

📅 15th December 2026
✈ Bristol from £200pp

Experience More:
🚕 Private Transfers from £110 total
🪗 Merry Ploughboy Irish Pub Dinner & Show with return transfers from +£73pp
🌄 Cliffs of Moher, Burren and Galway – Full Day Tour from +£66pp
🥃 Jameson Bow St. Distillery Tour from +£29pp

ℹ At the time of costing, no mandatory taxes are required to be paid in resort
✅ ATOL Procted
🌳 We plant a tree for every passenger who travels with us*
🌻 This holiday comes with an automatic donation to , who help children facing serious challenges, to take a break too
*Via our Climate Impact Partner Ecologi. T&Cs apply. Prices correct as of 23/10/2026, subject to change and availability. Prices based on 2 adults, hand luggage only. Provided by Co-op Holidays, trading name of Co-operative Holidays Ltd. ATOL protected 11121.

23/10/2026

Jet2 extends its 'no fuel surcharge' guarantee into 2026/27 winter season 'and beyond'

23/10/2026

What a lovely touch 🩷💙🩷💙