The world’s longest cable car ride (5.7-km) called “Wings of Tatev” opened in Armenia on October 16 2010. It takes you up to the medieval Tatev Monastery (UNESCO) located in the Tatev village of Syunik region in southern Armenia.  A one-way journey takes 11 minutes. At its highest point over the gorge, the car travels 320 m above ground level.

Discover the the secrets of the “new” Tuscany and the white-truffle capital of the world in the Piedemonte region.

Travel through three European countries over Christmas and stay four nights in a spa hotel in the dramatic Swiss Alps. You can choose to be perfumed and pampered or get out into in the snow high above the town. You will also have a chance to visit the Christmas Markets in baroque Salzburg and in medieval Innsbruck. It all signals an adventurous Christmas tour.

This tour discovers the country’s highlights, including Transylvania’s fortified Saxon churches, Bucovina’s exquisite painted monasteries, dramatic castles and palaces, medieval towns and the beautiful Carpathian mountains.

Following two nights in the Moselle and Rhine valleys, stay four nights in the French Alsace region, three nights near Lake Geneva, and four more in the heart of the Swiss Alps.  Relax in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, follow the Alsace wine route, ride on the chocolate train and enjoy a journey through landscapes that include Europe’s highest mountains.

This is a leisurely paced tour of Italy with four nights in the Italian Lakes District, two nights in an Italian castle, five nights in Tuscany visiting Florence, the Cinque Terre, Lucca, Pisa, Siena, and San Gimignano, two nights in the Umbrian Hills, and finally, three nights on the stunning Amalfi Coast visiting Capri, Amalfi and Positano.The last night is spent in Rome. 

A 4 day / 3 night self-drive holiday in France to the lovely Dordogne Valley taking in the best holiday activities of the region that will interest both adults and children. Travelling through this region in France is an exploration through time, a chance to uncover layers of prehistory, history and tradition. Traces of the past are everywhere. Reindeer, bulls and horses gallop across cave ceilings where they were painted in Cro Magnon times. This holiday in France is through one of the prettiest areas in France.

St Moritz a legendary holiday destination that hosts a number of famous sports events and is also the birthplace of Alpine skiing in the beautiful setting of the Swiss lakes. In between schusses, you can have lunch in a high mountain restaurant while the kids carry on skiing under the watchful eye of their instructor. 

Exploring the Engadine on a pair of cross-country skis and walking through snow-covered forests on snowshoes are delightful experiences. 

You can make the most of the illuminated indoor pool, enjoy the Hammam steam room or sauna or unwind at the Club Med spa. In the evening the elegant resort is beautifully illuminated.

The Glacier Express is probably Switzerland's most scenic train journey.   It's a year-round train service between Zermatt at the foot of the Matterhorn and St Moritz in the Engadin skiing area. 

Billed as Europe's slowest express, its a narrow-gauge train which takes 7½ hours to cover just over 290 km (180 miles), at an average of around 24 mph. 

There is just one daily Glacier Express service in winter, but several daily trains in summer, although regular (usually hourly) local trains also operate over all sections of the Glacier Express's route.