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This week, for example, we learned of another aspect of the Newham stately pleasuredome that even Samuel Coleridge recently banned by Wada after traces of a poetry-enhancing drug, believed to be opium, were found in his urine could not have come up with, even when he was really toasted: Thomas Cook is the official short-break provider of the 2012 Games.

Revealed – London 2012's official quirky-humour partner 2011

From bohemian artists 'colony in the 1950s to the epicenter of Spain's sun-sea-and-sangria mass tourism boom in the' 70s and '80s, Mallorca has re-emerged over the past couple of years as a hip short-break destination and exclusive getaway for the rich and famous, replete with chic boutique hotels and a galaxy of celebrity residents.

Mapping Mallorca 2010

"The short-break market is considered to be a valuable segment of the tourism market and most affluent European travelers tend to either combine one long holiday with shorter city breaks [or] weekends away," said Peter Robinson, course leader for tou rism management at the University of Wolverhampton, England.

Time Is Running Out on the Four-Week Holiday 2010

"We have always had a buoyant short-break market in the U.K., but numbers have increased over the last two years," he said, estimating sales for his company were up 25% year-on-year in 2009 from 2008 and are up so far 16% this year.

Time Is Running Out on the Four-Week Holiday 2010

This growing trend is giving a boost to the short-break holidays 'market.

Time Is Running Out on the Four-Week Holiday 2010

From bohemian artists 'colony in the 1950s to the epicenter of Spain's sun-sea-and-sangria mass tourism boom in the' 70s and '80s, Mallorca has re-emerged over the past couple of years as a hip short-break destination and exclusive getaway for the rich and famous, replete with chic boutique hotels and a galaxy of celebrity residents.

Mapping Mallorca 2010

From bohemian artists 'colony in the 1950s to the epicenter of Spain's sun-sea-and-sangria mass tourism boom in the' 70s and '80s, Mallorca has re-emerged over the past couple of years as a hip short-break destination and exclusive getaway for the rich and famous, replete with chic boutique hotels and a galaxy of celebrity residents.

Mapping Mallorca 2010

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YesButNoButYes: Price of a Pint 2008

"Being a short-break destination is our competitive advantage," said Chief Financial Officer Ignace Lahoud

Euro Disney Trims Loss as Visitors Rise 2008

Young Britons, increasingly, see Belfast as a trendy short-break destination.

FAREWELL TO TROUBLES 2007