Departure Lounge: Five travel deals to book, including Lisbon Pride Week
Deal of the week
Lisbon is gearing up Lisbon Pride Week 2025, taking place from June 14-22. The progressive Portuguese capital celebrates in style and the inclusive Hyatt Regency Lisbon is looking forward to welcoming to guests from around the world to experience the city's most colourful week.
In between the parades, parties, art exhibitions, talks, and community-led events, enjoy time at the five-star hotel that's perfectly positioned along the Tagus River and just a short hop from the historic city centre. Alongside sleek and spacious rooms ICON Bar and rooftop is the place for cocktails with knock-out views. River View rooms from €230, based on two sharing.
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Spa break
Have you ever seen a more spectacular spa hotel? And just look at its setting, deep within the South Tyrol in the Dolomites. Suspended above the sweeping Puster Valley, the Hotel Hubertus has just opened for the season after adding the expanded Alpenreych Spa, complete with its Heaven and Hell Sky Spa, a new indoor pool, panoramic relaxation zones, and nature-inspired treatment rooms.
Outdoors, you'll find the redesigned Alpenreych Park with a new Kneipp pond, orchard path, and loungers overlooking the mountains.
This stunning sanctuary has new treatments too, with a suite of massages to foster rest, rejuvenation and inner balance. Summer rates from €225 per person per night including breakfast, afternoon snack and dinner daily. A minimum five-night stay is required.
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Dreaming of Disney?
Disneyland Paris is looking even more appealing thanks to Click&Go Holidays' new offers. Guests booking into Sante Fe, Cheyanne, and Sequoia Lodge will receive a free €100 gift card, while those staying in Newport Bay and New York Hotel can avail of a €150 gift card.
The cards can be used in restaurants and stores at Disneyland Paris, subject to a few T&Cs. Applicable solely to bookings on official Disney hotels, you'll need to book by May 31 to enjoy the bonus, with travel to Disneyland Paris between July 5 and September 7. Sample packages include €639 per person for the two-star Disney's Santa Fe Hotel, based on two adults and two children sharing for travel in July 2025 with theme park tickets, return Aer Lingus flights from Dublin, and seven nights room only.
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Sri Lankan wild
Tropical Sky's Sri Lanka Wildlife Tour is a special way to discover the nature, culture, and beauty of the Indian Ocean island nation. The seven-night private guided adventure takes you to three National Parks — Minneriya, Udawalawe, and Yala — where elephants, leopards, crocodiles, sloth bears, and other incredible wildlife call home.
Along the way, you'll see the country's most famous landmarks, including the ancient Sigiriya Rock Fortress and sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic. Departs 11 June, from €2,569 pp based on two sharing, including flights, accommodation, meeting and assistance at the airport, all breakfasts and dinners, internal transport, a chauffeur/guide, all entrance fees and two water bottles per person per day.
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Glasson goes Nordic
Guests checking into Westmeath's Wineport Lodge will find a new hot tub and sauna experience waiting for them. Book a session in the modern Nordic sauna overlooking Lough Ree before emerging for a chilled-out dip in the hot tub session.
All part of the relaxing residents-only experience, wrap yourself up in a fluffy gown and enjoy a complimentary glass of bubbly when when you're ready to retire.
25 minute hot tub with a 15 minute sauna and bubbly, €30 per person.
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