If you're trying to pluck up courage to book your first skiing holiday with a baby and don't want to fork out for a private nanny, check out Neilson's new2009/2010 Ski and Snowboard brochure.

Activities Abroad, the company that caused a stir in the press earlier this year when it wrote to customers promising them a ‛chav-free holiday', has launched a beautiful new winter brochure for 2009/2010 featuring pictures of sleek polar bears, adorable huskies and happy families frolicking in the Arctic snow.

Get fit and healthy in the Alps in a summer Esprit Family Adventure. Better known for its family-friendly ski holidays, Esprit offers some of its Alpine accommodation in summer and lays on children's clubs and a wide range of family activities in France, Switzerland and Austria.

Can't stretch to Africa for your family holiday? Then at least enjoy African-style accommodation in one of Eurocamp's fantastic new Safari Tents.

Get fit this summer with a cycling holiday in the Alps - along the lake shores rather than up and down mountain passes, naturally.