The best travel ideas: From skiing for beginners to days out for the dog

Established over 40 years ago, DSUK offers inclusive skiing and snowboarding for everyone regardless of disability, injury or experience. It provides expert teaching across the UK, and holidays and activities worldwide, and supports social and recreational skiing groups.

Get those glow sticks out – Butlin’s Big Weekenders are back, baby! This year sees 16 different themed breaks, from Absolute 80s to 90s Reloaded, We Love Ibiza and even Back To The 2000s (remember them?). It’s also introduced a We Call It Dance break in Skegness, which will welcome some of the biggest names in dance music – including Pendulum, Charlie Hedges and Nathan Dawe – for three nights of garage, drum and bass, and more. There will also be some big-name artists performing throughout the year for the first time, including Tom Zanetti, Route 94, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

The National Trust has partnered with Forthglade, a natural pet food, to improve facilities at their locations to give every dog (and owner) a great day out. From coast and countryside to nature reserves and parklands, you’ll find dog-washing areas and drinking stations, increased waste bins and downloadable walks.

The initiative is supported by adventurer Simon Reeve, who says, ‘Providing information about access at all Trust places is a win-win for everyone.’ Every venue will carry a ‘pawprint rating’ on its webpage – three paws is the best – and you’ll find it at places such as Corfe Castle in Dorset and Fell Foot in Cumbria.

Dreaming of sandy shores and turquoise water? Heat things up with a stay at Sandals Royal Curacao the brand’s first venture into the Dutch Caribbean. It features 351 luxurious rooms and suites – including some with their own private pools and butler service.

Its sister company, Island Routes, provides a selection of tours that guests can book to explore the island from jeep safaris in the national park to sunset catamaran cruises and e-bike tours, too.