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Tirol’s Next Top Yodel

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The Tirol Tourist Board is searching for Britain’s Yodel Idol.   That’s right, the Board is trying to get Brits to “cast off their reservations” and get yodelling.

Brits are invited to participate in the yodel-off  by submitting their entry at www.yodeloff.co.uk for a chance to win a holiday to an Alpine mountain hut for themselves and five friends in August.

Yodelling originated as a way of communicating between the mountain valleys and developed into music and entertainment in Alpine regions across Austria and Switzerland.

Says Eckard Speckbacher, Tirol Tourist Board:

“We decided to celebrate yodelling and use it as a fun way to picture the beauty of our region. If you observe a yodeller’s voiceprint, you can compare it to the mountainous topography of the Tirol’s landscape as it gravitates from peak to peak.”

For more info, check out Visit Tirol.

Image courtesy of the Tirol Tourist Board.

Easter Holidays In Switzerland

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Fancy spending your Easter holidays in Switzerland?  Then you might be pleased with Easter celebrations at The Cambrian, the only Mr&Mrs Smith hotel in Switzerland and a member of Design Hotels.

Located in Adelboden mountain resort, the 71-room hotel is planning Easter gourmet meals and spa treatments for parents and  fun activities for the kids.

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Going Wild in Europe

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If you’re planning summer holidays in Europe, you’ll find awesome Barcelona hotels and  Amsterdam hotels and more accommodation.

Do you want to also ‘go wild’ in Europe in 2010?  Then think about staying in a Eurocamp safari tent in France, Italy, Spain or Switzerland.  The company is adding more safari tents for 2010, including Eurocamp parcs in Spain’s Costa Brava, the Italian Lakes and Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland.

Already nine parcs in France (Dordogne, Languedoc, the Loire, Normandy, the Riviera, the Vendée and Vosges) offer safari style luxury camping.  The safari tent accommodation includes two bedrooms, a fully-equipped kitchen area, decked terrace and a barbecue.

For more info, check out Eurocamp online.

Image courtesy of Eurocamp.