The best websites for planning a family holiday

Whether you need inspiration, advice or a bargain, visit these family-friendly websites:

- For inspiration: www.101holidays.co.uk Packed with holiday ideas, traveller reviews and a Family Holiday search facility. 

- For the beach: www.goodbeachguide.co.uk This is the Marine Conservation Society site, which offers a no-holds-barred, essential guide to the best British beaches. 

- For safety’s sake: www.fco.gov.uk The website for the Foreign Office, with safety and travel advice for all countries. 

- For taking flight: www.seatguru.com Essential reading before you check in, with the seating plans of most major airlines.

- For somewhere to stay: www.babyfriendlyboltholes.co.uk Stylish, child-friendly accommodation that has been carefully selected and tailored to suit your needs.

- For expert advice: www.family-travel.co.uk A comprehensive, subscription-only site with no ads, no bias and immense detail on destinations and holidays worldwide.

- Super deals: www.hotels.com Offering deals of up to 40 per cent off summer breaks until the end of September including beach breaks, European city breaks and destinations across the US and Canada. There 
are also British breaks as well as a Hotel Visualiser to match your dream destination with an available hotel for your holiday dates.