Leave the kids in a ski crèche and hit the slopes

Gabby and Kenny Logan found the family facilities at the Swiss resort of Flims were a godsend

Chalet Chef 2010: the winning menus

Three ducks and lemony cakes: the tantalising dishes prepared by six finalists, plus the what the judges thought

10 of Rough Guides' best images

The Picture Editor of new photography book Earthbound cherry picks 10 images and explains why he likes them

• Win a luxurious holiday in Jordan with Rough Guides

The Times travel photo competition

A third set of November nominees. The winner of the Leica Monovid 8x20 will be announced on Saturday

BA crew strike back at poor service online

Online chat forums have been inundated with complaints after the airline's decision to cut staff on long-haul flights

Teenage tearaways in Egypt

Travelling with teenagers — it’s a horror. So how would Vincent and Daisy Crump cope with an family adventure in Egypt?

10 quirky new city tours

There’s more to a tour than ticking off a list. Have you tried listening to a city, going beneath it or on to the rooftops?

The UK and Ireland's 25 best Christmas events

There’s skating, carols, mulled wine and sprinting Santas in Vincent Crump’s advent calendar of festivities

The best star-gazing spots in the British Isles

A remote Scottish forest has been named Britain’s premier spot for stargazing. Jeremy Lazell investigated, plus four more starry spots

Howard Marks discovers the Viagra of old Egypt

The Mr Nice author, hedonist and ex-drug smuggler seeks out and smokes the blue lilly near the Nile

Gulf Air could cost Rolls-Royce $1.5bn

The Bahrain-based airline is to renegotiate contracts with suppliers in attempt to save $2.65 billion over five years

Heathrow's terminal 2 closes after 54 years

The old Europa Building will be demolished to make way for a 30 million passenger a year mega-terminal

Le Petit Spa, Malmaison Hotel, Newcastle

Good value treatments in a stylish setting keep well groomed locals buffed and tanned

• Midland Hotel Spa, Morecambe

Our fat bloke at fit camp in Devon

The final reckoning from Mark Barber on his quest to shed stones at a boot camp on Exmoor

• Reclaim Your Self, Marrakesh

Spicing up my life in a Thai cooking school

Her fridge is for booze and oven for drying underwear - would a cookery course in Thailand help Camilla Long?

My hols: Miranda Richardson

Dogsledding in Alaska, elephant riding in Sri Lanka — the actress likes to go wild