Travel Updates

Austria: Pay 902 (saving 150) for snowboard trip for 13-17 year-olds departing Boxing Day for a week's all-inclusive winter fun: lift pass, board hire, instruction and insurance included as well as six nights' full board in a youth centre, and evening fun – carefully but unobtrusively supervised. Also includes return overnight coach travel from Manchester. Ski option also available at 799 (saving 150). Quote SKI10 when booking. 0844 371 2424, www.pgl.co.uk

France: Pay 309 (saving 50) for six full days' skiing in Morzine departing Saturdays in January. Includes return overnight luxury coach travel from London Victoria, and five nights' half-board – plus afternoon tea and wine – at the three-star Chalet Club Les Gourmets in Morzine. Same deal available at Hotel Le Vert in Chamonix on B&B basis with prices from 289 (also saving 50). www.skiweekends.com, 08444 06 06 00

Switzerland: Pay from 489 on skiing holiday in Wengen with excellent skiing for beginners and intermediates and some of the most spectacular scenery in the Alps. Seven nights half-board accommodation at the 2* Hotel Bernerhof departing December 20 2010. Price includes return flights from Manchester, resort transfers and a Christmas Gala dinner. www.inghams.co.uk or 0208 780 4447.

Wales: Pay 153 (saving 153)for a week's stay starting December 11, in 'The Hayloft' (sleeping two), a first-floor apartment in original stone farm buildings in Tower Holiday Village near Tenby. Shared facilities include indoor heated pool, sauna, gym and tennis courts. 01437 772760, www.coastalcottages.co.uk

Lake District: Pay 350 (saving 60) for single-storey, white-washed cottage with slate roof, for two, between Ambleside and Skelwith Bridge, with the Langdale Valley on the doorstep for winter walks and the local pub a mile away. King-sized bed, a round Jacuzzi bath and a vaulted living room. Price is for week starting December 11. 01228 599960, www.cumbrian-cottages.co.uk