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Issue No. 28 January 08, 2008

Everyone Must Go in the TaketheFamily January Sale

January Offers for 2008 from Take the FamilyHappy New Year from all the team at takethefamily.

Everyone’s looking to tighten their belt (and baby carrier) at this time of year and we’ve got some great deals available right now in our January Sale with massive savings on some fantastic family holidays – whether you’re looking to slope off to the beach or chill out on the slopes.

Save on Summer 2008, with great offers and hundreds of Free Child Places. Take flight for February half term fun or Easter holidays, or if a last minute break is what you now need then take a look at our terrific winter sun last minute deals or our great family ski deals.

Plus book a holiday through us, with selected partners, and not only can you save £s, but you will also receive a fabulous free Trunki ride-on suitcase or free Moet! You can also order your own Trunki here or simply find out more.

See our Late Deal offers

See our Summer 2008 Holiday offers


Latest Holiday Offers

Hot hot offers for Summer 2008 from Take the FamilyHot hot hot Summer Savings

And if you’re looking forward to your summer  holiday – now is the time to book. Take advantage of tons of huge savings with deposits as low as £25 per person.

To get the best availability, room options and price, it is well worth booking early.

Virgin holidays - Over 100,000 holidays from £499 per person

    Sovereign holidays - Save up to 15% & Free Child Places

    Club Med - Save up to £300 for a family of four shorthaul

    Siblu holidays - Save up to 20% on Summer 2008 - Plus extra 5% with promo code 'VINCI'

    Canvas holidays - Save up to 25% on Summer 2008 - Plus extra 5% with promo code 'Take the Family'

    Mark Warner - Free child places and 10% off adult prices - Plus an extra 5% off selected offers

    Simply Travel - Save up to £200 per couple on all holidays - Plus additional £20 by quoting 'Simplyfamily'

    Thomson - Save up to £150 per couple on all holidays - Plus additional £20 by promo code '1321'

    XL holidays - Low £30 deposit, free tranfers, & Free Child Places

See our Longhaul offers

See our Summer 2008 Holiday offers

Fab Half term deals from Take the FamilyFab Deals for Feb Half Term

Half term is only a few weeks away. But there’s some really good value deals out there.

And remember, here at takethefamily we’ve also got a whopping 5% off Mark Warner and 5% off Neilson holidays.

Take a trip across, (or more accurately under), the channel on Eurostar, Eurotunnel - a quick and easy ride, or even try an exiting family adventure on Rail Europe. Find some great deals on our Trains page.

Fly across to our favourite European cities, including Paris, Rome, Barcelona or try a rural retreat in Normandy or a wonderful masseria in Southern Italy. And of course who could forget our great free nights deals to Disneyland Paris.

If you are staying in the UK take a look at the fabulous free child place deals at The Sands Hotel, Cornwall, and don't forget to SavethePounds with a family railcard.

See our Half Term tips

See all our Family break offers

Family Cruise holiday offers from Take the FamilySail Now On - Great Family Cruise Offers

Family cruises are booming as more and more of us takethefamily up the gang plank and round the world. Check out our great cruise deals...

Virgin Cruise - Plain Disney sailing from your living room to your cabin fr £430pp

    Thomson - Save up to £100 per couple on all Summer cruises booked online

See our Cruise holidays

See all our Summer 2008 Offers

Special Offers

See all Winter Sports and Winter Adventure offers
Great family Winter offers from Esprit

Esprit holidays

Family of four fr £739, plus loads more January & Feb family ski offers... more
Winter Sports destinations
  • Les Gets - Winter, spring, summer and snow fall.
  • Courchevel - Ski at 1850, that's the height not the time
  • Tignes - Perfect from tots to tignes-agers
Longhaul and Shorthaul offers from Club Med

Club Med

Save up to £500 for a family of four Longhaul. Ends Feb 28th...more
European destinations
  • Tenerife - Beautiful beaches are Tenepenny.
  • Cyprus - It'd be a pitta to miss it
  • Lanzarote - Kids go potty for Lanzarote
Virgin holidays family offers for Sept, Oct & Nov

Virgin holidays

The Great Holiday Grab. 100,000 holidays from £499pp, plus save 5% online... more
Long Haul destinations
  • Orlando - Not just a mickey mouse holiday
  • Antigua - We're very pro-Antigua
  • Dubai - Sinbad and the Holiday of a Lifetime

News

Where to TaketheFamilyWhere to TaketheFamily

If you need some inspiration on where to TaketheFamily, then check out our Parent's Choice of the best holidays around.

Or why not take a look at our gynormous range of family holiday ideas:

Activity Holidays, Adventure Holidays, Beach Holidays, Camping and Holiday parks, City Breaks, Cruise Holidays, Cycling Holidays, Luxury Holidays, Skiing Holidays and UK Holidays.

If you're still stuck, or would just like some reassurance, then take a look at our growing range of Feature articles, reviewing some of favourite destinations.

See all Feature Articles

See all our Family Favourite holidays

Join the Family

Take the Family is recruiting.  We have vacancies for a travel consultant, a sales and marketing executive and a programmer.  We are a flexible employer and all positions are particularly suited to parents who want part time work from home to fit around family commitments.

Find out more

Let's 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, February sun for under 2s ?, Skiing with Kids ?, Featherdown Farm holidays ? and your Ideal coastal holiday ?. Why not take a moment to have your say or ask for the advice of others?

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Go to our Talk the Family Forum

Resort Child Care Poll

Over the last year missing children have been at the forefront of the press, our minds and our hearts. We would like to ask you about the impact of this on your own family holidays.

Current Poll: Are you more likely, or less likely, to use in-resort baby listening/sitting services than you were a year ago?

Find out more

PPPSSSS...

With Madeleine McCann now missing for over 250 days, help is still desperately needed to find her. You can still help by downloading the latest campaign 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 British Police on 0800 096 1233.

Top Exclusive Offers

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Save an Exclusive 15% with Siblu Holidays

Exclusive Siblu Holidays Offer

EXCLUSIVE 5% Off all Siblu holidays. Quote 'VINCI'... more
Exclusive 5% off Mark Warner holidays

Exclusive Mark Warner Offer

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 Winter or Summer, we wish you a fun and peaceful journey.

Family holidays that last a lifetime

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