Travel Notes...

What’s new and how to get the best from your holiday

ITALIAN FOOD TOUR

SHARE Gregg Wallace’s love of Italy with his Authentic Adventures food holidays, from £999pp ( authenticadventures.com).

ARCTIC ADVENTURE

SEE Norway, Finland and Sweden by snowmobile, and stay in the glassroofed Aurora Wilderness Camp (left), for a 70 per cent chance of seeing the Northern Lights. Four days from £1,599pp for two. (offthemap.travel)

CHRISTMAS HURDLE

ENJOY jumps and rides at Ascot’s Christmas race day on December 22. From £25. Kids go free ( ascot.co.uk).

VINTAGE VICTORY

STONEHENGE was the most booked UK attraction of 2018 ( tripadvisor.co.uk), and it ranked eighth in the world.

YOU’RE HIRED

BRITISH Airways is launching a 12-month cabin crew apprenticeship scheme from March 2019 ( careers.ba.com).

CARIBBEAN CRICKET

DAVID GOWER is hosting a 15-night cricket cruise of the West Indies from February 19 to March 6, 2019 ( itcsports.co.uk).