Where Should Party Leaders Take The Family On Holiday?

Some pollsters ask who will make the best Prime Minister? At
takethefamily.com we simply ask where would you send them on holiday?

With the arrival of Charles Kennedy's son, all three party leaders now have
families - and holidays - to plan, inspiring family travel specialists
takethefamily.com to run its own 'poll' on where they should head.

Readers are being asked to come up with the funniest, most bizarre or most
appropriate destination to send the party leaders and their families.

Entries already received include:

The Blairs doing a house swap with Gordon Brown. The Howards taking a trip
to Finland to enjoy 'Something of the Day'. And the Kennedys spending a week
at 'Left of Center Parcs'.

Some pollsters ask who will make the best Prime Minister? At
takethefamily.com we simply ask where would you send them on holiday?


Here are some tongue-in-cheek entries we have received so far - a few
starters for Number 10:


Tony Blair (Labour)

The Blairs could nip over to Texas for a ranch-stay with his good friend
George W.

Or do a house swap (the latest trend in family hols) with next door
neighbour Gordon Brown. House swaps worldwide are known to have gone for
just 29!

WMD Hunting in Iraq is very pleasant at this time of year.


Michael Howard (Conservative)

A few days on the deserted "Asylum Island" - the one some say his party
plans to use to house illegal immigrants.
Holiday in Finland - with its long hours of sunshine - to enjoy 'something
of the day'.

A trip to Shanghai to watch the World Table Tennis Championships (Michael
and Sandra's favourite sport).


Charles Kennedy (Liberal Democrat)

A wine tasting tour of Bordeaux could help him drown any potential sorrows.

A week in a "Left of Center Parc" resort.

He could hire a cottage for a week. Or (perhaps more realistically after May
5) a couple of months.

Send suggestions to: elections@takethefamily.com. Results will be announced
on 6 May.

The best contribution will win its author a magnum of champagne.

What Take the Family would really recommend

Tony Blair - four children, aged 5 to 21.

Take the Family would recommend Mark Warner, Powder Byrne, Esprit, or
Sunsail because they have great kids clubs that cater to children of
different ages.

For many departures until 7 July 2005 Take the Family can arrange a free
child place on a Mark Warner holiday and further discounts. San Lucianu in
Corsica would be highly appropriate for the Blair family.

Michael Howard - two children, one step-son and two grandchildren.

Take the Family would recommend a stay at Jardins do Lago in Madeira or a
visit to Disneyworld, Florida. Both destinations do a great job of catering
to three generations simultaneously.

Prices at the Jardins do Lago from 890 per adult and 280 per child over
two years old. These include 7 nights accommodation and breakfast, flights
and transfers.

Charles Kennedy - with a new arrival, he'll want some pampering close to
home.

One of the four Luxury Family Hotels would suit perfectly. At Moonfleet
Manor, for example, the Kennedy's could enjoy 25% off their 3rd night and
50% off their fourth night through to 19 May 2005.

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