Over the Easter long weekend I packed my bag and headed to meet my Topdeck Travel Amsterdam tour group in central London, hoping to find a company which shared my tour group philosophy.

Leading youth tour operator Topdeck Travel is making final preparations for its inaugural North American trip, which departs on March 31st 2013.

Have some festive fun and win awesome prizes the Christmas Advent Calendar!

Topdeck Travel has launched a 2013 pre-release e-brochure featuring its best-selling Europe trips at 2012 prices with discounts of up to 15 per cent.

Adventure tour operator Kumuka has ceased trading and is expected to be placed into administration within days.

TRAVEL DEALS | Save up big on the States and a Nubian adventure to remember.

Topdeck Travel today announced a new range of trips in North America exploring the best of the continent including New York, Las Vegas and the Canadian Rockies.

TRAVEL DEALS | Summer is here and the tour companies have gone crazy! With some ridiculously cheap trips abroad available, it’s a wonder that anyone is still here to read this.

Grab one of these latest Topdeck specials on trips to Europe, Egypt and Morocco.

Sun, swim, sleep, eat, repeat – it doesn’t get any better than a summer sailing on Croatia’s Dalmatian coast.

Oktoberfest is not just the world’s biggest (and best) beer festival, it’s also the ultimate town fair in the heart of Bavaria.

The unassuming town of Buñol in eastern Spain turns red for one day every year as they host the biggest food fight in the world: La Tomatina. Don’t forget your goggles, your ear plugs and your ‘Dolmio’ grin!

Festivals are all about celebrating and living life to the full. They mark the change of seasons, religious occasions, royal coronations, harvests and birthdays. But then again, sometimes they’re just an excuse for a good old-fashioned knees-up.

So you’ve seen everything Europe has to offer and are after a new, exciting destination. Maybe you’re heading home and want an adventure on the way back? Or maybe you just like your travels to be that little bit more wild?

TRAVEL DEALS | This week we get all Saharan on you and check out the best deals from Egypt and Morocco.

PROMOTION | Paris? Rome? Barcelona? Berlin? Croatia sailing? Mykonos? Prague? All of the above? There are so many decisions to make when it comes to planning your European escape.

TRAVEL DEALS | Share an espresso with the locals in Italy, see the lights in Paris and the Great Migration across the African plains all in this week’s top travel deals!

TRAVEL DEALS | Marvel at the wonders of ancient Egypt and the incredible Great Wall of China, or jump on a yacht and sail the coast of Croatia with this week’s travel deals.

Croatia‘s popularity as a European summer sailing destination continues to grow year on year as more and more travellers are discovering the country’s charms.