In all corners of the world, there are exciting ways to celebrate the festive season this year. Here we have put together five of the best ways to spend the festive season!

Christmas Fun and a Moulin Rouge Hogmanay at the Fairmont St Andrews

The Fairmont St Andrews is offering guests the chance to celebrate the nights before Christmas in style, beside a roasting open fire with a yuletide dram. With a very jolly rate of �119 per room per night on a bed and breakfast basis, guests can relax and enjoy a simply magical Christmas time in Scotland, and indulge in a traditional Christmas Day lunch with all the trimmings (at �55 per person, �35.00 per child and free for children under the age of five years).

Hogmanay 2008 at the Fairmont St Andrews is offering guests the chance to get their glad rags on with a Moulin Rouge theme � ensuring the New Year is welcomed in sensational fashion. The evening includes a welcome reception, a three course gala dinner (including a complimentary bottle of wine per couple), a spectacular fireworks display at midnight as well as dancing and live entertainment. The morning of 1st January 2009 can be spent in a relaxing fashion over a Jazz Brunch and then guests can enjoy the round the world buffet that evening. Some of the entertainment available over the two days includes: � A Family Treasure Trail � Movies in the In-House Cinema � Crazy Golf and Putting Competition � Guided Walks � Scottish Country Dancing Lessons � Whisky Tasting Competition

�Holidays on Us� at The Landings St Lucia, A RockResort

The Landings St Lucia is giving travellers an opportunity to celebrate the holiday periods this winter on the beaches of St Lucia with their new �Holidays on Us� package, offering a free night of lodging during the peak holidays (including Christmas Day, New Year�s Day and Easter Sunday).

The Landings St Lucia understands the importance of spending time with family and friends - in today�s fast paced world - during the holidays and is trying to beat the credit crunch and help make this a reality for guests. The �Holidays on Us� package offers extraordinary value for guests during the most popular times � and the chance to indulge in some sun and sand on the beaches of St. Lucia and escape the winter blues. A stay at The Landings St. Lucia always includes kayak and sailboat rental, scheduled shuttle service to Rodney Bay Village shops and restaurants, high speed internet and more!

Winter Wonderland at Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac

Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, the real-life castle of dreams in Quebec, Canada, is offering an unrivalled winter wonderlands experience this Christmas � including ice-skating on one of the old city's many skating rinks, culinary delights and the majestic cities festive d�cor and landscapes blanketed in heavenly white snow.

The two-night Royal Christmas Package allows guests the chance to experience holidays fit for a king, with delectable feasts throughout 24th and 25th December, including a six-course Christmas dinner in the resort�s elegant ballroom. Added holiday fun for families includes the chance to partake in the historic hotel�s dog sledding, toboggan slides, ice-skating, and climb Quebec City�s nearby frozen Montmorency Falls. The Royal Christmas Package includes two nights accommodation, daily breakfast, a gastronomic Christmas Eve dinner, and brunch and dinner on Christmas Day. Two-night package rates start at CDN 1,324 (GBP 685.73) per room.

Party in Style at London�s Ambassadors Bloomsbury hotel and Number Twelve restaurant

Party in style at the contemporary boutique hotel, Ambassadors Bloomsbury, and its highly acclaimed restaurant Number Twelve! Nominated for Best Italian Restaurant at The London Restaurant Awards 2008, Head Chef Santino Busciglio has created some mouth-watering Christmas menus to kick of the Christmas festivities in London. A four course Christmas Lunch Menu is reasonable priced at �49 per adult � and guests can choose from dishes such as; Starter: Terrine of goose, ham hock, ceps, foie gras, Madiera wine jelly Main Course: Free range barn reared hen turkey, chestnut stuffing, traditional trimmings Cheese: Colston Bassett Stilton from La Fromagerie Dessert: Traditional Christmas plum pudding served with white sauce, brandy butter

Number Twelve is a sophisticated and stylish restaurant located in the heart of London in Upper Woburn Place, located in the ground floor of Ambassadors Bloomsbury, and minutes from London�s buzzing west-end � the perfect place to celebrate Christmas in the capital.

Skiing in the Swiss Alps in Gstaad-Saanenland

Surrounded by some of Switzerland�s finest Alpine scenery, Gstaad lies 148 km from Geneva, in the south west of the country, on the boundary of the Bernese Uplands and the Vaud Alps. The ski region of Gstaad Mountain Rides has 250 km of ski runs, more than 62 cable cars and lifts and has some great family offerings for guests� this winter. Newly received the label �Wellness Destination� � Gstaad has been awarded as one of only six destinations throughout Switzerland.

Gstaad Mountain Rides are giving family budgets a real relief once again this season to help fight the credit crunch. Children up to the age of nine years can enjoy ski passes between Zweisimmen and Glacier 3000 free of charge. Families are encouraged to ski and snowboard on the extensive pistes. A selection of Gstaad�s hotels provide children free accommodation when sharing their parents� room.

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Notes for editors:

This press release is posted at www.magellan-pr.com/press.html. Photos of The Landings St Lucia, The Fairmont St Andrews, Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, Gstaad-Saanenland, Ambassadors Bloomsbury and Number Twelve are available upon request. * 1USD = 0.569898 GBP at the time of going to press ** 1 CDN = 0.517773 GBP at the time of going to press

Reservations and further information:

Fairmont St Andrews and Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac are managed by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, a leading global hotel company with over 56 properties worldwide. For more information or UK reservations, please call 0845 071 0153 or visit www.fairmont.com. Rates for Hogmanay 2008 at the Fairmont St Andrews start at �899 per room based on double occupancy and �599 per room based on single occupancy. Children will be charged at �125 per child. Only children over the age of 12 years will be permitted to attend the Gala Ball and there will be a supplement of �50 per child. The non-resident rate for the Hogmanay Gala Ball is �135 per person. All packages unless noted are subject to availability, per room, per night, exclude taxes and are based on double occupancy.

For reservations at The Landings St. Lucia, please call 0800 652 9575 or email reservations@landingsstlucia.com. For more information about The Landings St Lucia, visit www.landings.rockresorts.com. The �Holidays on Us� package is subject to the purchase of five consecutive nights� accommodation and is restricted for stays during 26th to 30th December and 17th February to 31st March. Rates start at USD 350 (GBP 195.71) per person for a five night consecutive stay and is available until 30th April 2009. Other restrictions, blackouts, taxes, gratuities and resort fee may apply.

For reservations at Number Twelve, please call 020 7693 5390 or email christmas@numbertwelverestaurant.co.uk. For more information about Number Twelve, visit www.numbertwelverestaurant.co.uk and about Ambassadors Bloomsbury, visit www.ambassadors.co.uk. Rates start at �130 per night per room on a bed and breakfast basis.

For more information about Gsaad-Saanenland, please visit www.gstaad.ch.

Press contacts: Gillian Green, Melanie Childs, Anita Gryson and Jackie McDevitt Magellan PR Tel: 020 8875 2850 Email: info@magellan-pr.com