Tips & Deals for Travellers

The photo

Forgotten to renew your passport? Paspic (paspic.com) is offering a new service that claims to speed up sorting out your passport photos. Upload your own digital photos to have them formatted and checked. If they satisfy biometric requirements, they'll be mailed back to you within 48 hours.

The book

Rough Guides has released a new version of its recently published Accessible Britain guide book for readers who are visually impaired. The larger-print format, which Blue Badge holders can purchase for £1.99, is only available to buy online at accessibleguide.co.uk.

The resort

Britain's latest holiday park, Bluestone Resort (bluestonewales.com), has just opened on the Pembrokeshire coast. Offering accommodation in timber lodges, cottages or studio apartments, visitors are encouraged to enjoy the surrounding countryside as well as the on-site facilities.

The deal

Get an all-inclusive week's holiday in Antigua for £659 at the Halcyon Cove Resort with Tropical Sky (tropicalsky.co.uk). The offer, available from 1 September to 15 October, includes return flights with British Midland from Manchester, transfers and taxes.

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