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AIRPORT PARKING AND HOTEL
OFFERS  FAMILY FRIENDLY ADVICE

Airport Parking and Hotels (APH) is offering parents a helping hand when travelling with children by compiling a table comparing the child-friendly facilities available on the top airlines offering travellers the chance to make sure they know exactly what’s included so that flight cost comparisons are done on a like-for-like basis.

Travellers can log onto www.aph.com/news/child_friendly_flights.htm  and compare the pre-flight and in-flight activities available on British Airways, Ryanair, Easyjet, BMI, Excel Airways, First Choice, Thomas Cook, Thomsonfly and Virgin Atlantic ranging from family check-in facilities to carrycot allowances and child friendly in-flight entertainment.

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AIRPORT PARKING AND HOTELS (APH.COM)
COMPARES THE KID’S CLUB FACILITIES AVAILABLE WITH UK SKI OPERATORS  


For families looking for a ski holiday, Airport Parking and Hotels (APH.COM) has compiled a comprehensive guide of the UK’s most popular ski operators including details of their Kid Club facilities. The research is available in the Know Before You Go section of the website, at www.aph.com/skikidsclubs.

The research compares the Kids Club facilities including information on the different age groups the clubs cater for, the ratio of staff to children as well as the activities and meals provided on a daily basis.

All the ski operators were found to provide a variety of clubs for all ages with Mark Warner offering five levels of child care age groups, enabling the children to receive closer supervision and enjoy playing with children closer to their own age. Crystal Holidays and Thomas Ski, however, currently only offer two age groups (Pepi Penguin crèche and Whizz Kids Club) and do not offer options for children aged over 11 years of age. Club Med, Esprit Ski and Powder Byrne all offer four age groups including introductory ski lessons for the older children.

With regards to staff and safety regulations at the Kid’s Clubs, the ratio of staff support to children was also found to vary. Mark Warner offers the top ratio with one nanny for every two babies whereas Club Med provides one nanny to supervise four babies in Baby Club Med.  All resorts oblige parents to complete a Child Health Care Form, which is provided when the guests arrive at the resort.

All the resorts require guests to book and pay for their chosen Kid’s Clubs when they are booking their holidays as they are subject to availability; however the cost of the clubs was found to fluctuate greatly. When booking children in for six days per week, Powder Bryne is the highest price at £450 per child for the youngest age group, whereas Club Med costs £250 per child, per week. Regarding the three to five age group, Mark Warner is the lowest price at £180 per child, per week for full day care and Powder Bryne were £495 for six days a week. When booking children into the Kid’s Clubs, parents should also be aware that not all the packages include lunch.

Airport Parking and Hotels (APH) is the UK’s award winning airport parking operator and booking agency, after winning the Best Airport Parking Company for a second year running at British Travel Awards 2011. This year APH also celebrates its 31 st year as a retailer and operator of pre-booked airport parking and travel extras. APH offers parking at all major UK airports as well as airport hotels packaged with parking and airport lounges. APH is also a carbon balanced company and has, through support of the World Land Trust, helped purchase more than 1,000 acres of endangered rainforest.


For further information on Airport Parking and Hotels (APH) visit,
www.aph.com or call 01342 859515.


 
 
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