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Ski Verbier, which offers Europe’s most sought after, 5* ski chalets costing from £860 to £4,000 per person per week, has expanded from its heartland of Verbier with the launch of ‘Ski Chamonix’

Oceania Cruises’ newly launched 2012 / 13 Winter Collection features voyages from September 2012 through May 2013 with an exotic cruise schedule that includes 21 new Grand Voyages.

Santa’s Lapland (www.santaslapland.com) is the first Lapland operator to offer fully catered log cabins for guests taking one of the company’s three or four day holidays to find Santa in his Lapland home.

AMAWATERWAYS marks its tenth anniversary in 2012 with the introduction of the company’s twelfth ship, the m/s AmaCerto, with new culinary escorted tours in Europe

The UK’s leading and long established ski chalet company, Ski Beat (www.skibeat.co.uk), is upgrading its entire catered chalet holiday programme for winter 2011 / 12..

Tall ship sailing specialist Star Clippers has announced that it will carry a guest lecturer, German-born Steffi Adels, on board Star Flyer for the ship’s forthcoming 2011/2012 Costa Rica season.

According to over fifties travel review and advice website Silver Travel Advisor, food isn’t just for eating, it can also be invaluable as a freely available medical aid and even a life saver, particularly when travelling.

AmaWaterways has launched its second new vessel on the Mekong River, the 124-passenger MS AmaLotus. The 7-night maiden voyage set sail this week after a traditional Vietnamese praying ceremony at the shipyard.

For the ultimate family Christmas experience Santa’s Lapland has three and four day trips to see the Real Santa Claus throughout December 2011, from £669 per adult one child 2 - 5 years free and a second child pays £439, total family price £1777

This November and December luxury river cruise operator AmaWaterways is offering the opportunity to cruise Europe’s finest Christmas markets from the comfort of a festive 5* river cruiser.