DESTINATIONS FAMILY HOLIDAYS | WINTER
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Colorado, US Less than two hours from Denver airport, the family-friendly ski resort of Breckenridge offers dog-sled rides, while children can be enrolled in ski school from the age of three. Indoor days can be enriching too, with the Mountain Top Explorium offering fun scientific experiments. The ski-in, ski-out Beaver Run Resort’s options for when families aren’t
on the slopes include a pool, mini-golf and an arcade. Book it: Crystal Ski Holidays offers seven nights’ room- only at the Beaver Run Resort from £1,607 per person, based on two adults and two children sharing a room. The price includes transfers and flights on December 28.
crystalski.co.uk
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Lapland, Finland Inghams has expanded its Lapland programme to offer full-board packages in Saariselkä – making its sweeping snowscapes better value for families. Set in a secluded spot is the Wilderness Hotel Muotka, where families can fill their days with snowmobile safaris, fat-tyre biking, snowshoe walks through the frozen lakeland or even cross-country skiing. Cabins with private saunas mean children can warm up the Nordic way before bedtime, or suggest clients
book a glass-domed cabin for aurora borealis-spotting opportunities. Book it: Inghams offers seven nights’ full-board at the Wilderness Hotel Muotka from £3,122 per person, based on two adults and two children sharing a Superior Sauna Room. The price includes transfers, thermal clothing, listed activities and flights departing Bristol on February 16, 2026.
inghams.co.uk
The Bahamas, Caribbean For a half-term holiday that kids will brag about back at school, suggest a Western Caribbean and Perfect Day cruise on Freedom of the Seas. The sailing visits Royal Caribbean’s private island Perfect Day at CocoCay, as well as Mexican island Cozumel, giving families two different tastes of the Caribbean – one with waterslides and hot-air balloon rides, the other with Maya temples and snorkelling in cenotes. Two sea days offer a chance to enjoy the ship’s surf simulator, ice rink
and 12-metre climbing wall. Book it: Royal Caribbean International’s five-night Western Caribbean and Perfect Day sailing starts at £5,818 in total for two adults and two children sharing an inside stateroom, departing from Miami. Includes a one-night pre-cruise hotel stay in Miami, all transfers and flights from Heathrow departing February 15, 2026.
royalcaribbean.com
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Canary Islands, Spain A Christmas sailing around the Canary Islands on board Marella Voyager, Marella Cruises’ latest ship, is a great option for clients keen to spend the school holidays at sea. The ship calls at Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Madeira, with excursions on offer ranging from beach transfers to bike tours. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are spent on an overnight stop in Funchal, Madeira, where families can explore via three modes of transport: 4x4, tuk-tuk or motorcycle sidecar. Plus, the overnight stop means they can witness
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the Rooster’s Mass at midnight. Book it: Marella Cruises’ seven-night A Canarian Christmas itinerary starts at £1,696 per person, based on two adults and two children sharing a Family Balcony Cabin. The price includes tips, transfers, luggage and flights from East Midlands airport on December 20.
tui.co.uk/cruise
travelweekly.co.uk
PICTURES: Shutterstock/Sean Pavone; Ministerie van Beeld Gorinchem; Royal Caribbean/Jordan & Dani Lutes; Tom Fallon
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