With Easter Holidays fast approaching, why not escape the cold weather in the UK and head off on a family break to the sunshine? Tour Operator Thomson Tailormade (0871 664 0273 ) is offering a huge range of Easter holidays to suit every taste and budget, from the fabulous beaches of Antigua to the crystal clear waters of the Maldives, palm fringed shores of Malaysia and much much more.

Penang, Malaysia, departing 5th April 2010. 7 nights from £1,300 per adult and £699 per child.

Price includes accommodation on a room only basis at the 4 Star Park Royal Penang, return flights from London Heathrow with Cathay Pacific and transfers.

You will find plenty to occupy you at the Park Royal Penang which enjoys a central location in Batu Ferringhi, close to local stores, craft stalls and nightlife. Shaded by palm trees, the hotel leads directly onto a golden sandy beach and the colourful night market is located within walking distance. Facilities include 2 swimming pools, spa, 2 restaurants, 2 bars, water sports, tennis, gym, games room and Koko Nut kids klub.

For bookings and information visit www.thomsontailormade.com or call 0871 664 0273

Kenya, departing 5th April 2010. 7 nights from £883 per adult and £515 per child.

Price includes accommodation on an All Inclusive basis at the 3 Star Papillon Lagoon Reef Resort, return flights from London Heathrow with Kenya Airways and transfers.

Papillon Lagoon Reef is located on the Southern Tip of Diani Beach, widely considered to be Kenya’s most beautiful beach, and is very private and quiet – perfect for enjoying a holiday away from it all. The hotel is built in traditional Swahili style, and nestles within exotic gardens, where toucans and colobus monkeys populate ancient baobab trees – the oldest tree is around 300 years old. Make the most of the beach-side location with a wide range of water sports including windsurfing, snorkelling and beach fishing, or book a diving trip with the resident dive team to explore the nearby coral reefs.
For bookings and information visit www.thomsontailormade.com or call 0871 664 0273

Maldives, departing 6th April 2010. 7 nights from £2,499 per adult and £750 per child.
Price includes accommodation on a b&b basis at the 4 Star Plus Hilton Iru Fushi Resort & Spa, return flights from London Heathrow with Sri Lankan Airlines and transfers.
Island settings don’t come much more idyllic than this. Set within the quiet Noonu Atoll, the lavish Hilton Maldives Iru Fushi Resort and Spa is surrounded by more than 52 acres of powdery white sand and tropical greenery. Facilities include 6 Restaurants including ‘The Cellar’, an over water wine cellar where guests can enjoy a more intimate dinner with vintage wines, 3 bars, swimming pool with children’s pool area, Infinity edge lap pool, kids club, PADI Gold Palm dive centre, water sports, gym, tennis courts, badminton, volleyball, table tennis, pool tables, cyber cafe and library.
For bookings and information visit www.thomsontailormade.com or call 0871 664 0273

Sharm el Sheik, departing 9th April 2010. 7 nights from £699 per person.
Price includes accommodation on a b&b basis at the 4 Star Hilton Fayrouz Resort, return flights from London Gatwick with Thomson Fly and transfers.
The Hilton Fayrouz is a peaceful oasis located on its own golden beach, right in the heart of Na’ama Bay with its shopping, restaurants and popular terraced bars. From world-class diving and water sports to lazing languidly by the numerous resort pools, there’ll be a perfect distraction no matter what it is you fancy.
For bookings and information visit www.thomsontailormade.com or call 0871 664 0273

Antigua, departing 12th April 2010. 7 nights from £1,499 per adult and £739 per child.
Price includes accommodation on an All Inclusive basis at the 3 Star Jolly Beach Resort, return flights from London Gatwick with British Airways and transfers.
Jolly Beach Resort & Spa has an impressive range of facilities that will appeal to anyone looking for a lively, fun-packed holiday in a great location. Kids will love the new 8,000 sq.ft. fantasy pool and adults will love the swim-up bar! All rooms are ocean facing and families will appreciate the Superior rooms offering more space. The children’s club runs evening parties and teenager’s evenings so parents can enjoy a romantic meal at one of the stunning restaurants on offer. Facilities include 5 restaurants, 5 bars, 2 swimming pools, water sports, tennis courts, beach volleyball and football, games room, fitness centre, evening entertainment, kids club (3-12 years) and teens club (13 – 16 years).
For bookings and information visit www.thomsontailormade.com or call 0871 664 0273

oneworld member airlines serving Stockholm Arlanda are to transfer their operations to the airport’s newly improved and expanded Terminal 5 from Tuesday 24 November.

Meantime, today the alliance’s biggest airport co-location project to date reached its final phase, with the last moves of the alliance’s member airlines at London Heathrow.

All Qantas’ operations at the airport and British Airways’ Bangkok, Singapore and Sydney services have now switched from Terminal 4 to Terminal 3.

Stockholm Arlanda is served by four of the alliance’s carriers – British Airways, Finnair, Iberia and Malév Hungarian Airlines – with some 20 departures a day.

All four of them move into the new building at the same time.

They are currently housed in Arlanda’s Terminal 2.

Their premium passengers – Business Class customers and all Emerald Sapphire tier cardholders in any oneworld frequent flyer programme – will have access to a bigger and better shared lounge, complete with free wifi access for their laptops.

They will also be able to use a fast track priority lane through security.

The four on-line oneworld carriers will also share a ticket office and self-service check-in kiosks.

British Airways offers six daily flights from the airport to London Heathrow, Finnair nine to Helsinki, Iberia daily to Madrid and Malév twice daily to Budapest – with the smoothest of onwards connections to the other near 700 destinations served by themselves and their oneworld partners worldwide.

The upgraded Stockholm Arlanda Terminal 5 was completed in April this year, offering passengers more modern and spacious facilities, including a larger departures hall, more check-in desks and kiosks, an improved security clearance area and a wider choice of shops and restaurants.

A key benefit is shorter walking distances to and from boarding gates.

It is oneworld’s fourth airport co-location project to be completed this year.

The biggest of them – and oneworld’s largest such project worldwide to date – is at London Heathrow, completed today with the moves of all Qantas’ operations at the airport and British Airways’ Bangkok, Singapore and Sydney services from Terminal 4 to Terminal 3.

The project brings the operations of the alliance’s eight carriers serving the airport from across all five of its passenger terminals to just two, smoothing oneworld transfer at its biggest European hub.

Finnair and Iberia moved to Terminal 3 earlier this year, along with a number of British Airways’ shorthaul routes.

Already based in Terminal 3 were all the other oneworld on-line carriers – American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines and Royal Jordanian.

All BA’s other operations are now housed in the new Terminal 5.

Terminal 3 is the closest of Heathrow’s existing terminals to Terminal 5.

Terminal 3 is nearing the completion of a multi-million dollar up-grade to bring its customer facilities up to a similar standard to those offered at Terminal 5, including a new British Airways lounge facility, whose First Class suite will open when its Sydney flights move there.

Earlier this year, oneworld member airlines brought their operations together at two of the alliance’s other European hubs – Barcelona and Helsinki.

At the Spanish city, all the alliance’s on-line airlines – Iberia, American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair and Royal Jordanian – are now based in the airport’s new Terminal 1.

At the Finnish capital, Finnair and its on-line oneworld partners – British Airways and Malév Hungarian Airlines – are now all housed in Terminal 2, following the opening of its extension for longhaul and non-Schengen services.

This makes connecting between flights operated by the alliance’s partner airlines more convenient.

About oneworld

oneworld brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business – American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malév Hungarian Airlines, Qantas and Royal Jordanian, and around 20 affiliates including American Eagle, Dragonair, LAN Argentina, LAN Ecuador and LAN Peru.

Mexicana and its affiliates MexicanaClick and MexicanaLink will join the alliance on 10 November 2009 and Russia’s S7 Airlines in 2010.

Between them, these airlines:Serve almost 750 airports in nearly 150 countries, with some 8,500 daily departures.Offer nearly 550 airport lounges for premium customers.Carry some 330 million passengers a year.Employ 300,000 people.Operate almost 2,500 aircraft.Generate some US$100 billion annual revenues in total.

It is the only alliance with any airlines based in Australia, South America or Asia’s Middle East.

The alliance enables its members to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own.

These include a broader route network, opportunities to earn and redeem frequent flyer miles and points across the combined oneworld network and more airport lounges.

oneworld also offers more alliance fares than any of its competitors.

oneworld was voted the World’s Leading Airline Alliance for the sixth year running in the latest (2008) World Travel Awards.

It is the only winner of this award since it was introduced in 2003.