Under £400
Germany: German Travel Centre (020-8429 2900) is offering some special deals to the Christmas markets, including Berlin from £180pp, Cologne £180pp, Frankfurt £173pp and Bremen £200pp. Prices are for two sharing for two nights at the four-star Maritim Hotels, and return fares from London Stansted and airport taxes.
Italy: Until December 14, Lakes & Mountains Holidays (01329 844405, lakes-mountains.co .uk) is offering weekend breaks to Milan for £264pp, including scheduled flights and two nights' B&B at the four-star Hotel Mediterraneo. Extra nights from £38pp.
Canary Islands: For departures on November 26 and December 3 and 10, STA Tall Ships Adventures (023-9283 2055, sta.org.uk) is offering up to £150 off seven-night voyages from Las Palmas on the 200ft square-rigger Stavros S Niarchos. From £274pp including flights.
Austria: Until December 14, you can get four nights' B&B for the price of three at the four-star Viennart Hotel, Vienna. £334pp (two sharing) from Travelscene (020-8424 9648, travelscene.co.uk), including flights from Heathrow and arrival transfer.
Under £800
Canary Islands: Until December 6, you can save £54pp on the brochure price of a week at Villa Valdepusa, Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote. £459pp (six sharing including return flights from Gatwick, car hire and cleaning service. Two weeks cost £599, saving £188. Meon Villas (01730 230370, meonvillas.co.uk).
US: Three nights' room-only at the Kitan Hotel, Park Avenue, New York, costs £479pp (two sharing) with flights from Quest Travel (0870 4423513).
Jordan: Explore Worldwide (01252 760100, exploreworldwide.com) is offering a nine-day Lawrence's Arabia tour departing November 24. £785pp including flights, accommodation, all transport, some meals, and the services of a tour leader.
Sweden: Wolf-watch in the Taiga mountains on a four-day self-drive wilderness break from Wildlife Worldwide (020-8667 9158, wildlifeworldwide.com). £795ppp including scheduled flights, B&B accommodation in log cabins or camps, car rental and the services of a guide.
Under £1,000
Thailand: From January 10, Magic of the Orient (01293 537700, magicorient.co.uk) is offering five nights' B&B at the newly-opened five-star Pimalai Resort and Spa on the island of Ko Lanta Yai for £807pp (two sharing), including return Thai Airways flights and transfers. Extra nights £49pp.
Tunisia: Wigmore Holidays (020-7836 4999) is offering a seven-night archaeological tour departing March 1 for £895pp (two sharing, single supplement £50), including return scheduled flights from Heathrow, four- and five-star hotel accommodation, all meals, transport by air- conditioned coach, all entrance fees and the services of guest lecturer and tour guide.
Australia: For the rest of November, 10 nights in Sydney and New South Wales costs £982pp (two sharing) including return flights from London Heathrow with Cathay Pacific, with an optional stopover in Hong Kong, five nights at the three-star Furama Central in Sydney, one night at the Eaglereach Wilderness Resort, one night at Peppers Anchorage, a three-night accommodation pass and seven days car hire. Austravel (0870 1662070, austravel.com).
Cruise: Mediterranean Shipping Cruises (020-7637 2525) has cut the price of 17 nights' full board on the Melody, departing Genoa on December 27, calling at Gibraltar, Funchal, Grenada, Barbados, Antigua, Tortola, Nassau and Fort Everglades from £2,299 to £999pp (two adults sharing an inside twin cabin) including flights and transfers.
Over £1,000
Indian Ocean: During November and December, Rainbow Tours (020-7226 1004, rainbowtours.com) is offering seven nights' half-board at the Mourouk Ebony on Rodrigues from £1,075pp including return flights on Air Mauritius from London with departures three times a week, taxes and transfers.
Hong Kong: The Royal British Legion is organising a trip to Hong Kong departing November 21 to commemorate those who died there during the Japanese occupation in the second world war. £1,095pp including flights, seven days' half-board and a one-day battlefield tour. Remembrance Travel (01622 716729, remembrancetravel.com).
Ethiopia: Walks Worldwide (01524 262255, walksworldwide.com) is offering a nine-day trekking tour of the Afar region departing Heathrow on December 28. £1,195pp (twin share) including scheduled flights, transfers, tours, full board, entrance fees and the services of local guides.
Africa: Dragoman (01728 861133, dragoman.co.uk) is offering a 20% discount on its 10-week tour across Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland and Mozambique, departing Harare on December 6. The tour costs £1,728pp (normally £2,160) plus kitty of $1,025 (£722) including camping and hotel accommodation (85%/15%), all camp meals and transport aboard a customised Mercedes Benz truck. Flights extra.
South Africa: Naturetrek (Naturetrek 01962 733051, naturetrek.co.uk) has a new 14-day botanical tour of the Drakensberg mountains, the Royal Natal National Park and coastal region around Port Edward, departing London on January 7.£1,995pp including scheduled flights, half-board accommodation and expert guiding.
