Things to do

Press pause on the fly-and-flop holiday for a sec – if you’re entering your experiences era, here’s how to see more of your destination while you’re away.   If you didn’t know about First Choice Experiences before, you do now! We have a whole selection of the best trips, tours and ticket

Congrats on finally getting everyone to book that group trip – if you’re not quite there yet, stay strong! Now for the main event… what to do when you’re there. If you find it tricky to get people up and out each day, sometimes you just need a plan. Pre-booked experiences and activities are

If you’re all about taking in the views, surely you can’t beat the 360˚ones from the sky? Walking and hiking are so last year… Zip-lining is the alternative way to sightsee. From the Costa Rican jungle to the UAE’s mountains, loads of famous places and attractions are now letting you spread

Stunning waterfalls and gorges, historical landmarks, archaeological sites and Medieval old towns – UNESCO World Heritage sites are places to visit that have cultural, physical and natural significance, and they’re protected by law, so they’re pretty special. They’re basically the VIPs of th

Shopping in Paris? Of course you are. The capital of France is a retail therapist’s dream, with more designer boutiques than you can shake a (French) stick at. Whether you’re arriving in the city of style ready to splurge or save, it’s worth knowing your spenny shops from your bargain basement

Bruges was made for Christmas markets. The Belgian city looks like a Christmas card in December – think horse-drawn carriages, cobbled streets and a Medieval market square filled with festive wooden huts. In fact, the main Christmas market here is one of the best in Belgium and it’s just one of

About 2.5 million people visit the Christmas markets in Brussels every year, and no wonder. The capital of Belgium lays on quite the festive spread. The city centre area around Grand-Place, Rue de la Bourse, Place Sainte-Catherine and Marché aux Poissons morphs into a fairytale setting for five wee

Looking for a next-level Christmas market? You’ll feel like all your Christmasses have come at once in Vienna. The capital of Austria invented the December Market back in the middle ages, and lays on quite the line-up for Christmas-loving crowds.   There are about 20 official markets to pick fro

Fancy picking your way around more than 80 Christmas markets in one trip? Then it’s got to be Berlin. Germany’s capital pulls out all the stops when it comes to yuletide markets, and easily ranks as one of Europe’s most seasonal spots.   Come for giant mugs of glühwein, craft stalls spillin

Planning a city break to Hungary’s capital? Go in December for the ultimate festive trip. The Christmas markets in Budapest are some of the best in Europe, and there are a whole bunch of them to pick from while you’re here.  The bigger markets open for business in mid-November and run until New