Birmingham

And Birmingham is not far behind other English destinations for short break or holiday offers.

As the UK's 5th largest airport with 50-odd airlines operating services to over 100 destinations, Birmingham has a prime position in terms of holiday packages and break offers of the travel trade. You can choose your break from an array of packages.

Birmingham Airport is located about 8 miles south of the Birmingham city centre. The Airport offers good road links and rail connectivity. This makes it easy to choose from the long list of breaks offered by the travel industry. Basically an industrial city, Birmingham has over the years renewed and reinvented itself to become one of the busiest cities in the UK for a short break or a weekend break.

Birmingham offers a number of city break options for visitors. Birmingham airport break is quite popular among in-bound tourists. The place is uniquely placed because of its history, traditional pubs, museums and galleries. Of course, don't miss out the Symphony Hall, home to Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the Hippodrome when you take your city break. Of late, Birmingham has also emerged as a city of night life. To make your short break memorable, Birmingham has a casino culture that has a high rating in the UK.

Today, Birmingham is second to London in offering weekend break that come with a wide range of shopping avenues. While discussing weekend break, it is hard not to refer to the city's Bullring and Star Centre that would sweep any compulsive shopper off his or her feet. The Jewellery District and Victorian Arcades heighten the pleasure of weekend breaks.

Thanks to Birmingham's nightlife with its live music and pubs, the city break is more popular among the new generation who frequent these places. Your friendly neighbourhood travel consultant would advice you to plan your weekend or city break in tune with the popular musicals and live shows or the big football matches at Villa Park or cricket in Edgbaston.

Birmingham airport break has quite a lot for fun activities for families as well, with the National Sea Life Centre and the Think Tank Science Museum an all-time favourite. The Transport system is so efficient that you can consider a longer break to places such as the West Midlands Safari Park or Cadbury World that are a little out of the way. If you have more time on hand, you could utilise one of the many long weekend break offers to explore the country side.

Hotels around Birmingham Airport offer attractive deals to promote their break. Some of them offer attraction or theme break. Since the hotels are located near the Birmingham Airport, many offer bed and breakfast break. Since there is a lot to do while in Birmingham, you would be well advised to move out of the airport area and rent out one of the many apartments that are offered for city break or longer break.