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Issue No. 24 September 13, 2007

Pencil Cases, Competitions and Good Old Fashioned Luxury


Handpicked family holidays from Take the Family
Well it's new pencil cases at the ready, and eyes down for the start of the new school year. But forget sudoku or brain training to keep your brain active, we have a brand new competition to win a luxury 2 night break in London or Lisbon, to test your grey matter too.

But if you are still looking up to the sky then take a look at some of our great holiday offers. From serviced apartments to active holidays to good old fashioned 'to the manor born' breaks.

Plus there is still limited availability for you to grab a great family holiday deal for October half term, and some amazing savings to be made for the rest of September, October and November with Sunsail and Neilson active holidays. Also check out our newest holiday at Evian Royal Palace on the banks of Lake Geneva, which is perfect for babies, toddlers, children & even teenagers!

If you're lucky enough to be flexible then take a look at our Late Family Deals section and you could take your family away for an awful lot less.


Latest Holiday Offers


Exclusive 5% off Mark Warner from Take the FamilyNew Exclusive 5% off Mark Warner Snow and Sun

We are delighted to announce our new exclusive deal with luxury family holiday experts Mark Warner. By quoting 'Take the Family' our users can enjoy a 5% discount off the brochure price or discounted price for every family holiday. (T&Cs apply). With family holiday destinations from St. Anton to Sri Lanka or Meribel to Mauritius, you can be as active as you want to be. Snow or sun, ski or sail, with fabulous facilities and all inclusive board.

Find out more

See our Activity Holidays


New Partners The Apartment Service and Exclusive CompetitionNew Partners and Exclusive Competition

We've teamed up with new partners The Apartment Service holders of the title "Best serviced apartment company 2007", to bring you an opportunity to win a 2 night break in a luxury serviced apartments in either London or Lisbon. Just send your competition answer, along with your name and address and winning entry will be picked at random in the week commencing 22 October 2007.

 

The Lisbon apartment is at the recently opened and restored River Santos Serviced Apartments overlooking the river Tagus, gives great access to all Lisbon has to offer, and the luxury London apartment is in the Point West building in Kensington with a David Lloyd gym, restaurant and wine bar on site.

Find out more

See all our Places to Stay


Winter Wonderland Xmas Adventures from Activities Abroad and EspritWinter Wonderland Adventures for Christmas

If you fancy spending some time at Christmas with huskies, reindeer, elves, traditional Lappish & Finnish fayre, and of course a special date with the man himself then look no further. We have lots of adventurous trips that include this and a whole lot more.

Whether you want to visit Santa in Lapland, enjoy a Husky or Snowmobile Safari in Finland or stay in the Icehotel® in Sweden, we can help you find the perfect winter break for you and your family with favourite partners Activities Abroad and Esprit, providing plenty of winter adventures to choose from.

It is also a great time to book your family skiing holiday, with early booking offers abundant from a variety of our favourite suppliers. Save £100 with Club Med plus kids from 4-23 months stay free. Mark Warner are offering £100 off for early booking of Christmas and New Year periods. Save up to 20% with Leisure direction. Ski with Esprit for only £899 for a family of four (5 &12 Jan). And take a ski trip to USA or Canada with Virgin from only £506pp if you book by November 30th.

See all our Winter Sports offers


Autumn Special Offers

See all Family break offers


New Exclusive 5% off, Plus 2 weeks for 1 from Mark Warner

Mark Warner 2 for 1

2 adults for the price of 1, PLUS Exclusive 5% Off Quote 'TaketheFamily'... more

Winter Sports destinations
  • Switzerland - Kids love the chocs and clocks
  • Courchevel - Ski at 1850, that's the height not the time
  • Tignes - Perfect from tots to tignes-agers
Save an Exclusive 5% on Neilson Holidays

Neilson holidays

Exclusive 5% off Neilson active family holiday brochure price. Quote 'TaketheFamily'...more

European destinations
  • Tenerife - Beautiful beaches are Tenepenny.
  • Cyprus - It'd be a pitta to miss it
  • Menorca - Lie back and Finca Menorca
Sunsail family offers for Sept, Oct & Nov

Sunsail holidays

Family offers for Sept, Oct & Nov. Save up to £355per person.. more

Long Haul destinations

News


Luxury Family Hotels opens new hotel The ElmsLuxury Family Hotels opens The Elms

We are pleased to welcome another gem from the Luxury Family Hotels portfolio. The Elms, in Worcestershire, is an imposing Queen Anne Mansion, overlooking the Teme Valley, with 21 bedrooms and suites individually designed with style and comfort with some interconnecting, a feature much appreciated by many families.

Luxury Family Hotels provide the finest family friendly facilities combined with all the luxury and comforts of some of the UK’s finest country house hotels.  Children love the Offsted registered Dens during the day – magical places well stocked with toys and where qualified nannies create wonderful activities to keep the little ones totally absorbed.

Time for you, time for the kids, time as a family.

Find out more

See all our Travel Partners


What Sort of Trip offers and tips from Take the FamilyWhat Sort of Trip floats your boat?

We've updated our family Skiing and Activity 'what sort of trip' holiday pages to bring you the very latest of our favourite offers, and a whole lot more information at your fingertips, including favourite destinations as well as our favourite suppliers. Take a look at our favourite family skiing offer where you can take your family of four to Kaprun, Austria for a week from only £899 or take a family activity holiday from Sunsail to Club Colonna, Antigua and save up to a whopping £355 per person.


Around the World with Dea & family

This month Dea & family are holidaying in Kent and taking a mini-steam train from the seaside town of Hythe to the shingles of Dungeness.

Find out more

See all Dea's & family journeys


It's good to Talk

Thanks again for all contributions to our discussion forum Talk the Family .

The information, advice and tips you give us and other parents is invaluable and helps us improve our website and service.

Current discussion points include, Holidays with food allergies?, Holidaying at home ? and Mark Warner holidays . Why not take a moment to have your say or ask for the advice of others?

See all our Talk the Family Forums


PPPSSSS...

With Madeleine McCann now missing for over four months, help is still desperately needed to find her. You can still help by downloading posters from the official findmadeleine website, (in a wide range of languages), print them off and display or distribute them at your destination, to help in the search for missing Madeleine.

If you have any information you can call Portuguese Police on 00351 282 405 400, Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, or International Crimestoppers on 00 44 18 83 73 13 36.


Top Exclusive Offers

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Save an exclusive £40 on Simply Travel

Exclusive Simply Travel Offer

EXCLUSIVE additional £40 OFF Quote 'Simply Family'... more

Exclusive £30 off every Thomson Holiday

Exclusive Thomson Offer

Extra £30 Off every holiday. Use promo code 'Family' ... 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 or Winter, we wish you a fun and peaceful journey.

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