Travel Notes

COOK’S CLUB

YEAR-ROUND sunshine, a saltwater lagoon and seafront location are all part of the charm at Cook’s Club El Gouna, Egypt. The 144-room hotel is the latest of Thomas Cook’s modern take on the seaside resort and joins others in Bulgaria, Spain, Turkey and Greece. A week’s B&B, including flights, starts from £768pp, thomascook.com.

GRAND BIRTHDAY

VISIT Corsica on the 250th anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte’s birth. Explore the French Emperor’s ancestral home and the church of his christening in Ajaccio, where he was born on August 15, 1769. To mark the occasion, UTracks and Sherpa Expeditions are offering itineraries from £830pp for a seven-day walking holiday. See utracks.com and sherpaexpeditions.com.

ROOM HUNT

ENJOY a massage masterclass, cocktail creating lesson and a crash course in pie decorating on the Rosewood London’s weekend treasure hunt package. Pairs of guests will compete to solve puzzles across the hotel and win an upgrade to a suite with a butler, chef and barman. Launching on November 23, book from £775 per night B&B, rosewoodhotels.com.

HOLIDAY HELP

TRAVEL Insurance Explained helps consumers understand their holiday cover. The website offers advice, policy-wording explanations and articles suggesting how events, such as the British Airways pilots’ strike, might affect travel. Visit travelinsuranceexplained.co.uk.

SMART LOCK

KNOWING your home is safe is vital to enjoying a holiday. The Nuki Smart Lock fits over any door and turns your phone into a key using an app. You can assign access rights to friends and family and will be notified as to who comes and goes. From £272, visit nuki.io/en.