Brittany Ferries launches new 2009 Cottages & Villas brochure with 15% early booking offer

Leading tour operator to France, Brittany Ferries Holidays, is launching its new 2009 Cottages & Villas brochure with a generous 15% off all holidays booked before the end of December, including peak season school holiday periods.

This means that a family of four can have a week's holiday during the Easter break in France for less than £100 per person including daytime return ferry crossing with a car.

Customers can choose from almost 1,500 cottages, villas, and gîtes covering all the most desirable locations in France.

With more than 30 years' experience of arranging self-drive holidays, Brittany Ferries ensures all properties are of the highest quality by having their own team of inspectors. They also have a helpline manned by English-speaking staff to offer expert advice and guidance. This, combined with the comprehensive holiday pack, makes these packages ideal for the person who has never taken their car across the channel before.

Christiane Barker, General Manager Holidays comments: "Nothing beats the freedom and

convenience of taking your car on holiday and having your own place in France – at least for a week or two. With holidays by air becoming ever more stressful, taking the family by car to France is so hassle-free and relaxing. Also, our holidays are ferry-inclusive, so planning and booking is very straightforward, either online or over the phone and our customers have the reassurance of their holiday being fully bonded so they do not risk losing a penny."

These holidays begin and end with a relaxing cruise and plenty for all the family to do onboard, plus, on overnight crossings you can enjoy a good night's sleep in your own en-suite cabin, arriving fresh for the drive to that perfect holiday cottage. Or, if time is critical, there are high speed ferries from Portsmouth and Poole taking as little as 2hr 15mins to whisk you across the channel.

Book online at www.brittanyferries.com/holidays or call 0871 244 1444.

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Editors' Notes

• Price example based on property reference QB3004 in Dinard, Brittany
• All Brittany Ferries' holidays are fully bonded through the Passenger Shipping Association
• There is a price match guarantee on all holidays – find an identical holiday for less and Brittany Ferries will match the price and give you £38 worth of on board dining vouchers
• Many properties accept pets and taking them by car on a ferry could not be easier
• Euros are available at all three Brittany Ferries terminals commission free and at preferential rates of exchange

Released 19 November 2008