Get packing

Visitors to the fortified French city of Carcassonne now have a brand new place to stay,

A DoubleTree by Hilton (0870 590 9090/doubletree.com) has just opened its doors in the hilltop Unesco-listed wonder, famed for its chateaux and 13th-century watchtowers, and comes complete with 88 rooms (some overlooking the old walls), a hammam and indoor pool.

Doubles from £130 (two sharing), room only. The heatwave may be a distant memory now but it’s still important to protect yourself and the little ones.

Specialist SunSense, (sunsense.co.uk) has recently released a new product designed to keep you safe from the sun’s harmful rays. The Ultra SPF50+ is light and smooth, water resistant for up to four hours and comes in three sizes.

Stockists: Waitrose (waitrose. com) and Amazon (amazon. co.uk), from £6.50 for 50ml. British Airways (0344 493 0787/ ba.com) has been named the Best Family Friendly Airline thanks to the special service it offers to families, The perks that led to the accolade include giving children their own free checked luggage allowance, special in-flight entertainment, special check-in areas and allowing families to sit together for free. Wine lovers visiting Lanzarote with TUI can now enjoy some of the region’s finest wines thanks to the operator’s new “TUI Cares” initiative. Designed to support production and local farmers, the tantalising tipples will now be served at two properties on the island: the Hotel Seaside Los Jameos Playa in Puerto del Carmen and the Flamingo Beach Resort in Playa Blanca.

TUI (0871 231 4691/tui.co.uk) offers seven nights at the Flamingo Beach Resort from £524 (four sharing), allinclusive. Price includes return fights from London Luton.