There is much for timeshare owners to enjoy in Turkey and the tourism board for the country has recently pointed to the history and culture of Istanbul in particular.

The city is set to be the European Capital of Culture in 2010 and will be launching celebrations with a party on January 16th.

Following this, there will be a host of events throughout the year covering visual arts and museums, music and theatre, literature and cinema, among other areas. Read more

Airline easyJet has named the top ten destinations that its customers are heading to during this festive period, including Geneva, Belfast and Edinburgh.

The company said that it expects to fly a record number of passengers from the UK over the Christmas period. Read more

Tenerife is the most popular destination of the Canary Islands and the area is particularly popular among Brits, research has indicated.

A study from the Canary Islands Tourist Board, published at World Travel Market 2009, showed that Tenerife takes 45.4 per cent of the share of British tourists, with Lanzarote seeing 24.6 per cent and Gran Canaria with 17.7 per cent. Read more

Timeshare owners looking to enjoy the pleasures of the planet have plenty of options open to them across the world and now research has shown that nature programmes have inspired a quarter of Brits' holiday choices.

According to the travelsupermarket.com study, the top nature holiday was found to be safaris, followed by whale or dolphin watching and swimming with dolphins. Read more

Timeshare owners are likely to head towards the Caribbean for their winter breaks this year, it has been pointed out.

The trend of jetting off to non-euro destinations is to continue, explains Alistair Daly, marketing officer at On The Beach. Read more

British holidaymakers, including timeshare owners, are increasingly flocking to warmer resorts in a bid to escape the winter weather, according to an online travel agent.

Research by On The Beach reveals that the Canary Island of Tenerife is one of the third most popular locations, with others including the USA and the Caribbean. Read more

British shopaholics and timeshare owners will be spoilt for choice this year after a series of great value destinations were unveiled by the Lonely Planet.

New York is one of the number one choices for Brits when it comes to winter shopping, closely followed by Paris and London. Read more

Dubai has remained a favourite destination among Brits, and this has led to a boom in the region's property market, according to a foreign property estate agent.

The country has remained popular with British holidaymakers and timeshare investors as figures show Dubai is one of the top winter sun destinations for Brits. Read more

Istanbul will see a boost in visitors next year as it gears up to accept its Capital of Culture title, according to the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office.

The city has long been a popular resort for Brits, including timeshare owners, and the number of visitors to the city is set to grow over the next few years. Read more

The introduction of ID cards in the UK may make it more straightforward for Brits to travel to Europe, one tourism expert says.

Passports are not a necessity and are only in common use because Britons have no other officially-recognised proof of identity, explains Sean Tipton, spokesperson for ABTA - The Travel Association. Read more