One of the first points to consider is renting a car (if you do not plan on driving your own car to Cornwall). There a large number of car rental companies in Cornwall, for example Europcar and Cornwall Car Hire. Cars can be hired from a range of locations. Something you may need to consider, however, is the hiring of bike racks and surf board racks. Unfortunately there doesn’t appear to be any car hire company which provides this service. Fortunately though bike racks can often be hired when hiring bikes. This is also the same with surfboard hire, from such places as NCS surfboards, whereby a roof-rack can be hired along with the board.

Cornwall is home to a number of beautiful beaches. Considered to be one of the nicest, Porthminster Beach provides a long stretch of yellow sand and rock pools to explore. Further up the coast, however is Porthtowan Beach. It’s busier and provides better waves for surfers. Most of the beaches are watched over by lifeguards during peak months. Be warned some of the beaches exercise a no dog policy during the summer months. Others exercise this policy all year round.

There are a multitude of interesting places to visit in Cornwall in addition to the beaches. One of the most famous is the Eden Project. The Eden Project will link you to the natural world via fun events, workshops, exhibits and educational programmes. This popular tourist destination has over one million visitors per year. The Project consists of two biomes (giant green houses) homing many of the world’s rarest plant species. Various events take place throughout the year, for example The Eden Project at night. The website should be checked for more details. Excellent signposting from both Exeter (A30) and Plymouth (A391/390) will lead you safely there.

The Minack Theatre or ‘Theatre under the Stars’ is another popular attraction. It’s situated roughly 90 minutes away from the Eden Project. Additionally, it has a large free carpark. As this is an outdoor theatre there is no dress code, other than to prepare for the weather. Performances are only cancelled in extreme weather conditions. It is therefore advisable to bring raincoats, hats, and suncream, and plenty of water if the weather is hot, particularly as the theatre is completely un-shaded during the day.

Cider tasting is another great activity for driving holidays. The Lizard Cider Barn, situated in the heart of Cornwall, opens daily from 10am to 5pm. It provides visitors with great opportunities for viewing the outdoor displays of cider press, along with tasting various ciders, liqueurs and elderberry wine.

Cornwall is also home to celebrity restaurant Fifteen Cornwall which provides a seasonal menu of local produce cooked by professional chefs and their apprentices. The restaurant boasts friendly and knowledgeable staff along with a relaxed atmosphere in which you can enjoy your meal.

In regards to accommodation, hotels and bed-and-breakfasts are plentiful. However, you may wish to consider camping or caravanning. Campsites are plentiful. Good ones include Newperran Holiday Park which is relatively close to major attractions such as the Eden Project, this campsite provides facilities for camping and caravanning, and there is even a beautiful outdoor swimming pool. Equally as nice is Trevornick campsite, also boasting a swimming pool and a number of other activities such as golf.

This article was kindly written and donated by car hire uk

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Sorrento is one of the most enchanting resorts in Italy as well as one of the most popular tourist destinations. Nearby are the famous and wonderful holiday areas of Positano, Ravello, Capri and the archeological sites like Pompeii, Herculaneum with the Vesuvius and the Greek city of Paestum.

If you are planning to hire a car in Sorrento to tour the Amalfi Coast, Sorrento Car Rent is the best and cheapest car company, based near Sorrento city centre.  So you could easily reach all the most beautiful places in total freedom and without stress of public transportation.

Sorrento Car Rent has a modern and wide range of vehicles (Ford Ka, Smart ForTwo, Renault Clio, Ford Fiesta Tdi, Fiat Barchetta, Peugeot 206 cc, Citroen Pluriel Hdi, Lancia Lybra SW, Renault Grand Scenic).  Working directly with customers, this car rental company can offers some of the best all inclusive prices.

It promises many services: 24 hours of customer service, unlimited mileage, theft protection, liability insurance. For those booking by june 15 2009 Sorrento car Rent offers a discount of 5% off the official rates.
Visit their webpage special offers amalfi coast car.

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Other destinations enjoying increasing popularity are Norway (+345 per cent) and Finland (+195 per cent), the Czech Republic (+129% per cent), Portugal (+196 per cent) and Israel (+418 per cent): all proving that people are stretching their imaginations as well as the pound when looking at destinations.

Apparently, Saturday night is the peak time for making travel arrangements.  With Brits forced to save cash by staying in on Saturday nights – they are also using the time to book their next break abroad. The easyCar.com survey reveals a third (33 per cent) of all its holiday bookings are being made at 10pm on Saturday nights.

The research also highlights the changing face of the British holiday in the face of the credit crunch – nearly half (45 per cent) admit they won’t let the cold economic climate freeze their plans to head to warmer shores. Instead they are adapting plans to fit in with the recession – 43 per cent are planning to opt for cheaper accommodation and travel, and a cheery 40 per cent agree that taking a less luxurious holiday than usual won’t affect their enjoyment.

We’re also putting more thought into how we source holidays – a massive 84 per cent of us check out deals on up to 10 websites before making a decision on our travel provider, and 79 per cent are using the internet more than a year ago.

Easing the credit crunch a little more, easyCar.com now offers a no cancellation fee policy within seven days of booking your car hire, as long as the cancellation is made up to 24 hours before your pick up date and time. Outside of this window we now offer you a cancellation option which allows you to cancel your booking (again up to 24 hours before pick up) for 7.50 GBP per rental.

For more information see: www.easycar.com

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Carrentals claims that sites such as Travelsupermarket are simplifying their car hire business to focus predominantly on key airport locations and fail to offer many customers the breadth of rental options they are looking for.

Gareth Robinson, managing director of Carrentals.co.uk, says: ““Travelsupermarket bills itself as the travel comparison site, but in reality it focuses on a limited number of locations and companies. In terms of its car rental offering, the majority of its locations are airports, providing no choice to customers arriving by train or ferry, or who simply want to hire a car somewhere like Chamonix.””

Based on research carried out for August 2008, Carrentals.co.uk found that in key locations such as London Travelsupermarket offered just 21* locations, including Luton, Stansted, City, Heathrow and Gatwick airports, compared to 49 locations offered by Carrentals.co.uk, including the airports, plus Vauxhall, West Hampstead, Wembley and Kensington.

In addition, in a price comparison of the two sites based on 10 of the most popular car rental locations, Carrentals.co.uk produced lower prices in over 84% of the search results sampled. The price comparison looked at both the cheapest rentals available, and the best deals on compact, intermediate and people carrier vehicles.

Robinson added: ““Sites such as Travelsupermarket use a pay-per-click approach to their comparison service, which automatically limits the number of companies that can afford to be featured on the site due to the potential for spiralling costs. Smaller companies that can offer a specialist service are priced out of the site, even though they may offer customers lower rates and broader choice. To us, this doesn’t represent a true comparison service, and fails to offer consumers the prices and choice they need in the current economic climate.””

Carrentals.co.uk works on a fairer Cost-Per-Acquisition basis, enabling companies of all sizes to be featured. It now compares up to 50 car hire providers on the site, and features over 7,000 locations worldwide.

Visit www.carrentals.co.uk, for more information.

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