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New Easyjet route to Iceland!

Easyjet has announced that from the 27th of March of next year they will be running flights from London Luton to Reykjavik. Flights will be running three times weekly departing from London on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. This is fantastic news f...

4 days of Language, culture and history in Berlin

At the end of October Niall took a Ryanair flight from East Midlands to Berlin to spend 2 days meeting with language schools from all over the world and 2 days of visiting sites associated with the Rise of National Socialism and the Cold War. Here is his account of his trip...

Our time at The Language Show

Niall and Lynsey spent 3 days at the Language Show at the London Olympia from 21st-23rd October 2011. It was an excellent opportunity to try out our brand new exhibition display, talk to teachers who already run language tours with us and to speak to potential new cli...

We visit Paris & Disneyland for Music

Throughout the year our staff visit the destinations that we recommend to our customers as school trips. We do this as we think first hand experience allows us to improve the advice we can give you. Below is an example of one of these visits: We have just returned from 4 days in Paris and Disneyland. What an amazing destination with a mixture of c...

We're going to the Language Show, are you?

Halsbury Languages are going to the The Language Show in London on the 21st - 23rd October 2011. Representatives of Language Course Trips,...

Brightest northern lights in 50 years pave way for new tours.

According to NASA, the Northern Lights will display at their greatest intensity since 1958 in 2012. This is due to the scientific phenomenon the Solar Maximum, which is on an 11-year cycle. Iceland is an ideal Northern Lights hunting destination, it is ...

Sacred Heart School's Magical Music Tour!

This May half term, we successfully organised a music tour for the Sacred Heart School Choir, taking 51 students and 6 adults from London to experience the culture of Paris and the magic of Disneyland. The group stayed at the Thomas Cook Explorers Hotel, which is situated just a few minutes away from the Disneyland Resort and has a great range of f...

Iceland - The dramatic 5 day epic

Iceland Inspection Visit - 31st May – 4th June 2011

After weeks of excitement and anticipation, we finally arrive at Keflavik airport – the gateway to breathtaking scenery, adventure and cultural heritage. On arrival we took a bus transfer to one of Iceland...

Germany Travel Advice

The travel advice we have received from the Foreign Commonwealth Office in relation to the E. coli outbreak in Germany is as follows: They advise travellers to Germany “to try and avoid eating raw tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce following outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) caused by E. coli. German authorities have confirmed the o...

Another successful ski trip!

This Easter we were successful in arranging a trip to Interlaken for a group of 49 snowboarders (44 students and 5 teachers) from St Helena’s school. After being let down by another tour operator, shortly before they were due to travel, the school was still determined for their trip to go ahead. We worked with the group leader, Steve Haycock...