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CV Travel, which offers more than 900 individually selected properties in the Greek Islands, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, the Caribbean, Thailand, South Africa, the UK and Morocco, has added a collection of new, hand-picked villas for 2013.

Superbreak has added four new hotels to its offering in Portugal, all of which are fully commissionable to agents.

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Malaysia Airlines has teamed up with Tourism Malaysia to offer a free stopover in Kuala Lumpur for passengers travelling on the airline?s services from the UK to destinations in Australia and New Zealand.

The Hoseasons Group has launched two new France-focused brochures for 2013 from cottages4you and French Country Cottages, both offering reduced deposits of ?25 on all bookings.

Research by www.sunshine.co.uk has revealed that the average British holidaymaker spends all the money they take with them on holiday, with the majority frittering some away just to use it up.

This winter, Hurtigruten has launched a new excursion that allows guests on its Antarctica voyages to pitch tents for a night on the frozen landscapes of Antarctica.

James Lewis, head of partnerships at Holiday Extras said: ?With passenger numbers set to fall by more than 5 per cent as a result of increased APD, the travel industry as a whole must work to ensure that the market remains buoyant by offering competitive prices for each component of a holiday. Aside from lobbying the Government to re-band the tax or scrap it all together, it is the responsibility of the travel industry to remain competitive by making a holiday continue to seem financially viable. Of course, value for money extends beyond just a flight and a hotel, and indeed starts with economical add-ons such as affordable airport parking and airport accommodation.?

Neilson is offering? discounts for all ski holidays to Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Italy and Spain until midnight on Wednesday December 5, 2012.