Getaways

Genre Factual Entertainment
Format 6 or 8 x 30
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Travel review series featuring the best international holiday destinations, using recommendations from viewers on what to do, what to see and where to stay. Each programme is packed with essential information. We uncover holiday gems, explore the top sights, report on the latest attractions, the best beaches, historical highlights, interesting places to eat and drink, the unusual and the unique. Each episode also features a short stay-cation.

No of Series 11 series
Vogue Williams and Tommy Bowe head west to Seattle, USA.
Joe Lindsay and Sinead Kennedy test a winter holiday in the Bulgarian mountains.
Mairead Ronan and Joe Lindsay explore beach resorts along Turkey’s Turquoise Coast.
In Porto, Mairead Ronan and Tommy Bowe take a cruise on the River Duoro.
Tommy Bowe and Mairead Ronan explore the year-round sunshine island of Lanzarote.
Joe Lindsay and Vogue Williams try the new direct air route to Hong Kong.
Vogue Williams and rugby player Tommy Bowe kick things off in the Côte d’Azur.
Mairead Ronan and Joe Lindsay travel stateside to the Big Apple.
Mairead Ronan and Joe Lindsay head to Rhodes, where they hike up the Acropolis of Lindos.
Vogue Williams and Joe Lindsay check out what’s on offer for holidaymakers in Amsterdam.
Vogue Williams and Tommy Bowe explore the alternate side of the Balearic island of Ibiza.
Mairead Ronan and Joe Lindsay head to Transylvania and discover the historic city of Cluj.
Tommy Bowe and Mairead Ronan go camping in the Spanish region of Catalonia.
Vogue Williams and Joe Lindsay explore Dubai, visiting the tallest building in the world.
Joe Lindsay and Mairead Ronan learn if there is more to Las Vegas than just gambling.
Joe Lindsay and Mairead Ronan chart the chilly delights of Iceland.
Joe Lindsay and Vogue Williams head for a Mediterranean break in sun-soaked Cyprus.
Joe Lindsay and Mairead Ronan test a summer break in the Tyrol region of Austria.
Joe and Vogue visit the Algarve, a perennial family favourite for Irish holidaymakers.
Joe and Mairead visit Los Angeles, famed for its year-round sunshine.
Joe Lindsay and Angela Scanlon explore the sunshine state of Florida.
Joe and Angela take a winter sports getaway and visit Salzburg, Austria.
Joe and Angela travel to the island of Zante, famed for its white sandy beaches.
Joe and Angela investigate Puglia, one of Italy’s less well-known regions.
Joe and Angela visit Marbella, one of Ireland’s favourite Spanish destinations.
Joe and Angela visit Nantes, one of France’s quirkiest cities.
Joe Lindsay and Angela Scanlon travel to San Francisco.
Joe Lindsay and Angela Scanlon visit Istria, Croatia.
Angela and Joe explore the markets, churches and more in Krakow.
Joe Lindsay and Angela Scanlon find out why Majorca is a perennial holiday favourite.
Joe Lindsay and Angela Scanlon are in northern Italy, where they take a tour of Florence.
Joe Lindsay and Angela Scanlon report from Toronto and the surrounding area.
Joe Lindsay and Aoibhinn Ní Shúlleabháin check out the sights along the Amalfi coast.
Joe Lindsay and Aoibhinn Ní Shúlleabháin test alpine activities in La Plagne.
Joe Lindsay and Aoibhinn Ní Shúlleabháin explore the history and culture of Boston.
Joe Lindsay and Aoibhinn Ní Shúlleabháin head to Salou on Spain’s Costa Dorada.
Joe Lindsay and Aoibhinn Ní Shúlleabháin try a camping holiday in the Dordogne, France.
Joe Lindsay and Aoibhinn Ní Shúlleabháin explore the beaches and towns of Montenegro.
Joe Lindsay and Aoibhinn Ní Shúlleabháin take in the sights and landmarks of Chicago.
Joe and Aoibhinn consider whether Lisbon can match the Algarve as a holiday destination.
Joe and Aoibhinn report on the culture and history of Malta.
Joe and Aoibhinn explore the culture and attractions of Agadir and Marrakesh, Morocco.
Joe and Aoibhinn report from Lake Garda, Verona and Venice.
Joe and Aoibhinn report from Turkey’s Aegean coast.
Joe Lindsay and Emma-Louise Johnston report from the Makarska Riviera on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast.
Joe Lindsay and Emma-Louise Johnston report from Abu Dhabi in the UAE.
Joe Lindsay and Emma-Louise Johnston test a city break in Budapest.
Joe Lindsay and Emma-Louise Johnston report from the ship “The Independence of the Seas”.
Joe Lindsay and Emma-Louise Johnston report from Montreal, Canada.
Joe Lindsay and Emma-Louise Johnston explore an agri-tourism holiday in Cyprus.

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