DisneyLand Paris are having a five day flash sale! This offer will end at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday 27 July.

You’ll save 50% on a Disneyland Paris break plus kids under 7 stay and play free. The sale applies for a 2 nights/3 days or 3 nights/4 days stay.

Arrival Dates are from 23 July 2010 until 30 September 2010, excluding 3 – 9 September 2010.

The holiday package includes:

• Accomodation in a Disney hotel
• Tickets to both Disney Parks for each day
• Breakfast

Click here for complete details on the offer and to book. Say hi to Minnie for me, please!

Cocoboat has offered a 10% off code for Cuties & Pals kids luggage just for VoucherMum.com readers!

This adooooorable line of suitcases and matching backpacks come in five animal designs: peko penguin, cubbi seal, congo monkey, pippi owl (pictured) and cheri panda.

Here are the specs:

• hard shell trolley case
• hard shell matching back pack
• 20″ trolley case size: 510mm x 230mm x 340mm
• capacity 35 litres
• weight 3kg
• available in 5 animal designs: Penguin, Owl, Panda, Monkey and Seal

They make a great set for travel – not only do kids each they get their own animal shaped trolley case but they also have a matching backpack to take on the plane. And they are easy to spot at the airport!

Click here to shop and use code 10UEPTQT at checkout for 10% off. The code is good until 30th June.

This is just a happy story of good customer service and I’m using my little platform to cheer for eBookers.com. Read on if you like!

Every once in a while I have to book a really expensive flight, and right before I click purchase I feel a little sick because there is (almost) no going back. Sure most airlines will let you make a change fee-free within the first 24 hours, but with third-party agents you’re usually out of luck.

This particular flight was international and involved four legs, and with all the moving pieces OF COURSE I made a mistake. One I realised the second I clicked. The mistake in this case was not a deal breaker, more of an inconvience, but still, it wasn’t what I wanted.

I called United first, but they couldn’t change an agent booking (I expected this but it was worth a try). They did tell me my flight wasn’t ticketed yet and that the agent should be able to change it easily.

Then I called eBookers. After navigating the phone system I finally got a really nice agent (I suspect I paid 10p per minute, which could be a deal breaker for you). She offered to rebook for me for a phone fee of £10 or cancel it at no charge and I could rebook myself online. I’m not sure if this was because I called within a certain window of time, but it was a MASSIVE relief. The only fee I paid was the credit card fee, which would not be refunded.

Anyway, thanks eBookers – I appreciated your help today!

P.S. that’s not me on the phone above, but might have been. Good customer service is the best!

Planning a half-term family getaway? Or are you already dreaming of a cheeky Valentines holiday even though you practically JUST got back to work from the Christmas period?

Lastminute.com has some great offers on. Here is the word on the street:

Up to 50% off hotels

Ski holidays from £159

Last second holiday deals

Spa detox from £12.50

Hilton 50% off Sale

Flight Sale – from £101

February half term deals

E and I have been dreaming of a holiday in Iceland practically since we met. Neither of us has ever been there (airports don’t count) and for lots of reasons it’s on the travel wish list for both of us.

Rather than chuck it on the credit card we thought we’d actually save up and devised the Iceland Fund. Basically, we put every single pound coin we come home with in a jar.

I’d like to go in winter, in hopes of seeing the Northern Lights, so if we plan to do it next year we’ve got plenty of time. We reckon we need at least £1000 for a long weekend. We haven’t allowed ourselves to count it yet.

About two months in, we’ve filled the jar (see below), dumped it in an intimidatingly large amaretto tin, and started again. I thought I’d keep you all updated on our progress, each time we fill a new jar. Good luck us!

Red Funnel – the Isle of Wight specialists – have sent a list of the lovely holidays they have on offer for Christmas and New Years.

Red Funnel runs vehicle ferries around the clock from Southampton, which is within easy reach of the M3 and M27 with return fares starting from £34. If you book any of the accommodation offers below, you’ll save 25% on your ferry crossings and if you spend more than £500 on accommodation, you’ll save 50% on ferry travel.

Read on for all the details!

• Dine elegantly this Christmas at the Wellington Hotel in Ventnor. A three-night Christmas package including a la carte meals and a sumptuous Christmas day dinner costs just £248 per person based on two sharing. This lovingly restored Victorian hotel overlooking the sea is recommended by Johannsons, featured in the Michelin Guide and was the Les Routiers 2007 Hotel of the Year for the London & South East area.

• For a chic home from home spend three nights or more at the stylish Isle of Wight Luxury Apartments sleeping up to four for £145 per night. The package includes a champagne Christmas hamper and a Christmas tree. These elegant and contemporary, 5 star self-catering Victorian apartments offer panoramic sea views and large balconies, and are just a stones throw from the beach and harbour in the heart of the Victorian cliff-side town of Ventnor.

• Gurnard Pines is offering huge Christmas week savings with seven nights for the price of three on breaks from Monday 21 December to Monday 28 December. A 2-bedroom Bungalow sleeping four was £609 and is now £429 – a saving of £180. A 3-bedroom Bungalow or Pine Lodge sleeping 6 was £729 but is now £469 – a £260 saving. The seven nights for the price of three offer is also available on New Year’s Eve holidays from Monday 28 December to Monday 4 January. Price includes a New Year’s Eve Party with a disco.

• Why not try a cosy self-catering Christmas Break? Seven nights at the The Barn starting on either 19th December or 26 December, was £680 and is now £612 including a thoughtful Christmas gift of a £25 M&S voucher with each booking. The Barn is situated in the hamlet of Merstone surrounded by farmland, with uninterrupted views of the countryside.

• Celebrate the dawn of 2010 in style. Ventnor Towers Hotel is offering a half-board, New Year’s Eve package, including a six-course gala dinner, welcoming champagne and canapés plus late morning brunch for only £154 per person for two nights and £214 per person for three nights.

Beds In Brighton have just launched a clever new telephone service that creates customised travel packages in lovely Brighton. To celebrate they have created a special 20% discount exclusively for VoucherMum.com readers. This offer is good until 31st March 2010.

According to the company:

Breaks created by Beds In Brighton represent a substantial saving on breaks booked directly with hotels and leisure venues plus you can buy extra special treats that are exclusive to Beds In Brighton such as unlimited Pier ride wristbands and a two day pass for the Sea Life Centre for the price of one day – perfect if you want to keep your options open.   Other activities include Build a Bear, Crafts and Pottery, plus their top of the range package includes babysitting for one night whilst you have a grown up supper – bliss!

To book, call 0906 302 2299 and quote “Vouchers For Mums” to claim your discount and the service will book you into the hotel of your choice on the package of your choice and confirm your booking straight away.

To find out more and view hotels and packages online, visit www.BedsInBrighton.com or call the new hotline where the experienced and local team can help you pick out the perfect holiday break.

They keep on coming, so I’ll just keep sharing them with you!

• For families who want to use half term to get away but want to stick to a tight budget, check out Travelodge. The hotel chain has 50,000 rooms priced from £10 to £29 for stay dates from Friday 23^rd October 2009 till 3^rd January 2010.

• If you’re keen on a minibreak and want good value but your budget is a bit bigger, look into the half price deal offered by the Vincent hotel in Southport. A night in one of the hotel’s V residence guest studios is £70 from Sunday 25^th October – Thursday 29^th October. To book call 01704883800 and quote “half price at half term”. Family attractions nearby include shopping along Lord Street, Southport pier and fair, the Botanic Gardens, Vue Cinema, Bowling, and new leisure centre Splash World.

• And don’t forget to check all of the voucher websites for deals on travel and attractions. VoucherHub.com, Savoo.com, Vouchercodes.co.uk and MyVoucherCodes.co.uk all have travel sections and tourism websites like visitheartofengland.com have great regional offers.

Travelodge also did a fun survey with kids age 8-15 and found that the top 10 British landmarks kids would like to visit are:

1. Stonehenge
2. Hadrian’s Wall
3. London Eye
4. Edinburgh Castle
5. Buckingham Palace
6. Tower of London
7. White Cliffs of Dover
8. Angle of the North
9. Blackpool Tower
10. St Paul’s Cathedral

There are absolutely heaps of travel deals floating around for half term. Here is what I know!

• Visit the Isle of Wight with Red Funnel this half term and kids go free on the ferry saving up to £9.20 per child. There’s loads going on to entertain the little ones on the Island, and kids get free entry at Carisbrooke Castle and Osborne House when admission tickets are purchased through Red Funnel. Info about this and more deals here.

• Premier Inn, is offering family rooms from just £29 per night between 9^th October and 1^st November at over 300 hotels across the UK. Families staying at a Premier Inn can also get a ‘2 for 1’ or ‘kids go free’ offer at a selection of over 800 attractions across the UK. For more on these offers click here.

• Virgin Trains now offers Vkidz Bags, free for children between 3-6 years, packed with pencil crayons, a chalkboard, the new fun magazine, stickers and activity ideas, plus some favourites such as Peppa Pig and Charlie and Lola. Find out more about family travel on Virgin Trains here.

Haven’t made plans but still want to get away? It may still be possible! Check out a few ideas from the Guardian here.

Happy travels!