If you're partial to a bit of travel from time to time, then keep Saturday 19th March free so that you can spend the day at the
TNT Travel Show.
This show gets bigger every year, with more exhibitors, more ideas and more entertainment than ever before. Everything is covered, from 24-hour jaunts to year-long (and longer) intercontinental expeditions.
Whether you have a firm idea of the kind of trip you want to make, or are looking for some inspiration, it's a safe bet that the TNT Travel Show will be able to help you out.
Loads of exhibitors will be present, covering the whole gamut of travel types. Represented at the show will be big and not-so-big travel operators, hostels, campervan companies, group travel organisers, independent travel outfits and off-the-beaten-track organisations – to name but a few. If you play your cards right, you'll be able to snag a great deal, available
only on the day of the event.
Have a one-to-one chat with one of the many experts at the show; throw them your budget, your preferred dates of travel, a continent perhaps, and a little bit about yourself, and they'll soon come up with a range of options that will have you itching to get your backpack on.
There'll be plenty going on at the show. Competitions and lucky dips mean you could walk away with a lot more than just an idea.
Travel seminars will be running throughout the day, where you can learn more about particular destinations and how to get the most out of a trip.
Entrance is free if you register in advance (click
here for details) - or you'll simply have to pay a pound on the door.
The Travel Show bar provides an ideal spot for a relaxing moment, though with the show lasting only one day, you might not have time to sit around sipping a drink!
