Check in: Deals and breaks in Ireland and abroad

EPIC EGG-STRAVAGANZAS 

Kew Gardens, London: From the mazes and immaculately curated flowerbeds to the chocolate treats from the Easter bunny himself, the Kew Gardens' Easter Egg Hunt is probably the most aesthetically gorgeous in the world, kew.org

The White House, Washington: The annual White House Easter Egg Roll takes place this March 28th. Thirty five thousand guests from across the US gather on the south lawn of the White House for games, storytelling, entertainment and, of course, egg rolling, whitehouse.gov1.info

Dublin Zoo, Dublin: A combination of extraordinary animals and hundreds of eggs to be found make this one of the top Easter egg to-dos this year. Make your way to the Phoenix Park for fun and frolics March 26th to 28th, dublinzoo.ie

NEWS

Making Tracks Francophiles, rejoice: the Eurostar has announced three new routes to France via London St Pancras. Starting March 25th, you can rail your way to Lyon, Avignon and Marseille. Get booking those Bastille Day getaways tout suite; eurostar.com.

Chefs' Tables This month sees new chefs debut at a couple of our favourite getaways. In Killarney, The Malton welcomes Will Fitzgerald, whose love of local produce is set to shine at the hotel's Garden Room restaurant. At Lough Eske (above), Adrian O'Herlihy, brings his international flair to the Donegal bolthole at their Cedars Restaurant. For menus and more see themalton.com and solishotels.com.

Travel Hacks Flight website Skyscanner quizzed cabin crew on the best ways to make your travel experiences better. The top tips for a long haul? Help keep kids calm during take off and landing by giving them something to munch on (feeding them helps ease painful pressure changes, apparently) and pop a melatonin tablet before the flight to combat jet lag. Flight attendants really do know best.

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DEALS

MALAYSIA: Discover Malaysia in May and June on a two-centre holiday to Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi from €1,569pps with discovertravel.ie, 1850 200 544. MONTEGO BAY: Two weeks all-inclusive in the Holiday Inn, Montego Bay, Jamaica from €1,249pps, falconholidays.ie, 1850 453 545. CITY BREAKS: in April, two nights in Amsterdam from €255pps, Barcelona from €219pps and Rome from €215pps, lowcostholidays.ie 01-4853835.