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Issue No. 38 November 05, 2008

Wonderful Winter Warmers and Sizzling Summer Savings


Save the Pennies with Take the Family :: Handpicked by Take the FamilyWith Obama graciously telling us it's "It's your Victory ", Louis Hamilton still clutching his new Formula 1 World title, and yet another broadcasting clanger, (this time from Jeremy Clarkson), all in the news, we're celebrating diversity.

From family surfing holidays to family ski holidays, from a luxurious laze by the pool, to an elephant trek to fish or chips on the pier - We've got something to put a smile on every families faces.

With half term now over, trick or treating goodies all long eaten, and a big Christmas oaf bounding towards us, it's a great time to look ahead, (or indeed above with it being fireworks night!).

Think Christmas, half terms, Easter and Summer 09 - not forgetting all the wonderful weekends in between for a rejuvenating family getaway, with some great affordable retreat deals for the low season.

Browse our winter sun, winter sports, last minute deals, and family breaks. Or snap up a bargain for summer 2009, take a look at our latest travel partners, and our worth-every-penny-money-saving exclusive deals.

See all our Exclusive family offers


Latest Holiday Offers


Winter Warmers and Sizzling Summer Savings

Winter Warmers and Sizzling Summer Savings

If you fancy getting away to warmer climes over winter or summer, take a look at some of our favourite family offers to get the absolute most for your money. We've done the leg work to reveal some sparkling family holiday savings.

If you need more ideas for saving money on your family holidays then take a look at our Tips for saving money on family holidays, and consider different options like house swaps.

 

Winter Warmer Offers:

ABAMA Golf and Spa Resort, Tenerife - Stay 7 nights and only pay for 5, from luxury specialists Travelbeam

Sunsail Beach Clubs -10% off or a Free Child Place when you book a Sunsail beach club before 30th November 2008

Mark Warner - December and January Ski deals, from £399pp dep Dec 12th

Thomson - Faraway Shores for Winter 08/09 from just £457pp

Sizzling Summer Sun Offers:

Sovereign Luxury holidays - FREE CHILD PLACES for 2009. Subject to availability - Book Now!

Club Med - Save up to an unprecedented £800 per family for Summer 2009 with their BIG BONUS

Mark Warner - Save £217 on Summer 2009, from £425pp half board and childcare included

Virgin holidays - Save up to £526 on Walt Disney World Resort Florida for 2009 in conjunction with The News of the World

See all Winter Sport and Fun Offers


Exclusive Luxury Ski & Summer Savings from specialists Simply Morzine  :: Hand picked by Take the FamilyChristmas is coming, the planes are filling up

For some it's roasting chestnuts on an open fire. For others it's bronzing themselves on a golden beach.

Either way, look no further than takethefamily.com.

If you haven't even thought of buying presents yet they why not combine a short European break to a Christmas market - you can never have too many wooden reindeer!, and 'Papa Noel',or St Nick might even be there too.

Take a look at some of our favourite hotels near Christmas markets, in conjunction with Active Hotels:

  • Cologne - Four Christmas markets, the best being ‘Am Dom’ with 160 stalls.
  • Vienna - Classic 700 year old market with drop in daily workshop for kids in the Town Hall to make presents and bake Christmas cookies whilst parents shop.
  • Brussels - A great choice for foodies, childcare in the Town Hall, street musicians and the fish market temporarily an ice rink.
  • Munich - Alpine choirs, 140 stalls, a crèche in the town hall, and ‘Heavenly Workshop’ - a free area for children to paint, make Christmas cookies and dress up as angels.
  • Berlin - contemporary, edgy and traditional, with artists and antique and contemporary jewellery around Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche
  • Copenhagen - Tivoli Gardens with 60 stalls, glögg - Danish mulled wine mixed with liquor and spices, hot apple dumplings, pony rides and Santa with lots of leprechauns.

Wherever you want to spend the festive season, we've got something to suit you. But don't hang around, Christmas is always an extremely busy time, so do book now to avoid disappointment.

Here's a short, sample Christmas list of some of the exciting Yuletide offers we could pop in your Xmas DVT stocking...

Christmas Family Breaks Offers :

Santa's Lapland with Esprit - Exclusive Take the Family 5% discount or fabulous other offers. Please note: you must quote 'Take the Family' to receive the best offer. HURRY LIMITED AVAILABILITY.

Bluestone - Enjoy tubing on 150ft real snow slopes (from specialist snow makers) from 6th Dec for 5 weeks!

Save up to 20% with PV-Holidays on Self Catering apartments and Ski Hotels, includes Snow Guarantee! - Available at over 100 residences at 35 resorts.

Activities Abroad Winter Brochure - Northern Lights, Huski/Reindeer/Snowmobile Safari, ICEHOTEL® or Santa himself

Winter Sports Offers:

Free Childcare with Crystal Ski - Available for January and March departures, one week in Pepi Penguin Creche or Whizz kids club. Also free child ski passes in Andorra.

Save 50% on Granny and Grandad with Ski Famille - Save up to £1,000 when you book a family ski holiday with up to two grandparents staying for half price.

Mark Warner - Save an Exclusive 5% on Mark Warner family Ski holidays, with free evening drop in creche

Ski Famille - Save £200pp at catered family chalets with 5 days free childcare

PV Holidays - Save 20% on 2009 family Ski chalets

Simply Morzine - Save 5% off Luxury family ski chalets from family specialists Simply Morzine

See more Christmas holiday ideas

See more Winter Sports Offers


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Money Saving Exclusive Offers:

As always we've been battling hard to bring you the best deals possible, and we're sharing the spoils with our favourite families.

See a selection of our favourite Exclusive holiday family savings...

 

Save an Exclusive 10% with all five Luxury Family Hotels in the UK

Save 5% on Mark Warner - Snow, Sun, Ski or Sail family holidays

Exclusive 10% OFF Or FREE Child Place Sunsail Holidays

Exclusive 5% Off Cottages 4 You

Exclusive £20 Off ALL Thomson holidays - on top of all other offers

Exclusive £20 Off Simply travel holidays - on top of all other offers

Exclusive 10% Off Neilson Summer 2009

Exclusive 10% on Winter Bavaria holidays

Exclusive 5% Off Canvas holidays

Exclusive 10% Off stays at Lanna Hill House Villa, Thailand

Exclusive 15% Off Porto Elounda, Crete

Exclusive 5% Off Luxury Beachfronted Villa 'Casa das Estevas', Algarve

See all Exclusive family offers


Special Offers

See all our Late holiday offers


Exclusive 5% off Mark Warner holidays

Mark Warner

Exclusive MW Offer or Summer from £425, Ski from £399... more

Christmas, New Year & Feb Half Term destinations
  • Tenerife - Beautiful beaches are Tenepenny
  • Cyprus - It'd be a pitta to miss it
  • Mauritius - Kids get Devotion in the Indian Ocean
Whopping savings to Disney World Resort Florida and the Caribbean from Virgin holidays

Virgin holidays

Save £525 on Disney World Resort Florida, Ski from £599 ...more

Easter holiday destinations
  • Lanzarote - Kids go potty for Lanzarote
  • Egypt - Cairo-ro-ro your felucca gently down the Nile
  • Antigua - We're very pro-Antigua
Extra £20 off every Thomson holiday for Take the Family users

Thomson Holidays

Exclusive extra £20 OFF ALL family holidays on top of any other offers... more

Summer 2009 holiday destinations
  • Maldives - Family paradise found
  • Barbados - Sun, Sea and Sandy Lane
  • Florida - Much more than a mickey mouse holiday

Latest News


Family Surfing holidays and coaching from surfing specialists Errant SurfSurf's Up for Everyone

We're delighted to welcome new partners Errant Surf, who offer family surfing holidays all around the world, ideal for families, and non surfers alike.

Errant Surf are offering Take the Family users some terrific Exclusive deals too: Exclusive 10% Off Lanzarote family surfing holidays
Exclusive Free Bottle of champagne for La Hosteria family surfing holiday

 

Chris Thomson, founder of Errant Surf, (and 2007 UKPS Longboard Champ), has also helped us to bring you our latest tips article, with helpful advice and insights for families wanting to try surfing holidays, and being the father of a toddler AND a professional surfer, and experienced coach, he certainly knows his onions.

Find out more about Errant Surf holidays

Read Take the Family's tips for Family Surfing Holidays


Lanna Hill House in Chiang Mai :: Exclusive 10% OffA Luxury Family Treat in Northern Thailand

You'll struggle to find a similar level of quality, service and of course size of smile and general contentment as you'll get staying with Lanna Hill House nr Chiang Mai in northern thailand.

Facilities include, in-house chef, staff, childcare, babysitting, and even massage and spa services, kids pool, games room and much more, even a thai dancing performance is available at the house. Bedrooms sleep up to 10 guests.

We're delighted to welcome serviced villa Lanna Hill House to Take the Family, and to celebrate we've arranged an Exclusive 10% off all stays.

Find out more about Lanna Hill House


Dea goes back to School

Our exclusive columnist Dea Birkett takes the family to Venice, where the twins take a cookery class with a proper (& v serious) pastry chef and make posh biscuits, and fill their tums with italian staples of icecream and pasta - not in that order!

Read Dea's Eating with Kids Cookery Class in Venice


Browse our latest Family Feature Travel articles :: Hand picked by Take the FamilyBrowse our latest Family Feature Travel articles

This month travel writer Rhonda Carrier brings you our top tips to get the best value from your choice of winter family holiday. Read more - Great value family holiday ideas: Winter Wonderlands.

We also packed our waterproofs and headed off to award winning Natural Retreats Aislabeck site for a long weekend, staying in a luxury residenceon the edge of a National Park, less than a mile from Richmond in the Yorkshire Dales.

Our latest Articles include :

Family Campervan break : Skegness

Kid's Cookery Courses: La Cucina Caldesi - 'the italian cookery school'

Self Catering holidays in France: From Luxurious Villas to rustic Gîtes

Weekend Breaks from London: Surrey, Sussex and Windsor

Find out more about Great value family holiday ideas: Winter Wonderlands

Find out more about Natural Retreats Aislabeck luxury residences

Browse all Features on Take the Family


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Exclusive 10% Off Luxury Family Hotels with Take the Family

Exclusive Luxury Family Hotels Offer

Save an Exclusive 10% off your family's stay at 5 UK luxury hotels... more

Exclusive 5% off Mark Warner holidays

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Additional 5% off all Mark Warner snow, sun, ski or sail holidays ... more


Happy holidays from everyone at Take the Family

Happy holidays from everyone at Take the Family!Wherever you're planning to Takethefamily this Autumn, Winter, Spring or Summer, we wish you a fun and peaceful journey.

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