TRAVEL NOTES

Private music studio
Turks & Caicos’s most secluded villa resort, Amanyara, has just launched an Artist Villa, complete with its very own private recording studio. It’s already attracting A-listers like Sienna Miller and Matthew Williamson. You can make music or just luxuriate in peace, nestled between pristine coral reefs and an idyllic nature reserve. From £6,231 per night (maximum 13 guests) including private airport transfers, activities and a minimum of four nights full board. For all enquiries contact Villa Manager Jenny Angeles on
+1 649 941 8133
www.amanyaravillas.com
Real Swiss luxury
Save almost £800 this December at Switzerland’s most opulent ski hotel specially tailored to make the most of the 350km of pristine slopes around St Moritz. The package includes two set dinners in contemporary Le Bistro restaurant or cosy Chesa Veglia, the best pizzeria in town; full body massage per person (50 minutes) and – most important – a two-day ski-pass for the entire region as well as free entry to the legendary King’s Club. Double room from CHF 2,120 (£ 1,300), a saving of approximately £795. Valid for travel between 3–19 December 2009. To book visit www.badruttspalace.com.

Maldives on a budget
Anyone booking 21 days in advance with Luxury Holidays Direct can save 35 per cent on a holiday (£430 per person) at the fabulous Diva resort in the Maldives. Seven nights’ accommodation in a deluxe room, return flights with Qatar Airways and lots of sunbathing in a paradise of bright white sand and crystal waters sounds about right for winter, don’t you think? Prices go from £1,695 per person for travel between now and 30 April 2010.
To make a reservation, call Luxury Holidays Direct on 020 8772 7299 or go to www.luxuryholidaysdirect.com