Travel Shorts

■ The Llawnroc hotel has just opened in the village of Gorran Haven, Cornwall, featuring 18 lovely rooms and fine local cuisine, such as Fowey Estuary mussels steamed in Cornish cider. Book before December 20 and get a 30 per discount, so a double room costs from £84 per night. 

■ Resembling a giant Alpine lodge, the striking La Becca hotel in Val d’Isère is celebrating after local-born chef Antony Tempesta won his first Michelin Star. Located in the Laisinant hamlet, it costs from E130 per night to stay at La Becca. 

■ Book a European holiday between July 1 and August 18 with Canvas Holidays and receive a second half price. This means a family of four could enjoy a ten-night break from August 5 to the golden sands of Brittany in France, then seven super nights from October 22 at Disneyland Paris – all for just £1,163, including ferry. 

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