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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire -03/19/12)- Peace of mind is often a commodity that you cannot buy. However, with On the Beach, every booking is covered by the online travel agent's ATOL licence. This will ensure that your cheap holidays abroad are financially protected in the unlikely event of a supplier failure.

On the Beach has recently gained their ATOL from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The protection will be provided by a combination of a CAA approved Trust Fund, which protects all customers in the unlikely event of On the Beach's insolvency, and airline failure insurance, meaning that any element of your holiday that is undermined by supplier failure will be refunded. On the Beach will also guarantee that the other parts of your holiday will go ahead.

Customers will now have maximum confidence when booking their holiday with On the Beach. Everything, including scheduled flights, chartered flights, low-cost flights, overseas hotel accommodation, and overseas transfers is covered by the ATOL Protection. Full details of this financial protection are contained within the online travel agent's booking conditions.

On the Beach's ATOL protection applies to all UK bookings made from the 22nd July 2011. For further information about its ATOL Protection, visit the financial protection page of the On the Beach website.

For more than ten years, On the Beach has been offering value for money summer holidays for singles, couples and families. Whether you are looking for a romantic getaway, five-star break, or a dynamic family holiday, On the Beach has access to some of the best holiday deals around the world.

For those looking for flights, hotels and a great holiday package, visit the On the Beach. There are a number of great deals on Tenerife, Ibiza, Crete, and Majorca holidays.

About On the Beach

Founded in 1995, On the Beach is one of the UK's leading online travel agencies carrying over 500,000 passengers every year (ABTA K0813). On the Beach provides value for money flights and hotels in the world's most popular beach holiday destinations. On the Beach provides consumers with a huge selection of travel products, from 50 million available seats, more than 30,000 hotels around the world, insurance and in-resort transfer partners. Customers can book online at http://www.onthebeach.co.uk or by calling the UK call centre on 0870 606 07 08.

As the expert provider of DIY beach holidays to the UK market, On the Beach is so confident of its industry leading position, it offers a market leading price match guarantee for its customers. On the Beach will refund the difference if a lower price is found for the same product on any UK website(i).

(i)Offer applies to exact product match

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By Georgina Littlejohn

PUBLISHED: 13:12 EST, 13 March 2012 | UPDATED: 19:51 EST, 13 March 2012

She's donned a very tight and plunging PVC catsuit to launch her eyebrows range, worn nothing but a vest top for Sport Relief and a tutu bikini for her reality TV show.

So seeing Amy Childs in a smart dress looking elegant and chic, no one would have guessed that she would be taking part in a promotion for a fast food.

The Essex girl was snapped on a photoshoot for Pot Noodle to promote its Easy Street Top 100.

Pot Noodle princess: Amy Childs holds up her award - and a chicken and mushroom pot - for being one of the top 100 celebrities with the easiest lifestyle as she launched the poll on behalf of the fast food

The list celebrates celebrities and civilians living a glamorous, enviable and easy life having worked hard to get themselves in that position - and having been rewarded with showbiz parties, first class travel and PR freebies.

And while Playboy boss Hugh Hefner tops the list for his successful business empire, Miss Childs comes in at an impressive number eight for her career which has gone from strength to strength since she first burst on to our screens in The Only Way Is Essex in 2010.

Living the easy life: Amy puts on her best promotional pose as she holds up a Pot Noodle and her award by a mocked-up street sign

The brand heralded Miss Childs for becoming a millionaire in such a short space of time and said: 'Known for her love of spray tans, all things pink and inventing the Vajazzle on The Only Way Is Essex, beauty therapist Amy Childs has already made her first million. OMG!

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LONDON, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Global room rate increases 4% in 2011, says new Hotels.comHotel Price Index (HPI)

Cash-strapped UK travellers faced hotel price rises last year in more than two thirds of their favourite destinations, according to a new global report released today.

The latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index (HPI), the most comprehensive survey of room rates in the world, reveals increases in 69 of the 88 city or resort locations analysed across the world.

The fluctuating value of the Pound and a growing demand for hotels, especially from international business executives, helped to push up the global average price by 4%. However, this masked some dramatic swings in the cost of accommodation caused by historic political events including the Arab Spring and natural disasters such as the Japanese earthquake.

David Roche, President of Hotels.com, which scrutinised prices paid in 142,000 properties in over 85 countries, said: "Price volatility in 2011 meant UK travellers found it more expensive to stay in the majority of their favourite destinations abroad.

"A variety of factors, including currency movements and a growth in corporate travel, pushed up prices at a time when many consumers were already struggling to pay their bills at home.

"However, it must be stressed that room rates were still generally lower than they were in 2005 meaning hotels represented outstanding value for the hard-pressed holidaymaker looking to escape austerity Britain."

Last year, prices fell 2% in Asia year-on-year but rose in all other areas: 8% in the Pacific, 5% in North America, 4% in Latin America, 3% in the Caribbean and 2% in Europe and the Middle East.

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (MainStreet) -- Early March marks the spring break recess across much of the United States, and students use it to descend on popular destinations such as Cancun and Honolulu for collegiate debauchery. Those looking for beer bongs and toga parties can look in those obvious travel directions. Those looking for a bit more refinement can seek out these chic Mexican retreats just south of the border. You'll likely share a plane with Cancun-bound revelers pounding mini-bottles of Jack Daniels, but upon landing you'll go your own way to Mexico's ever-fashionable Tulum, just two hours to the south. With its front-row proximity to the Mayan ruins and hotel structures that rarely rises above the palm trees, Tulum has managed to endure as the antithesis of the often overbuilt, mega-touristic Maya Riviera region it cohabits. It's been compared by fashion bibles such as Vogue Italia as the new Goa and by others as the Hamptons dipped in an Ibiza bath, but in actuality the eco-destination of Tulum is like no other. And it's most idyllic in spring, when the fashionable elite return in droves. There are two ways to see Tulum: Staying at a hotel that masters the boho glamour of the area's history or one that embodies a zen hedonism, a theme for which the area's quickly becoming known. The previous is exemplified no better than at Coqui Coqui Residences, owned by an Italian fashion designer and her Argentine perfumer-slash-designer partner, who oversee one of the chicest beachfront posadas in the hemisphere and an ever-expanding brand that includes two additional properties on the peninsula. Minimalist palapa-style cottages feature smooth concrete floors, dramatic beds under a thatched roof and bathrooms adorned in homemade perfumes and body products. Those looking for the Tulum of the future can find it at Be Tulum, a 20-room boutique property that is part of Design Hotels and mixes Banyan Tree-esque architecture with in-room plunge pools and a beach club bar that manages to be lively without losing its laid-back charm. For those seeking a bit more boom and bass, to the north of Tulum is the party epicenter of Playa del Carmen, where Mexican hotelier Grupo Habita offers Hotel Basico. This south-of the-border beachfront boutique features an architectural facade and industrial aesthetic for those in search of a party hotel with a stylish edge. A truly tropical resort infrastructure features an airy restaurant specializing in Veracruz cuisine and a lively cocktail bar stocked with an energetic set of spring breakers -- just not quite on party par with Cancun. Direct access to the beach means that some guests of the hotel's 15 rooms and suites are a little slower to discover the rooftop bar and above-ground pools, which are made from repurposed petroleum tanks. The town of San Miguel de Allende is not a new name for luxury seekers. It has a fabled history and two world-recognized luxury hotels, including an outpost of Orient Express Hotels. Hotel Matilda, however, can compete with the best of them with a name that's been part of the city's identity for more than a generation. It's a uniquely modern boutique hotel, given this town's heritage of Spanish Colonial landmarks, and while it's within the town's cobblestone core, it has a modern facade by Marco Martinez Valle Arquitectura and interiors by U.S.-based McAlpine Booth & Ferrier. Grand living spaces mix modern design and eclectic decor with extensive Latin American art collection with works by such artists as Diego Rivera and Nacho Rodriguez Bach. Imanta Resort is a new name for those in search of a removed location and five-star bragging rights. With a name that translates from the Spanish as "magnetic attraction," it's an epic resort with a main hotel complex defined by a spare tropical aesthetic and a series of casas built with stacked-stone walls and private terraces and adorned with a lagoon-style infinity pool. Meals are taken in one of three in-house eateries, where ingredients are either plucked fresh from a garden or caught on the line the same day as ordering. Days can be spent in numerous yoga classes, at the in-house spa or exploring the inland rancheros by ATV far away from the brashness so many people associate with spring break in Mexico. >To submit a news tip, email: tips@thestreet.com.

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13 March 2012

London, March 13th 2012 The relative strength of the global hotel sector can be seen as an indicator of a potential turnaround in the economic outlook with the average price of a room around the world rising 4% in 2011, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index (HPI). The continuing strength in corporate travel, in particular, helped to push up demand and room rates, although prices were still generally lower than in 2005.

The HPI looks at prices that people actually paid for their hotel room around the world. Last year, prices fell 2% in Asia year-on-year but rose in all other areas: 8% in the Pacific, 5% in North America, 4% in Latin America, 3% in the Caribbean and 2% in Europe and the Middle East. The overall increase reflected a continuing trend of steady recovery after a 13% tumble in 2009.

David Roche, President of Hotels.com: "The hotel sector is a good barometer for the global economy as a whole. Prices are up because demand for rooms is on the rise a sign of higher levels of business and consumer spending. Local conditions, influenced last year by political uprisings, natural disasters and currency fluctuations, do have a major impact on prices but, overall, the momentum is there and the market is growing."

Natural and political events leave their mark

The Arab Spring protests and war in Libya hit prices across the Middle East and North Africa with rates falling in Egypt, Tunisia and Qatar. Travellers to Sharm El Sheikh, in particular, could find prices up to 30% lower than 2010. On the other hand, holidaymakers switching their holiday plans to southern European destinations in Italy and Spain saw substantial price hikes in some popular sunshine sunspots, such as Ibiza where prices rose up to 40%.

Asia was the only region to experience a price fall in average rates, down 2% on average, partly due to devastating natural catastrophes in two popular destination markets. The Japanese earthquake in March 2011 led to falling demand and room rates while Thailand's worst flooding in almost 60 years also triggered a cut in traveller numbers from July onwards and discounting by hoteliers.

The floods in Brisbane and earthquake in New Zealand's South Island, impacting Christchurch in particular, prompted price rises due to a lack of supply of rooms.

Regional variations highlight local conditions

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