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Travel question of the day: Simon Calder on where to go for winter sun at New Year
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Your support makes all the difference.Q What’s your recommendation for a week away over New Year, for some sun and a nice hotel?
Tim Rycraft
A The thing about New Year is that lots of people have already booked for the usual suspects. I’m seeing a minimum of £1,500 for a week with British Airways Holidays to Barbados with a bottom-of-the-range, room-only hotel, departing on 29 December for a week.
Instead I strongly recommend Egypt – where I spent two New Years in a row, because of the winning combination of fascinating heritage, friendly people and guaranteed sun. Egypt’s Red Sea resorts offer less bling and more authenticity than Dubai, with shorter flights. And you’ll be doing the Egyptians, as well as yourself, a favour.
Sharm el-Sheikh is still off the airline map, so I suggest Hurghada. The place to stay is the Old Palace. It's not old, nor a palace, but it's fun, with an all-inclusive holiday from Thomas Cook departing Manchester on 30 December for £1,010 per person.
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