The rest of the week's travel news in brief
Fashionable deal in London
Doyle hotels is offering special packages for fashionistas from February 11th to 25th for London Fashion Week.
Rooms for a stay at either the Kensington, the Marylebone or the Bloomsbury Hotel start at £205 for a night's stay for two, including a copy of People in Vogue - A Century of Portrait Photography, champagne cocktails, afternoon tea and English breakfast.
Bookings at doylecollection.com.
Saddle up
The inaugural Ride and Tide Endurance Festival takes place in Westport, Co Mayo from February 25th to 27th. The event, which involves cross country and endurance riding with running and orienteering by horseback, starts in Westport and follows a planned route to the foothills of Croagh Patrick and through the islands of Clew Bay.
The event starts with a beach trek coaching session on how to get your horse swimming and island hopping. See discoverireland.ie.
£900m
The estimated amount generated for the local economy by the Eden Project in Cornwall, which celebrates its 10th birthday next month. Nearly 13 million people have visited the attraction, near St Austell, since it opened in March 2001.