What kind of winter holiday do you need?

You love being out in the fresh winter air and up to your knees in snow. What you need is an active holiday so skiing is the perfect choice for a winter break - you can hammer down the slopes by day and drink mulled wine and cheese by night. Consider Chamonix, with its incredible views of Mont Blanc or Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Canada, for something truly spectacular.

You spend most of winter wishing it was over so you can get back into your flip flops and sit in a beer garden. What you need is some winter sun. Just imagine how jealous everyone will be of your tan when you saunter back into the office after 10 days in South Africa, the Canary Islands or Thailand, where you'll find balmy temperatures in December and January. Time to buy that new bikini...

You love curling up by the fire or settling in at a cosy pub in the winter, and you're a bit of a homebody so a staycation is perfect for you. Book a weekend with friends or family at a cute cottage miles from anywhere; cook, play board games and go for a crisp winter walk before discovering the local pub. The Cotswolds, Pembrokeshire or the Moray coastline in Scotland make excellent cosy winter staycation destinations.

Is there anything better than leisurely wandering around a city you're discovering for the first time, stopping for coffee, foreign delicacies and to marvel at historic architecture? City breaks are your thing and winter is a magical time to visit. Book a cheap flight, stay in an Airbnb or cute B&B and go and explore with a guidebook. We recommend Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, or Reykjavik, Iceland, for a really wintery city break this season.