latest stag news and events
BA announce strike dates for March 2010 - 12/03/2010
British Airways cabin crew have set strike dates for seven days on March 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 and 30th.
Unite, the union representing 12,000 BA cabin crew, announced the strike dates today after talks with the airline broke down on Wednesday night. The planned walk-outs will include the two weekends before Easter and Unite said there may also be further action after April 14.
See more information here.
new activity in Bournemouth, Jelly Wrestling - 08/03/2010
Bournemouth stag weekends are as popular as ever, and we've got even more reasons to visit, our new activity ... Jelly Wrestling. Yes, it's exactly as it sounds! You and the boys get the bonus of watching hot bikini babes wrestling for 2 rounds with the stag in Jelly! But there is a slight twist, the stag will be blindfolded and the girls are replaced with a fat-lady-gram, which is perfect for an embarrassing photo opportunity!
See more information about jelly wrestling in Bournemouth.
Flybe announce first ever Bournemouth route - 03/03/2010
Flybe have announced from May 27th 2010 they are to start flights between Manchester and Bournemouth 6 times a week. This will give you stag do travelers quick, easy and affordable access to one of the most exciting cosmopolitan cities. Flight fares start from as little as £24.99 including taxes.
See more information about a Manchester and Bournemouth stag do.
flights to Prague from £18.99 - 01/03/2010
Wizz Air are currently offering flights to Prague from Liverpool airport from £18.99! It's a perfect time for a stag weekend to Prague! See Wizz Air for more flights.
best rate on the Euro in ages! - 15/02/2010
Best Euro / Sterling rate in ages. Now past 1.15. Great time to book a European stag weekend!
new budget flights to Belgrade! from July 2010 - 10/02/2010
Even more great reasons to visit Belgrade for your stag do, Wizz Air have announced new budget flights from London Luton to Belgrade from July 2010. It's up there with some of the best destinations for nightlife in the world! See some of our ready-made Belgrade stag weekends and more information about this great city!
millions of seats from £2.99 with bmibaby - 27/01/2010
Bmibaby are currently offering flights from £2.99, including taxes to UK and European destinations. These are available until 30th October 2010.
Grab flights to the following stag do destinations:
For more flights to your stag do visit Bmibaby
Wizz Air introduces web check-in to further airports - 25/01/2010
Wizz Air, introduces new web check-in service to further airports, now available on flights departing from Cork, Glasgow Prestwick, Paris, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Turku.
This is in addition to the airports already introduced in the past few months: London Luton, Budapest, Prague, Gdansk, Katowice, Poznan, Warsaw and Wroclaw. The service will gradually be extented to more airports and fully deployed by spring 2010.
For detailed information on web check-in please visit wizzair.com
Ryanair 30% off all fares to Europe - 22/01/2010
Ryanair's January sale is offering 30% off all fares, giving even more reasons to get your European stag weekend organised. Travel between February - March. Don't miss out on these great deals, offer ends midnight 25.01.2010.
Grab flights to the following stag weekend destinations:
- London Stansted to Bratislava, Riga, Krakow, Gothenburg, Reus (Barcelona)
- East Midlands to Bratislava, Dublin, Krakow, Riga, Gothenburg
There's plenty more routes, see here.
Air Southwest flight sale - 20/01/2010
Air Southwest has launched a sale on flights to some fantastic stag do destinations in the UK and Ireland, with flights on offer from £29 each way, including taxes, check-in and a 20kg luggage allowance. Some of the stag destinations Air Southwest fly to:
- Newquay to London & Bristol – from £29
- Plymouth to Bristol – from £29
- Newquay to Manchester – from £39
- Plymouth to Cork & Dublin – from £39
Ryanair sale, 1 million seats from £5 - 18/01/2010
Ryanair are currently offering 1 million seats from £5 each. Travel dates must be between February and March 2010. Bookings must be made before midnight on the 18th of January 2010. There's no better time to get your stag weekend abroad sorted!
Here's some of the great stag destinations on offer:
- East midlands to Belfast, Dublin, Krakow
- Bristol to Belfast, Dublin, Reus (Barcelona)
- London stansted to Bratislava, Cork, Ibiza, Krakow
Wizzair New Year sale - 14/01/2010
Wizzair New Year sale ends tonight, 15,000 seats from the UK from £18.99. Travel period: 7 January - 23 October. Some of the flights include:
- London Luton to Gdansk, Poznan, Warsaw, Wroclaw, Zagreb
- Doncaster/Sheffield to Gdansk, Poznan, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- Glasgow Prestwick to Gdansk, Warsaw
- Liverpool to Gdansk, Krakow, Prague, Warsaw
Britain hit by snow ... again! - 13/01/2010
Britain was hit by a fresh blanket of snow on Wednesday, halting flights from London Gatwick, Birmingham and Cardiff airports. If you're flying out to your stag weekend next couple of days check with the airport you're flying from. See the full report here.
wizzair new year sale - 07/01/2010
Wizzair are offering 15,000 seats from the UK from only £18.99. Here's just a selection of European stag weekends you can fly to:
- London Luton to Gdansk, Poznan, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- Doncaster/Sheffield to Gdansk, Poznan, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- Glasgow Prestwick to Gdansk, Warsaw
- Liverpool to Gdansk, Krakow, Prague, Warsaw
from £50 flights across Europe from London - 06/01/2010
Aer Lingus has heavily discounted the price of flights across Europe in its Jetaway Sale. Fares are from £50 return, including taxes. Flights must be booked by 18th January which cover travel until 24th March. Here's just a few of these outstanding stag destinations you can head to:
- London Gatwick to Dublin stag do - £50
- London Gatwick to Faro (Algarve stag do) - £63
- London Gatwick to Warsaw stag do - £68
See Aer Lingus for more flights.
airport disruption due to weather conditions - 05/01/2010
Due to adverse weather conditions this morning a number of UK airports have disruptions.
Manchester Airport has closed its runway and it is expected to remain shut until at least midday.
Gatwick, Leeds Bradford International, Belfast and Derry airports are open but some flights have been delayed or cancelled.
EasyJet has cancelled a number of flights on its European network including two between Luton and Milan.
Please check airline and airport websites for the most up to date information.
Source: ABTA
New stag destinations for 2010 - 05/01/2010
New to our stag destination portfolio we have some excellent destinations which are perfect for a stag weekend abroad in 2010. With more people looking to go abroad this year it's the right time to get your stag weekend all booked up and secured! Our new destinations include:
See our full range of stag destinations.
Merry Christmas - office closed until Monday 4th 2010 - 24/12/2009
Merry Christmas! Just to let everyone know we'll be closing the office from mid day Christmas Eve and be re-opening on the Monday 4th 2010, for all out of hours needs over the Christmas break please call 07590 296 246 or email stagweb@yahoo.co.uk. If you can wait though you're alway free to enquire here and we'll get straight on the case when back in the office in 2010.
Have a great Christmas and an even better New Year!
from the StagWeb team!
grab some stag sun for 2010 in the Algarve and La Manga - 24/12/2009
Bmibaby are offering some fantastic flights right now from only £19.99 to our sunny stag destinations the Algarve (Portugal) and La Manga (Spain).
- From Birmingham to Alicante (Nearest to La Manga) - from £19.99
- From Cardiff to Alicante (Nearest to La Manga) - from £19.99
- From Cardiff to Faro (Algarve) - from £19.99
- From East Midlands to Alicante (Nearest to La Manga) - from £19.99
- From East Midlands to Faro (Algarve) - from £19.99
Ryanair offering 1 million seats for £10 one way - 22/12/2009
Bargain flights to stag destinations all over Europe, here's just a small selection ...
- From Liverpool to Bratislava - £10 one way
- From Birmingham to Krakow - £10 one way
- From Bristol to Dublin - £10 one way
- From London-Stansted to Belfast - £10 one way
New European destination from 6 UK airports - 16/12/2009
easyJet have just launched a selection of new routes to Europe from 6 UK airports! Flights are for selected departures between April and June, 2010. Here's just some of the destinations you can fly to.
- Doncaster Sheffield to Barcelona stag do ... £48 (Monday, Wednesday and Sunday)
- Edinburgh to Lisbon stag do ... £54 (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday)
- Doncaster Sheffield to Prague stag do ... £49 (Tuesday, Friday and Sunday)
New flight route to Riga from London - 16/12/2009
Wizz Air launching a new flight service to Riga, Latvia from London Luton. These flights are available to book for £38 per person, return. The service will begin on 30 March, 2010. So get your flights sorted then let us know about your Riga stag do.
flights to UK destinations for £5.99 - 09/12/2009
bmibaby has cut the price on millions of fares to UK and Europe destinations, with seats now available from £2.99, one way, including taxes.
Flights are available from Cardiff on selected dates until 30 October 2010. Destinations on offer:
www.bmibaby.comWizz Air new routes and destinations - 04/12/2009
- Fly from Cork to Wroclaw (from 21 March 2010)
- Fly from Doncaster/Sheffield to Wroclaw (from 19 March 2010
- Fly from London Luton to Riga (from 30 March 2010)
National Travel Health Network and Centre, latest update - 30/11/2009
H1N1 update - swine flu 30/11/2009
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that as of 22 November 2009, more than 620,000 confirmed cases of pandemic influenza (H1N1/Swine Flu) have occurred, with more than 7,800 deaths from 207 countries and territories. As most countries have stopped counting individual cases, confirmed cases represent a significant underestimate of the actual number of cases.
NaTHNac advise to travellers is as follows:
- Travellers need to be aware that some countries have put into place health screening of arriving passengers.
- Travellers should check with their tour operator, and they can consult the country pages of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for specific information.
- Travellers should obtain travel insurance that covers trip cancellation and any potential disruptions to their trip, such as quarantine.
- Those who are ill with an ILI should delay their travel, and seek medical advice.
- Travellers can consult this service for guidance on managing an ILI, however, if they have serious underlying health conditions, are pregnant, or are calling about children under one year of age, they should contact their GP directly.
- Travellers who fall in the clinical risk groups for seasonal influenza and pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza should receive vaccination prior to travel.
For further information, please go to the NaTHNac website www.nathnac.org.
rabies in Italy 30/11/2009
In October 2008 rabies was reported in a fox in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-east Italy. Since this time a total of 43 cases of animal rabies have been reported in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia and neighbouring Veneto regions. Several animal species have been affected; the most recent case was on 16 November 2009 when a dog was found dead in Veneto. Italy has been considered rabies-free since 1997. However, prior to October 2008 rabies in foxes was detected in this region in 1995.
Local preventive policies, including compulsory vaccination of domestic animals and livestock, have been put in place in the northern districts of Italy and in response to these most recent cases, additional control measures have been implemented including restriction of the movement of dogs, enhanced surveillance of wildlife and oral vaccination of wild foxes.
NaTHNac advice to travellers is as follows:
- Travellers to the northern and eastern border regions of Italy should avoid contact with wild and domestic animals.
- Should any traveller experience an animal bite, scratch, or lick, they should seek urgent medical advice to assess the risk of rabies, either in Italy or on return to the UK, from their GP or NHS Direct.
- Following an animal bite, wounds should be thoroughly cleansed and a medical assessment sought, even if the wound appears trivial. Prompt post-exposure rabies treatment may be necessary, even if pre-exposure rabies vaccine has been received.
- Other areas of Italy are considered rabies-free. Nevertheless, travellers should seek early medical assessment in the case of bites, scratches or licks from animals.
outbreak of E.Coli in the Benidorm region of Spain. 30/11/2009
As of the 27th November there has been 14 confirmed cases with onset dates ranging from the 12 – 21 November 2009. All confirmed cases are in adults.
Health authorities in Spain have been formally notified of the situation and have commenced local investigations. A specific source has not been identified.
NaTHNac advice to travellers is as follows:
Identifying the source involved in this cluster is key to offering definitive advice to travellers. However, there are common sense measures that people visiting Benidorm can take to protect themselves and their families against this infection. E. coli is transmitted through the oral-faecal route, therefore it is important to practise food and water hygiene precautions:
- wash your hands especially before eating, after going to the toilet and after touching any animals
- ensure that food is cooked thoroughly
- avoid food outlets where uncooked meat is in contact with cooked food
- avoid raw vegetables or salads
- unpasteurised milk, cheese, ice cream and other dairy products
- drink bottled or heated beverages
- avoid swallowing water while swimming
For further information about what to do if travellers suspect they have contracted E. coli infection is available from the HPA website.
Sources: ABTA, NaThNac, WHO
30% off with AerArann - 26/11/2009
AerArran are offering 30% off all seats, all flights and all routes till midnight, Sunday 29th November.
Some of the destinations AerArann fly to include:
300,000 coach seats across the UK - £5 each way - 24/11/2009
Save more by traveling by coach to your stag do! National Express is offering 300,000 seats on routes across the UK for only £5 each way! That's up to 50% off regular prices! This special fare is available for travel on selected dates until 31 December.
Some of the destinations include:
- London to Chester
- Manchester to London
- Birmingham to Leeds
- Bristol to Birmingham
- Leeds to Newcastle
1 million flights to Europe, £1 each way - 18/11/2009
Ryanair is offering one million seats for £1 each way, including taxes, in its Christmas Special promotion. Flights to stag destinations across Europe, including Belfast, Dublin and Krakow, ends at midnight on Friday, 20 November!
www.ryanair.com
Latvia scraps a £500,000 advertising campaign after mis-translation - 18/11/2009
The popular stag do destination of Latvia has scrapped a £500,000 advertising campaign after it was mis-translated. The expensive promotions were ment to read "Riga city: easy to go, hard to leave!" but were mistakenly translated to "Riga city: easy to go, hard to live!"
We can definitely back up the claim of being hard to leave! See more about Riga stag weekends.
summer 2010 flights on sale - 16/11/2009
Start looking for your 2010 summer stag weekend now and save all the lads some extra cash. With easyJet's sale offering some fantastic flights. Fly to the Algarve for a stag weekend from Bristol, Belfast, Glasgow, Liverpool and London for only £26.99. Grab your summer stag weekend today!
1 Million flights to Europe on sale! from £2.99 - 11/11/2009
Ryanair are offering a ruduced price of one million flights to £2.99 each way, including taxes. Here are just some of the stag weekend destinations you can fly to:
- London Stansted to Bologna
- Birmingham to Gdansk
- Bristol to Reus (Barcelona)
- East Midlands to Belfast
These prices are valid for flights from 1st December - 28 February 2010.
£11 London to Manchester by Rail - 11/11/2009
Virgin Trains has released railway tickets from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly for just £11 each way. Travel between Monday - Friday until 11 December. Book your Virgin Train tickets.
up to 30% off January- March flights - 06/11/2009
The easyJet sale is now on! With up to 30% off all flights on every route. Sale ends midnight 10 November 2009!
AerArann Happy Hour between 1pm and 3pm today! - 05/11/2009
Only today AerArann are having a Happy Hour between 1pm and 3pm where you can save upto 50% off flights for your Irish stag weekends! Fly to stag destinations such as: Cork, Dublin, Galway and Belfast.
Find flights to your stag weekend in Ireland - www.aerarann.com
£2.50 return London to Birmingham by rail - 26/10/2009
Make even more savings for your stag do in Birmingham, megatrain.com is offering return rail fares between London and Birmingham for £2.50 per person, including booking fee.
Travel between London Euston and Birmingham New Street. Find train tickets.
current top 5 European stag weekends - 22/10/2009
These trends show our most popular European stag weekend destinations over the last month.
Wizzair latest offers and new new destinations - 12/10/2009
Wizzair's latest offers include flights from London to Prague from only £18.99, Liverpool to Warsaw and Liverpool to Gdansk from under £30. Wizzair also announce new destinations available from 19th July 2010 - Cork to Wroclaw, Sheffield to Wroclaw and Liverpool to Prague (available now!) Even more great reasons to book your European stag weekend soon!25% off Easyjet flights, every seat, every route, every day - 06/10/2009 (EXPIRED)
Up to 25% off every seat, on every route to and from the UK throughout winter 2009 Book now for great discounts on every flight from 28 October to 16 December 2009*. Sale ends midnight tonight! (Tuesday 6th October) Stag weekend flightsLondon to Birmingham train £14 - 23/9/2009
Virgin Trains currently offering fares from London to Birmingham for £7 each way for bookings made at least three weeks in advance. You may have to be flexible with your plans to get the £7 each-way fares.Bmibaby offers more cheap flights from East Midlands Airport - 14/9/2009
Budget airline, Bmibaby, has stepped in to fill the gap left by EasyJet, after they cancelled a number of flights from East Midlands Airport.Bmibaby has announced that it will be serving eight more airports from the East Midlands from 2010 onwards.
This will take the total number of routes offered by the airline to 24 – all of which are in Europe. Among the new destinations are Barcelona and Newquay. Flights to Prague will be available year-round.
train from London to Brighton only £3 each way - 09/9/2009
Southern Railway are currently offering advance train tickets from London to Brighton for only £3 each way, that's 40% off regular fares. Hurry though as seats are limited! Train tickets to Brighton
20% discount off flights to Budapest - 03/9/2009
Ready for a hot trip? Book your ticket to Hungary at Malév and receive 20% off your flights from London Gatwick to Budapest.
Call 0870 9090 577, refer to the password ILOVETOFLY and get 20% discount on any Malév operated London Gatwick - Budapest flights.
Make sure you book by 31 December 2009 and we will even waive the usual handling fee so you can fly from as little as £84* incl. all taxes and charges.
train from London to Manchester £8-£15! each way - 21/8/2009
Virgin Trains offering journeys between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly for just £8 each way! The offer is available for travel Monday-Friday until 23 October, with best availability of the £8 fare from 7 September onwards. The fares range between £8 and £15, and the cheapest tickets sell fast, so you'll have to be flexible with your travel dates to get the best deal. To book click here
workers at Manchester airport threaten strike for bank holiday weekend - 20/8/2009
A Manchester Airport spokesman said: “We'd like to reassure passengers travelling over the bank holiday weekend that because the potential strike action only affects 300 staff out of a workforce of 20,000 at the airport, major disruption is highly unlikely. We continue to advise people to come to the airport as normal. We are working closely with the companies involved to ensure that they have the staffing capacity to handle the situation should any strike action go ahead."
top 10 stag weekend destinations - 10/8/2009
According to research released 28th July, 74 per cent of men hold pre-wedding celebrations lasting more than one day, and 32 per cent hold them abroad.
The figures from Hotels.com and Wedding Ideas magazine found that stag do’s spread over a weekend or longer and cost participants £179 each, while two thirds of hen parties now last just one day, costing £118 a head.
Most popular stag do destinations:
- London stag
- Prague stag
- Amsterdam stag
- Brighton stag
- Barcelona stag
- Leeds stag
- Edinburgh stag
- Tallinn stag
- LIverpool stag
- Newcastle stag
forthcoming festivals in Europe - 17/7/2009
Here's what's currently going on around Europe:
- Prague - Summer festivities of music, 22 July - 10 August 2009
- Paris - Quartier d'ete, 16-27 August 2009
- Ljubljana - Summer festival, 5 July - 3 November 2009
- Split - Summer festival, 13 July - 13 August 2009
forthcoming festivals in the UK - 16/7/2009
You may or may not know about these forthcoming events but if you time your stag weekend right, you may even double the fun!
Festivals coming up:
- Cardiff - Great British cheese festival, 25/26 September 2009
- Cardiff - Half marathon, 18 October 2009
- Edinburgh - Fringe festival, 7-31 August 2009
- Isle of wight - Cowes week, 1-8 August 2009
- Leeds Festival - 27-29 August 2009
- Llangollen - Fringe festival, 16-27 August 2009
- Manchester - Comedy festival, 14-24 October 2009
- York - St Nicholas Fayre, 25-28 November 2009
flights for £1! - 15/7/2009
Ryanair has cut prices on one million flights to Europe to £1 each way, including taxes and charges, but you must book by midnight on 16 July.
The special offer flights are valid for departures from Aberdeen, Bournemouth, Doncaster, Durham Tees, Edinburgh, Glasgow Prestwick, Inverness, Leeds, London Luton, London Gatwick, London Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle, Newquay, Birmingham, Liverpool, East Midlands and Bristol to a range of destinations.
You can travel from 21 July to 27 March, 2010, however availability is limited, so you will need to be flexible with your dates to get the £1 fare.
Here are just a few of the £1 routes available:
- London Stansted to Madrid
- Birmingham to Marseille Provence
- Liverpool to Dublin
- East Midlands to Berlin
- Bristol to Cagliari (Sardinia)
Prague flooding - 15/7/2009
Torrential rain and floods severely affected several areas of the Czech Republic in late June and further storms are expected. The capital city Prague has not been hit by flooding, but rafting and canoeing on its river Vltava is not recommended.
