Travel News: 11 April

Globetrotter Wendy Gomersall on this week's travel tidbits...
CHRISTMAS CRUISE
Viking Cruises has launched its end-of-year European river cruise routes. Options include the eight-day Rhine Discovery (Amsterdam to Basel), sailing on 20 and 27 December, from £1,395 per person, visiting the magical markets along the way.

0800-319 6660, www.vikingcruises.co.uk

DOG FRIENDLY COTTAGES
Sykes Cottages has a new online guide to dog walks, Take The Lead, listing walks in the Lake District, Norfolk and Southwest of England.

01244-356666, www.sykescottages.co.uk

ROUND THE GARDEN
The Royal Horticultural Society’s UK RHS Garden Holidays, in partnership with Titan Travel, combine days at RHS Flower Shows with visits to our „ nest gardens. A four-day break (7 to 10 July) to RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, the Beth Chatto Gardens, Essex, and Hat„ eld House, costs £599.

0800-988 5172, www.titantravel.co.uk