SHORTS:Joe Walsh Tours is the official tour operator for Leinster Rugby and will be operating private charter flights with Cityjet to all away games for both the Heineken Cup and RaboDirect PRO12 (formerly known as the Magners League).
Travel with the team to Montpellier on November 12th, stay one night in a three-star hotel, paying €444 to include flights, hotel, luggage, taxes and transfers. Match tickets not included. Upgrade to a four-star hotel and the cost rises to €474.
Tel: 01-2410800 or see joewalshtours.ie.
Caribbean costs less for couples
Mexico has become one of the top Caribbean destinations for Irish couples planning a honeymoon in 2010 according to classicresorts.ie which is offering all-inclusive seven-night stays at the five-star Dreams Riviera Cancun resort for €1,279 plus tax at €370pp. This applies to travel between January 1st and March 31st, 2012. The deal includes a champagne breakfast in bed.
Slightly cheaper deals are on offer in the Dominican Republic where the five-star Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana, has a seven-night all-in deal costing €1,019 plus tax of €370pp for travel between January 4th and March 31st.
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250,000
The number of tourists from around the world who travel on Dublin City Tour's red hop-on hop-off buses each year according to new tourism website LoveIreland.com.