Short Breaks Specialist Introduce New Website Alongside Holiday Competition

Established low cost travel agency offer the chance to win a UK based short break worth GBP200.

2012-05-23

LONDON, ENGLAND, May 23, 2012 (Press-News.org) The short breaks travel agency, UK Breakaways, has a long history of providing low cost holiday accommodation at quality hotels and holiday centres across the UK. A trading division of Travelstyle, one of the UK's leading domestic tour operators, UK Breakaways has its roots back in the formation of that company in 1992. As part of a brand refresh process and to mark the company's 20th year in operation, they recently launched their new look site at www.ukbreakaways.com

The new look for UK Breakaways has also been synchronised with a marketing campaign emphasizing the company's low prices and last minute deals. "We know money is tighter than ever in this climate, so we have worked really hard with our hotel partners to reduce the cost of our accommodation to prices lower than they were last year" says UK Breakaways director, Ken Beeson.

UK Breakaways specialise in self-drive weekend and short breaks at destinations across the UK, with popular options including the Isle of Wight, Blackpool and Llandudno. The company also provide low cost Pontin's deals and special offers at other UK based holiday centres. "UKBreakaways have the perfect break for any taste and budget with the same great value through the substantial buying power of the Travelstyle Group" says Ken.

As part of their re-brand, UK Breakaways are also offering the public the chance to win a short break in the UK up to the value of GBP200 from their 2012 brochure. For the chance to win, the company is encouraging people to visit and follow the instructions on their blog or official Facebook page. The competition will be run monthly, with winners announced at the end of each month starting June 28th 2012.

For further information please contact james.hubbard@dhub.com

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