Blog Entries tagged 'Company News'

Please show your support for the Blue Chip Holidays Race for Life team

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100

We’re starting to get excited about Race for Life in the Blue Chip Holidays offices, and we’re asking for your help to meet our sponsorship target of £350 on Sunday 19 May.

We’ll be reaching for our trainers and joining thousands of women in a 5k run in aid of Cancer Research UK. Please click here to visit our donations page and help us get a little closer (or even exceed!) our target.

The race s [...]

Great news everyone...

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100

We’ve extended our January sale until 31st January so there’s still plenty of time to book your 2013 holiday and save 10%.

Have you noticed how when you look back on a year it’s always the holidays that stand out from everything else that happened? Whatever’s on your ‘to do’ list for 2013 don’t leave time away off it - book up early to make sure you get the luxury property and dates to suit you and your c [...]

Look out for us at one of Devon’s busiest stations

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Passengers visiting Exeter St Davids train station in Devon can expect a warm welcome from Blue Chip Holidays in future, as we’re now the proud sponsors of the station's signs.

Look out for our seaside-inspired signs throughout the station to get visitors in the mood for their Devon holiday.

Click here for Devon holiday cottages.

It was a very merry Christmas for the Standen family who stayed in 1 Roundham Heights in Paignton for their festive celebrations, as they were the lucky winners of our Christmas prize draw.

The family were picked at random in our prize draw and won £250 worth of Christmas gifts.

The surprise gifts included a remote controlled helicopter, some chocolates from Hotel Chocolat, a wallet, a Great British Bake Off cookbo [...]

Bring your little horrors to Halloweden this half-term

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Enjoy Halloween in true Cornwall style at Halloweden. The Eden Project makes spooky fun with its wintry ice rink, magical crafts and Little Monsters’ Ball Halloween discos throughout half-term.

The whole family is welcome to the disco, and fancy dress is encouraged!

The Wishcraft tent will also be open for those who are brave enough to enter, and activities include potion workshops, wand decorating, storytelling, f [...]

The more the merrier – get 10% off a holiday with the whole family

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100

It may not be the most celebrated national day but it’s one of the most important...it’s National Grandparents Day on 7 October.

Make National Grandparents Day extra special with a 10% discount on a multi-generational holiday when you book before 7 November 2012.

You can take your holiday any time next year, so you’ve plenty of time to gather your grandparents, children and the newest additions to the c [...]

We're shortlisted for an award!

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

We’re delighted to have been shortlisted for a Junior Design Magazine Award in the Best Family Holiday category.

Our beautiful Brixham property Lynhurst has been nominated for the award by the magazine, and we’re very proud even to be on the shortlist.

Lynhurst is extremely family-friendly, with an outside child’s play area, indoor play room and toys.

The house is perfect for a [...]

Happy New Year to all!

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Happy new year from all of us at Blue Chip Holidays!

We hope to see you during 2012, and thank you for all your support this year.

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A Boxing Day walk with a difference!

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Well done to our very own Rachel Farley for taking a pretty chilly dip this Boxing Day.

Blue Chip’s Quality Assessor Rachel very bravely dressed as a goldfish and (wait for it!) ran into the sea – all in the name of charity!

Rachel joined hundreds in Boxing Day Walk into the Sea in Paignton and helped raise funds for local charity Paignton Lions Club.

More than a thousand supporters g [...]

Have you got your 2012 brochure?

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

It’s finally here! The Blue Chip Holidays 2012 brochure has arrived, and we may be biased but it’s stunning.

The brochure is packed with beautiful holiday cottages, apartments and lodges in some of the UK’s most scenic spots.

Whether you’re looking for a romantic retreat, dog friendly holiday or family fu [...]

Please support the Blue Chip Movember team!

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Let’s face it, we don’t need asking twice to take on a challenge here at Blue Chip, and if it’s for charity so much the better.

We’ve got our own team of Mo-Bros working hard to grow a moustache each throughout November, and they’re doing it all to raise funds for prostate cancer awareness.

There’s some serious facial hair in our Exeter office at the moment, and more than a little co [...]

The Green Blog: We’ve joined the Cornwall Wildlife Trust!

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100

After achieving our Green Tourism Gold status we were determined to continue our efforts for the environment, and what better place to do our bit than in beautiful Cornwall?

We’re teamed up with the Cornwall Wildlife Trust to support them in their conservation of Cornwall&rsq [...]

Blue Chip’s Cottage rated no 3 in The Sunday Times 50 Cool Cottages this weekend!

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The Sunday Times counted down its 50 favourite cool cottages in the travel section yesterday, and number 3 was none other than our very own cosy Cornwall cottages, Old Lanwarnick!

The popular hamlet includes 5 Fowey holiday cottages which date back 1,000 years and is surrounded by 34 acres of meadow, so it’s no [...]

We're in today's edition of The Times!

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Some of our finest properties are enjoying some extra publicity today as they've been picked up by The Times!

A piece on the St Ives tradition the hurling of the silver ball includes details of several propeties from the Blue Chip Holidays portfolio in Cornwall.

The Oceanis apartments have been singled out for their closeness to St Ives' [...]

Congratulations to the winner of our December writing competition!

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Congratulations to the winner of our December writing competition, Sally Parker from Bristol!

Sally was inspired by her stay in Newquay last June with Blue Chip Holidays, click here to read her winning article.

Sally's efforts won her a £50 Marks and Spencer voucher, and she will be entered into the overall winners' competition at the end of 2011, alt [...]

Happy New Year from Blue Chip Holidays!

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Blue Chip Holidays would like to wish all of our customers and readers a very happy 2011!

Thank you again for all your support during what turned out to be a hugely successful 2010 for Blue Chip, and we look forward to seeing and hearing from you all throughout the ye [...]

Merry Christmas from Blue Chip Holidays!

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Happy Christmas from everybody at Blue Chip Holidays!

We thank you for your support throughout the year and hope to see you during 2011.

Blue Chip Holiday's Expansion Continues with New Employees

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The impressive expansion of Blue Chip Holidays has continued further this week, as the Exeter office of the company welcomed four new employees!

The new recruits include two new additions to the Development Team and two to the Offline Marketing Team. Tim Greenwood and Dave Ashenden have joined the team of developers in Exeter, and Rossi Mireshan and Katy de Looze have joined the Offline Marketing Team - also in the Exeter office.

Blue Chip Holidays looks forward to moving forward [...]

Blue Chip Donations Boost Newsroom’s Got Talent Total!

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100

This year’s Newsroom’s Got Talent contest and auction raised £60,000 – and Blue Chip Holidays is proud to have helped with two donations!

The event’s total doubled last year’s and was thanks to auction donations such as Blue Chip’s [...]

Follow Blue Chip Holidays on Facebook for Free Frisbees!

kelly@bluechipholidays.co.uk — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Listen up all followers, because as part of its new re-brand, Blue Chip Vacations has become Blue Chip Holidays!

This not only means a new-look website, but also a brand new Facebook page under new name Blue Chip Holidays.

Free Frisbee for First Followers!

The first 1500 people to [...]