to snorkelling and turtle-spotting safaris in the colourful reefs of the Noonu Atoll.Parents will love... Some of the best beaches and scuba diving in the world and some gorgeous treats, such as Ithaa – the world’s first all-glass under-sea restaurant

Ski Verbier has launched its brochure featuring a collection of exclusive, ultra-luxurious ski chalets, all sumptuously appointed and staffed by experienced chalet hosts and fully-trained chefs from Europe’s top restaurants. Chalet facilities

voted the best ski resort in North America for eight years in a row and a firm family favourite. Snow-covered mountains provide a spectacular backdrop to the pretty pedestrian-only Whistler Village, lined with shops and restaurants. With over 200 pistes

of the Luxury Family Hotels stable and boasts sumptuous interiors with each room fitted with state-of-the-art baby listening technology. The Ofsted-registered children’s club at The Elms is called the Bears Den and offers a multitude of activities, including

friendly restaurants and activities, book hire cars that offer child seats, shop around for family deals on attractions and baby centric hotels. Any hotel offering itself up as a child friendly destination should be able to offer high levels of facilities

of the hotel’s facilities and restaurants. Prices start from £2,950 for a family of four, for one week, including flights and transfers. Book via Tots Too.Also in the Algarve, the Martinhal Beach Resort has a village of splendid villas, each with a pool

Grand MansionsThe mighty Gleneagles Hotel has just undergone an £18 million redevelopment and now has a redesigned leisure area for children and teens, a world-class destination spa and a Mediterranean food market-style restaurant. It also has

Michael Caines has many, many pots on the boil.Having won numerous accolades for his achievements in the hospitality industry, Michael will be hosting his first London eatery this year, a pop-up family restaurant in the OXO Tower in which competition

, the five-star Barcelo Sancti Petri Spa Resort is right on the seafront of La Barossa beach. It offers children’s entertainments and a play pool as well as a spa, wellness centre and eight restaurants or bars. Price for seven nights’ B&B in June for a family

felt I'd got the short straw by facing the restaurant rather than St James’s Park, until I realised that actually I could still enjoy the magnificent greenery of the ancient trees above the duck pond, the pods of the London Eye and Charles’ Union Jack