The Portuguese holiday destination of Madeira is set to welcome thousands of additional visitors this coming February as the resort hosts its annual carnival.

(TRAVPR.COM) THAILAND - January 16th, 2012 - With that in mind online hotel room comparison website DirectRooms.com is advising travelers that Madeira hotels will be in greater demand than ever, and as such advance booking is required.

The Madeira Carnival features all the traditional carnival attractions as well as some top quality samba dancing troupes which fill the streets with dance, song and rhythm.

The fun takes place between 18th February and 21st February, offering visitors four days of fun, dancing, music, food, street theater and more. Saturday the 18th sees the largest element of the carnival, the Main Big Parade, which is held at 9pm at night to a backdrop of live music and fireworks.

Costumes and fancy dress are the order of the day throughout the whole carnival season, and the fun climaxes on Tuesday afternoon with the 4pm 'o Trapalhao’ parade. This features satirical and political costumes where participants send up the local figure in power.

Lek Boonlert, marketing head of DirectRooms.com, said, “Portugal is a hugely popular tourist destination throughout the year, and Madeira remains a real favourite with Brits and many other travellers. People who want to get themselves a hotel room in the downtown area close to the carnival action in February should get online and get themselves a good deal well before travelling to the Portuguese city."

About DirectRooms

DirectRooms is an independent discount hotel reservations company based in Asia. Established and online since 2000 with over 55,000 hotels worldwide.

For further information please contact Lek Boonlert:

Email: lek@directrooms.com
Tel: + 66 (0)76 241 145
Website: http://directrooms.com

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