BSSAHA! Morocco

This is the home of Arabic cuisine with a French twist. That means aromatic stews or tagines, slow-cooked in clay pots with tomatoes and paprika.

Grilled lamb or goat on skewers with heaps of couscous are specialities, and everything is accompanied by mint tea.

The big draw in Marrakech is the open-air restaurant that takes over Jemaa el-Fnaa, the city’s main square, at night. It looks great, but don’t expect the food to be the best.

Our tip: Seek out Mechoui alley, off Jemaa el-Fnaa. Here, whole lambs cook in clay ovens underground. Choose your stall, sit at a table, order by weight and eat with your fingers.

The best-known name in British travel is back. Thomas Cook has relaunched with new owners, a year after the 178-year-old firm collapsed.

Now in the hands of China’s Fosun Tourism Group – which bought the brand after it went bust – it is based online with no shops or planes and will initially sell “Covid-ready” holidays to places on the Government’s safe travel corridor list.

With financial protection via the Civil Aviation Authority’s Atol scheme, customers can design their own getaways at thomascook.com . Options range from room-only to all-inclusive across three, four and five-star hotels. Add-ons include transfers, car hire and airport parking.

UK chief Alan French said: “We have reinvented one of the most recognisable names in British travel.

‘‘We are launching now, clearly aware of the short-term challenges posed by the pandemic. We want to offer choice, customisation, and 24/7 on-holiday customer care to families who wish to travel now, and in the future.’’

The collapse of Thomas Cook on September 23, 2019, caused the loss of around 9,000 UK jobs and triggered the CAA’s repatriation of more than 150,000 British holidaymakers stranded abroad.