FAMILY


EUROPEAN CHIC


LEFT: ‘Home planetarium’ for kids at Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo TOP: Le Petit Royal progamme at Le Royal Monceau, Paris ABOVE: One Ocean Expeditions


After a five-year hiatus, ITC Luxury has revived its Kids in the Med range. Its new brochure brings together the best family holidays in Europe along with handpicked family villas from its sister company Villa Select. A second brochure, Kids Beyond the Med, is in the pipeline featuring long- haul family trips to the Caribbean, US, Indian Ocean, Middle East and Far East. Jennifer Atkinson, chief executive of ITC Luxury Travel Group, says: “We’ve relaunched Kids in the Med based largely on feedback from the trade. The brand has retained strong recognition among agents who appreciated the emphasis it placed on the family-friendly aspects of each holiday and resort. By gathering product from across our brands and also introducing a second brochure of long-haul family holidays, we’re giving agents a selection that’s larger and more diverse than ever before, presented in a user-friendly manner designed to help them sell to clients.” itcluxurytravel.co.uk


hand at high altitude from ‘sky nannies’. Among the contenders for hottest new family destination are Costa Rica, by virtue of its biodiversity (children love animals) and twice-weekly direct flights from Gatwick to San Jose; and Reykjavik, a winter wonderland just three hours from the UK. Mauritius remains top of the lust-list for winter sun by virtue of its toddler-friendly residence-style villas and safe beaches. Direct your clients to the newly revamped Shangri-La’s Le Touessrok, for starters. Its kids’ club – with a wood-fire pizza oven, swimming pool and tree-house – is open until 10pm.


“Exotic destinations are all well and


good,” says Deborah Wadhams, product manager for Pure Luxury, “but Dubai is hard to beat. It’s a manageable six-hour flight, the hotels are big and luxurious and have excellent facilities to keep guests of all ages entertained, and nearby are endless theme parks, water parks and aquariums. Hotels such as Fairmont The Palm, Atlantis The Palm and Jumeirah Zabeel Saray have excellent deals for families with children up to the age of 17, and with three hours’ time difference, you needn’t change little kids’ routines.” Cruising is also booming. Large


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