SHORTS
€12 flights
Passengers can get Ryanair flights on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in July for €12 if they book before midnight on Monday. Ryanair released 500,000 €12 seats at midnight on Thursday on its European routes. The airline says the €12 fare includes all taxes and charges, and that passengers who avoid extra fees, like travelling with carry-on baggage only, will pay €12 fare on these flights.
Bog week
Music, cycling and madness are promised at this year’s Conamara Bog Week 2011 which takes place in Letterfrack and Renvyle, Co Galway, from Friday, May 27th, to bank holiday Monday, June 6th. There’s a wealth of traditional music, a 5km fun run, cycle race and mystery walks scheduled for the week which is organised by the Conamara Environmental Education and Cultural Centre.
See ceecc.org or contact Leo Hallissey, lfrack@eircom.net; 095-41034 or 085-1154629.
55%:
The savings in Cologne, Germany on standard hotel prices according to a travel savings survey by discount travel site Hotwire.com. Its savings indicator names the top 10 cities worldwide with the largest savings on room rates. Boston came second in the survey.