British Airways release its best value holiday escapes for May bookings

May 20, 2011 - PRLog -- British Airways has more than 100 worldwide destinations included in its great value holiday escapes, for bookings this May. Destinations available include North and South America, the Maldives, Middle East, South Africa as well as lots of beach and city breaks across Europe and the UK. Bookings must be made by May 24 and travel dates vary for travel from now though to September 30, 2011.

Customers can enjoy two night city breaks across Europe including city breaks in Paris (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/city-breaks-paris/public/en_gb) at the D’Espagne hotel, flying to Paris Orly airport. Other featured breaks include Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam, Nice, Copenhagen and Palma. British Airways’ route from London City to Palma will increase from three-days-a-week to six-days–a-week, excluding Saturdays, in July and August.

Great value holidays to the Caribbean are available staying in a wide range of hotels from 2.5* to 5*. Customers can stay at Almond Beach Village for  all-inclusive family holidays in Barbados (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/holidays-in-barbados...), Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Jamaica, Halcyon Cove by Rex Resorts in Antigua or the luxury Spice Island Beach Resort for a luxury holiday in Grenada.

For a shopping break by the beach holidays in Dubai (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/holidays-in-dubai/pu...) offer some of the finest dining, luxury five star hotels and a bustling city with fascinating feats of engineering.

Featured value city breaks in the US include New York, Las Vegas and British Airways' new route San Diego, launching June 1 2011. Holidays in San Diego (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/holidays-in-san-dieg...) are great for surfing, golf, shopping and sightseeing.  

Customers can get inspiration for their holiday through TripAdvisor, available through ba.com, and get unbiased tips from real travellers on where to go, what to see and where to dine.

TripAdvisor have released their Travellers Choice Awards 2011 winners, citing Cape Town as the number one favourite destination for 2011. Other favourites in the top 10 include Paris, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, London and Barcelona. These popular destinations are all included in British Airways’ May offers for great value holiday escapes. Holidays in Cape Town (http://www.britishairways.com/travel/holidays-in-cape-town/public/en_gb) are perfect for lazy beach days, glamorous bars and nightclubs, and a trip to Table Mountain.

Bookings must be made by midnight May 24, 2011 and all offers can be found at www.ba.com/may-holiday-offers.

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About British Airways:
British Airways offers a wide range of holiday experiences around the world to complement its flight network – with city breaks, beach holidays, hotels from value two star hotels through to luxury five star resorts, Avis car hire and as well as a wide range of experiences in-resort from city tours through to transfers. Customers can save time and money with ba.com when booking ATOL protected holiday packages utilising flight+hotel or flight+car (ATOL number is 5985). Passengers are offered added peace of mind to their holiday plans and the security of travelling with British Airways. British Airways plc constantly seeks to exceed customers' expectations, both in terms of the value for money and quality of the service provided.

For further British Airways / British Airways Holidays Ltd media information please contact:
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