The French tourism ministry has established the ‘Famille Plus’ system which allocates the label to ski resorts based on the following 7 commitments:
- Entertainment and activities to suit all ages
- A price to suit everyone: from the youngest to the oldest
- Activities for children and adults, to enjoy both on their own and together
- A nearby medical service for those ‘under the weather’ days
- Children to be taken care of by professionals
- To take clients’ requirements and suggestions into account
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Classical music isn’t something commonly associated with the Canary Islands, however since 1984 Gran Canaria and Tenerife have hosted a classical music festival with three aims in mind:
1. To progress a tradition of such music on the Islands that started when European Opera companies stopped at the Islands en-route for the South America’
2. To promote the cultural aspect of the Islands and broaden the perception of the islands as being purely about beaches and sun
3. To encourage tourism – helped by the fact that it is the only European music festival held in the winter
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This festival started in 1963 in Harbin (the capital city of the Heilongjiand Province in northeast China), this festival lasts over a month starting on January 5th. Some exhibits start to go up as early as November depending on the weather in which case they can be viewed early. There were a number of interruptions during the cultural revolution, but the event was resumed in 1985 and has been annual ever since. Today many ice sculpture experts and artists from America, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Russia and China congregate in Harbin to participate in competitions and network with each other.
The arctic (Siberian) climate provides the perfect environment with plenty of snow and ice for the festival ice artworks, which are combined with coloured lights and music. There are other forms of entertainment too such as ice-skating, ice hockey, skiing and sledding and many weddings and parties are held too.
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