Get Packing: Tips for your holidays
TRAVEL tips for your holidays.
LUXURY: Small Luxury Hotels of the World
AFFORDABLE LUXURY
Small Luxury Hotels of the World (0800 0482 314/slh.com) is having a sale with a whopping 30 per cent discount on hotels worldwide for stays between August 1 and October 31.
Offers include double rooms at Hotel Regency, Florence from £180 per night and a stay at Lanson Place Hotel, Hong Kong, for £123 per night.
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THE ALPINE EXPRESS
Believe it or not people are thinking about their skiing holidays and to that end, Eurostar (03432 186186/eurostar.com) is now taking bookings to the French Alps.
Trains operate from December 17 with return fares from £149.
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BAGS OF STYLE: A bright Barbour bag
BAGS OF STYLE
If you are heading for the beach, this lovely bright Barbour bag, (0800 917 3000/ barbour.com) made from cotton canvas, has a jaunty nautical stripe, the iconic Barbour beacon and is secured by a stylish toggle, £59.95.
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MOOR FOR YOUR MONEY
RHS Garden Holidays (020 3735 1855/ rhsgardenholidays.com) has just launched a new brochure featuring new tours for 2017 including Marrakech and Flowers of the Atlas Mountains.
Closer to home, breaks to the new RHS Chatsworth Flower Show and Open Gardens of Derbyshire are lovely getaways. Five nights in Marrakech from £2,595pp, half board, including a tour manager.
Departs April 19 and October 12, 2017.
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CREAM OF THE CROP: Suncream
CREAM OF THE CROP
And don’t forget that all-important protection. Clinique has put together this useful kit with everything you need in a clear, zippered bag.
There’s SPF 30 Face Cream, Body Cream, After-Sun Rescue Aloe Balm and a useful wide-tooth comb.
The pack is £25.50 and is available at Clinique counters at World Duty Free.
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MOVIES: Keep the kids occupied
MOVIES ON THE GO
Keeping children amused on a road trip is no mean feat. But this should do the trick.
The Nextbase portable in-car DVD player has two 7in screens, a mounting system and can play two movies simultaneously.
Stereo speakers ensure that the sound is loud and clear – but it can also be used with phones.
The device is a music player and picture viewer too thanks to its array of disc formats.
£109 from Halfords (0345 504 5353/halfords.co.uk).