Travel Notes...

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

BEAT THE FARES HIKE

SAVE as much as 90 per cent off a normal train fare by ‘split ticketing’. Instead of buying one single ticket for a journey, you buy several for your trip. All that’s required for your journey to be valid is that the train must stop at each of the stations listed on the tickets. trainsplit.com.

MICHELIN STAR SKI

JOIN Tom Kerridge (right) and Claude Bosi for a three-night stay at the Grand Hotel Royal & Golf, above Courmayeur, Italy, accessible only by cable car and snowmobile. The trip includes two dinners cooked by the celebrity chefs and costs £2,950pp. momentumski.com.

NEW WAY TO PAY

YOU won’t have to worry about losing your wallet on the beach with Thomas Cook Money’s Lyk Waveband. The splashproof wristband can be topped up, is able to make contactless payments and costs £ 7.99 when buying a Lyk Prepaid Mastercard. lykcard.com.

THE ART OF PERSPECTIVE

DISCOVER some of the most celebrated works of England’s prized painter, William Turner, at Blenheim Palace from February 16 to April 22. Tickets for The Art of Perspective cost £27 at blenheimpalace.com.

STRAP IN

HAULING skis around can be a pain, but it’s much easier with Epic Traveller’s ski straps. And you’ll recognise your skis quicker when they’re propped up outside a mountain restaurant. £ 4.97, Epictraveller/co/product/ski-straps-ski-ties.