From Antigua & Barbuda to Z Hotels, there are loads of new and exciting holiday ideas for 2016!  Whether close to home, indulging in De Savary Hotels' new luxury beach huts on the Devon coast, or away discovering new ice cave tours in Iceland, there's something for all tastes and budgets. Whether you're inspired to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Antigua's Carnival, discover a new national park in Canada or learn a new activity with Elegant Hotels in Barbados, we think there's something for everyone with our round-up of what's new in travel for 2016!

Antigua & Barbuda - For further information on Antigua & Barbuda please visit www.antiguabarbudatourism.org

60th Anniversary - Carnival in Antigua - Between 26th July – 5th August 2016, The Antigua Carnival will celebrate its 60th Anniversary. Otherwise known as the Caribbean's greatest summer festival, the Carnival provides a colourful insight into the culture of the country. It is a ten-day festival of colourful costumes, beauty pageants, talent shows, and music. This energetic festival intensifies as Carnival Monday and Tuesday approach with party lovers embracing the lively music and costumed parades throughout the day and night.

Atlantic Canada - For further information on Atlantic Canada please visit www.atlanticcanadaholiday.co.uk

A New National Park for Canada - Canada's newest National Park, in the Mealy Mountains of Newfoundland and Labrador, will be the biggest in the eastern part of the country. At 10,700 square kilometres, it will be more than twice the size of Canada's smallest province. The park includes the glacially rounded Mealy Mountains, an extensive wildlife habitat, spectacular salmon rivers and a 50-kilometre sandy beach that the Vikings called the Wonderstrands when they sailed by it just over 1,000 years ago. This is Canada's 46th national park and the fourth in Newfoundland and Labrador. For more information please visit www.newfoundlandlabrador.com

New WestJet Flights Between London Gatwick and St. John's in 2016 - Getting to Newfoundland and Labrador will be easier than ever beginning in May 2016 when Canadian airline WestJet begins a new daily service between London Gatwick and St. John's, the easternmost city in Canada. The new flight will use the airline's new Boeing 767 aircraft and will take just four and a half hours. For more information please visit http://www.westjet.com/

New Cabot Cliffs Hotel - Nova Scotia's Cabot Cliffs, the Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore designed sister course to Cabot Links, is Cape Breton Island's newest playground for golf enthusiasts due to open in early 2016. This stunning ocean-side course combines with Cabot Links to create a golf destination rivalled by few others around the world. It is described as being Canada's only authentic Links course, and offers guests a 48 room lodge with timeless and modern aesthetics, inspired by its stunning surroundings. For more information please visit www.cabotlinks.com

Back Roads Touring For further information please visit www.backroadstouring.com

New Tour for 2016 – '1916 Easter Rising in Dublin' - 2016 marks the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, when a small army of men and women took to the streets to fight for Irish independence. This tour travels through the streets of Dublin learning the story of the Easter Rebellion, visiting the sites where they took place, in chronological order. Guests will visit Liberty Hall, G.P.O Rebel Headquarters, St Stephen's Green, Trinity College, Dublin Castle, Four Courts, Kilmainham Gaol, Royal Barracks, the Guinness Brewery, 16 Moore Street and Glasnevin Cemetery. This three day tour is priced from £475 per person. Departures are between April and September 2016. The tour includes return flights from your nearest international airport, return private transfers to connect to the starting point of the tour upon arrival in Ireland, two nights' accommodation, Back-Roads tour leader, Irish breakfast daily, two evening meals and entrances to Trinity College library, Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol & Guinness Experience. To book, visit www.backroadstouring.com or call 0208 9870 990. www.backroadstouring.com/tour-iup16/1916-easter-rising-dublin 

New Tour for 2016 –  From Berlin to Bohemia  - On this tour, guests will explore beyond the former Iron Curtain and visit Potsdam, Leipzig and Dresden and see some of Europe's finest buildings as they travel through Bohemia to Prague. The group will stay two nights in Leipzig, exploring the city's classical music heritage and visit the Stasi Museum, where the former secret police spied on citizens and visitors alike. In Berlin, the group will taste seasonal beer specialities and take a river cruise through the heart of Prague.  This six day tour is priced from £1,195 per person. Departures are between December 2015 and September 2016. The tour includes return flights from your nearest international airport, return private transfers to connect to the starting point of the tour upon arrival in Europe, five nights' accommodation, Back-Roads tour leader, driver & mini-coach transportation, European breakfast daily, three evening meals, beer tasting in Berlin, Prague's Moldova River cruise and entrances to Asisi Panorama – The Wall, Charlottenburg Palace Christmas Market, Sanssouci Palace, Stasi museum, Terezin Memorial, St Cyril & Methodius Church & St Vitus's Cathedral. To book, visit www.backroadstouring.com or call 0208 9870 990. www.backroadstouring.com/tour-blp16/berlin-bohemia-leipzig-dresden

Best Western Great Britain - For further information on Best Western GB please visit www.bestwestern.co.uk

New 5* Properties for Best Western in 2016 - Best Western GB,one ofthe oldest international travel brands, will be announcing its first ever 5* property in 2016. Best Western GB is in talks with a number of 5* hotels located in key destination areas of the country to join its soft brand, BW Premier Collection. It already has four, 4* or above properties as part of the collection, but the addition of 5* properties would further change perceptions of Best Western being just a mid-market hotel group.

City Cruises - For further information on City Cruises please visit www.citycruises.com

Fleet Refurbishment for 2016 - City Cruises will be refurbishing two of its fleet and relaunching as glass boats in early 2016. The new additions will make for an alternative sightseeing experience along the Thames, offering passengers a trip along the river, unavailable anywhere else.  City cruises is one of the most modern on the river and all boats feature large, open-air decks providing the best way to see London. City Cruises will also be running extensive events and experiences to celebrate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death in April 2016. www.citycruises.com   

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Cruise1st.co.uk - For more information on Cruise1st.co.uk please visit www.cruise1st.co.uk

Cruise1st.co.uk is the UK's leading cruise deal specialist and an award winning agency based in the North West of England. Cruise1st.co.uk specialises in Mediterranean Cruises, Caribbean Cruises and Worldwide Cruises, bringing customers the best cruise deals around regardless of budget, and is thrilled to be offering a whole host of cruises to new destinations in 2016. www.citycruises.com    

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Seven New Ports From Celebrity Cruises - Celebrity Cruises will introduce seven new ports into their itineraries for 2016, which will include ports in New Zealand, Denmark, Iceland, Japan, Thailand, Oman, and United Arab Emirates. They will also introduce new overnight port stays in the Caribbean in Willemstad in Curaçao, Oranjestad in Aruba and Bridgetown in Barbados. Cruise1st.co.uk is also working with a selection of cruise lines to offer brand new routes to Denmark and Norway from Celebrity Cruises. Priced from £1,160 per person, this nine night cruise departs on the 23rd April 2016 from Southampton.  Destinations include the new ports of Oslo in Norway and Skagen in Denmark. From there the ship will visit Sweden's Helsingborg, Copenhagen and Fredericia in Denmark and final Amsterdam in the Netherlands, where guests will disembark for flights to the UK.

Price is based on two sharing an outside stateroom and includes flights from Amsterdam to the UK. For more information or to book visit www.cruise1st.co.uk  or call 0800 953 4963.

Journey to Scandinavia - Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Silhouette – Cruisers will depart on the 23rd April 2016 from Southampton for a nine night cruise. Destinations include the new ports of Oslo in Norway and Skagen in Denmark. From there the ship will visit Sweden's Helsingborg, Copenhagen and Fredericia in Denmark and final Amsterdam in the Netherlands, where guests will disembark for flights to the UK. The Cruise will cost from £1,160 per person for a 9 night stay. Price is based on two sharing an outside stateroom and includes flights from Amsterdam to the UK. For more information or to book visit www.cruise1st.co.uk or call 0800 953 4963

Destinations: the holiday and Travel Show - For further information please visit www.DestinationsShow.com

New 'MASTA' Health Clinic at Manchester Destinations Show - 'Destinations: The Holiday and Travel Show', the UK's leading and longest running travel show, will have even more content than ever in 2016.  Taking place at two locations in London and Manchester, visitors can take advantage of a host of 'show-only' exclusive offers, discounts and upgrades from leading travel companies around the globe.  For the first time, the Manchester show, taking place at EventCity, Manchester from 21 - 24 January 2016, will feature the MASTA Travel Health Clinic, providing a team of expert nurses to advise on holiday health concerns, as well as a new travel photography masterclass giving tips on everything from how to tell a story with composition to which lens to use.

New Partnership With National Geographic - New for 2016 is that the London show has, for the first time, partnered with National Geographic, a world leader in geography, cartography and exploration, to put adventure travel at the heart of the event in 2016. Taking place at Olympia London from 4 – 7 February 2016, the partnership will see the existing Activity & Adventure section of the show rebranded as Adventure Travel presented by National Geographic.  Advance ticket prices are from £8 for the Manchester show and £11 for the London show. For more information please visit www.DestinationsShow.com or call 0871 230 7141.

De Savary Hotels

New Spa at Cotswolds Hotel to Open in Spring 2016 - The Old Swan & Minster Mill near Minster Lovell is developing a new luxury spa facility to open in spring 2016.  The new Windrush Spa will feature a unique swimming pool design with waterfall, experience showers, four treatment rooms including a couples room where guests can enjoy luxury treatments using products from leading Parisian spa and skincare brand Yon-Ka. Designed to mirror the existing historic buildings and their use of traditional honey-coloured Cotswold stone and oak beams, the layout of the new spa will make the most of the exceptional setting opening onto the gardens and River Windrush. For more information, please visit www.oldswanandminstermill.com 

New Luxury Beach Hut Concept and Spa Developed at Devon's Cary Arms - Devon's Cary Arms, “The Inn on the Beach”, has announced extensive plans for six new seafront Beach Villas and a luxury spa to open in spring 2016. The £1.5 million expansion of the Inn will consist of six chic boutique Beach Villas all on the water's edge, with stunning views across Lyme Bay to Portland Bill: each will comprise a terrace, sitting room, wet bar, fireplace, bedroom and stylish bathroom, with fresh New England beach decor.  The new Cary Spa will consist of an opening glass-fronted pool and sunbathing deck with fantastic views of the sea and its unspoilt, beautiful coastline.  Treatment rooms, experience shower, mood lighting, aromatherapy jets, sauna, steam and mini gym will add to the special experience of staying at the Cary Arms. For more information, please visit www.caryarms.co.uk

New 'Pure Grenada' Music festival for 2016 - 2016 sees the launch of the first ever Pure Grenada Music Festival from 5th-10th April. The festival will have multiple unique venues spread around the country, showcasing the great and diverse beauty of the island. Mount Cinnamon Resort & Beach Club, a de Savary property, is offering a special Pure Grenada Music Festival package that includes; seven nights in a one bedroom sea-facing suite on a bed and breakfast basis, two tickets that can be used at one event at the Main Stage at Port Louis, including Joss Stone on April 9th, Grenada rum and chocolate and full access to Mount Cinnamon's beach club, water sports, tennis and fitness facilities. Prices are £1,825 for seven nights stay per person. For more information please visit http://www.mountcinnamongrenadahotel.com/grenada-hotel-vacation-packages/pure-grenada-music-festival.php

Elegant Hotels – For further information on Elegant Hotels please visit www.eleganthotels.com

Elegant Hotels offers a unique collection of five luxury hotels beautifully situated along stunning beaches on the west and south coasts of sun-soaked Barbados. Each hotel offers its own unique style and a range of luxury options for family, romance, activities and culinary experiences.

Learn a New Skill at Elegant Hotels - Elegant Hotels is offering guests at Turtle Beach, Crystal Cove and Tamarind the chance to learn a range of skills while on holiday in Barbados. Activities, which are complimentary when staying at any one of the three hotels, includes limbo lessons, cricket lessons from a pro, playing the steel pans, playing Dominoes like a true Bajan and cooking lessons. A seven week stay at Tamarind begins from £4,448 for a family of four based on two adults and two children sharing a Junior Suite and includes return flights and private airport transfers. Available from Caribtours: visit www.caribtours.co.uk or call 020 7751 0660.

New Elegant Hotels Wedding Guide to Barbados - Elegant Hotels Group has launched an exclusive guide to getting married on the island, with top tips to ensure smooth sailing on the special day. Launching in digital form and hard copy, the Elegant Barbados Wedding Guide will be an essential toolkit for those looking for something a little different as they say 'I Do'. The guide offers advice on which property to choose depending on the style of wedding wanted, why to choose Barbados, booking the right photographer to legal requirements and post-ceremony celebrations, the guide offers a haven of advice to those who may not be familiar with the country they are choosing for their wedding. The guide is free. For more information please visit www.eleganthotels.com/weddings/barbados-weddings

New for 2016 – Become an Honorary Bajan Adventurer - New for 2016, Elegant Hotels will invite guests to become 'Honorary Bajan Adventurers' through enjoying a range of activities and experiences at the group's two all-inclusive hotels, Turtle Beach and Crystal Cove. Children visiting Turtle Beach and Crystal Cove will have the chance to become an Honorary Bajan Adventurer at Turtle Beach and Crystal Cove by collecting stamps in passport planner, one for each of the activities and experience available, before the 'Honorary Bajan Master of Ceremonies' presents those with a completed passport the award. Following completion of all activities, guests will be entered into a competition to win a week's stay, including flights, at Turtle Beach or Crystal Cove. A seven week stay at Turtle Beach starts from £4,680 for a family of four based on two adults and two children sharing a Junior Suite on All Inclusive basis and includes return flights and private airport transfers.

New Luxury Package at The House - Elegant Hotels' adults only resort, The House, is launching its first ever ultra-luxury package, available to guests who are looking to spoil themselves on their holiday. The package offers guests a no-expense spared trip to Barbados with activities such as a sunset yacht charter with dinner and drinks, private polo lessons, flights for island hopping and a private Mount Gay Rum tour and tasting. The package can be purchased in full for £2,810 per person excluding accommodation or guests can select individual activities, with individual prices, to suit their requirements and is available from January 2016. Rooms at the house begin from £306 per night.  For more information or bookings please call 0800 917 3534 or visit www.thehousebarbados.com

Iceland - For more information on Iceland please visit www.visiticeland.com  

New British Airways Winter Flight Route - British Airways has announced it will launch a new route from London Heathrow to Reykjavik for the winter 2015/16 schedule. The airline will run a three times a week, year-round Airbus A320 service from Heathrow to Keflavik International Airport, Reykjavik from 25 October 2015. For more information please visit www.britishairways.com

New Scottish Flight Route with Icelandair - Icelandair is launching a new year-round service from Aberdeen to Reykjavik in 2016. The Silver City will become Icelandair's second gateway in Scotland and sixth in the UK. Flights will commence in March 2016 and will be operated four times weekly on behalf of Icelandair by Icelandair's Group subsidiary, Air Iceland. Icelandair will also add frequency to Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London Gatwick. Icelandair's capacity from London Heathrow will also increase when the airline acquires Boeing 767's from April 2016. For more information please visit www.icelandair.co.uk

New Flight Route to Egilsstaðir with Discover the World - Specialist tour operator, Discover the World, is opening up accessibility to the east of Iceland with a summer flight route in 2016 from London to Egilsstaðir, the main airport in the east of Iceland. This is the first time a direct flight has been offered on this route offering easy and convenient access to one of Iceland's most spectacular and lesser visited regions. This is scheduled to run from 28th May to 24th September 2016 with a twice weekly flight and will operate on Wednesdays and Sundays. Discover The World is chartering a 144 seat Boeing 737-700 aircraft on this route. Situated in the heart of the remote countryside, Egilsstadir offers a gateway to the region's spectacular attractions, including Seydisfjordur, Myvatn, Dettifoss and so much more - all accessible in less than two hours. Heading south, Vatnajokull, Europe's largest glacier and Jokulsarlon, the stunning glacial lagoon await. For more information please visit www.discover-the-world.co.uk

World's First Hilton Canopy Hotel, Reykjavik  - Brand new hotel, Canopy Reykjavik City Centre, is now under construction on Reykjavik's Hverfisgata Street and is set to be the world's first Hilton Canopy hotel, the new brand from Hilton. The hotel will be operated by Icelandair Hotels, with a continual cooperation with Hilton International. The hotel is expected to open in early 2016 with the brand's thoughtfully local aesthetic, which includes an open, light lobby and relaxing public spaces. A rooftop bar and restaurant will serve drinks and food throughout the day, while guests can also visit a bistro, sampling fresh, local produce while taking in the city sights. Canopy Reykjavik | City Centre will have 115 guest rooms and suites, will feature an entirely new interior, while sensitively retaining the buildings' elegant facades, and preserving the important architectural integrity of the neighbourhood. For more information please visit www.canopybyhilton.com

New Whale Watching Tour with Special Tours - From 2016, sea adventure company, Special Tours will be offering customers an Evening Whale Watching Tour during the summer months. The trip will take advantage of the midnight sun, Iceland's longer summer days. Guests will board the boat at 20:30 and sail towards the midnight sun to watch the amazing giants of the sea. Prices from £48 for two- three hours whale watching on Faxaflói bay, including free Wi-Fi & warm overalls. For more information please visit www.specialtours.is

New Volcanoes and Iceberg Tour of Iceland with Icelandic Farm Holidays - This trip from Icelandic Farm Holidays is designed to give visitors an experience of both the well-known and the lesser known parts of Iceland, giving them the exclusive chance to go inside both volcanoes and glaciers, as well as exploring the black sandy beaches, waterfalls, lava flows and icebergs off the coast. This Inside Out, Fire and Ice tourpackage will be running for the entirety of 2016, and is designed for those who wish to explore through hiking the more challenging aspects of the country. The cost for a 15 day/14 night trip is £1,925 per person, and includes car rental, a ferry trip to the Vestman Islands, admission to a range of attractions, and a boat tour on the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon. www.farmholidays.is/tours

Jordan - For more information on Jordan please visit www.visitjordan.com

New Tourist Pass for Jordan - The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Jordan has launched a unified ticket for tourists, the “Jordan Pass”. The ticket allows visitors to gain access to a number of touristic sites, historic locations and museums. The purpose of the ticket is to encourage tourists to visit a large number of historical sites, shed some light on lesser known touristic attractions. The price of the ticket is £65.

Malaysia - For further information on Malaysia please visit www.tourism.gov.my/en/uk

New St Regis hotel in Kuala Lumpur - Set to open in April 2016, the new St. Regis hotel in Kuala Lumpur is ideally located in the central Precinct. It is only a few minutes' walk from the National Museum, the Bukit Bintang shopping paradise and the Lake Gardens. With three lavish in-house restaurants to choose from and 200 luxury rooms and suites, guests will not be disappointed.  For more information please call 02037882060 or visit stregis.ht/1OUcP8F

New DoubleTree Resort, Hilton in Penang- Due to open in early 2016 is a DoubleTree Resort by Hilton in Penang. Adding to the five hotels already established in Penang, DoubleTree will be situated along the northern beach area; Jalan Batu Ferringhi, with close proximity to the UNESCO World Heritage Site in George Town. With its unique location set into the hillside, each suite will boast its own balcony allowing guests to enjoy the sea views. DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Penang will become the brand's third property in Malaysia, joining DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur and DoubleTree by Hilton Johor Bahru. Bookings are currently unavailable but please visit bit.ly/1LyX2tF for more information.

New Ritz-Carlton hotel, Kuala Lumpur - Set to open in 2016 is the second in the portfolio of Ritz-Carlton hotels in Malaysia. The 288 room hotel in Kuala Lumpur will be located in the 'Empire City' complex; spanning across 30 acres consisting of both retail and office space. The new Ritz-Carlton hotel is set to be one of the tallest buildings in the area, boasting a total of 53 floors, meaning guests will enjoy uninterrupted views. For more information and bookings please call +60 3 2142 8000 or visit www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/KualaLumpur

Neilson - For more information on Neilson please visit www.neilson.co.uk

New 'Mountain Collection' ski properties for 2016 - Leading active holiday specialist, Neilson has introduced four new hotels three new chalets in France, Austria and Italy and Andorra to its Mountain Collection for the 2015/2016 season. The portfolio of hotels and chalets across Europe run by Neilson, exclusively for Neilson guests brings the number of properties exclusive to Neilson guests within the Mountain Collection up to 24, made up of seven hotels and 17 chalets. Prices start from £499 per person for a week at the new Neilson Chalet Motxo in El Tarta, Andorra, departing Gatwick on 10 January 2016 to include return flights, transfers and chalet accommodation on a club board basis (daily breakfast, daily afternoon tea and dinner on six nights). For further information please visit www.neilson.co.uk or call 0333 014 3350.  http://www.neilson.co.uk/ski/andorra/soldeu-and-el-tarter/neilson-chalet-motxo-el-tarter

New FREE 'Mountain Expert' service – Also new from Neilson is complimentary ski coaching.  Proud to have pioneered 'ski leading' back in the 70s, Neilson is going back to its roots of high value, great service and innovative ideas with the “Neilson Mountain Experts” providing guests with a free guiding and coaching service each week.  This first inclusive service of its kind and facilitated by fully qualified ski and snowboard instructors, the “Neilson Mountain Experts” is aimed at confident blue and red run skiers and boarders; offering guiding to Neilson guests over 18 whilst also offering professional coaching. This coaching will you to find your 'ski-legs', as well as improving your all-round ski or boarding ability. As well as this, those taking part in “Neilson Mountain Experts” sessions will be able to jump the queues at the lifts and as such, maximise their time on the mountain. There are no additional costs to Neilson Mountain Collection guests for this service and the sessions can simply be booked on the first day of the holiday.  As well as helping you improve your technique during coaching sessions, the Neilson Mountain Experts will be giving free guiding around the ski area offering tips on where to find the best snow and the best runs, whilst exploring pistes off the beaten track and pointing out the best places to eat.  Holiday prices start from £539 per person, departing Gatwick on 9 January 2016 to Neilson Hotel Escapade, Alpe D'Huez, France. Price includes flights, transfers and accommodation on a club board basis (daily breakfast, daily afternoon tea and dinner on six nights). For further information please visit www.neilson.co.uk or call 0333 014 3350.  www.neilson.co.uk/ski/neilson-mountain-experts

Z Hotels - For more information on Z hotels please visit www.thezhotels.com

Z Hotels offers guests the quintessential 'Urbanite Stay' experience, of affordable luxury in a desirable location. Z Hotels have everything needed for a stay in the capital, whether it's for business or leisure, at an out-of-town price and the city right on the doorstep. The group has six hotels located around the UK, four in London, one in Glasgow and one in Liverpool, and is focusing on the opening of two new properties for 2016. A stay in one of the Z Hotels starts at around £35 per room for an inside double room, and £55 for a double room.  For more information please visit www.thezhotels.com or call 020 3551 3700

New Z City hotel - Due to open in December 2016, is situated within the area of Temple nestled between Aldwych and Ludgate Circus, and is right opposite the Royal Courts of Justice. The hotel will offer a range of Z Double, Queen, Accessible and Inside rooms with prices from £80.

New Gloucester Place by Z Hotels - due to open in February 2016, will be a unique 4* hotel spread across four unique and distinct buildings. 23, 33 and 51-55 Gloucester Place will operate as one hotel offering the same facilities and features, with the larger building 51-55 providing a larger seating and reception area, with a comprehensive breakfast buffet served together with a fully licensed facility. The hotel will boast 89 bedrooms across the properties ranging in size, including standard, superior, executive and junior suite bedrooms.

87 Gloucester Place will offer a unique luxury product, with dedicated 24h service, top quality amenities provided within each bedroom and complimentary drinks and breakfast. There will be 20 bedrooms within this building ranging in size, including standard, superior and executive bedrooms as well as junior and grand suites.

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